Fan configuration questions with Kraken x52 and Corsair 400c mid tower.

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First question: Can I plug 3 pin fans into the 4 way fan splitter provided with the Kraken x52 and have them be controlled by CAM without issue (besides the software being inconsistent and kinda buggy at times)? I'm using a push/pull configuration on the intake side of the case with the stock Aer fans pushing and two Corsair AF120 pulling.

Second question: If I choose to plug the pulling fans into the mobo instead(since the 400c doesn't offer convenient expansion for a fan controller) am I better off learning to utilize SpeedFan to control my case fans? Or would I be better off using Q Fan control in the bios? I have an Asus Maximus IX Hero z270 board.

=System Configuration=
-Corsair 400c Mid Tower
-NZXT Kraken x52 [Front intake position]
-Asus Maximus IX Hero Z270
-Intel i7 7700k
-16 GB Corsair Vengeance RGB
-250 GB Samsung 960 EVO m.2 SSD
-500 GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD
-2 TB Seagate HDD
-Cooler Master V850 modular PSU
-2 Corsair AF120 fans [rear and top exhaust]
-2 Corsair AF120 fans [pull config on radiator]
-2 NZXT Aer 120 fans [push config on radiator]
-A single 120 intake fan in front positioned below the radiator.

 
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Karadjgne
1) depends. If you use low amperage fans, like 0.2A (3w) then yes, easily use 3 fans on a 4way splitter, just make sure there a fan on the tach lead.

2) SpeedFan works very well for those who really feel like bugging around with perfect fan curves, addresses etc, otherwise it's not an easy program to tinker with. Honestly, the best software for fans I've run across is Asus fanXpert (I don't bother with the rest of the mobo software.) Much better than the basic bios Q fan, and considerably easier to work than SpeedFan. Has the added bonus of alarms, which work very well with aios as now both pump and fan can register low rpm limits. My pump runs @1485 rpm, the alarm is set for 1400rpm and the fan has a 400-900rpm curve with alarm set...
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For question one, those fans do not pull high current so that would likely work fine.
For question two, Q Fan control has come along way, but it is still something that is bios level, meaning it is not always possible to change it without rebooting. speedfan you get real time control, so if you can get speed fan to work I would use that.
 
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1) depends. If you use low amperage fans, like 0.2A (3w) then yes, easily use 3 fans on a 4way splitter, just make sure there a fan on the tach lead.

2) SpeedFan works very well for those who really feel like bugging around with perfect fan curves, addresses etc, otherwise it's not an easy program to tinker with. Honestly, the best software for fans I've run across is Asus fanXpert (I don't bother with the rest of the mobo software.) Much better than the basic bios Q fan, and considerably easier to work than SpeedFan. Has the added bonus of alarms, which work very well with aios as now both pump and fan can register low rpm limits. My pump runs @1485 rpm, the alarm is set for 1400rpm and the fan has a 400-900rpm curve with alarm set for 300rpm. SpeedFan doesn't have that option, and CAM will just shutdown the pc if the pump fails entirely.

I also had annoyance issues with Windows 7 and SpeedFan, it does not start automatically at boot, you have to wait for Windows to load, then click yes (you want to run the software) on the User permissions pop-up, then it runs. Only way around that (start up programs don't work either) was to set SpeedFan as a Windows task. You'll also have to do some serious experimenting as you'll have to figure out exactly which fan is controlled by which address on which buss, and either learn what fan is what, or figure out how to relable the actual titles (I couldn't figure that out)
 
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