NZXT H440 (new edition) case fan control

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edealuv

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Hello,

I'm strugging with my new build's fan control. I don't know what would be the most ideal way to control this specific setup. I want to be able to control the case fans for optimal air flow and quietness. Here are the details.


  • - NZXT H440 (new edition / 2015) case which includes a fan hub on the back of the case, it has 4 fans included (one on the back and 3 in front) which all are 3 PIN (!!!) fans

    - CPU cooler = NZXT Kraken X62 AIO cooler, which is controlled by NZXT's own CAM software

    - Asus Z270E Strix motherboard
I have already thought if I should get NZXT Grid v2 fan controller so I could control the case fans also with the same CAM software I use for CPU cooler Kraken X62. I'm unsure if it works with 3 pin fans though.

So what should I do? I want to be able to control the case fans and have my Kraken CPU cooler connected the right way as well. I don't know where I should plug everything for it to be set up right and I'm unsure if to get the Grid v2. I just want it all to be easy and have the control of fans and cpu cooler.

Thank you so much in advance to anyone who bothers to help, I will be away for a few hours and can't respond back right away but I leave this post here already.

Sincerely,
Edea
 
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cosmoji
that kind of hub is intended to power a group of fans off 1 psu cable, with no control. you can power the hub from a mobo header if you dont overload it. a little googling found this similar post that i think already has all the answers you could want.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2851219/plug-h440-fan-hub.html

in short, the hub allows all the fans connected to it to be powered from 1 source, and will all be controlled together if that source is a pwm header.

the concern is overloading the maximum draw to the header. though your included fans should be fine. read the post, they explain it all nice and clear. of note is the 3rd party hub meant specifically to give you pwm control over the fans grouped to the hub...
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Lutfij

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The PWM fan hub you're speaking of only has two 4 pin connectors and the rest are 3 pin connectors
NZXT-Noctis-450-Interior-Fan-Controller.jpg

500x1000px-LL-9c0b3d8c_440fanhub.jpeg

and only one end needs to go your PWM fan header on your motherbaord and the other is the source PWM signal like a CPU fan cooler. You can then have all the other fans in your case hooked up to the remaining headers on the hub.

The fans will all ramp up or die down with respect to the CPU cooler if the PWM hub is connected to the CPU_FAN header on your motherboard.
 
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that kind of hub is intended to power a group of fans off 1 psu cable, with no control. you can power the hub from a mobo header if you dont overload it. a little googling found this similar post that i think already has all the answers you could want.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2851219/plug-h440-fan-hub.html

in short, the hub allows all the fans connected to it to be powered from 1 source, and will all be controlled together if that source is a pwm header.

the concern is overloading the maximum draw to the header. though your included fans should be fine. read the post, they explain it all nice and clear. of note is the 3rd party hub meant specifically to give you pwm control over the fans grouped to the hub, listed in the last post.
 
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