Help with radiator fans.

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Gilbert_pwns

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I have a custom loop that has 9 vardar fans. I've been running them with molex power connector's but now I'm ready to switch to a controller.

Does anyone know of a fan hub controller that can handle 9-10 fans and that connects to the motherboard via one cable to the cpu fan header?
 
If they are PWM you can get a cheap splitter (only 4 fans but it was the first google result) that will power the fans with a molex connector and control them from the motherboard header (you can also make your own). If they are not PWM it gets more complicated.
 
Yeah that's the problem. Whenever I look up hubs or splitters they only accomdate that many fans. I need it to house 9. 6 at the very least.

But yeah they are PWM.
 
Dermen said:
Up to 12 fan PWM splitter.
https://www.moddiy.com/products/PWM-1%2dTo%2d12-Fan-Splitter-Cable-(Sleeved).html

Alternatively you can make your own. It's been a while but if I remember right you run all the power and ground wires to a molex or sata, run all the PWM control wires to the motherboard header, and then a single RPM signal wire to the motherboard header.
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This. Make your own. You can make zones too by using more than one header. Say cpu is one radiator is on header one and another is on a second so you can better stage the cooling/noise.
 
You might have a control problem using a single PWM control source. Would be better to use 2 PSU powered PWM splitter hubs controlled by 2 motherboard PWM fan hubs. More that about 8 fans on a single PWM signal on some motherboard PWM control circuits and/or more fans PWM circuits cannot be controlled and either run slower or faster than they should when more than 7 or 8 fans are on one circuit. I've had this problem a couple of times.
 
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