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Recommend a fan controller for new build

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Limp Gawd
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I am building a computer that has quite a few fans on it and I would like to have to option to slow some of my fans down or all the same time to make it a little more quite..

I have 3 - 120mm fans on each of my 2- 360 radiators for a total of 6 radiator fans (those fans are the sp120 performance) and maybe 3 or 4 other case fans

I have seen a few options but it looks like they are all just splitters with no real control.

Any help is greatly appreciated
 
All the basic fan controllers are similar, and with splitters they can handle your fans. It's largely going to depend on what features you want. Do you want just manual dials on the front for each fan? Automatic temp control? Control from the desktop rather than the front? Do you want an LCD display? You can go anywhere from a simple $30 controller to something like an Aqua Computer controller for $150 or more.

What MB do you have? How many fan headers? A lot of new boards have a LOT of built-in fan control, so that might be an option.

Lastly, you're probably going to want at least 2 splitters, one for each set of 3 on each radiator. No sense in having individual control for each radiator fan. You might even go with a 6-to-1 type for all the rad fans at once. That decision will affect how many channels your controller needs to support.
 
I will probably end up going with the grid v2 I really like the looks of its software and it have an incredible price. I looked at the corsair commander mini but it might be a little excecesive for what I am looking for since all I'm looking to do is control some fans not to mention i think it's software looks a little confusing..
 
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