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Update: The fan controller works great. I plan on incorporating it into builds in the future. There are a lot of cases that have mountings for fans on the top. This is great for cooling but usually creates negative air pressure that attracts dust. Now I can have a positive pressure build that I...

Thanks Paperdoc. You truly are the grand master of fan configuration. I decided to go with the PCI fan controller I mentioned above. A PCI controller was always my preferred solution. I just couldn't find one that turned fans off until now. I'm picking you as the best solution because you...

I looked around and found this. https://www.amazon.com/Qianson-Channel-Cooling-Controller-Regulator/dp/B01I7N5LB4/ It's overkill and there aren't any reviews for it, but it looks promising.

I'm not using any fan controller since I can't find one that turns fans off. I've tried speedfan and I couldn't figure out how to turn off a fan. If someone can guarantee that it's possible with speedfan, I'll give it another shot.

The fan is ID-COOLING NO-12015 and the motherboard is an MSI CSM-B150M Pro-VHL.

My case has a mounting for a fan on top that I only want to use when my system will be under full load. I have a fan header on the motherboard that can be dedicated to just that fan. It can't be a PWM fan. Is there any way to turn it on/off? I thought this would be very simple but even fan...