Question Fan hub needed?

[shmuel1614]

Hi. I'm planning to use 9 darkFlash G24 120mm magnetic argb fans for a friend's build, link:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D7VWYRYR/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
The mobo I'm going with is Asus Prime B550M-A WiFi II. Considering these are magnetic fans - and by the looks of it - both the functionality and the RGB are magnetically connected, I was wondering if I'd need an ARGB fan hub for this configuration, and if so, would i also need splitters?
For reference, this is how I plan to setup the fans:

https://imgur.com/F9OPEcr

View: https://imgur.com/F9OPEcr


Thanks.

 

[Lutfij]

Since each 3 fan pack hooks up to one magnetic harness;
https://www.darkflash.com/product/gauss-g24
I'd wager that you would need 9 fans in total and 3 ARGB headers on your motherboard to tether the 3 harnesses for the 3xfan groups(even though they state having a max of 4 fans per ARGB header).

IMHO, I don't think you need that many fans in your build. You should be fine with 3 fans on the top set to exhaust and 3 fans in the bottom set to intake, necessitating two ARGB headers on your motherboard.

 

[shmuel1614]

Since each 3 fan pack hooks up to one magnetic harness;
https://www.darkflash.com/product/gauss-g24
I'd wager that you would need 9 fans in total and 3 ARGB headers on your motherboard to tether the 3 harnesses for the 3xfan groups(even though they state having a max of 4 fans per ARGB header).

IMHO, I don't think you need that many fans in your build. You should be fine with 3 fans on the top set to exhaust and 3 fans in the bottom set to intake, necessitating two ARGB headers on your motherboard.

So fan hub not needed? also, does the motherboard I wanna use have 2 ARGB headers? I'm pretty sure it has 1x 3pin and 1x 4pin connectors
would i need to buy a splitter? like this one perhaps: https://a.co/d/bYTQ5QK

 

[dwd999]

It would help to read the motherboard's manual and the specs for the fans. The motherboard has only 1 ARGB 5 volt header; the other 2 are 12 volt headers. Also read the specs for the fans you have chosen. They are designed to use a combination cable from the motherboard to the fans and there is a special extension cable that goes from one set of fans to another. You would most likely need at least 3 of these extension cables or 4 of the motherboard to fan cables and its not clear how many are supplied in the package and how you can get any extra ones that you might need. So you will need to do much more planning than just choosing the total number of fans.

https://www.darkflash.com/product/gauss-g24

https://www.asus.com/us/motherboard...pdesk_manual?model2Name=PRIME-B550M-A-WIFI-II

 

[shmuel1614]

It would help to read the motherboard's manual and the specs for the fans. The motherboard has only 1 ARGB 5 volt header; the other 2 are 12 volt headers. Also read the specs for the fans you have chosen. They are designed to use a combination cable from the motherboard to the fans and there is a special extension cable that goes from one set of fans to another. You would most likely need at least 3 of these extension cables or 4 of the motherboard to fan cables and its not clear how many are supplied in the package and how you can get any extra ones that you might need. So you will need to do much more planning than just choosing the total number of fans.

https://www.darkflash.com/product/gauss-g24

https://www.asus.com/us/motherboard...pdesk_manual?model2Name=PRIME-B550M-A-WIFI-II

So I will be going with 2 rows of 3 for a total of 6 like lutfij suggested. I don’t know if a fan hub is needed to sync the curves and rgb. If there’s 1 ARGB header I could buy a splitter, as their videos show the fans start functioning and light up magnetically

 

[CountMike]

So I will be going with 2 rows of 3 for a total of 6 like lutfij suggested. I don’t know if a fan hub is needed to sync the curves and rgb. If there’s 1 ARGB header I could buy a splitter, as their videos show the fans start functioning and light up magnetically

You can use a powered fan hub to connect all fans together without overloading MB and so control their speed curves together.
Same goes for ARGB but it's controlled digitally, every LED separately so it doesn't matter if daisy chained or in parallel. There are also combined powered controllers thru which you can control fan speed as well as ARGB from one unit and only one (usually USB) connection to MB. .

 

[dwd999]

So I will be going with 2 rows of 3 for a total of 6 like lutfij suggested. I don’t know if a fan hub is needed to sync the curves and rgb. If there’s 1 ARGB header I could buy a splitter, as their videos show the fans start functioning and light up magnetically

The problem is that there are 3 locations for the fans; top, bottom, and back. So a powered hub for both the pwm and argb connections would be best. Hopefully if you buy their 3 in 1 packs there will be enough of their custom magnetic cables to hook the whole thing together.

 

[shmuel1614]

The problem is that there are 3 locations for the fans; top, bottom, and back. So a powered hub for both the pwm and argb connections would be best. Hopefully if you buy their 3 in 1 packs there will be enough of their custom magnetic cables to hook the whole thing together.

so something like this? https://a.co/d/526y3mG
if u have a better alternative feel free