Fan setup for NZXT H440

[camspeld]

Hi guys, i'm planning on building a desktop with the H440 case with 6 fans altogether. 3x Noctua NF-F12 120mm (fronts), 2x Noctua NF-F12 120mm (top for h100i) and a Corsair AF-140 for the rear exhaust.

How exactly would i go about connecting these fans up in the h440 Since all 5 of the Noctua fans are 4-Pin. Also would it be recommended if i buy a fan controller, such as the NZXT Grid+ or any other fan controller to aid in the process?

 

[sadams04]

There is a fan controller on the back of the H440 case that you can plug in additional fans. It will be a 3 pin connection so you will loose the ability to manage the speed of the 4 pin fans. Your motherboard should have a few 4 pin outlets if you wanted to go that route also. Why the fan replacements? The H440 has four stock fans that are very good (three up front and one in the rear). Once you add the H100i to the top you will be "full". I would say skip the fan purchases for now unless you have noise coming from the existing ones.

http://benchmarkreviews.com/12188/nzxt-h440-mid-tower-computer-case-review/4/

 

[camspeld]

I really want a quiet pc with excellent cooling, hence the Noctua NF-F12 fans. I've seen a couple of people incorporate 5 of these Noctua 4-Pin fans into their H440 builds and am wondering how all these fans should be connected. Any help will be much appreciated.

 

[sadams04]

I have an overclocked FX 8320 being cooled by an H110 in an H440 case. The stock case fans are quiet. The only thing I hear are the fans on the H110 before they are managed and spin down (until needed). Save your money on the Noctua fans, and go ahead and step up to the H110 instead of the H100i.

Worst case you can do 4-pin Y connectors so you can manage the five fans from two or three 4-pin connections on your motherboard.

 

[camspeld]

Im thinking of getting the Asus Maximus VII Hero VII mobo, it says it comes with 6x 4-Pin headers. So ideally i should just plug all 5 directly into the fan headers since they're already 4-Pin fans. Would there be a down side of doing this? If it's plugged directly into the mobo then the fans are regulated to what the mobo requires and if needed i can change the speeds via the bios right? Also thanks for helping Sadams04, really appreciate it.

 

[sadams04]

The Hero VII is a nice board, but it really doesn't offer much over the Z97-Pro (WiFi ac) which has wireless networking built in. Both are good boards that will support a nice overclock...
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/asus-motherboard-maximusviihero%2Casus-motherboard-z97prowifiac/

I still think you are going way overboard on the fan setup. Instead of going with five Noctua fans, how about just buying two for now to be used on the H100i/H110? Leave the stock case fans alone for now. ...or at least until you are sure they make too much noise for you, or don't keep your rig cool enough.

 

[Soul slayero]

i would replace the rear fan just because it is rated low and i wanted a red led light back there i am buying 3 fans for the top of the case for my eadiator for push / pull then closer to the power buttoin am adding a good one there to i wanted to replace the 3 fans in the front just because it would be an upgrade but it wont be worth it

 

[pimpanther]

There is a fan controller on the back of the H440 case that you can plug in additional fans. It will be a 3 pin connection so you will loose the ability to manage the speed of the 4 pin fans. Your motherboard should have a few 4 pin outlets if you wanted to go that route also. Why the fan replacements? The H440 has four stock fans that are very good (three up front and one in the rear). Once you add the H100i to the top you will be "full". I would say skip the fan purchases for now unless you have noise coming from the existing ones.

http://benchmarkreviews.com/12188/nzxt-h440-mid-tower-computer-case-review/4/

i bought this case and the fans it comes with are 'feeble'.they LOOK great but do not much.i chanched mine to corsair sf at front and a 140 af at rear and temps plumeted

 

[johnnythesalesman]

i just took all my h440 stock fans out because they are nothing like the original ones, they took out alot of features like anti vibrational pads