Mobo has 2 fan [ports] headers, case has 4 fans and I added one PLEASE HELP

[Tidus_]

Im getting the ASUS PRIME Z270-AR mobo and have the Zalman z3 plus case and put one extra fan in the front how can i connect all of them!?

 

[Thineswar]

Assuming this is your motherboard, there should be 4 fan headers in total.

Leaving 1 for the cpu cooler, you'll still have an extra fan that needs to be connected. If noise is not an issue, then you can get a 3-pin to molex adapter like this:

But then, your fans would be running at its full speed all the time. If that won't work, you could try a 3-pin splitter like this:

Or, if in the future you plan on adding more fans to your build, then you could get a fan controller that should look like this:

This one in particular allows you to control up to 8 fans at one time.

Now, I'm assuming those 4 fans are the ones provided by Zalman in which case I would argue that it doesn't make much of a difference in having that many fans plugged in at one time versus having only 1 at the front as an intake and 1 as an exhaust. It not only reduces the amount of noise the pc puts out, but also that it is much quicker to clean the dust off of 2 fans than 4.

 

[Tidus_]

I have the CRYORIG H7 cpu cooler
The fans I have are:
One rear fan
2 at the top
and 2 in the front they are LED

 

[Thineswar]

I have the CRYORIG H7 cpu cooler
The fans I have are:
One rear fan
2 at the top
and 2 in the front they are LED

To be clear, you have 6 fans in total in your pc?

 

[Tidus_]

Yes 5 + cpu fan Im thinking of getting 2 3pin splitters

 

[Thineswar]

Yes 5 + cpu fan Im thinking of getting 2 3pin splitters

That would be the way to go, but just keep in mind that that is quite a lot of fans

 

[Tidus_]

How many is the "recommended amount" of fans in my case Zalman Z3 Plus

 

[Thineswar]

In any computer build, it's usually enough to have one CPU cooler fan, 1 exhaust fan at the back and 1 intake fan at the front.