Need Case Fan Advice

[flurg87]

Hi guys, I'm new to cooling systems, I've read around the forums a little bit, but I have a couple general cooling questions

1) What is the advantage of connecting the fan to the MOBO over PSU? I believe I've heard RPM control through MOBO, but would that imply that a PSU always runs fans at full RPMs?
2) I have this MOBO (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837) that only has a few chasis fan connectors, but between slots on my case & CPU cooler, I'd like to run 7 120mm fans and 1 200mm fan. Is it possible to connect them all to the MOBO? Will there be a power concern? What is the best adapater to buy, and will it support controlling the RPMs on all of them?
3) I have this case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139005). For intake, I am planning on putting a 200mm in the front, 4 120mm on the side. For exhaust, I am planning on putting 2 120mm on the top and 1 120mm on the rear (with my h60 (I know it's not the best cpu cooler) radiator attached). Would anyone recommend a different intake/exhaust setup? Would it be worthwhile to sandwich the h60 radiator between 2 120mm fans, both blowing out?
4) I plan on buying these fans:
7x http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=35-553-001&nm_mc=EMCPB-102014&cm_mmc=EMCPB-102014-_-PB-_-Item-_-35-608-017&et_cid=11703&et_rid=1092328
1x Some 200mm (Not sure which yet)
It seems the 120mm are quiet enough & moves a decent amount of air. Any suggestions on different 120mm or a good 200mm? I know the 200mm cannot be very thick, haven't measured yet, but I had bought one in the past that was too thick to fit in the front 200mm fan slot.

Any information is appreciated, I'm excited to see how much I can reduce my temps! Currently my i5-3670k is running at 72c while under game stress, as my cooling sucks, and I believe the fan that game with the h60 is failing. So, whatever happens I'll come back with my before & after HWMTemperature logs.

Thanks All!

 

[M0j0jojo]

This is a good guide for cooling your system http://www.overclock.net/t/1394467/ocn-daves-air-cooling-guide-updated

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181045&cm_re=corsair_fans_120-_-35-181-045-_-Product

 

[flurg87]

SR-71, why is that a better fan? It's more expensive, louder, and has lower CFM

 

[M0j0jojo]

SR-71, why is that a better fan? It's more expensive, louder, and has lower CFM

How about a cooler master jetflo, they have good CFM and come with silent adapters.

 

[byza]

1) Yes, if you run them off the PSU they operate at full speed.
2) You can buy some fan splitters that attach to the motherboard fan headers, but given that you'll need 3/4 you may as well just buy a fan controller
http://www.amazon.com/NZXT-Technologies-5-4-Inch-Controller-AC-SEN-3-B1/dp/B00KJGYLNM/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1412373855&sr=1-7&keywords=fan+controller
3) Doesn't the case come with a 200mm fan on the front? I would just have a 200 on the front, dual 120's on top and 120 on the rear and put the clear side panel on. I doubt that you need quad 120's on the side, unless you live in a sauna. You could try a push/pull configuration on the H60 and it might reduce temps a bit but 72c isn't so bad for a 3670k under load.
4) To control the fans through the motherboard you need PWM fans, otherwise they will just run at full speed. If you run them though a fan controller you can control the speed regardless, but running PWM fans though a voltage fan controller can damage them, running voltage fans though a pwm controller is fine. The Sentry 3 is a PWM fan controller. As for fans I like the BitFenix Spectre series, they are a pretty good balance of air flow and noise.