Hi All,
I am planning on building my first PC. I have shortlisted to the following parts.
1. MSI PRO Z690-A motherboard has 1 CPU_FAN header[PWM], 1 PUMP_FAN header[PWM] & 6 CASE_FAN[DC]. I will be using 2 140mm fans on CPU Cooler. I can connect both the CPU fans to to CPU_FAN & PUMP_FAN header. Then I won't have any PWM header to connect via hub for case fan control. I read on some Q&A that CPU fans should be directly connected to motherboard not via hub. Please advise on how arrange the fan connections so that I can have PWM on both CPU & Case fans. Should I use a fan splitter and connect both CPU fans to CPU_FAN header & the hub to PUMP_FAN header?
2. For maintaining airflow, I am planning on the following Case fan config. Front: 140mm PULL[3x] & Top: 140mm Push[2x] & Back: 140mm Push[1x]. 2 CPU Fans Pull air from case front side and Push towards case back side. Is this config correct or any changes required?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Lucifer
I am planning on building my first PC. I have shortlisted to the following parts.
- Processor: Intel Core i7-12700F
- CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Black
- CPU Cooler Fan: ARCTIC P14 PWM PST 140mm (2x)
- Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A ATX LGA1700 Motherboard
- Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-4800 CL40 Memory
- Storage-OS: Western Digital Black SN850 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
- Storage-Games: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
- Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB TUF GAMING Video Card
- Case: NZXT H7 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case
- PSU: Corsair RMx (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
- Wifi: TP-Link Archer TX50E 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax PCIe x1 Wi-Fi Adapter
- Case Fan: ARCTIC F14 PWM PST 140mm(6x)
- Case Fan Hub: ARCTIC Case Fan Hub - 10-fold PWM Fan Distributor with SATA Power
- Monitor: LG UltraGear 27GN650-B 27.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor
1. MSI PRO Z690-A motherboard has 1 CPU_FAN header[PWM], 1 PUMP_FAN header[PWM] & 6 CASE_FAN[DC]. I will be using 2 140mm fans on CPU Cooler. I can connect both the CPU fans to to CPU_FAN & PUMP_FAN header. Then I won't have any PWM header to connect via hub for case fan control. I read on some Q&A that CPU fans should be directly connected to motherboard not via hub. Please advise on how arrange the fan connections so that I can have PWM on both CPU & Case fans. Should I use a fan splitter and connect both CPU fans to CPU_FAN header & the hub to PUMP_FAN header?
2. For maintaining airflow, I am planning on the following Case fan config. Front: 140mm PULL[3x] & Top: 140mm Push[2x] & Back: 140mm Push[1x]. 2 CPU Fans Pull air from case front side and Push towards case back side. Is this config correct or any changes required?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Lucifer