I recently installed 3 RGB 120mm case fans to my PC. In doing so, I thought now might be a good time to switch them from 3-pin headers to 4-pin headers so I can control fan speed without entering the BIOS each time. The problem I ran into is this - there are 3 120mm case fans (2 on top and 1 in the back) and two 140mm case fans in the front. The motherboard is an AsRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer and it has two 3-pin chassis fan connectors, one 3-pin power fan connector, one 4-pin chassis fan connector, one 3-pin CPU fan connector and one 4-pin CPU fan connector.
I have the two 140mm case fans on the front of the PC connected to the 4-pin chassis fan connector and the CPU connected to the 4-pin CPU fan connector. For the three case fans I just installed, they are all connected to 3-pin connectors. Not really sure what the best solution is to connect those 3 case fans to a 4-pin connector.
When considering the 4-pin connector that's already used for my front two 140mm case fans, I believe I can get a 4-pin pwm fan splitter that will allow me to add one case fan to that connector. But, that leaves two case fans to deal with. Can I also use a 4-pin pwm fan splitter on the 4-pin CPU connector and then connect the CPU and two case fans to that connector? Is that the simplest solution, or is there a better one?
I have the two 140mm case fans on the front of the PC connected to the 4-pin chassis fan connector and the CPU connected to the 4-pin CPU fan connector. For the three case fans I just installed, they are all connected to 3-pin connectors. Not really sure what the best solution is to connect those 3 case fans to a 4-pin connector.
When considering the 4-pin connector that's already used for my front two 140mm case fans, I believe I can get a 4-pin pwm fan splitter that will allow me to add one case fan to that connector. But, that leaves two case fans to deal with. Can I also use a 4-pin pwm fan splitter on the 4-pin CPU connector and then connect the CPU and two case fans to that connector? Is that the simplest solution, or is there a better one?