I am building a system with a coolermaster HAF 932. It comes with four fans -- front, side, top, rear. My motherboard supports two fan controls.
My question is which two of the four fans should I have the motherboard control?
Based on the layout, the easiest two would be the top and rear.
Additional information: I intentionally have more air cooling than I realistically need. Sometimes I run in a hot room, I've lost components to overheating before, I'm willing to put up with a little fan noise, and I find my builds last a long time with lots of fans. The rest of the build includes an i5-4690k with stock fan (probably won't be overclocking it soon, I know that means I'm not using the "k" but it was only a few dollars more than the 4690); a single ssd; a single r9 280x.
The case has an air channel from the front fan directing air flow across the graphics card (after it blows over the ssd.
All the fans have both tiny 4-pin connectors that could go into the motherboard as well as an adaptor for the large 4-pin (molex?) power connector.
Additionally, are there any suggestions on how to manage the fan on the side case? Do others with a side fan just keep the side panel close to the case when opening it up so you don't have to unplug the fan and plug it back in?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
My question is which two of the four fans should I have the motherboard control?
Based on the layout, the easiest two would be the top and rear.
Additional information: I intentionally have more air cooling than I realistically need. Sometimes I run in a hot room, I've lost components to overheating before, I'm willing to put up with a little fan noise, and I find my builds last a long time with lots of fans. The rest of the build includes an i5-4690k with stock fan (probably won't be overclocking it soon, I know that means I'm not using the "k" but it was only a few dollars more than the 4690); a single ssd; a single r9 280x.
The case has an air channel from the front fan directing air flow across the graphics card (after it blows over the ssd.
All the fans have both tiny 4-pin connectors that could go into the motherboard as well as an adaptor for the large 4-pin (molex?) power connector.
Additionally, are there any suggestions on how to manage the fan on the side case? Do others with a side fan just keep the side panel close to the case when opening it up so you don't have to unplug the fan and plug it back in?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.