Fan hub question, and compatibility
Posted by mase22@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 4 comments
hey, got a bit of an odd question
I'm in the process of building a new PC, and currently looking at the fans and getting a fan hub; the case I have is a Be Quiet Light Base DC, and the fans I'm looking at getting are the Be Quiet Light Wings LX 140mm (6 of them), and the Be Quiet Light Wings LX 120mm (one of them), and the Arctic 10 port PWM fan hub with SATA power (the power supply I have for the new build is 850 WATTS)
I'm just not sure if the fan hub is compatible with the fans, as I'm not experienced enough with installing fans or fan hubs.
The question is, would the fan hub I'm looking at be compatible with the fans I'm looking at and case I have?
Any help is appreciated
Eerieyerris@reddit
The fans will work with the hub since the hub is pwm and the fans are pwm, but I think the rgb won't work unless you plug them into argb headers on the mobo, and if you have enough headers depending on how many fans you plan to add.
mase22@reddit (OP)
Forgot to mention, but yeah, the fans are PWM. I was looking at getting 7 fans for cooling and a 3 fan AIO for the CPU
As I said, I'm not experienced enough with installing fans and fan hubs
Eerieyerris@reddit
It's not hard at all. Its all about patience and thinking it through with proper planning where you're going to be routing the cables for maximum efficiency. Don't overthink it, if you dont care about the argb stuff then the fans will work with the hub no problem. Or you could buy a fan hub with argb ports to them so everything connects to the hub seamlessly.
mase22@reddit (OP)
Alright. I'll keep an eye out for fan hubs with ARGB ports
It'll be an interesting learning experience, installing the fans