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be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM High-Speed
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Question about be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM High-Speed
I would like to upgrade my system with a few additional fans - my choice so far is these fans. However, I am now wondering whether the fans also provide enough power and how many of these beasts would be advisable to generate optimum airflow (the stock case fans are to remain mounted for the time being). My case has a hub behind the backplate, which I have used so far to connect the fans. Will this also work with the additional PWM fans, or would it be better to connect the fans directly to the MB? Or maybe I should do without PWM after all? I'm a bit at a loss at the moment and would be glad if someone could briefly say something about this. My system: Case: FractalDesign Define R6 Blackout TG GPU: MSI Geforce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X 11G CPU: Intel i5 8600k (not OC yet) Cooler: Dark Rock Pro 4 MB: Asus ROG Strix Z370-E Gaming PSU: Be Quiet! Straight Power 11 650 W SSD: Samsung 970 Evo (500GB)
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I have equipped all the fan slots in my case (Corsair Obsidian 350D) with SilentWings 3 PWN highspeed. (4x140mm; 1x120mm) Now I'm still thinking about whether I should buy the Corsair Commander Pro fan controller, as my mainboard only has 2 fan connectors.
I am very happy with the fans themselves. The only thing that bothers me at the moment is that when the PC is on the table, the fans are already audible at minimum speed. I don't know if this is due to the fan control (software) from Asus or the Y-cables or if the minimum speed of the high-speed fans is simply higher than that of the normal fans. Of course, my Asus controller doesn't know that two fans are connected to this port. I assume you can only hear it because all 5 fans are running at minimum speed. With the Corsair Comander Pro, however, the problem should be a thing of the past, since each fan is recognised individually in the controller and is thus switched on and off individually.
I wouldn't do without PWM because the software recognises how fast the fan is actually rotating and can therefore regulate it more finely.