Case fan with controller

Gilletter · 2025-02-11T03:14:50+0000

Hello, my case fans are starting to make some noise and I'm looking to replace them as a set. I have a CM 212 rgb black edition fan on my cpu. What fans would you recommend to use in conjunction with it that come with a controller?

FreedomEclipse · 2025-02-11T03:24:13+0000

'with controller' limits your options quite heavily

Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 ARGB 3N1 Pack

MasterFan Pro 120 Air Balance RGB 3 in 1 with RGB LED Controller

Gilletter · 2025-02-11T05:41:36+0000

FreedomEclipse said:
'with controller' limits your options quite heavily

Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 ARGB 3N1 Pack

MasterFan Pro 120 Air Balance RGB 3 in 1 with RGB LED Controller

Well, I could purchase separately - First issue was that I bought at the tail end of lockdown, because trying to find the components separately was crazy expensive and I was able to buy a prebuilt with a 3060ti at the time for around 1200 - priced out I was looking at over 1600. So the fans they included are I believe apevia brand, and the cooler they used was garbage and would overheat under light load. I immediately threw the CM 212 RGB black ed. on it, which has a 4 pin 12v RGB. The case fans are 3 pin 5v ARGB and I can't sync them to keep the color the same. So now that the bearings are going out and making humming noises it's time to upgrade them to one that I can put all of the fans/lights on the same controller. I probably should have been more detailed in my original post, but I was sitting here with a migraine.

So ultimately I need to either find a controller that will sync both or find a controller and fans that are 12v. Right now there are 3 exhaust fans on the case and one pushing through the heat sink. I have room for 6 case fans and 2 on the cooler - which is overkill. It looks like the 2nd one you posted would suit the 12v need and keep the case fans to 3 and CPU cooler fan all synced up. I'll research that a bit, thank you!

FreedomEclipse · 2025-02-11T06:31:51+0000

Answers are also going to be extremely vague.

All we know is that youre looking for some fans that come with what I assume is an RGB/A-RGB controller.

We dont know the what size of fan you need and you just list "cyberlink" in system specs so theres not a whole lot to work off.

Measure your fans and do some googling. Sometimes controllers can be picked up separately and some will work with generic RGB fans. Some fans might even work with your current controllers.

Waldorf · 2025-02-11T09:29:07+0000

not sure why you want a controller, there are now fans to allow daisy chaining for power/control, so as long as you board port has enough power, you can run a dozen fans.

Arctic P14

Assimilator · 2025-02-11T09:35:07+0000

Your motherboard can control fans.

System Name	Prebuilt - because covid...
Processor	Intel Core i7-11700F
Motherboard	Gigabyte b560 ds3h ac-y1
Cooling	Cooler Master 212 BE
Memory	16 GB
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3060 Ti
Storage	1 TB Wd, 500 SSD
Display(s)	27in Curved Samsung
Case	CyberpowerPC
Audio Device(s)	-
Power Supply	Antec NeoECO C 520 watt
Software	Win 8.1 Pro
Benchmark Scores	3DMark Score 7754.0 3DMarks Graphics Score 8392.0 Physics Score 6498.0 Combined Score 6062.0

System Name	WorkInProgress
Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X670E GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame + Phantom Spirit 120SE
Memory	2x32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 6000 CL32
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	WD SN770 1TB (Boot)\|1x WD SN850X 8TB (Gaming)\| 2x2TB WD SN770\| 2x2TB+2x4TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White) {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 80+ GOLD
Mouse	Logitech G502 X
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ

System Name	Prebuilt - because covid...
Processor	Intel Core i7-11700F
Motherboard	Gigabyte b560 ds3h ac-y1
Cooling	Cooler Master 212 BE
Memory	16 GB
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3060 Ti
Storage	1 TB Wd, 500 SSD
Display(s)	27in Curved Samsung
Case	CyberpowerPC
Audio Device(s)	-
Power Supply	Antec NeoECO C 520 watt
Software	Win 8.1 Pro
Benchmark Scores	3DMark Score 7754.0 3DMarks Graphics Score 8392.0 Physics Score 6498.0 Combined Score 6062.0

System Name	WorkInProgress
Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X670E GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame + Phantom Spirit 120SE
Memory	2x32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 6000 CL32
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	WD SN770 1TB (Boot)\|1x WD SN850X 8TB (Gaming)\| 2x2TB WD SN770\| 2x2TB+2x4TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White) {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 80+ GOLD
Mouse	Logitech G502 X
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ

System Name	Main
Processor	R7 5950x
Motherboard	MSI x570S Unify-X Max
Cooling	converted Eisbär 280, two F14 + three F12S intake, two P14S + two P14 + two F14 as exhaust
Memory	16 GB Corsair LPX bdie @3600/16 1.35v
Video Card(s)	GB 2080S WaterForce WB
Storage	six M.2 pcie gen 4
Display(s)	Sony 50X90J
Case	Tt Level 20 HT
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar AE, modded Sennheiser HD 558, Klipsch 2.1 THX
Power Supply	Corsair RMx 750w
Mouse	Logitech G903
Keyboard	GSKILL Ripjaws
VR HMD	NA
Software	win 10 pro x64
Benchmark Scores	TimeSpy score Fire Strike Ultra SuperPosition CB20

Case fan with controller

Gilletter

FreedomEclipse

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Gilletter

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

Waldorf

Assimilator

System Name	Firelance.
Processor	Threadripper 3960X
Motherboard	ROG Strix TRX40-E Gaming
Cooling	IceGem 360 + 6x Arctic Cooling P12
Memory	8x 16GB Patriot Viper DDR4-3200 CL16
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Ventus 2X OC
Storage	2TB WD SN850X (boot), 4TB Crucial P3 (data)
Display(s)	Dell S3221QS(A) (32" 38x21 60Hz) + 2x AOC Q32E2N (32" 25x14 75Hz)
Case	Enthoo Pro II Server Edition (Closed Panel) + 6 fans
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion+ 2 Platinum 760W
Mouse	Logitech G604
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