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Swiftech 8-Way PWM Splitter with SATA Power Connector
Connects up to 8 PWM devices (Fans / Pumps)Powered with SATA power connector
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u/zyck_titan · 6 pointsr/pcmods

You can use fan splitters which are probably easiest, there are cheaper ones available as well they just don't look as pretty. Splitters simply split the power and PWM signal to multiple fans off the same header.

You can also use fan hubs which are like splitters in that they split the PWM signal, but often they will have a separate power input so that it can handle a larger number of fans. The one that I linked can handle 8 PWM fans

Lastly the simplest but not necessarily ideal solution is to use a straight molex to fan cable, which runs whatever fan is plugged in at full speed off the power supply.

again, all the options I've linked to are just good examples of what I'm talking about, there are cheaper options available with minor differences.

u/MrInkless · 4 pointsr/watercooling

I use this:

[Swiftech 8 Way PWM] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IF6R4C8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) Only $12.99

No issues Easy to control them too

u/OVerLoRDI · 3 pointsr/gamingpc

This guy:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IF6R4C8?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

Great little fan adapter. I goofed and didn't actually get PWM fans, so the Corsair SP120s are running at 100%, which is still very quiet. It just made cable management hugely easier.

u/vaiperu · 3 pointsr/buildapc

+1 for Noctua and BeQuiet. Noctua is a little on the premium side, but well worth the extra $$ for low noise operation.

Also max out the number of case fans and get something like this. This way you can control the RPM of all fans. Lower RPM -> lower noise.

There are also noise dampening foams. Don't have any experience with those, but may be worth a try: http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l2/g33/c117/list/p1/Ultra_Quiet-Computer_Case_Silencing.html

u/sk9592 · 3 pointsr/buildapc

This should work fine. Are they 6 of the same model fan? If so, there will be no problem.

Keep in mind that you will only get PWM readings off of a single fan.

Another option is a 8-way PWM fan controller like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8

It is powered off of SATA and only requires a single fan header. Once again though, only one fan's PWM signal is read and all fans speeds are controlled based on that, so identical fans would be ideal.

u/dumplestilskin · 3 pointsr/watercooling

Parts list looks good, but I would add a drainage port. Comes in handy if you need to drain your loop. Another thing I would add is this hex socket if you already don't have one. It's for taking the stock cooler off the 1080 and for $4 it's worth it. See this post.

Sketch looks good. A DDC pump will have no problem with that loop. You'll need two compression fittings for each component, and maybe two more for a drainage port.

For me, bending PETG was hard as fuck. I am a handy person and it was my third watercooled build, but I could just not get it right. I ended up using some angled fittings. Some people don't have any issues but that was my experience. Your tubing runs look good.

You have plenty of rad space and your components will stay super cool even at low RPM. I have used this splitter for multiple builds and it works perfectly. You'll be able to run everything at around 25% speed and still stay cool.

u/jdorje · 3 pointsr/buildapc

IF they're all 4 pin I would get a PWM fan splitter that's molex/sata-powered, like this.

u/KatsumiChan1 · 3 pointsr/watercooling

JayzTwoCents did a video of how he controlls them, very easy actually.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OkBRELqEgM

I'd recommend getting some PWM splitters or a PWM fan hub I use the SwiftTech
cheap and works well.

u/Definitely__Working · 3 pointsr/buildapc

I have 3 8-way PWM Splitter from Swifttech. Amazon

Can use SATA power or Molex power (depending on the model you get). ModMyToys also has fan splitters. You should be able to find these with and without PWM for your preference.

u/Jyvturkey · 2 pointsr/watercooling

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IF6R4C8/ref=oh_aui_i_sh_in_o0_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Swiftech 8 way pwm hub. Powered by sata. Been using for some time now and no complaints. I don't have my pump hooked up to it yet bit once I'm back together and running I'll run the pump on it as well.

Same deal as the rest. One of em is used for rpm monitoring.

u/DepressedElephant · 2 pointsr/watercooling

The fans flash - so the camera just caught it at a transition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgU3eZ3HUgg
I don't actually recommend them as they are louder than most other fans at that price point - but I got them for the absurdity. The pink was my girlfriends somewhat sarcastic suggestion and I went with it and then figured the fans would be an extra layer of gaudy to go with the pink.

I used a single 360mm radiator to cool a Q6600 (105W) and a pair of GTX8800 (175W each) Ultras years ago.

GTX 1080s run cooler as do current Skylakes.

I see a lot of odd decisions that people make in terms of builds, like putting a radiator in between the CPU and GPU to "cool" the coolant between the two heat generators. Reality is that it doesn't matter. Your temperature difference before and after the radiator is extremely small and it's not worth the headache and cost of a 2nd radiator and tubing.

That 26C is the temperature of the monoblock and ambient is at about 23C. Even at full stress test I have not had the monoblock go over 29C. With the fans OFF, the temperature levels off at about 54C.

Go with 1 radiator, get it as big as you can fit in your case as the cost difference between a small and huge radiator is tiny. Strap some PWM fans to it, get this thing: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IF6R4C8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 hook it up to either your GPU or CPU fan plug and use that to control your radiator fans.

I followed this to learn how to bend the tubing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRzypS4P9V8

I measured basically by using a simple plastic ruler and generally made the tubes a bit too long and then cut them to make them fit. I didn't use any mandrel kit although it would probably have made things quite a bit easier and I'd probably have wasted less tubing on bad bends - but the tubing is very cheap and I figured I could pull it off. The radiator to reservoir return line bothers me a bit as the top and bottom bends are not exactly the same shape and a guide would have prevented that. Also the tubing is a bit flexible, you do not have to be 100% spot on, if you are off by 1-2mm the tubing will still flex to fit. If I had to do it all over again, I could probably do a much better job with the bends and I did consider rebuilding some of my lines but frankly they look 'good enough' for a first ever effort.

u/SirMaster · 2 pointsr/buildapc

Your CPU fan should be 4-pin and should be connected to the 4-pin CPU fan port on your motherboard.

I see 4 pins here:
https://images10.newegg.com/ProductImageCompressAll1280/35-106-170_R01.jpg

Your motherboard should have some software to control CPU fan speed, or in the BIOS there should also be some different fan speed profiles like quiet mode.

Your motherboard should probably also have at least 1 more 4-pin fan port if not more.

If you have several case fans, you could get a PWM splitter like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8

This would let you connect up to 8 fans to it all powered directly from the PSU, and all 8 fans would get their speed from the single 4-pin port on your motherboard. The reason you want to use a device like this rather than a simple fan cable splitter is you can't connect so many fans to a single fan port to be powered by the motherboard as to many will burn out the fan port on the motherboard.

This would require you to use 4-pin case fans though.

2-pin and 3-pin fans can also be speed controlled through voltage, and for this you would need to buy a 3-pin fan controller like this:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIACJF6UV2601

This would give you 4 manual knobs to set your case fan speeds to a volume level you link.


If you want to control them though software, you would need something more sophisticated and costly.

The benefit to controlling them through software is you can alter the speed based on the temperature if your CPU or GPU for instance. I do this with my PC, but when I set up my fan speeds, I still cap my fans to a max speed that I am willing to tolerate for sound. I don't let my fans reach 100% like they might by default.

For your GPU fan, you can control that through software like MSI Afterburner for instance, and you can set custom speeds per temperature.

u/Clegko · 2 pointsr/buildapc

Could always just get an external fan controller that turns on when the PC is on. Something cheap like this would do, imo. https://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8

u/raiistar · 2 pointsr/buildapc

this is the fan hub i'm using http://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449549941&sr=8-1&keywords=swiftech+fan+hub

 

I doubled sided taped it next to the grommet for the 24 pin cable. What I did on my build was using a Y splitter to connect the 2 noctua's at the front. The 2 radiator fans on the top are also connected via the corsair Y splitter. All of these fans are plugged into my fan hub, which is plugged into the CPU_fan header on the mobo.

 
The exhaust fan on the back is plugged straight into they system_fan header on the mobo.

u/Call_Me_ZeeKay · 2 pointsr/sffpc

Swiftech makes a 8 way pwm splitter. You won't have individual control of the fans, but you can control all of them together.

http://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8

One thing I've done in the past is splice together the fan cables, similar to using a y-cable (but space is limited in the M1). This means that you can say have both rad fans on the same "channel" and your others on another one.

As far as I know, there is not a product that will do pwm and have individual control over the channels you add. The grid is the closest thing I've found.

u/CrateDane · 2 pointsr/buildapc

You don't get any fan control that way though.

If you want fan control, but are worried about overloading the fan header with a simple splitter, you can use powered hubs like this.

u/niobium615 · 2 pointsr/buildapcsales

Sure, find a fan splitter which uses external power. I wouldn't use passive splitters as they would put a total load of 15W on the header, which might burn it out.

Here's an example : https://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8

u/danny81299 · 2 pointsr/buildapc

Building on /u/WeberO, yes fan splitters can be daisy chained, and fan splitters can come in varieties of more than two. Bear in mind, the motherboard controls a fan splitter; all fans connected to the fan splitter will operate at the same speed, and the reported speed for the fan is only reported by one fan. The user controls a fan controller where a fan can be controlled individually or all of the fans can be controlled at once.

u/constantino1 · 2 pointsr/buildapc

simple option... just plug the fans into your PSU, dont have them software controlled, they will run 100% all day, its free, and it will work.

You can probably put 2 fans onto a single header if you wanted, still leaves 1 left over.

Or you can buy a PWM splitter with power, such as

https://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8

This will take the PWM signal from the mobo header, but power it externally. Obviously, itll cost you a few bucks.

u/zabzabbo · 2 pointsr/watercooling

Yay, welcome to the club! I've been enjoying my first rigid tube build for a few weeks now and had thoughts. But /u/victory_zero (no angle fitting fist bump) covered the most important ones.

I'll add giving some thought to filling, like draining. I filled by taking the lid off the res and feeding in length of soft tubing with a funnel on the end. It works, sure, but having to pop the lid on and off and hoping the tube stays is kind of annoying. I'd recommend getting an extra soft compression fitting so that you can unscrew the plug in the top of the res lid and screw in your fill tube. (Also maybe get a nice metal plug with the allen wrench head to replace the included plastic plug the lid ships with.. they immediately deform when you try to give them enough torque to stop leaking, they are the worst.)

I'd maybe worry just a bit about putting three good fans on a single mobo header with that splitter. Nice boards will be fine, but some crummy boards only supply a few watts to the header. You can get powered PWM splitters that have a power plug and then split the pwm signal amongst the fans just like the cables. They're not the cheapest, but they're also not outrageous.. and tend to have more headers for the inevitable expansion to more radiators :). Something like https://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8.

Good luck!

u/nikuk · 2 pointsr/watercooling

I have (6) noctuas running off of this. SATA for power and any 4 pin fan port on the mobo for Speedfan / rpm control.

https://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8

u/MrKazador · 2 pointsr/buildapc

Your cpu fan should be 4 pin. You can add something like this http://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8

or get a fan controller.

u/DashingDugong · 2 pointsr/buildapc

There are also PWM splitters with an additional power header so you don't overload the MB (such as https://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8)

u/Dougdoesnt · 1 pointr/buildapc

My current fan configuration in my Air 240 is 2 120mm fans as intakes in front of the GPU, one 120mm on the opposite side of the case as an intake, and my H100i with included 120mm fans in pull config exhausting out the front. The two fans by the GPU are currently being controlled by the H100i pump along with the rad fans. The H100i pump fan connector is connected to the CHA_FAN header on my mobo (ASUS P8Z77i-DELUXE) and the lone 120mm is connected to the CPU_FAN header.

The only PWM fans are the two on the rad. I would like to change this. I am considering buying this fan controller:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IF6R4C8/ref=ox_sc_act_image_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3GO5VFCNOM5I7

And this 5 pack of PWM fans by Arctic:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NTUJTAK/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2T6N244WTLWGU

I was only going to buy 3 fans at first and wait for a deal on some high quality SP fans to upgrade the H100i, but this 5 pack is cheaper than buying 3 fans individually. Would these fans work better or worse than the stock fans on an H100i? Could I run the rad fans off of the new controller or should I keep them on the pump block?

Thanks for any tips :)

u/CDZoro2 · 1 pointr/buildapc

You can get cheap spliters or if you wanna try what I did, get this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IF6R4C8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I wanted 5 fans on my build but my mobo only had one Sys Fan and the CPU fan. I connected the adapter on the sys fan and plugged in my 5 pwm fans.

You can control your fans speed with a software but won't individually. I believe that also happens when using splitters.

u/Bromeister · 1 pointr/battlestations

I have this controller. It only works for pwm fans and runs them all at the same speed. I have all my case fans on one of these and all my rad fans on another. You could do the same but with your rad fans on the mobo and your case fans on the controller. Just have to replace the 3-pins.

u/WilllOfD · 1 pointr/hardwareswap

monoprice has great deals on good cables, and I think This is the best PWM splitter :D

u/DreadFawks · 1 pointr/buildapc

Yup. I use a powered PWM compatible splitter since my ITX board only has two headers as well. This is the one I have, and it works just fine.

u/p1_nt · 1 pointr/watercooling

> Can this controller drive 2 pumps and 9 fans from a single molex power connector

No lol. You're going to want to use powered PWM splitters for the fans since the controller will only drive 4 of them by itself. So just get one of those splitters and run 6 fans off the splitter, and 3 fans off the controller.

The pumps are more complicated since the pump header on aquaero is proprietary to aqua computer, called aquabus. So you need to use their aquabus pumps.

You can run the newer EK pumps (D5 G2) off of the aquaero fan header if you would prefer. But you must make sure you get newer stock since the G2 motors only started shipping about a year ago. Older EK D5 pumps will not work on the fan headers nor the aquabus headers.

But if you're spending all this money I would just spend the extra $50-100 on the aquabus pumps, and then just get the EK top, or whatever dual top you would prefer, or just connect them with hose.

> Are my sensors correct for the size of tubing I'm using?

Tubing size doesn't really matter for this, the sensors are just G1/4 which is the industry standard thread size for blocks, res, pumps, rad, and fittings.

> Is there a more "in-stock" brand with more U.S. exposure I should be considering as well?

aquaero is the best solution for this particularly if you want a standalone cooling unit which yours will be. Performance PCs offers good US stock and customer service. I have placed many complicated orders with them and they've never let me down.

u/Retrosmith · 1 pointr/watercooling

I'll add my recommendation for the Swiftech hub. They come in SATA and Molex both.

u/KrustyKrab223 · 1 pointr/buildapc

This one for example.

https://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8

I also wouldn't go for Corsair fans, which are in my experience total dogshit. They look nice, but performance is quite garbage.

u/AMP_US · 1 pointr/watercooling

On the reservoir, make sure you account for any fittings and or tubing runs at the top and that you will be easily able to fill your res. You don't want your reservoir to be a "tight" fit". It's a PIA. ~2-3 inches of clearance should be fine. Enough to get your hand in there.

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Pump brand doesn't matter. D5 or DDC, PWM or no PWM. The aquacomputer pump is only worthwhile if you have an Aquaero.

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Thermal probes are pretty much all the same thing. They look like this. The main application for them is measuring air temperature (intake, case chamber, exhaust, etc). Does that really mean or impact anything? Not really. But like I said, why not.

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Same deal with flow sensors. Do you need to know what the flow rate of your water cooled computer is? Not really. It's a nice to have. Here are a couple options.

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Water temp sensors are, IMO, the only "sensor" that matters. There are two types, plug and in line. Plugs are essentially caps that have a little temp sensor inside. In line are basically a female to male extension fitting with a thermal sensor. Choose whichever one is easiest to integrate into your loop. This all actually has a point... you want to set your fan speed to your water temp (vs CPU and or GPU). Water is what the rads/fans are cooling. The cooler the water, the cooler your processors. Also, water temp isn't prone to drastic jumps in temperature, so your fans will speed up and slow down more slowly... which is quieter.

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Outside of all of this, the biggest piece of advice I can give (comes from my own mistakes), is make your life easy. The biggest point of friction for this is filling and draining your loop. Your pump should be as close to the lowest point of your loop as possible. Another often over looked "make it easy" step is putting your front rad ports towards the bottom of your case so that radiator can drain with gravity (vs flipping your case upside down). I am presently suffering this mistake.

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Other tips include using a PWM fan hub for your fans so you can route all your fan cables to one spot in the case (cable management) and so you only have to use 1 PWM header on your mobo to control a set of fans (If you have different brand/speed fans, they should have their own hub and mobo PWM header... IE group like fans together).

u/SimplyAlegend · 1 pointr/buildapc

Depends a bit on your Mobo, ususally each header is rated at most for 1A or 12W@12V. So if your fans use less, no problem.

If you arent 100% sure because the Mobo manual doesnt tell this to you, buy a PWM splitter with an additional molex/sata power connector.

e.g.:

http://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1459443989&sr=1-4&keywords=PWM+splitter

u/crafty615 · 1 pointr/watercooling

Yes. If you want each radiator to be adjusted individually then get 2 splitters and have them plugged into 2 Mobo fan headers. Here's the one I have

u/HellBornSoldier · 1 pointr/buildapc

Sorry for not answering the main question. The aio should have its own connection to its fans and only need one from the motherboard, the simplest solution is to get a powered fan splitter so that as the aio increases its fan speed, so to do the case fans

Swiftech 8W-PWM-SPL-ST 8 Way PWM Splitter-Sata

https://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8

There are other options that would offer individual control but would need to be plugged into a USB 2 header like the corsair commander pro; but these are not as inexpensive and add more complexity to a simple problem

u/ming3r · 1 pointr/buildapcsales

Just search for ones with PWM or 4 pin, but 4 pin doesn't always mean it.

You can buy a hub if you need more and want PWM. Silverstone has a nice one, and I've got this - https://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8

u/wooly_bully · 1 pointr/buildapc

Are PWM splitter boxes worth it? Looking at this: https://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8

Seems to be exactly what I was hoping for: Power all fans, and get speed regulation too

u/cadgers · 1 pointr/sffpc

You can use something like this which will have all the fans on the CPU header. Plug the pump into the extra header so you can control that as well. It will run all your fans around the same as your main CPU fan.

u/Oh_hey_a_TAA · 1 pointr/gpumining
u/InboundHarrier · 1 pointr/pcmasterrace

Exactly! Or, if you don't want to use up a drive bay, you could get something like this or this