Question to all NZXT Phantom owners regarding case fans

[Homer707070]

Hey guys,
I need some help with my new case...

My 1st question:

How did you connect all your fan cables (I've added an additional front intake fan for HDD cooling) to your motherboard? My current mainboard has got 5 fan connectors, all of them are in use now. I want to mount an other 200mm side fan later, but there is no connection left. Do I need to use Y-cables if I want to add more fans? How do they work with the integrated fan control?

My 2nd question:

Do you recommend to use the two 200mm fans at the top as exhaust or intake?

Thanks for any help :)

[rotNdude]

Plug your fans into the PSU or get a fan controller. The top fans should be exhaust.

[Homer707070]

Ok, thanks! So there is no way to use additional fans with the integrated fan controller at the top of the case? If I plug them into the PSU there is no chance to control the rpm without a second fan controller, right?

[rotNdude]

Since you said you have no other fan connectors, I assumed you had no other fan connectors. What is the model number of the case and where is the fan controller plugged into?

[Homer707070]

The case is a NZXT Phantom, as already mentioned in the headline (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146068). I have to admitt that I don't really know where or how the fan controller is plugged in, but I assume that every single fan cable (front, top, rear etc.) has to be directly connected to the fan controller since there is no "special" cable called fan controller.

[A l p h a]

I have the Phantom 630, all my fans are connected to the fan controller, on the back of the mobo tray, except my CPU cooler.
I have 2 front 140mm fans (intake) 1 side 200mm fan (intake) rear 140mm fan (exhaust) 2 top 200mm fans (exhaust) all connected to fan controller.
What model is your Phantom?

Never mind your case doesnt come with a fan controller like mine.

[ckay_]

I have the phantom 530, all fans are connected to the motherboard but inside middle fan is connected with the nzxt grid so I can control the speed

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Fans on rear/top should be setup as exhaust.
Fans on front/bottom/side should be setup as intake.

When using a case where the PSU mounts on the bottom, face it fan-side down, so it intakes cool air from the bottom, instead of grasping at the hot air from within your case, and also messing up the overall airflow.

[Homer707070]

Ok, thank you all for your help. I got it now. Took me some time to figure it out because I'm a newbie...

[PowerHaus930]

I would recommend getting a fan splitter this way you will still be able to control the fan speed assuming they are 4-pin pwm fans. Here is a 4-pin PWM splitter -http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812311001
Here is one for 3 pin fans - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812493016