Thermalright Integrated Fan Hub, 10-Port 4 Pin PC Fan Controller, 12V Fan Hub, Support up to 10 Fans, SATA Power Cord Direct Input

I picked up this Thermalright 10-port SATA-powered fan hub because I'm using a Mini-ITX motherboard inside a Micro-ATX case, and my motherboard has very limited fan connections. I've customized the airflow in my case quite a bit and currently have seven fans installed, so I needed a compact PC fan controller that could provide enough connections for everything. My setup includes several low-profile 80mm x 15mm fans, a low-profile 120mm x 15mm fan, and multiple RGB 120mm fans associated with my AIO cooling setup. I've modified the case airflow to use bottom intake and top exhaust, and this hub gives me plenty of expansion for running all of those additional case fans. The biggest advantage is simply the number of connections. Having a 10-port 4-pin fan hub powered through SATA is extremely useful when your motherboard only has a couple of fan headers. Connectivity has been good with the different fans and adapters I'm using, and I haven't experienced problems physically connecting anything. The hub is also very compact. I was able to mount it in the rear compartment behind my motherboard, where it sits flush against the back panel without causing the case panel to bow outward. That's particularly important in a compact Micro-ATX build where cable-management space is limited. PWM fan control is available, although I'm still experimenting with the exact configuration. Some of my small 80mm fans aren't PWM-controlled and run at full speed regardless. With my controllable fans, I'm currently only seeing two fans through my motherboard's fan controls. Based on the hub's connections, I believe I may need to use the designated red CPU fan port along with the PWM connection to get the control behavior I'm looking for, so I'll need to experiment with that configuration further. I also experienced some finicky behavior while setting up my AIO cooling, so I eventually connected one of the AIO-related fans directly to the motherboard. I can't say that the fan hub caused the issue, and I suspect it was more related to how the AIO and motherboard were handling fan control. After getting everything configured, my system is now stable and my CPU is sitting around 48°C under normal operation. Noise hasn't been a problem either. Obviously the hub itself doesn't eliminate fan noise, but my overall seven-fan setup remains surprisingly quiet and certainly doesn't sound like a jet engine. Overall, I'm very happy with this Thermalright fan hub. It's compact, SATA-powered, provides a huge amount of fan expansion, and is especially useful for Mini-ITX motherboards with limited fan headers. I'm still dialing in the PWM control configuration, but as a way to connect and power a large number of case fans in a compact PC build, it does exactly what I needed. 5/5 stars TL;DR: Compact 10-port SATA fan hub that works great for adding lots of fans to a Mini-ITX or Micro-ATX build. Plenty of connectivity, easy to hide behind the motherboard, and perfect for a custom multi-fan cooling setup.

We’ve all been there where you realize your motherboard only has three fan headers, but you have about eight fans you’re trying to fit in the case. I picked up this Thermalright Fan Hub to clean up my build, and it’s honestly been one of the most useful $15 purchases I’ve made. The build quality is solid for what it is. It’s compact, so we were able to tuck it away behind the motherboard tray where no one can see it. It uses a SATA power connection, which is great because it means we aren't pulling too much power directly from the motherboard. One thing to keep in mind: the red port is the only one that sends the RPM signal back to your PC, so make sure you plug your primary fan into that one if you want to actually see your fan speeds in the BIOS. It comes with a double-sided adhesive pad that’s surprisingly strong. Once you stick it down, it’s not going anywhere. It’s made the whole build look ten times cleaner since all the fan cables just run to one central spot instead of crisscrossing over the GPU. If you’re doing a high airflow build and don't want to spend $60 on a fancy branded controller, this is a no-brainer.

I wanted to have PWM fan speed control on my case fans, and was adding a couple extra fans while replacing older ones. I also was worried about overdrawing my motherboard's system fan port or giving the fans less power with a splitter, since my MB only has a single processor fan port and single system fan port. This lets me plug in dedicated power from an extra sata power plug, but plug it into the motherboard to control all my 120mm fans via an included cable to the motherboard. This hub does not give my motherboard individual control over each fan, rather, it looks at a host fan and copies it to the other attached 4 pin PWM fans. This may not be ideal for precise noise level on specific annoying fan or case airflow adjustments, but I just wanted to lower general noise and not have my fans at full blast 100% of the time when the PC isn't in performance mode or something. I needed to access my BIOS/EUFI and enable PWN and tinker with the fan curve settings to take advantage of the PWM. I could hear the fans ramping up and down as I tinkered, so the PWM does work. I was able to cut out a few MOLEX to 3 pin adapters (from the old fans) cluttering the interior. The cables can be a bit snug though, which is good if you don't want them to come loose, or annoying when you need to remove a fan or access the PC interior when you've got a fan with a short cable on the removable access panel like I do.

I used this to replace a smaller, cheaper hub that solder points pull out too easily. This appears to be well built, and it should hold up.

Works great and as expected! Really just plug and play and your all set to connect more fans. Size is nice and compact and the case feels high quality.

Super simple and does its job, all the fans connected great, and it holds up very well. It is built light weight and runs great. If you need it to connect more fans, it is worth every penny.

I have a Montech King 95 Pro that comes with an included 10 fan hub that ended up not working after a few weeks. Ordered this hub in a pinch and did exactly what I needed it to do when my included hub wasn’t working. Build quality seems to be top notch as I haven’t had any issues with this at all after a few months. Super easy to set up and fit nicely in my dual chamber leaving lots of room for cable management.

Works as intended. It has no problem supporting the extra fan in my computer.

Muito bom funcionou perfeitamente e atendeu minhas expectativas

Me ayudó mucho con la gestión de los cables de mis ventiladores, de tener que conectar algunos en serie y luego a la motherboard, pude conectarlos todos de manera individual al hub y luego del hub a la motherboard a través de un solo cable. Eso sí, la iluminación RGB la vas a tener que gestionar aparte (ahí sí tuve que conectar en serie y utilizar dos puertos de 5v). Considera que no tiene incluido el cable Sata de alimentación así que lo tendrás que obtener por tu cuenta (en mi caso la fuente de poder venía con varios extras así que usé uno). La cinta doble cara con la que viene no es tan fuerte; cada vez que abro el gabinete el hub está medio despegado. Lo único "malo" de usar este hub es que no puedes controlar la velocidad de los puertos/ventiladores de manera invididual ya que la motherboard lo detecta como si fuera un solo ventilador. Fuera de eso todo ha resultado bastante bien.

Buena opción si no quieres gastar tanto y no tienes ventiladores de rgb