3 pin pc fan control via mosfet

Confusion.

For relay approach you need one BC337, one relay, one diode, independently how many fans you have.

For transistor option you need BC337 plus 2-8 BC327 for 3-15 fans.

For mosfet option you need one BC337, one P-channel mosfet, but the mosfet needs to have characteristics to saturate well with -12V gate voltage.

Confusion indeed :slight_smile: Can you help me on setting this up?

Also this looks ok.

No problem.

Awesome. Can you tell me which relay and diode I need? I’ll do my best to set it up and come back with that!

Whatever 12V >8A spst (or spdt) relay is fine. Why 8A? I like to have 3x margin for relays that are not rated for inductive load.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33037376542.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003128290617.html
Obviously some brand like Omron offers more reliability, but costs 5 times more (or is fake).
Also whatever diode rated >20V/200ma, for example the same 1N4007 you use for flyback.