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Windows 7 - Fan controller suggestions
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06-29-2011
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Fan controller suggestions
Hello all!
Today, I come to ask this forum for suggestions for a PCI fan controller. This sounds awfully obvious to find out myself, the issue that comes up is the fact that I require a controller that can control two Vantec Tornado case fans. They are bloody loud as hell when they run on full RPM, full voltage. I've read some awful stories about some PCI fan controllers that people have bought that caused their entire PC to stop operating due to short circuiting. I'm slightly afraid to buy a random controller due to this and considering that I have not one, but two Vantec case fans, I'd need something special. I do stress that I need this to be a PCI card, not a 5.25 inch bay.
Isn't talking like a British person so much fun!  | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number ASUS
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU AMD Athlon 240 II @ 2.8-4.004 ghz
Motherboard M4A78LT-M LE
Memory SuperTalent 4gb DDR3
Graphics Card ATI Radeon 3000HD
Screen Resolution 1440*900
Case Re-modded Dell Dimension 4550
Cooling Vantec 92mm Tornado x2
Other Info It looks pretty.
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06-29-2011
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Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8 64bit |
This is the only one I know about. The controller card uses a PCI slot but has no electrical connection through the slot. Its just a place to mount the card. Gets its power from the PSU and can handle 5 fans. The control panel sets on your desk. NZXT :: Unique. Unprecendented. Inspired - Sentry LXE Product Detail
Jim  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8 64bit
CPU Phenom II X6 1100T
Motherboard ASUS M5A99X EVO
Memory Crucial Balistic 8gb DDR3-1866 CL9
Graphics Card MSI R6850 Cyclone IGD5 PE
Sound Card On Board
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VE258Q 25" LED with DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard AVS Gear Blue LED Backlight
Mouse Logitech Marble Mouse USB, Logitech Precision Game Pad
PSU Seasonic X650 80 Plus GOLD Modular
Case Corsair 400R
Cooling Antec Kuhler H2O 620, Two 120mm and four 140mm
Hard Drives Two WD Cavier Black 2TB Sata III, WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0
Internet Speed 15MB
Other Info APC UPS ES 750, Netgear WNR3500L Gigabit & Wireless N Router with SamKnows Test Program, Motorola SB6120 Gigabit Cable Modem. Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer, Epson V300 Scanner
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06-30-2011
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I love this one, I have two, one in each of my towers. Ultra ULT40123 MD3 Media Dashboard at TigerDirect  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU AMD 965 Phenom II X4 3.4 BE, OC'd stable at 4.1
Motherboard MSI 890FXA-GD70
Memory 16 gb G. Skill Z Series 2133 DDR3 9-10-9-28 @ 1866
Graphics Card (2) Crossfired MSI R5770 Hawk's OC'd
Sound Card On board HD audio with lossless 24 bit/192 sample rate
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via hdmi/d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless K800
Mouse Logitech G9x & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU Ultra X4 modular 1050 watt 80% silver rating & APC 1200 RS
Case Thermaltake Element V Black Edition
Cooling 15 case fans w/speed control,Corsair H100 in P/P, gpu fans
Hard Drives (2) 128 gb Crucial m4 SSD drive sata III
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata
(1) 1 tb WD green/sata
(2) 2 tb WD My Book/esata
(1) 500 gb Seagate Freeagent/esata
(2) 250 gb Seagate Freeagent go's/usb
(1) 80 gb Seagate Barracuda/sata
(1) 64 gb Crucial C300
Internet Speed Some where between the worst and bearable
Other Info 3 Noctua fans + 4 Noctua in p/p on H100 cooler
Ultra 2.5 dual hot swap drive bays for SSD's
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd optical 22X
Ultra MD3 media reader, IO ports & fan controller
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
HP Probook i3 laptop
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06-30-2011
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#4 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
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OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU Core i5-3570K - 4.5GHz
Motherboard ASUS Sabertooth Z77
Memory G.Skill Sniper 12GB DDR3-1600
Graphics Card HD6950 CrossfireX - 850/1350
Sound Card Realtek ALC892
Monitor(s) Displays Gateway FHD2402
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech G110
Mouse Logitech G9x, Saitek RAT-7
PSU Corsair HX1000W
Case HAF-X
Cooling XSPC Rasa RS360
Hard Drives OCZ Agility 3 90GB (OS, Games), Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB (Additional storage, Backup)
Internet Speed 3Mbps
Other Info Razer Vespula Gaming Pad, Razer eXactMat
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06-30-2011
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) SP1 |
I have a Lamptron FC-5v2 but now the 6 is out. Lamp Electronics | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number tw33k
OS Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) SP1
CPU Intel 3770k 4.7GHz
Motherboard ASRock Fatal1ty z77 Professional
Memory 8GB (2x 4GB) G-Skill 16000CL9D (2000MHz)
Graphics Card Gigabyte HD 6950 (unlocked 910/1375)
Sound Card On Board Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 27" Acer B273HU (via HDMI)
Screen Resolution 2048 x 1152
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless 5000
Mouse Microsoft Wireless 5000
PSU Corsair AX750 Gold
Case Corsair Obsidian 800DW
Cooling Phanteks PH-TC14PE 2x PH-F140 & UK 3000, 7x 120mm, 2x 140m
Hard Drives Crucial C300 128GB
1TB Samsung F3 SATA
1TB WD Elite External
Internet Speed 5mb/s
Other Info Logitech z-2300 2.1 speakers
Lamptron FC-5 v2
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06-30-2011
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Quote: Originally Posted by Coke Robot  I do stress that I need this to be a PCI card, not a 5.25 inch bay. Sunbeam Theta USB Fan controller
Quote: Originally Posted by Coke Robot Isn't talking like a British person so much fun! When out on the town on a friday night, yes. It is.  | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Enterprise
CPU Intel Pentium Dual E2200 @2.2GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte II-G31
Memory 4GB
Graphics Card Palit GForce 9500GT 1GB
Sound Card onBoard
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU 450W
Case CoolerMaster CM690
Cooling Corsair H50
Hard Drives WesternDigital: 250GB + 1TB + 1TB + 2TB
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06-30-2011
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this one has 2 sets of controls, 1 that fits in a 3.5" slot and another that goes over an expansion slot hole in the back of the case.
I bought one for my dads machine and one for my machine and they work great. http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-FP...9495114&sr=8-1 | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HAL-9000
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
CPU Intel i7 2600K @ 4.44Ghz
Motherboard Asus P8P67 Pro Rev 3.1
Memory 16GB DDR3 1333 Corsair XMS3
Graphics Card XFX HD5850 1GB EyeFinity
Sound Card Logitech G35 & Sennheiser PC135 & VIA HD
Monitor(s) Displays 23" HP 2310e, 23" Samsung B2230, 21.5" Viewsonic
Screen Resolution 5760x1080
Keyboard Logitech G15 and G13
Mouse Logitech G700 Gaming Mouse
PSU Antec True Power New 650watt
Case Cooler Master HAF-932
Cooling Corsair H60 Hydro Cooler, 3x 230mm Fans, 2x120mm Fan
Hard Drives 16TB of Storage
128GB & 256GB Crucial M4 SSD's, 2X 1TB WD Black, 3x 2TB WD, 3x 2TB Samsung F4, 1.5TB Seagate, WD 500GB,
Internet Speed 50/10 Mbit
Other Info Speakers : Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Studio Monitors , APC RS 1200 UPS, HP 4500DN Color Laser, HP P1006 mono Laser, Kodak 8500 Dye-Sub, Epson 1280 inkjet, Epson Worforce 610 MFC
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07-01-2011
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Quote: Originally Posted by xarden
Quote: Originally Posted by Coke Robot I do stress that I need this to be a PCI card, not a 5.25 inch bay. Sunbeam Theta USB Fan controller
Quote: Originally Posted by Coke Robot Isn't talking like a British person so much fun! When out on the town on a friday night, yes. It is.
Wow, I do like that controller! That's awesome that it can be controlled with software too, no need to manually adjust a knob or two, thanks! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number ASUS
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU AMD Athlon 240 II @ 2.8-4.004 ghz
Motherboard M4A78LT-M LE
Memory SuperTalent 4gb DDR3
Graphics Card ATI Radeon 3000HD
Screen Resolution 1440*900
Case Re-modded Dell Dimension 4550
Cooling Vantec 92mm Tornado x2
Other Info It looks pretty.
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07-01-2011
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Thanks for all the suggestions! Now I shall choose! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number ASUS
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU AMD Athlon 240 II @ 2.8-4.004 ghz
Motherboard M4A78LT-M LE
Memory SuperTalent 4gb DDR3
Graphics Card ATI Radeon 3000HD
Screen Resolution 1440*900
Case Re-modded Dell Dimension 4550
Cooling Vantec 92mm Tornado x2
Other Info It looks pretty.
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07-01-2011
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Sorry didn't catch the PCI part. That Sunbeam does look nice but checking their website that product isn't listed or shown any longer. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU AMD 965 Phenom II X4 3.4 BE, OC'd stable at 4.1
Motherboard MSI 890FXA-GD70
Memory 16 gb G. Skill Z Series 2133 DDR3 9-10-9-28 @ 1866
Graphics Card (2) Crossfired MSI R5770 Hawk's OC'd
Sound Card On board HD audio with lossless 24 bit/192 sample rate
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via hdmi/d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless K800
Mouse Logitech G9x & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU Ultra X4 modular 1050 watt 80% silver rating & APC 1200 RS
Case Thermaltake Element V Black Edition
Cooling 15 case fans w/speed control,Corsair H100 in P/P, gpu fans
Hard Drives (2) 128 gb Crucial m4 SSD drive sata III
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata
(1) 1 tb WD green/sata
(2) 2 tb WD My Book/esata
(1) 500 gb Seagate Freeagent/esata
(2) 250 gb Seagate Freeagent go's/usb
(1) 80 gb Seagate Barracuda/sata
(1) 64 gb Crucial C300
Internet Speed Some where between the worst and bearable
Other Info 3 Noctua fans + 4 Noctua in p/p on H100 cooler
Ultra 2.5 dual hot swap drive bays for SSD's
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd optical 22X
Ultra MD3 media reader, IO ports & fan controller
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
HP Probook i3 laptop
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