650D Fan Controller?

On Holiday · 26 Aug 2012 at 22:42

Went out for a sunday roast, come back to computer, Coretemp was reading 90'c (CPU load was like 2%), looked at my radiator fans, and they weren't moving!

Quickly put the fan controller to highest option and got it cool again.

Anybody else had issues with the Corsair 650D Fan Controller?

[TW]Sponge · 26 Aug 2012 at 23:13

Nope, no problems here. Although I now use a dedicated one.

King Damager · 27 Aug 2012 at 11:08

Depends on what fans you use. Certain fans will no longer be able to spin if you lower the voltage too low.

If the fans started working again when you put the fan controller on a higher setting, I suspect this is what the issue is...

You'll need to find out how much the voltage cut is with the fan controller, and what the minimum voltage your fans will spin on is.

kd

almostgfx · 27 Aug 2012 at 21:15

never had any problems with it myself

Tubes · 27 Aug 2012 at 22:53

My fan controller packed up month or 2 ago, only had the case 9 months.

Just have them (only using the stock fans) plugged into the MB now, not ideal but it works.

I haven't looked properly but I think the controller seems pretty well built in and therefore was in two minds whether to bother contacting Corsair as it may turn out to be a massive hassle if it ends up you having to send the whole case back...

RichH · 28 Aug 2012 at 16:14

The controller on my 600t is broken and I have read of many similar cases.

Corsair fan controllers are rubbish.

RichH · 28 Aug 2012 at 17:15

Tubes said:
I haven't looked properly but I think the controller seems pretty well built in and therefore was in two minds whether to bother contacting Corsair as it may turn out to be a massive hassle if it ends up you having to send the whole case back...

Exactly my thoughts - after contacting both Corsair and the etailer I bought it from I decided it wasn't worth bothering with. You have to send the whole case back at your own expense, and it'll probably just break again anyway.

Tubes · 28 Aug 2012 at 20:25

RichH said:
Exactly my thoughts - after contacting both Corsair and the etailer I bought it from I decided it wasn't worth bothering with. You have to send the whole case back at your own expense, and it'll probably just break again anyway.

Good to know, I will not bother then.

Can anyone spec a decent fan controller? Something that blends in nicely and doesn't look like it should actually be in a 747's cockpit...

sicount · 29 Aug 2012 at 02:39

Contact Corsair support. They should send you a fan controller replacement without having to send the case back.

According to this thread on the Corsair support boards if the automated RMA process asks you to ship the case back you should just ignore it.

Lamptron and Scythe make some decent looking and performing fan controllers.

On Holiday · 31 Aug 2012 at 22:30

Case fans are all default plus H100 fans.

Fans will actually just stop working after roughly 3 hours. So I've had to set coretemp to shut PC down once temp reaches 60'c as I can't leave the PC on anymore..

Have contacted Corsair Support today and hoping for a reply soon!

On Holiday · 1 Sep 2012 at 01:07

Same day reply from them, being shipped a new fan controller and should be here within 10 days. Brilliant support from Corsair (Y)

felton1592 · 2 Sep 2012 at 16:22

No problem with fan controller, just some fans sound a bit rattly on occasions.