Fan and Fan Controller recommendations

[Greboth]

Hey

As looking at changing things around, I am after some new fans and a new fan controller but looking for input into possible choices.

Fans: They will be used mainly on rads with a couple of normal case fans. The case fans will be painted so must be able to be taken apart easily. This has led me to come to either using Yate Loons or Scythe GT’s. The GT’s are around 3 times the price though of the Yate Loons for not that much greater stats (which we all know fan manufacturers are hard to believe anyway) So for those who have used them, are Yate Loons good enough to compete are GT’s for the fraction of the cost they are? Or should I just lump for the GT’s straight off?

Fan Controller: Need a fan controller with a minimum of 5 channels and the higher that watts per channel the better. For this I have come down I have come down to Scythe Kaze Master pro, Lamptron FC2 or Lamptron FC8. Scythe has the rpm figure and temperature (at the moment only use my temperature sensor for ambient) but as pc doubles for gaming and some htpc then I don’t like the bright display, I also like that you can turn fans off though rarely needed. Roll on the Lamptrons, FC2 seems to be the obvious choice, enough channels and low lighting but reading some reviews people have had problems with it actually being able to rotate fans and varying amounts of voltage across channels. The FC8 reviews seem to suggest that these problems have been addressed. Also going for both lamptrons is aesthetically I think they are better looking than the Scythe.

So if you read all that congrats and anyone who has experience with any would you recommend it or a different fan or fan controller?

Greboth.

 

[JeffyB]

I use low speed yate loons (d14sl and d12sl) on my low fpi sr1-420 rad and on the case. The gt's come into thier own with higher fpi rads where their increased static prerssure helps. I don't think they are worth 3 times as much as a yate loon though. Some fans like the enermax magmas have removable blades which would making spraying very simple. What rad are you going to be using?

Controller i use a scythe kaze master and splitters to control 9 fans. I chose the scythe as the finish suited my build more than the lamptrons. Have a look at the new fc8

 

[Greboth]

I was thinking in terms of silence though as becoming anal about it haha. I will be using them on sr-1 rads too, hadn't decided between low and medium speed ones though to use. Guess that sorts that out then.

I already use a scythe 4 channel controller as I will be needing 5 channels it needs to go, as I said I like thek for certain things as dislike for others. I think reviews are good for a lot but doesn't compare to long term use. Starting to think they are much of a muchness and doesnt really matter which in terms of functionality, just which looks best.