Fan conroller that uses motherboard sensors?

Goose · 28 Aug 2015 at 11:25

The only fan controller ive had needed to use its own sensor probes which i immediately binned because they were useless and ugly and controller wouldn't ramp up speeds based temps anyway.

I'm wondering if a fan controller exists that uses the motherboard sensors for temp monitoring and allows you to set a fan curve the way you can in MSI Afterburner for example.

The fans I use are PWM but my motherboard is pretty damn useless and refuses to run them at their lowest speeds hence my need for a controller as i'm extremely fussy about fan noise.

Thanks

Deathjester · 28 Aug 2015 at 11:30

the Aquaero range will do that, but you'll need something like Aida64 installed to pass the temps to it.

Aquaero - The only fan controller you'll ever need....

Goose · 28 Aug 2015 at 11:36

Holy moly those are some expensive fan controllers! :eek:

Deathjester · 28 Aug 2015 at 11:42

Goose said:
Holy moly those are some expensive fan controllers!

Sadly the best doesn't always come cheap....
Here's a link to the least expensive offering:
Aquaero 5 LT

Cyanide · 28 Aug 2015 at 12:12

Deathjester said:
Sadly the best doesn't always come cheap....
Here's a link to the least expensive offering:
Aquaero 5 LT

I can vouch for the LT - got one the other week and it really is the best fan controller I've ever had the pleasure of using. There's almost nothing it can't do!

traveyb · 28 Aug 2015 at 12:16

Wow they are expensive but look good! I take it I can use it for a pure air setup?

Cyanide · 28 Aug 2015 at 12:22

traveyb said:
Wow they are expensive but look good! I take it I can use it for a pure air setup?

You can use it for ANYTHING*

*as long as it's fan related. It won't cook your dinner for you.

Goose · 28 Aug 2015 at 12:39

Deathjester said:
Sadly the best doesn't always come cheap....
Here's a link to the least expensive offering:
Aquaero 5 LT

Indeed. If I was running a custom a loop then it would be a no brainer but I only have a simple setup of an AIO with 2 fans and 3 case fans.

I might just try and find a way to undervolt my fans so run at 600rpm or so and leave it at that. I dont go for extreme overclocks or run my rig at full load for hours on end so heat isn't a huge issue.

Cyanide · 28 Aug 2015 at 12:45

Goose said:
Indeed. If I was running a custom a loop then it would be a no brainer but I only have a simple setup of an AIO with 2 fans and 3 case fans.

I might just try and find a way to undervolt my fans so run at 600rpm or so and leave it at that. I dont go for extreme overclocks or run my rig at full load for hours on end so heat isn't a huge issue.

I've only got it running 5 fans in total. You don't have to have 20+ fans to make it worthwhile. I've got it set to ramp up different fans as the heat increases while I'm gaming so that when it's sat idle it's absolutely silent and things only got full whack when I'm benching. Saves me getting an earful from the Mrs when she's trying to listen to Eastenders and I want a game

doyll · 28 Aug 2015 at 14:51

Goose said:
Indeed. If I was running a custom a loop then it would be a no brainer but I only have a simple setup of an AIO with 2 fans and 3 case fans.

I might just try and find a way to undervolt my fans so run at 600rpm or so and leave it at that. I dont go for extreme overclocks or run my rig at full load for hours on end so heat isn't a huge issue.

Honestly the Aquaero 5 LT is a great deal. It's the same controller as XT and Pro with less options and no 5.25" bay interface. The reality is Aquaero does so much teh 5.25 interface is near worthless anyway. Everyone I know with one does everything with monitor and mouse & keyboard. I have the Pro and never look at it (behind the door of Enthoo Primo).

Joe! · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:03

Cyanide said:
*as long as it's fan related. It won't cook your dinner for you.

With a bit of tinkering with the fan profiles and some AMD GPUs, that may be possible

Deathjester · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:18

I have a 6 pro, but only because there isn't a 6 LT... As I wanted 4 PWM fan headers.

Goose · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:38

So with the 5 LT do you have to buy AIDA64 in order to get the temp monitoring without having to use those god awful probes?

Cyanide · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:43

Goose said:
So with the 5 LT do you have to buy AIDA64 in order to get the temp monitoring without having to use those god awful probes?

You can use OpenHWMonitor which'll pick up on all your motherboard and GPU sensors. It's free and runs in the background.

The Aquaero probes are for getting more accurate air and water temperature readings. They're useful to have but you can do everything from the motherboard sensors if you want to.

Deathjester · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:46

Goose said:
So with the 5 LT do you have to buy AIDA64 in order to get the temp monitoring without having to use those god awful probes?

I haven't used the probes in any of my builds; however I am going to try them in my new build...

Anything which places the temperature data in shared memory should work with the Aquaero.

Goose · 28 Aug 2015 at 16:24

Sweet. How far can you go with creating fan curves with PWM fans? Can you have them running outside of their rated RPM range?

Cyanide · 28 Aug 2015 at 16:29

Goose said:
Sweet. How far can you go with creating fan curves with PWM fans? Can you have them running outside of their rated RPM range?

You can set them to whatever you want, whether the fans actually work outside their range is a different matter entirely

traveyb · 28 Aug 2015 at 16:39

Cyanide said:
*as long as it's fan related. It won't cook your dinner for you.

Dammit, not buying it now!

Looks like what I need, do people just attach it using Velcro or something?

Arcane · 28 Aug 2015 at 17:33

I'm totally unimpressed with the LT5, anything PWM is a nightmare to get working if it's on a splitter, gone through loads of different fans and splitters with the same result, either them running full tilt or not at all. It doesn't help that there's no compatibility list and most of the information is in german.

Cyanide · 28 Aug 2015 at 18:45

Arcane said:
I'm totally unimpressed with the LT5, anything PWM is a nightmare to get working if it's on a splitter, gone through loads of different fans and splitters with the same result, either them running full tilt or not at all. It doesn't help that there's no compatibility list and most of the information is in german.

I've got a pair of EK Vardar's on a PWM splitter and they work perfectly from 25-100%