Fan controller needed

R.C.Anderson · 22 Jan 2011 at 15:13

Just built myself my new sandybridge-based PC, in a HAF-X case, but would quite like to get a fan controller, in order to be able to control the fan speeds of all the case fans. Does anyone know of any decent controllers, that can control ~6 fans, looks quite nice, and is reasonably priced?

Emphacy · 22 Jan 2011 at 15:15

Scythe Kaze Master
NZXT Sentry 2 or NZXT Sentry LX

EDIT: Scythe Kaze Master only controlls 4 sorry.

R.C.Anderson · 22 Jan 2011 at 15:33

I was never to sure about the touch screen ones, as I always felt it's extra cost when a manual knob would do just as well. Also, I don't care about any temperature monitoring, as the only temperatures I want to monitor, have a temperature sensor built into them (CPU, GPU etc)

Emphacy · 22 Jan 2011 at 15:37

AH In that case then, theres always:

Zalman MCF1 or Zalman ZM-MCF1
Nesteq FanMax 8 or Lamptron FC-2

Yo tell you the truth, there aren't really any 'nice looking' fan controllers now which aren't touch screen or LCD.

R.C.Anderson · 22 Jan 2011 at 22:45

I quite liked the FanMax, however after reading some reviews, I got put off it be the flashing LEDs...
The Lamptron was also quite appealing, and although they're meant to have fixed the issue of strange noises etc when running at lower RPMs, I'm still not that keen on it, especially as I'm not sure I like the look of the LEDs
As for the Zalman, looks quite nice, and seems to do what I want (from the published specs), however from what I can find, what you listed were the same models? But I can't find any reviews to see if they're actually any good or not. Do you know of any?

setter · 22 Jan 2011 at 22:50

Im using a zalman ZM-MFC1 PLUS here, very decent unit that controls 6 fans.

AceTK · 22 Jan 2011 at 22:50

I recently got one of these and it fits snug into a pci socket. It also handles 8W per channel so you can put multiple fans on each knob. I ordered mine from austrailia on ebay and it came in 4 days. Voltage range is 4.8v-12v so fans will be uber quiet if needed. Atm ive got 9 fans running off it and all is good.

AndyOcUK · 22 Jan 2011 at 22:53

I use one of these:

http://www.aqua-computer.de/e_content/e_aquaero.htm

also controls pump, fan speeds manually via individual RPM or % speed or via tem (headers for 4 sendors as well as flow meters)

R.C.Anderson · 23 Jan 2011 at 10:30

@setter: Could you trust me where you got your controller from? As I can't find it available for sale anywhere I normally use.

@AceTK: Thanks for the info, but I would rather be able to change the fan speeds from the front of the case.

@AndyOcUK: Never seen them before, however they only control a max of 4 fans, and I need more than that.

StevenG · 23 Jan 2011 at 10:39

ZM-MFC1 PLUS 6 channel and can control 6 fans as stated above. used one of these for a few of my builds, excellent item.

StevenG

setter · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:34

Im afraid that mine was bought second hand from the members market on the forum.