Fan controllers

jeckulz · 16 Dec 2009 at 10:27

Wuzup
Just been scouring a few sites looking for a half decent fan controller.
Just wondering if you lot have any suggestions.

Needs;
To be black
10+w per channel would be nice
4-5 channel
Auto/manual speed change with temp monitoring
PWM for primary channel with 3 and 4 pin as options for all others

Doesnt need (But if theyre there, Im not gonna moan):
-USB/Audio... well... ANY front I/O
Touch screen

Suggest away

Jakstaar2007 · 16 Dec 2009 at 13:24

I have the NZXT Sentry 2 which has everything you've asked expect for the PWM for the primary channel. All 4 channels are 3 and 4 pin options and each have their own temperature probe so it can be automatically set or manually.

Has a touch screen and is black.
Has a temperature monitor for all 5 channels.
Doesn;t have any I/O ports though.

Pneumonic · 16 Dec 2009 at 14:17

take a look at the Lamptron Fan Controllers..

Nem · 16 Dec 2009 at 15:05

Aquaero 4

Not sure if it meets everything you need, but worth checking out to see.

rs1800 · 16 Dec 2009 at 17:41

Have a look at the Big-NG. Its a bit more money but its fully programmable. I'm a novice and I didn't find it that hard to set up. My pc is completely silent until I stress test it and the fans automatically run higher as needed.

d3m0n_edge · 16 Dec 2009 at 19:20

+1 for the BigNG. Supports 20W per fan (there are 4) and 40W for PWM fans. May not be black and doesn't have USB/audio inputs but it's one helluva fan controller once you get use to configuring and tweaking it.

jeckulz · 17 Dec 2009 at 08:32

Sentry 2 is looking like my fave so far.
Found two reviews for this FC and both gave it above 90% overall which is good enough for me to buy it.
The big NG sounds great in principle, but everything Ive now read on this says its "fiddly", "complex", "time consuming", scoring overall between 77 and 83% overall.

Any user friendly suggestions?

Thanks again for your suggestions!