my review of the NZXT SENTRY LXE - External Touch-Screen Fan-Controller

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got this fan controller this morning and jumped straight up to install this stunning fan controller.
managed to find 2 company's in the uk who sell this and the one i used was selling it for £51 including next day delivery.
so...here is the parcel in its wrapped state.
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packed very well and not one bit of damage to the box.
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box has been sealed with plastic to insure nothing goes missing...nice touch if you ask me.
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pretty well packed inside as well.
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contents of box.
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unit itself.
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fan controller card installed with lose wires.
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cabled routed to the 5 fans.
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the front of the case looks a lot better now compared to before
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all done in under a hour.

conclusion...

to me this a outstanding fan controller.

has a superb auto button to which the fan controller will turn the fan's down itself whilst browsing and turns them up whilst gaming.
i have 3x sharkoon 120mm 2000rpm fans
and 2 fractual 140mm 600rpm fans

when im browsing they all sit on 400 rpm which is very quite and whisly gaming they go up 1000 for the sharkoons and 600 for the fractual fans.

having the temp and fan speed in front of you is a nice thing to have if you ask me.

no leaning down to check/adjust speed of fans.

the controller has the date and time which is another nice function to have.

all in all in very happy with it and what it can do,i know there will be some people who dont see the point in it and thats fine but for me it was a worth while purchase.

excuse the rubbish photo's review as this was my first one and i kinda liked it so you might see some more from me when i upgrade in the future.

thanks for reading and now you can leave via the nearest exit please....
 
Thanks for your initial thoughts on this. I'll be getting 1 as soon as OCUK get some in stock. I was worried about how messy the cabling would be being PCI mounted but after seeing your pics I can see this isn't an issue with a little time spent on it.
Thanks.

i still have to do the temperature sensors but they will follow the same route as the fan leads.

im not sure when ocuk are getting this controller in as i have asked here.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18185263

there is 3 companys i have found in the uk and lowest price is £49 all in.

glad you like my review,as it was my first one i thought a few more people would respond but hey ho !.
 
Sorry but Ment the fractual fans sit on 400 and your right about the sharkoon fans as they do turn off belie 800 rpm.

How do you like the fan controller ?
 
I wonder why they turn off :confused:
I like the fan controller, I think they could have made the fan connection leads a tad shorter as they require quite a bit of routing to hide them. Where did you connect the temp sensors?

i havent done the temp sensors yet as im thinking of getting a new graphics card.

my cpu need's some new paste on it soon so ill route the temp sensors then.

i personally think the fan controller leads are a bit to short,i have a large case and had to use a lead to extend one of the fans.

ill put all 5 sensors in soon though.

got any pictures of your fan controller wiring ?
 
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