** NZXT GRID+ V2 INTERNAL DIGITAL FAN CONTROLLER **

Disco_P said:
Absolutely brilliant bits of kit. Makes life so much more pleasant.

My only wish is that it would work without CAM running and that the minimum fan speed was a smidgen lower. But neither are big deals.

If you have any questions I should be able to answer.
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Mine (the V2) does run without CAM being open? You should just be able to set it and forget it.

I really like mine. Doesnt play well with PWM fans (or 3 pin fans that have a high starting voltage) as if you set the % too low they will turn off then ramp up to 100% speed then back down constantly, but when you get a (35% instead of 20% etc) sweet spot with the settings its amazing.
 
Low stock so I had to buy one I guess.

Anyway hopefully an improvement on my current 6 channel controller which does have the mixed blessing of 6 temp probes, apart from the wiring nightmare but stupidly hits a target temp then just goes 100% on that fan. So ended up having to use resistors as well to limit the max speeds.

Nice LCD panel though with lights n spinny things.
 
Confused Stu said:
Popped a note into the Customer Service forum this morning asking for the order to be changed, but it's a little more complex as it seems my order's been cancelled at some point but no refund made. I'm sure someone will get to the bottom of it and get back to me - looks like it'll be after all the current ones are gone from stock at this rate though! :eek: :D
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Curses - all sold out before anyone responded to my post from yesterday in the Customer Service forum. :( Ah, well, guess it'll get sorted before the next batch is due in stock then! :D

EDIT - Spoke too soon and Damo's now got me all sorted happily. Thanks as always OcUK Customer Services. :)
 
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henson0115 said:
mine was free, must be bugged.
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I meant for those without free delivery. Should be £4 given size and value

katinacooker said:
Mine (the V2) does run without CAM being open? You should just be able to set it and forget it.
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Mine definitely doesn't. I use a custom profile and if I close the program the fans just sit at the same speed. If I run Valley for a while things will get warm then open CAM they suddenly jump in speed.

Are you completely closing cam or just leaving it in the task bar tray area?
 
Received mine, but the 4 pin power cable is broke for the neutral and does not stay in the socket. Guessing it's a return job and wait 10days. Bit of hassle for a power cable.. Don't suppose anybody knows if nzxt would sell a replacement instead? I've tried looking to no avail.
 
If you have a micro USB cable (for charging android phones etc) then that can be used in place of the supplied cable. Assuming that the issue is the cable and not the socket.
 
It's possible that they have snapped off as they frequently do. If you have any spare molex connectors around or connectors with spare pins then it'll do. Just push the tabs in the side in with a small screwdriver and it should pop out. Take pics of the broken one now so you can get a replacement from NZXT. Then take off the old pin and attach the new one, bend the tabs out and push it back into the connector.
 
cheers disco, i will give it a go.

edit: up and running with your suggestion disco thank you, nzxt are also sending me another adapter.
i have to say it is a great device, i am currently controlling 11 fans without any issue - 6 NF-F12 ppc 2000rpm pwm, 3 NF-A14 ppc 2000rpm pwm and 2 NF-R8 redux 1800RPM
 
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Has anyone used it to control waterpump speed?
I tried last night & it didn't detect anything plugged in.

Not a major problem as I have it controlled by my motherboard atm.
 
Robzere31 said:
Has anyone used it to control waterpump speed?
I tried last night & it didn't detect anything plugged in.

Not a major problem as I have it controlled by my motherboard atm.
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Dont think you can (or should). Much better to have the pump direct into your MB.
Loving this controller, wish I'd bought one when they first came out!!
 
I've used it with a pump for an AIO cooler. The way I did that was to think of fan speed as power for the pump, though I decided to go with a fixed speed rather than a curve dependent on CPU temperature. That seems to work very well.
 
After replacing all my random fans with colour coordinated SP120 fans (2 rads, 4 fans) I noticed that the controller (GRID+ V2) was having problems maintaining a steady fan RPM. I could see the wattage oscillating but more importantly I could hear all 4 fans ramping up n down, very annoying.

Anyway to cut to the chase if you have a temperamental fan connected to the GRID+ (especially PWM fans) then consider installing an inline resistor (you can buy packs of Noctua resistors) as this raises the required voltage to reach a given fan RPM and appears to allow the GRID+ to properly control the fans (or it raises the fans to a compatible voltage range).

All 4 four fans are now reporting exactly 840 RPM, 50% load and 0.2W at idle and zero fluctuation :)
 
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