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best fan controller
i've read a few OLD review on this site, and all of them seemed to have a bunch of negative stuff to say, so i was wondering....
what are some peoples opinions, what is the best fan controller around right now?
i just need 2 or 3 fans controlled, and they'll basically mostly be on 5V.
any fan controller that stands out? or should i just pop a few fanmate to the back of the case....?
what are some peoples opinions, what is the best fan controller around right now?
i just need 2 or 3 fans controlled, and they'll basically mostly be on 5V.
any fan controller that stands out? or should i just pop a few fanmate to the back of the case....?
Sunbeam!
The sunbeam is simple elgant and cheap.
http://www.jab-tech.com/Sunbeam-5-1-4-R ... -2530.html
an alternative for a 3.5 bay
http://www.jab-tech.com/3.5-Rheobus-13w ... -1640.html
The automatic controllers all seem to have some "issue".
http://www.jab-tech.com/Sunbeam-5-1-4-R ... -2530.html
an alternative for a 3.5 bay
http://www.jab-tech.com/3.5-Rheobus-13w ... -1640.html
The automatic controllers all seem to have some "issue".
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oh, ok, thanks for the advice!
I'll just wait to see how loud my rig sounds when it arrives, with the 2 stock antec fans set to 6V by running them in series (i actually had to look that one up in my physics book, can't believe it ), and depending on how bad it is, i'll get the rheobus together with a couple yate loons.
I'll just wait to see how loud my rig sounds when it arrives, with the 2 stock antec fans set to 6V by running them in series (i actually had to look that one up in my physics book, can't believe it ), and depending on how bad it is, i'll get the rheobus together with a couple yate loons.
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You might want to look at this fan controller. Hard to beat for the price.....you can set the base speed of three fans, and using three temp probes, cause the fans to go full speed at a certain (adjustable) temp. Nice price also. The fans get a 12v burst at start-up, to start spinning.
I recommend this one: http://www.jab-tech.com/Sunbeam-5-1-4-R ... -2530.html
It has full 0v-12v on each switch, at 0v it's off.
It has full 0v-12v on each switch, at 0v it's off.
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I'm no silence expert but SPCR has affected my purchase decisions more positively then any other web source. I searched for years for the perfect controller and finally settled on the Sunbeam rheobus. I recently installed three of them and was impressed with their quality and heavy duty build. Definitely gets best bang per $ award. Fits perfectly behind the SLK3000B's door as well. It seems that all "automatic" solutions have issues. This solution seems rock solid, pretty and cheap. hard to beat. Total flexability on fan speeds depending on needs at the moment.
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Re: Sunbeam!
I made the mistake of buying two of these (they were cheap, and I have two systems). They use pulse width modulation. Caused serious clicking noises in my fans. There are some similar models (Nexus??) with inductor-capacitor filtering that should fix the problem and aren't much more expensive. But I have no experience with those. Anybody??feddup wrote:an alternative for a 3.5 bay
http://www.jab-tech.com/3.5-Rheobus-13w ... -1640.html
individual
People's Pcs are as individual as they are. I should have mentioned that the Sunbeam works perfectly, so far, with the Globe 120mm (another SPCR recommendation) I got from Silencio. I thought the Sunbeams changed voltage and didn't use PWM. Anyway they work sweet with the globes but I can't speak about other fans.
Just to clarify, the Sunbeam one is an analogue voltage controller (hence it's popularity). The one Felger refers to is a different one that uses PWM.
Another thumbs up here from a Sunbeam Rheobus owner for the past 3 years.
In fact I've been experimenting with Speedfan to control my fans automatically but I've got fed up with the constant noise changes, which is more intrusive than a constant noise at a fixed speed. So I'm plugging my fans back into my trusty Rheobus where I can control them myself!
Another thumbs up here from a Sunbeam Rheobus owner for the past 3 years.
In fact I've been experimenting with Speedfan to control my fans automatically but I've got fed up with the constant noise changes, which is more intrusive than a constant noise at a fixed speed. So I'm plugging my fans back into my trusty Rheobus where I can control them myself!
Not sure I understand that. How would you connect to both Sunbeam and MB?pangit wrote:It's not. There is none. It's just an analogue controller with manual voltage controllers.JVM wrote:How is monitoring rpm speed accomplished with the Sunbeam Rheobus?
You would have to run the RPM wire to a separate header plugged into the mobo if you want to do this.
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The way the Spire (single or dual) controller does. Requires special wiring, which is provided with the Spire. The Spire fan wiring can be used, unchanged, with the Sunbeam rheobus (I have both). The cardboard that comes with the retail bubblepack has the wiring connections shown on it.JVM wrote:Not sure I understand that. How would you connect to both Sunbeam and MB?