Fan Speen Controller

[Clob]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813999251

Looks like a great deal! Anyone have any experence with it? I wish I could get one that will do 3.3v to really make all 6 of my fans silent. I can deal with 6v though, using two of those off switces on my loudest fans.

 

[doolittle]

It is a decent controller for the price, but I am not a big fan of the voltage-regulator fan controllers... They get a bit hot for my liking when it soakes up all the volts for low fan voltage

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If you really want quiet, get a digital PWM controller that at least uses an LM* based IC controller (here and here for more detail)

I got an Aerocool gatewatch you can manually select the RPM and not worry about the voltage. It is usually lambasted since it can't do the auto-temp fan control it boasts, but I got it because it had PWM fan control, and looked cool

 

[Clob]

Looks like a great device... Maybe I can free up some room for that monster. Any other devices use that new-fangled regulation you describe that you know of?

 

[Scougs]

I have one of those Zalman controllers, and I like it and I think it looks cool too. Goes quite well with my silver case and blue led fans. I didn't want a controller with temperature alarms and things like that. I just wanted one with knobs that are easy to control.

One thing to be aware of about this controller, is that the two switches don't have fan connectors on them. You have to connect wires directly to them by pushing the wire into a little hole and then tightening a screw to hold it in place.

What the other guy said about lowering the voltage further is right. 5v is close to as low as you can go and still have the fans operate. The fans are very quiet when turned all the way down. I have a 120mm fan on one of the switches and it makes a huge difference in the noise when the switch is set to 5v. I almost can't tell the difference in noise between off and 5v. 5v still moves a decent amount of air with that 120mm fan too.

 

[doolittle]

There are smaller and better ones like the Thermaltake A2349 IFC, since it actually works with auto temp/fan control...

If you need a card reader as well check out the AeroCool CoolPanel2, the wiring itself will be a project in itself - like mine was :?

 

[AdamBomb42]

I have this one and it works great. I had 6 fans connected to it.