Good fan controller?

[amuffin]

Is there a good cheap fan controller that I can get? This is to drive 2 cm sickle flow fans I am ordering and 2 case fans in the cm storm scout.

 

[mcnumpty23]

depends what you mean by cheap

and what style you like--really flashy or plain and simple

i am just about to order one of these

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/nzxt-sentry-mix-led-illuminated-fan-crontroller-with-six-50w-channels-5-led-colours-slider-controls

gets very good reviews

review here

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/NZXT-Sentry-Mix-Fan-Controller-Review/1404/1

 

[amuffin]

Would you get this over the sentry? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811992005 even though its 10w per channel. Do you think they can power sickeflow fans? 3 120mm fans and 1 140mm?

 

[mcnumpty23]

personally no

but i wanted something that wasnt too flashy to go with a corsair obsidian 650d--so its partly a matter of taste

and that didnt use temperature probes or give low fan speed warning bleeps--my current akasa fan controller is

great but if i put below 600rpm it bleeps like hell and if temperatures go too high it bleeps and drives me

mad--looks like the one you linked gives warning bleeps



10w per channel seems quite low--though if you only have 4 fans it may be adequate

 

[amuffin]

I checked the fans up, they use like 1-4w. This would be put in a cm storm scout. Hm do you know of any other ones?

 

[mcnumpty23]

theres some here to give you more choice

these are all 5.25--i take it you dont want 3.5?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100016544&IsNodeId=1&Description=fan%20controller%205.25&name=Controller%20Panels&Order=BESTMATCH

 

[amuffin]

Nah I like 5.25 because it just more fitting into the case than a 3.25