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Old December 29th, 2008, 10:03 PM
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Fan controller

My new computer build is going to be focused highly on cooling the system. The case has two 80mm fans, the CPU cooler I've chosen is a Cooler Master Geminii with two 120mm fans and the GPU cooler is an Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo with two 80mm fans. Of course I will be using Arctic Silver or whatever is the latest and greatest compound.

Here;s the deal though....everything I have read says that the typical setup either is too hot or too noisy depending on how you set it up. So, I've been looking into fan controllers but I keep running into walls. I'd prefer something that I can control manually if I want but also controls the fan speed automatically based on the temperature of each sensor. I know there is software to control the CPU fan speed but I have seen nothing for GPU and case.

And so, I'm seeking recommendations for what to do to get the best cooling when needed and the quietest when idle or running at low processing demands.

Once again folks, THANKS!!!!

EDIT: I forgot...I'm also installing a Corsair Dominator memory fan assy over my 4GB of memory...and the memory has heatsinks attached as well.

Last edited by Weatherlite : December 29th, 2008 at 11:16 PM. Reason: Forgot something

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Old December 30th, 2008, 12:07 AM
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Ok...been looking even harder and think I may have found what will work and even looks good. The NZXT Sentry LX. It controls five fans so I should be able to tackle everything there in addition to being able to set it up for one CPU fan coming on at one speed and the second for another so that I can get incremental cooling. Thoughts?

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Old January 1st, 2009, 01:42 PM
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Ok...even after I looked back through the years no one has really had much to say about fan controllers. So, I guess I'l just report back what I find out with this. I have found mainly 3-4 fan controllers and did find one seven fan controller but that one was ugly as sin. hehe So, I'm going with the NZXT cause it does 5 fans, has 5 temp probes and looks good. When I find out the results and see how well it controls things I'll let ya know!

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