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I recently got my desktop and its been very loud so far and I can't really figure ways out to make it quieter. I wanna have the fans change automatically depending on the temperatures (I really liked the idea of ASUS's fan Xpert 2 that they have on some of their motherboards although sadly I only heard of it after getting my pc). I went with an asrock extreme6 that has very limited fan controlling options and even with everything on the lowest setting, my desktop is still too loud for me. I'm using the fan controller on my 600T which slightly helped but still too much outside my liking. I've stumbled across the corsair link and I really like the ability to have a fan curve for the fans (and also the adjusting lighting depending on temps seems like a cool thing that i'll be using). I'll admit I'm quite biased and I kinda want it for the corsair branding because corsair makes awesome products. :rolleyes: Sooo my question is, is the corsair link worth its $75? i heard that the software is very glitchy but that was a while ago and i dunno if they're fixed now. If there are better options for the price i'd like to hear. Specs: cpu and cooler: 2500k with a 212 cooler master evo mobo: Asrock Z77 Extreme6 gpu: Gigabyte 7970 OC windforce ram: Gskill ripjawsX 2x8 1600mhz psu: Corsair TX850 V2 case: Corsair 600T hdd: WD 1tb caviar blue

Hello everyone! This is my first post on the linustechtips forums. The first time I saw use of an "intelligent" fan controller was actually in Linus' old rig build video. I would love something similar for controlling the 6 odd case fans I have planned for my rigs cooling over-hall. I do have something planned involving a raspberry pi however I was curious as to whether there are any modern PCI cards for controlling fans using software. With actual descent software. Maybe even allowing the use of fanspeed-temperature graphs like on Afterburner etc. Can anyone enlighten me?

Ok, I'm seriously considering a caselabs sth10 for my case, (I do plan on going into computers as a career in some form or another, so its not really a bad investment for a personal rig for the rest of my life lol) With the ridiculous amount of radiator space on the sth10, how on EARTH do you power and control 20 something computer fans? I cant buy that case and not have at least 4 (up to 6 I think with the mid-plates, but they have 5 fan spaces? ) in push pull. Granted it'd be ridiculously pointless, but I guess if you had all noctua's running at minimum speed you'd be running great temps with very little noise? full speed with the new black's and it'd sound like a f**kin hurricane.

I plan on getting a Corsair Graphite series 760T Arctic White with a Swiftech H320 to be installed on the top portion with the stock fans replaced with Noctua NH-F12s. I was just wondering how low/high the built-in fan controller of the 760T would make my fans run.

I have recently upgraded my system quite a bit. New case, water cooling (most of it's new) Pump-Res-Tubing, fans, etc. But after all of the upgrades I am now at 9 fans, 5 of them are 140mm and the other 4 are 120mm. Now the case I have is the Phantek Enthoo Primo, which is amazing and the last case I'll be getting for a LONG time! But the noise from all the fans and the pump was a bit much even with headphones on. So I went on the search for a good fan controller. I ended up getting the GELID Solutions Speed Touch 6 which is a 6 Channel (30Watts per chnl.) fan controller with a Capacitive Touch Screen Panel. Now with 30 Watts per channel you can easily put multiple fans on a single channel. At this point I still have one channel I'm not using by doubling up the fans on each of the channels, and needless to say, my PC is SO much quieter now. And for $40.00 and the amount of power that this controller can handle it was a great buy. I'll link down below the video for the install along with the link from where I got. All in all I love this controller and would highly recommend it. Hope this is able to help guide some of you in the direction you wanted to go, thanks :-) Sincerely, Elegant Mess Install Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ALixnwTq_Y Purchase Link: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/22852/bus-373/Gelid_Solutions_Speed_Touch_Six_30W_6x_Channel_Touch_Screen_Fan_Controller_FC-LC-01.html

Hi, I'm looking for a cheap fan controller to control 3 case fans (3 pin). I don't want to spend over £10 ideally. I need something that can turn down the fans for when I'm sleeping (about 2m from computer) and still keep the computer cool enough at a minimal load (just downloading); then turn up the speed whenever I'm gaming to get decent cooling performance. P.S. I live in the UK so it has to be available there. Thanks in advance.

The bigger question I am interested in is how many fans do you run in your machine, I asked what type of case so we have an idea of how much those fans exactly do. For example four fans in a small HTPC case is much more useful than four fans in a TJ11. Currently I have a Corsair 400R, my graphics card has one fan and same for the power supply. There is 10 other fans that I have installed. They are all Cooler Master fans that come 4-in-1 packs. I have them all wired to an NZXT touchscreen fan controller, 2 fans for every channel on the controller. So total 12 fans, and the loudest thing in my computer is the hard drives that spin at 7200RPM because the fans can be run at such a low RPM. Also to clarify I use a Corsair H50 cooler, so two of the fans out of ten are on the radiator for that in push pull. Fan locations: 2 Fans are located at the front grill for intake 1 fan is sucking air through the hard drives from these fans in the front 1 fan is located in front of the power supply (also intake) 2 fans on my side panel as intake 2 fans as exhaust on my radiator 2 fans on the top of the case as exhaust Power Supply and GPU fan So, how many fans have you squeezed into what case? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I wasn't sure if I should put this under Cases and PSU's or air cooling, so it ended up here.

Hello everyone, I am new to the LTT forums but I have learned a lot of stuff watching linus' videos (LTT and techquickie). I am about to get some parts for a PC i plan on building, I have never built one before, but watching all those videos I think I know what to do There is one thing that confuses me though. i know that you can control the speeds of the fans by means of voltage and PWM. But the thing is, there are all those fan controllers, 3-4 pin ports, ones that come woth motherboard, one with case or powersupply... All I want to do is to be able to monitor my temperatures (CPU and GPU) and control individual fans via a software (uefi/bios or windows) or via a small hardware.. If I could have it like - fan speeds automatically cranck up under heavy load - that would be sweat and I would like to monitor those too. What kind of setup should I go with. And what is a fan controller really... I sometimes see them come in cases or other components. Thank you in advance..! (Sorry if this is the wrong sub-forum, my first post here so please don't go hard on me )

Hello, I am interested in buying the CM Jetflo 120mm Fan. It is a PWM fan which means it has a 4-Pin connector. I want to buy 3 of these but what if your motherboard only has 2 x 4-Pin headers and the rest are 3-Pin headers. I am planning to have all of them run at 100% Speed so a 3-Pin Header would force the fan to run at 100% anyway, but what if you plugged the fan in the 4-Pin Header? The 4th pin in a 4-Pin Header controls the fan speed which I do not want because I want it to run at 100%. Do I have to go into the BIOS to turn off settings that allows the MOBO to adjust fan speed. Or the fan will just go 100% anyway? I also got a bunch of Molex connectors in my PSU. Would Molex connectors allow the fan to go 100% as well? Here is my Motherboard details. Go to Page 2 for the layout: http://66.226.78.22/downloadsite/manual/qig/970%20Extre... My PSU is the Thermaltake Litepower 600W. It has bunch of molex connectors which I do not really know how to use. Thanks.

DISCLAIMER: My experience with the FC5-V2 comes after ditching the 3.5" eye-sore a.k.a. the Scythe Kaze Q that was nestled into the 5.25" to 3.5" mesh drive bay adapter that shipped with every Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced. It was decent for what it was; a small, compact controller I salvaged from my previous build. There were a few things that left me wanting more though: the insufficient voltage control, the ugly cables and fan extensions, the lack of temperature / rpm display, build quality, etc. And then I stumbled upon Lamptron... This upgrade came earlier than I had expected for my build; I had it pinned on my list of to-do upgrades, but not until I started getting into water-cooling. However, at the time I was purchasing a new XFX power supply and some new fans and thought if I have to re-do my cable management, I might as well check off the fan controller at the same time. Thus the order was placed for a XFX Pro 850W BE, an assortment of Swiftech Helix fans (to replace the Cooler Master R4s I had), a bunch of miscellaneous parts (rubber grommets, fan grills, splitters), and the Lamptron FC5-V2. Onto the unboxing. Initially, I wasn't expecting much for the packaging. I mean, it's a fan controller; how much packaging do you really need? So on first impression, it seemed Lamptron took the simple route. A simple sleeve on the outside with the black FC5-V2 on one side, and the silver FC5-V2 on the other. Removing this sleeve reveals a small, slightly stronger cardboard box with the company's name printed against a black background. See? Simple. Upon opening said box, I was blown away at the quality. Lamptron didn't skimp out on the packaging after all. I mean, look at it! Closed cell foam... Linus (and many other enthusiasts) would go crazy over this stuff. There's not much packaging, but it gets the job done. Everything arrived in a decently organized manner as well and I was able to find everything I wanted. First thing I did was clear the box of everything except the controller so that I could inspect it. Man, is the FC5-V2 a work of art or what? On the face it features a nice, clear, multi-coloured display flanked along the bottom edge by four quality knobs (extensions for the actual dials soldered onto the PCB) and surrounded by a quality, brushed finish. The make and model are distinctly made out on the top left of the front face, and the frame itself is black to go with the overall theme of the device. Around back, you will find a black PCB and an assortment of components including pin-outs for sensors, the fans themselves, a temperature alarm, and the molex power. Most of you who know the Lamptron series of controllers know that a lot of their displays are capable of multiple colours. The FC5-V2 is capable of a total of 7 different display colours based on the RGB system: 3 primary, 3 secondary, and white. Here is where the colour is changed via jumpers; simply insert for the colour you want or insert all three for white. In addition, you can also change whether you want to monitor your temperatures in Celcius or Fahrenheit via the use of a single jumper; using both jumpers on these pins will change the readout to measure channel voltage. So what does Lamptron include with the FC5-V2 in it's wonderful box of goodies? There's an instruction manual for what you should plug into where and how, a sleeved molex power cable, four sleeved fan cables, four long temperature probes, four black screws, an extra jumper, and the device itself. Below are images of the device installed into my CM 690 II. As you can see, the white is very clear and the display easy to read both in bright and dark conditions. The dials themselves feel very solid, and the mounting brackets keep the device in place (though it did take a bit of work making sure it was flush with the front panel). I don't mind the mesh and brushed face side by side, but that's me and it might not be the same for everyone. I opted to run my FC5-V2 with four channels (two channels are running a 2 fan splitter) and two temperature probes. NOTE: Channels with single fans don't seem to be affected by this, but both of my two-fan channels seem to alternate between different RPM readouts. There isn't any physical change in the fan speed (from an acoustic standpoint at least) so I'm not too worried about this. As for the temperature probes, they do tend to fluctuate +/- 0.5 degrees Celcius but are overall pretty good indications of interior temperature. Before I finish off, there are just a few things I want to go over. While shopping for a Lamptron controller, you may find the FC6 in the same bracket as the FC5-V2 in terms of pricing. The only thing that differs between the FC5-V1 and the FC5-V2 is the screen, amongst other small quality control items. Not much differs between the FC5-V2 and the FC6 however, besides the fact that the former is a 30W per channel controller and the latter is a 20W model. The FC6 also has visible screws on it's front face but uses teh same bright display that is present on the FC5-V2. There is also a FC5-V3 model which includes two additional channels and permits the monitoring of temperature and voltage at the same time, in addition to more colours (the V3 costs 50% more than the V2). Controller: Lamptron FC5-V2 Channel #1: Scythe Ultra Kaze 120mm 3,000 RPM (x2) Channel #2: Swiftech Helix 120mm 1,800 RPM (x2) Channel #3: Swiftech Helix 140mm 1,500 RPM (x1) Channel #4: Swiftech Helix 120mm 1,800 RPM (x1) I've been looking for a replacement fan controller for quite some time now. A lot of the options I looked at were either too expensive, didn't offer the functions I wanted, or didn't seem aesthetically pleasing enough. Due to the way I had planned my upgrade path, double-din (dual bay) controllers were out of the question and I had opted out of touch. After working with it however, I can definitely say I made a good choice. The sleeved cables mean that should you have to run your cables exposed inside the case (the CM 690 II's cable management isn't the best but I love the case), they'll add to the look instead of taking away from it. The cables themselves are easy to work with and position, making routing and managing them quite easy. The temperature probes are long enough to reach the majority of locations within a mid-tower case while still being hidden, and the leads are more than long enough to reach the fans. The FC5-V2 has superior voltage control compared to my previous controller. Rather than relying on resistors to do the job of reducing fan speed, Lamptron provides users the ability to completely turn off fans. In addition, being 30W means you have sufficient capacity to run multiple beefy fans on a single channel for say, a rad or something. You can also run them at very low speeds without any problems if you're going for a silent build; if you plan on watercooling your rig, the temperature pin-outs on the FC5-V2 PCB also accepts reservoir temperature probes (plug type) from manufacturers such as XSPC. The FC5-V2 is a very customizable device that can be used for a wide range of applications. and the multi-colour, multi-function display ensures that it will be a great add-on to any build.Overall, usage provides a very pleasant experience and it is worth the investment if you wish to have real-time management of your cooling ecosystem. Would I recommend this product? Absolutely. In my opinion, this is the best all rounder in terms of form and function, at a reasonable price. I'm not saying if you need a fan controller that you should buy this right off the bat; evaluate what you have available to you. If you want just a basic fan controller, by all means spring for something that costs less. If you want a few more doo-das, then go for this. A fan controller doesn't have to be ridiculously expensive especially given what it is designed to do. The MSRP of the Lamptron FC5-V2 is $59.99. Product page: http://www.lamptron.com/product/controllers/fc5-v2/

So I talked to NZXT, and after great customer support, I was told that the devs would look into getting the grid supported with NZXT CAM. So, getting the NZXT grid (not the grid+) to work with fan controller software. ★★★★★★IMPORTANT★★★★★★ If I got enough votes, the devs could get this feature up & ready faster. ★ I've made the title as flashy as possible! ★

NCIX: http://bit.ly/WEw4MN Amazon: http://geni.us/3Hwf Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811992014&cm_re=nzxt_grid%2b-_-11-992-014-_-Product - I think they're the only ones with an active link at the time of publishing this Our review of the Grid+ fan controller from NZXT is here. The original Grid was functional, but it lacked some key features - does the Grid+ provide them?

I want to control my 3 Case fans in order to achieve low rpms. Im not sure if i choose beqiet silent wings or some cheapo ones. But my crappy motherboard only controls 3 pin fans. What should i use? Is it time for a dedicated fan controller?

PROBLEM: I am a big thermal management person and i am considering buying a Mcubed T-Balancer MiniNG for my SSF PC since not a lot of Mitx motherboards out there have respectable thermal monitoring and top notch fan control. I was wondering how good is the T-Balancer compared to Asus's Fan Xpert 3 or Thermal Radar 2? Since Asus seems to be leading the game interms of thermal management on their motherboards. Need some guidance from people who own a T-Balancer and tried out Asus's Fan control software. Thankyou

I'm doing my first build and for small form factor decided on a Corsair 250D mini ITX. I'll have a H100i cooler, stock 140mm front case fan (due to included grill) and Asus Z97i-Plus mobo. I've watched plenty of build videos and am almost comfortable to order parts and build except I don't know how to cable the fans or if a fan controller (Bitfenix Recon) will help - like the Recon to break up the looks of the 250D front anyway. Mobo has a "CPU fan header" and 2 x "chassis fan headers". I assume with a controller the H100i would connect to CPU header and the front case fan to one of the chassis headers? Would this mean they always run full rpm? (Extra chassis fan header would be handy if I need to add a rear 80mm exhaust). With a Bitfenix Recon fan controller is this just for case fans? Do I need this to control case fan rpm? I assume the H100i software (corsair link?) takes care of the cooler fans... Also, best fan setup for 250D? Assume front as intake and optional rear exhaust... H100i fans also intake? Sorry for noobs questions, but I can't find a noob guide for this. Cheers

as the title suggests, i would love to install a LCD fan controller for my new PC which uses HAF-X ( about 6 fans). I could not plug all the fans to the mobos and some fans are constantly on at full capacity and im tired of listening to its noise. i tried to look for the controllers myself but most products have negative. any suggestions please?

I everyone i just recently bought an H220 and should be arriving Friday and would like to know if anyone knows if the pump can be controlled thru a fan controller The fan controller i have is Scythe Kaze Master Pro 5.25 Fan Controller On a side note i believe in this video was a preview of black NF-12 does anyone know if they would say be coming out in say at least 6 months don't wanna buy brown version in build more black white but know how good NF-12s are

Hey Guys! So, since I'm currently buying all the parts together for my new build and I was looking at some new fan controller as my current one cannot be used, because the door wouldn't close. So I was looking at some touch screen fan controller from BitFenix etc. but tbh I didn't either liked the look of it, or it was just too expensive. But since the case (Define R4) has it's own fan controller for max. 3 fans, I thought "Why not using this one?", but here's the problem. I have 5 fans, which means I'm gonna have to buy Y - Splitters to use every fan on this fan controller. So, I was wondering how much each channel can handle and if a use of a Y - Splitter would even work? The fans are two Fractal Design Silent R2's and 3x Noctua NF-A14 FLX Hope you can help me! Thanks in advance Homicidium

Hey Techies! I've been looking over my build, and I'm going to have 5 fans total. This build is watercooled, so there will be no dedicated "CPU fan" I would like to use Fan XPert2 with my ASUS mobo. The board I'm getting has 5 fan headers, includding the CPU. Is this a problem? Also, will a fan controller work with Fan XPert2? (I don't think it will....)

Welcome to my unboxing and first look at..... Just kidding :S I need help! I'm planning to get an automatic fan controller, something like Linus' and Slick's M-Cubed T-Balancer, but that is more "friendly". I mean, they say it is hard as hell to configure. I just want something that will turn off my fans as temperatures are low and ramp them up as they get higher. Any recommendations? No budget limit... It would be nice to get some kind of link. THANKS!

Im looking for a deacnet fan controller to set up for my nzxt switch 810 which at the moment will be running about 11 fans. If anyone has some good fan controllers in mind that would be awesome.