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Last November, I sent an email to almost 50 companies asking if they had a fan controller that would meet my requirements. Lamptron and a couple other companies suggested products that clearly didn't meet my needs, and a couple more said they didn't have one, with the vast majority not responding.

 

Last month, I got an email from Lamptron offering a new product, the CT070, which includes the FC CT630 and an LCD display with SD card reader for transferring data. It wasn't even listed on their website on line until I pointed that out.

 

I asked for specs so s/he sent me the manual, which demonstrates that not only does it meet almost every requirement I listed, but almost every bonus want, too! It seems like it was designed based on my request, although they didn't say that. The manual even showed the PCB with some caps on it. 

 

I just wrote back and got confirmation today that all but one of my requirements was met, and that they would meet the last one (up to 60W per channel) with a revision!

 

They haven't yet released it. They offered it to me for $160, with free shipping.

 

Thoughts?

I've been using computers since around 1978, started learning programming in 1980 on Apple IIs, started learning about hardware in 1990, ran a BBS from 1990-95, built my first Windows PC around 2000, taught myself malware removal starting in 2005 (also learned on Bleeping Computer), learned web dev starting in 2017, and I think I can fill a thimble with all that knowledge. 😉 I'm not an expert, which is why I keep investigating the answers that others give to try and improve my knowledge, so feel free to double-check the advice I give.

My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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1 minute ago, NorKris said:

 

and those are? 

fine and gross controls for each fan

at least (2) each standard RGB & ARGB ports with remote control

adapters for common alternative connectors for PWM, RGB and ARGB such as SM, JST, etc.

temperature headers with or without thermocouples

fan disconnect/failure alarm

adapters for various companies' proprietary connectors

I've been using computers since around 1978, started learning programming in 1980 on Apple IIs, started learning about hardware in 1990, ran a BBS from 1990-95, built my first Windows PC around 2000, taught myself malware removal starting in 2005 (also learned on Bleeping Computer), learned web dev starting in 2017, and I think I can fill a thimble with all that knowledge. 😉 I'm not an expert, which is why I keep investigating the answers that others give to try and improve my knowledge, so feel free to double-check the advice I give.

My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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1 hour ago, RevGAM said:

fine and gross controls for each fan

at least (2) each standard RGB & ARGB ports with remote control

adapters for common alternative connectors for PWM, RGB and ARGB such as SM, JST, etc.

temperature headers with or without thermocouples

fan disconnect/failure alarm

adapters for various companies' proprietary connectors

all that in one fan controller? damn... just get a commander pro? 😄 

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1 hour ago, NorKris said:

all that in one fan controller? damn... just get a commander pro? 😄 

Commander Pro doesn't do as much as that. 😛 You know that, wise guy!

I've been using computers since around 1978, started learning programming in 1980 on Apple IIs, started learning about hardware in 1990, ran a BBS from 1990-95, built my first Windows PC around 2000, taught myself malware removal starting in 2005 (also learned on Bleeping Computer), learned web dev starting in 2017, and I think I can fill a thimble with all that knowledge. 😉 I'm not an expert, which is why I keep investigating the answers that others give to try and improve my knowledge, so feel free to double-check the advice I give.

My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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aquacomputer also dose all the and more and cheaper like i said before.

laptron stuff is just too expensive for anyone to care i dont even no how there still around... same with silver stone.

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Lamptron used to be ok, now they have been sold and are a shadow of their former selves.

 

I wouldn't give them any money.

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3 hours ago, thrasher_565 said:

aquacomputer

None of what they have does what I need without me spending way more than $160 as far as I saw. If I'm wrong, please tell me which parts I would need, including a display. 

I've been using computers since around 1978, started learning programming in 1980 on Apple IIs, started learning about hardware in 1990, ran a BBS from 1990-95, built my first Windows PC around 2000, taught myself malware removal starting in 2005 (also learned on Bleeping Computer), learned web dev starting in 2017, and I think I can fill a thimble with all that knowledge. 😉 I'm not an expert, which is why I keep investigating the answers that others give to try and improve my knowledge, so feel free to double-check the advice I give.

My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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8 hours ago, RevGAM said:

None of what they have does what I need without me spending way more than $160 as far as I saw. If I'm wrong, please tell me which parts I would need, including a display. 

any of there controllers works with there software.

Aquacomputer QUADRO 4 fans 4 temps 2 argb thow propriatry the do sell adaptors thow

 

Aquacomputer OCTO 8 fans, 4 temps, 2 argb rgb thow propriatry the do sell adapters

 

Aquacomputer 53279 farbwerk 360 4 argb rgb thow propriatry the do sell adaptors but there a gen two of it that has the stander 4pin as well as the corsair connector

 

Aquacomputer Farbwerk 360

 

then there was the 5.25 bay thing aquacomputer aquaero 6 was the lest one the made. has 1 rgb header

 

if hard to find info on them and videos you see is moslty borken stuff...

 

but they have an english forms

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12 hours ago, freeagent said:

Lamptron used to be ok, now they have been sold and are a shadow of their former selves.

 

I wouldn't give them any money.

well laptron was the og for 5.25 bay fan controllers before pwm was a thing. they like 30w per channal was a good procuct back in the day but cost alot. then aqucomputer but there aquaero out and it was just better and had more and laptron failed to innovate. they have be trying for years have a few controllers out but there like $160+ if you can fined em... but there like no revews on them. i most got one as it had both rgb and argb but could not do the $160... and they like put nothing els out on the market... no case, fans, aio nothing.

 

silver stone is barly there with there home therdor pc case and some odd server cases but thats about it. there argb fans are like $75+ each...ya no... they had grills too and a few od ball thing like a remote and m.2 pci mount.

 

linus hyped the tj011 but besides that thats it.

 

antech too fell victim well there doing better these days but still not the giant they use to be.

 

thrmlright was killed off by noctura but then came back with coolers and aios and fans.

 

artic has been around for years manly fans and there just crosing along.

 

corsair use to only sell ram then got in to case then everything els.

 

lian li was round server stuff and alumaum case but they refused to make a non server case and use 120mm fans for the longest time then they gave in...

 

thrmaltake has been around too for the logest time and broght water cooling to pc to the us well the others had aquacomputer. there stuff was not the best but hey. they too be around longes time they to made some crap cheap stuff but they made just about anything. some love em some hate em i guess...

 

coolermaster too be around for some time there stuff is hit and miss...

 

nzxt spaobly was around the old days as i seen alumaunm case they had so i dont really no they histroy of them. they made a case that people loved the look but had the worst temsp...but was cheap...they changed now have airflow cases. argb stuff was crap thow one would record sounds...🤦‍♂️

 

same with bequiet longest time there fans were like under 1200 rpm to make it "quiet" buy they too changed.

 

phantech is some what a newish company i guess as far as i no.

 

Xigmatek made some odd ball stuff to case and fans i liked it as they were orange...🤔 there still around but dont sell much on the usa market.

 

Cougar mostly made fans now some case here and there also dose sell much to the usa

 

msi i dont no much about them i think they made motherbords? but there like on par of coolermaster some crap stuff...

 

Zalman made some nice case's back in the day but failed to keep inavating.

 

Fractal Design has been around for some time too around same time corsair got in to cases. there cases were good qulity but large just a square box. now they have a few things that shake things up a tiny bit...they made the solid front case popular...and i think they first had tempered glass if i remember right?

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17 hours ago, thrasher_565 said:

any of there controllers works with there software.

Aquacomputer QUADRO 4 fans 4 temps 2 argb thow propriatry the do sell adaptors thow

 

Aquacomputer OCTO 8 fans, 4 temps, 2 argb rgb thow propriatry the do sell adapters

 

Aquacomputer 53279 farbwerk 360 4 argb rgb thow propriatry the do sell adaptors but there a gen two of it that has the stander 4pin as well as the corsair connector

 

Aquacomputer Farbwerk 360

 

then there was the 5.25 bay thing aquacomputer aquaero 6 was the lest one the made. has 1 rgb header

 

if hard to find info on them and videos you see is moslty borken stuff...

 

but they have an english forms

Yeah, I know, but as I told you last time they don't meet my needs. For example, the Quadro and Octo only offer 25W/channel, ad the Aquaero 6 Pro offers 30W. I need at least 60W/channel. It also looks like some other functions I need are missing. Just the 6 Pro is $155 or so, and I'd still have to buy other parts to complete it, ignoring the wattage problem.

I've been using computers since around 1978, started learning programming in 1980 on Apple IIs, started learning about hardware in 1990, ran a BBS from 1990-95, built my first Windows PC around 2000, taught myself malware removal starting in 2005 (also learned on Bleeping Computer), learned web dev starting in 2017, and I think I can fill a thimble with all that knowledge. 😉 I'm not an expert, which is why I keep investigating the answers that others give to try and improve my knowledge, so feel free to double-check the advice I give.

My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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21 minutes ago, RevGAM said:

Yeah, I know, but as I told you last time they don't meet my needs. For example, the Quadro and Octo only offer 25W/channel, ad the Aquaero 6 Pro offers 30W. I need at least 60W/channel. It also looks like some other functions I need are missing. Just the 6 Pro is $155 or so, and I'd still have to buy other parts to complete it, ignoring the wattage problem.

why do you need 60w? if its pwm fans you can get power from a psu.

but ok if its not for you then so be it. still seems like it has all the settings you could want for a fan imo the Aquaero is the older the others and newer amd offers the same controls.

they use to have a thing called a power adjust that also did stuff with fans/pumps i think more then 12v but that was a long time ago.

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22 minutes ago, thrasher_565 said:

why do you need 60w? if its pwm fans you can get power from a psu.

but ok if its not for you then so be it. still seems like it has all the settings you could want for a fan imo the Aquaero is the older the others and newer amd offers the same controls.

they use to have a thing called a power adjust that also did stuff with fans/pumps i think more then 12v but that was a long time ago.

I have fans that exceed 30W. In order to be able to check some things, I would not (to my knowledge) be able to plug them into the PSU and still get those results.

The Quadro and Octo don't have displays. Adding one of them to the Aquaero 6 Pro would be much more expensive. Also, they don't support RGB & ARGB, so I'd have to buy those things, too. Unless you can explain to me which parts I could buy to get everything on my list, I can't even calculate the actual cost - and it would be significantly larger than the CT070, right?


Of course, I have my concerns about the CT070. There was a der8auer review of another of their recent products that came packaged with fake AIDA64, so they might do that with this one, too. And, of course, since it's a direct sale, I might get screwed over - but I could file a complaint with my financial institution if they ripped me off.

I've been using computers since around 1978, started learning programming in 1980 on Apple IIs, started learning about hardware in 1990, ran a BBS from 1990-95, built my first Windows PC around 2000, taught myself malware removal starting in 2005 (also learned on Bleeping Computer), learned web dev starting in 2017, and I think I can fill a thimble with all that knowledge. 😉 I'm not an expert, which is why I keep investigating the answers that others give to try and improve my knowledge, so feel free to double-check the advice I give.

My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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29 minutes ago, RevGAM said:

I have fans that exceed 30W. In order to be able to check some things, I would not (to my knowledge) be able to plug them into the PSU and still get those results.

The Quadro and Octo don't have displays. Adding one of them to the Aquaero 6 Pro would be much more expensive. Also, they don't support RGB & ARGB, so I'd have to buy those things, too. Unless you can explain to me which parts I could buy to get everything on my list, I can't even calculate the actual cost - and it would be significantly larger than the CT070, right?


Of course, I have my concerns about the CT070. There was a der8auer review of another of their recent products that came packaged with fake AIDA64, so they might do that with this one, too. And, of course, since it's a direct sale, I might get screwed over - but I could file a complaint with my financial institution if they ripped me off.

so what exactly you hoping to do with argb /rgb control? do you just want something to light them up or are you looking for custom options?

 

on there page it says the CT070 is up to 30w per channal so 🤷‍♂️

 

sounds like to power thows extreme fans you need some dc psu

 

sounds too good to be true all in one you no how thows things go...

 

often these controllers dont have the fine tuning you need. but i dont no i guess we will have to see.

 

there site seems sketchy and looks like they just make lcd stuff...

 

$160 usd is alot for me canadian

 

but who knows they once did make good stuff.

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51 minutes ago, thrasher_565 said:

so what exactly you hoping to do with argb /rgb control? do you just want something to light them up or are you looking for custom options?

 

on there page it says the CT070 is up to 30w per channal so 🤷‍♂️

 

sounds like to power thows extreme fans you need some dc psu

 

sounds too good to be true all in one you no how thows things go...

 

often these controllers dont have the fine tuning you need. but i dont no i guess we will have to see.

 

there site seems sketchy and looks like they just make lcd stuff...

 

$160 usd is alot for me canadian

 

but who knows they once did make good stuff.

Aside from controlling the LEDs, I also want to be able to find out the watts/amps, at least.

 

Yes, CT070 is 30W. They said they'll make the next version for 60W.

 

It can be powered by SATA or DC.

 

Sure, it could be too good to be true. And I would be surprised if it actually does exactly what I want.

I've been using computers since around 1978, started learning programming in 1980 on Apple IIs, started learning about hardware in 1990, ran a BBS from 1990-95, built my first Windows PC around 2000, taught myself malware removal starting in 2005 (also learned on Bleeping Computer), learned web dev starting in 2017, and I think I can fill a thimble with all that knowledge. 😉 I'm not an expert, which is why I keep investigating the answers that others give to try and improve my knowledge, so feel free to double-check the advice I give.

My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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3 minutes ago, NorKris said:

On leds? 

Regarding RGB & ARGB. I don't have the knowledge to test that stuff on my own - already burned out the LEDs on my EZFAB-DIY 6-pin. 😞

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My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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Ah but 6 pin is not standard 😜

Sure isn't, and they didn't even wire it in a reasonable way!

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My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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53 minutes ago, RevGAM said:

Aside from controlling the LEDs, I also want to be able to find out the watts/amps, at least.

 

Yes, CT070 is 30W. They said they'll make the next version for 60W.

 

It can be powered by SATA or DC.

 

Sure, it could be too good to be true. And I would be surprised if it actually does exactly what I want.

i got an rc wat meteor but you can find em i think would work as i too going to have alot of leds... ya you can just use a mettor too.

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4 minutes ago, thrasher_565 said:

i got an rc wat meteor but you can find em i think would work as i too going to have alot of leds... ya you can just use a mettor too.

How would I connect them? I already have an inline meter that shows me how many watts my PC is consuming....except the USB hub that's externally powered.

I've been using computers since around 1978, started learning programming in 1980 on Apple IIs, started learning about hardware in 1990, ran a BBS from 1990-95, built my first Windows PC around 2000, taught myself malware removal starting in 2005 (also learned on Bleeping Computer), learned web dev starting in 2017, and I think I can fill a thimble with all that knowledge. 😉 I'm not an expert, which is why I keep investigating the answers that others give to try and improve my knowledge, so feel free to double-check the advice I give.

My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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50 minutes ago, RevGAM said:

How would I connect them? I already have an inline meter that shows me how many watts my PC is consuming....except the USB hub that's externally powered.

for the 2 wire you put the power in then load is out so then the strips.

but there also a 3 wire one as well as one that gets power for the screen and power for the device to be a little more accrete. so a 5 wire one.

 

 

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