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Dubesta11
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The grid+ from NZXT will be 20 dollars tomorrow, is that a good deal? I have 6 corsair fans in my system and I would like to have a little more control than the fan profiles on the motherboard (the cam software let's you set percentages, like 50% fan speed).

Worth it for the price? Or is a front panel slider/touchscreen one better? Their sentry mix 2 will be 22 dollars.

I also believe shipping is not free, possibly 5 dollars.

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I prefer front panel Fan Controllers. They make your case look cooler. Naive, I know, but that's my opinion. I'd go Sentry Mix 2 if it were up to me. 

 

Would you rather control your fans through software or like a fighter pilot with sliders  :P  Your choice

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I prefer front panel Fan Controllers. They make your case look cooler. Naive, I know, but that's my opinion. I'd go Sentry Mix 2 if it were up to me.

Would you rather control your fans through software or like a fighter pilot with sliders :P Your choice

I had the original sentry mesh, it was honestly terrible. It made my fans buzz at halfway speed and only really worked at full speed or no speed. Not sure if this is better.

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CPU: i7-6700k @ 4.8GHz - CPU Cooler: Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3 - Motherboard: ASUS Z170-E - GPU:  ASUS GTX 1060 DUAL

Case: Inwin 303 - RAM: 4x8GB Corsair LPX - Storage: 2x Samsung 850 EVO 500GB - PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired / Bungee - Keyboard: Corsair Strafe Cherry MX Red - Headphone: Sony MDR- 1R

Microphone:  Blue Yeti - Webcam: Logitech C920 - Monitors: 3x Dell S2415H 

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I had the original sentry mesh, it was honestly terrible. It made my fans buzz at halfway speed and only really worked at full speed or no speed. Not sure if this is better.

Hmm, well if you have bad experiences with it then maybe go with the grid+. I have no experience with the mesh/mix/mix 2 so I can't comment on if it's better or not. Your word is most likely better than mine on that. The FC5 v3 is the only fan controller I've tried but that's way out of budget. It's fantastic though, and that's why I recommend a front panel controller. However, if you've tried NZXT's front panel ones and they were bad, better not risk it with the new ones.

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I prefer front panel Fan Controllers. They make your case look cooler. Naive, I know, but that's my opinion. I'd go Sentry Mix 2 if it were up to me. 

 

Would you rather control your fans through software or like a fighter pilot with sliders  :P  Your choice

Manual fan control feels so 00s'. Fan should run as fast as they need to, to maintain temperatures. Manual control seems pretty pointless.

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