Fan controllers. Yes or no?
>>54884768
Yes
Please no
>>54884768
hey there gramps
Just use your UEFI niggah.
>>54884768
also, what other sort of random shit can i find to use in me empty drive bays?
>>54884768
no
if you buy a fan leave it on max. pussy
>>54884787
>>54884768
give me an idea for something this thing could be used for
>>54884768
No.
Use your bios or speedfan to control your case fans.
>>54884787
Buy a case with no bay drives, they're all the rage now
>>54884787
>>54884812
Looking edgy
>>54884871
Don't you need 4 pin fan connectors to do that though? Ie you're limited by your MoBo in terms of how many controllable fans you can have?
>>54884812
What's the part number? I want it
>>54884892
>Buy a case with no bay drives, they're all the rage now
but where would i keep my pencil eraser tops?
>>54884931
>What's the part number? I want it
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811997015
>>54884768
Sentry 3 in your pic is a meme.
Get a Sentry mix 2 or another analog one. They are perfectly fine if you use more than 4 case fans like myself. I use a mix 2 because of having 6 fans like this
^ ^
34
>2. 5>
>1 ^
6
Let's say I'm doing something separate from the OP.
Do they sell single fan controllers? Think 12V, low amperage. Probably in the area of <.1A
I'd like to see if they made a miniaturized PCB that you can just mount somewhere with a screw or double sided tape.
what the hell is this thing?
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/2810/hdc-23/Evercool_525_Cross_Flow_System_Fan_-_Revision_2_-_PCAC2.html?tl=g34c147&id=mopymNxo
Perfect for your gaymen case and Honda Civic obsession.
Swiftech 8-way PWM splitter is the optimal way. Costs about $15. Have all of your fans thermally controlled and never need to fiddle with knobs. Control your RPM curves with Speedfan or bios.
>>54884995
It's an enormous fan shaped like a swan boat paddle.
They call it a "blower" because it's intended to be somewhat heavy duty. They have high static pressure and high CFM, meaning it doesn't give a shit about your crappy cable management. As a consequence it can be loud as fuck.
The end result, according to the product page, is that you have a single massive intake fan.
Of course you then come to realize that you don't actually need more than one or two case fans running at an acceptable RPM.
Varies with usage.
Easier for me to physically lean over and turn a knob than to set up varying fan curves that depend on ambients, my noise preferences and hardware duty.
That and my mobo doesn't have 14 headers, nor am I going to daisy them all up on a mobo header.
>My fan controller tells me my velocity
>>54884768
I have that one OP. It works decent but the problem is that the LED screen is FUCKING ANNOYING especially if you leave the PC on over night. I also have a few other very heavy duty controllers that can handle 100w per channel and have 4 channels. I used to do a lot of liquid cooling and would have up to 6 fans on a single channel. Technically I could have all 14 fans and both my pumps on a single dial.
>>54885129
I see no velocity.
Am I missing a joke?
>>54885139
>100wpc
You sure about that?
400wpc potential on a MOLEX?
>>54884871
There are 4 fan ports on my motherboard, one of them is locked to full power. I have 8 fans (three in, three out, two for the CPU)
If I have to spend money to power more fans anyways I would rather have control over the speed than simple 7v/12v plugs. Typically from 70% to 100% you get 1-2C decrease in temps at load, so its not worth it to run them full. As well, some of my fans have rather low minimum voltage and so 7v would be noticably loud when i dont need it.
>>54885155
>am I missing the joke
Yes
>>54885139
i have a door over my drive bays so it would matter about the leds. also why i dont really want to try nobs because they may stop the door from closing
The one I had required 2 Molex and a single BERG connector. My best one I had that wasn't absolute garbage though was pic related. NZXT Sentry mix. 30w per channel. 6 channels.
>>54884995
>>54885083
im actually considering getting this piece of shit because it would add some airflow in the spot i need it
have a top mounted psu with a side fan instead of a top one so the drive bay would channel the air right into it
dont think ill be able to close my front case door though
>>54885287
Careful about how you think air will flow.
>>54885129
>Velocity
It's speed, retard.
>>54885318
>Speed
Incorrect.
>>54885315
what is there to consider exactly? there is nowhere for it to go but down (or across) and if it did it would just be more cool air for cpu and ram
>>54885217
Dont cheap out and get the sentry mesh either or you'll have a colony of bees in your PC.
A channel can blow when you cross the wires even on low power, I find that unacceptable, fans can generate a decent backcurrent
>>54885347
Indeed, but air does not flow straight, it's very turbulent in this case and will simply waft everywhere.
I've never seen a beneficial blower fan in a case unless it sorely, sorely needs the flow.
>>54885438
In his case I believe a 200mm side panel intake should be the correct solution.
It's the only direct choice when the PSU cannot be self contained.
OP might have to cut out the hole himself, but the benefits would be more direct coverage than a front blower and much, much quieter
Just don't forget to measure twice and buy a filter.
>>54885494
Check the CFM rates for blowers. We don't need static pressure as much with case fans.
>>54884787
>what other sort of random shit can i find to use in me empty drive bays?
http://www.amazon.com/EverCool-Dual-Drive-Triple-Cooling/dp/B0032UUGF4/ref=pd_sim_sbs_147_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=31Y7V22fKSL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1R85K3GT09YNV0P84JPP
that or get a silent case for your hdd that mounts in your 5.25
http://www.amazon.com/Silenx-LXHDSS-Drive-Silencing-Solution/dp/B002SSVF24/ref=sr_1_28?ie=UTF8&qid=1464933851&sr=8-28&keywords=hdd+cooler
>>54885508
The CFM is great but not needed. PC air is a vacuum system, if the in>out is balanced it's complimentary.
A large side-panel fan can be directed more vitally and directly cover more components, it would be more beneficial than a blower lasering a column of air into hard surfaces and making shit tons of counterflow.
A 200mm can also do 100CFM much quieter than a blower.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103178
>>54884768
bump
>>54884995
Its a blow dryer for your hands after you wash them so you dont get germs silly.
>>54884768
No. I don't need to pretend I'm piloting a battlemech when I compile code. The motherboard's automatic fan control is all I need.
>>54884812
It can count to at least 31 :D
>>54884995
thats a freakin air conditioner
that's either genius or a disaster waiting to happen
>>54885014
As a guy who loses his lighters alot this strangely appeals to me
>>54886048
it can be a little passcode deal!
>>54884787
http://imgur.com/a/4yMC8
>>54886178
that artigo is the definition of 'cool but probably useless'
daily reminder there are people that think it's okay, in 2016, to own a $1000+ machine with no wifi, Bluetooth, and no way to control fans
Like holy shit, how do you guys criticise popular tech companies when you can't even control your motherfucking f a n s
>>54886354
(You)
>>54886354
im literally in the process of removing my wifi and bluetooth because i hate to have shit (especially wireless shit) in my pc that im not using
just preparing for the update that turns my neighbors windows 10 boxes into some kind of auto wireless cracker
Just buy quiet fans and plug them straight into your power supply you mongoloid
>>54886435
Confirmed for dumbass that doesn't know how motors work.
>>54884895
Back in the day I pondered buying an audigy2 zs for that. There's basically no useful front bay drives nowadays.
>>54885318
>Retarded
I have pic related.
It's pretty good, I can program the speed/temperature ratio so I can keep my rig quiet.
>>54884895
Shit I have one of these and an old 5.1 system in a box in my attic, might pull it down for reasons
>>54884812
shortcut buttons for your favourite sites or programs
>>54884906
>>54885158
Just get a y-adapter to power and control multiple fans off the same 4-pin header.
>>54890394
>button
retard
>>54890597
ESL, brah
I don't know how those are called...switches?
>>54890639
>using English as a second language as an argent for bad English on an chinese rice harvesting forum
what retarded language did you grow up with that doesn't have a distinction between buttons and switches?
retard
>>54890639
yea, buttons are pressed, switches are flipped
>>54890701
My language doesn't make a difference between legs and feet, and hands and arms either.
it's dumb
