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Old 02-26-2009
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Fan Controller recommendation

Can anyone recommend a good fan controller? I have one currently but you can't adjust it manually or anything and it beeps when the temp changes...

Though I do admit to liking the LCD display panel that shows the date and clock etc but I've forgotten how to set it....

My system currently has 3 internal case fans and the cpu fan
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Old 02-26-2009
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Fan controllers are not really necessary... They are more trouble than they are worth. Try Googling for ideas
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Old 02-28-2009
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yeah but waht ideas should i be looking for? Why are they more throuble then they are worth anyhow?
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Old 02-28-2009
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Most better motherboards can control fan speed. This is more important with CPU cooling fans. Antec and others make fans with built in high, medium and low fan speed switches. Here's an example of your kind of fan controller:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811995016
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Old 02-28-2009
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heh better you say? yeah well my newest computer currently is at least 6 years old so I am not sure if my motherboard does something like that plus not all my fans are plugged into the motherboard in the first place
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If a person picked high quality case fans that were efficient and quiet in the first place, they would not need any kind of fan controller. Your 6 year old fans might have benefitted from being controlled all these years. We are only talking about case fans and not the CPU fan, right?
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