LCD Fan Controller : worth it??

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#1 X1Viper
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I was looking at a front panel LCD temp sensor/fan controller unit to put in my tower, since i have 2 fans in my case not controller right now, and it would add some flair. Do they work, are they easy to install, and are they worth the money??

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#2 sihunt
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Hi Are you finding that your fans are too loud so you want to turn them down?

Some motherboards have a fan speed control in the bios and/or software. It is temperature

controlled however and will turn up the fans if the case air heats up.The fans

must be plugged into the fan headers on the motherboard itself for it to work.

Otherwise, you can plug the fans into a controller which in turn plugs into

a four pin Molex connector from the power supply. Another alternative is to by

Antec fans for example,some of which come with a 3 speed switch to regulate

the fan speed. As far a using a fan speed controller,I have never used one but they have

fancy ones that fit into a front bay and light up.

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#3 X1Viper
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yea i got two antec 3 pin fans for my antec 1200 case, and want to control them with a front LCD thingy. are these good?

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#4 sihunt
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Hi I don't know much about fan controllers. I suppose you could go over

to Newegg and read customer reviews on them. If you find a model you

are interested in you might be able to find a professional review on that

model with a Google search for it.

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#5 Daytona_178
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yea i got two antec 3 pin fans for my antec 1200 case, and want to control them with a front LCD thingy. are these good?

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Dont those Antec fans have built in 3 speed controllers already?
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#6 X1Viper
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lol well i think so but i want to control them thru a cool LCD panel >.>

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#7 Solid_Tango
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lol well i think so but i want to control them thru a cool LCD panel >.>

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lol i want one of those as well, with memory sticks ports :D they look pretty good
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I've been looking into fans (for 3.5" bay) lately as well, but contemplating purchase.

Anyways, I found these (see below). I don't totally trust the website, but perhaps you can check Newegg for similar models, or the website of a computer store near you.

http://www.svc.com/tr3a1-47.html
http://www.svc.com/tr-3b.html
http://www.svc.com/km02-bk-3-5.html

Personally, I wouldn't go over $40. I haven't installed one yet, but if you have installed any internal computer hardware, I can't see why you couldn't. And like any computer hardware installation, the only problem I can see is wire management.