pie Posted December 10, 2007 Posted December 10, 2007 (edited) I heard the thermaltake hardcano was sweet it does fan conteollers, thermal sensors and cools a hdd. can't go wring with that;) Well the 13 doesn't cool the HDD. But I read some bad reviews about the 12 that it doesn't report the temp's right (which is weird because in a lot of sites that reviewed the product, they give it a good rating) Edited December 10, 2007 by pie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guticb Posted December 10, 2007 Posted December 10, 2007 I'm looking at the Zalman MFC2 at the moment. Does anyone have experience with it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeble Posted December 11, 2007 Posted December 11, 2007 I'd take that, but the lights are bright! Plus, do you really need 20W per channel? Isn't that a bit overkill? You can switch the LEDs so it's blue below 7V and red above. They just slide into little sockets. That's what I did. Do you need 20W per channel for a single fan? No. But what if you have eight 120mm fans that you want to be able to control? I typically put more than one fan per channel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
airman Posted December 11, 2007 Posted December 11, 2007 i have the nexus that came with cold cathodes...but i don't use the cathodes. it works rather well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeble Posted December 11, 2007 Posted December 11, 2007 You can tell a lot just by looking at the circuitry on the controller. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost Posted December 11, 2007 Posted December 11, 2007 (edited) I'm looking at the Zalman MFC2 at the moment. Does anyone have experience with it? from reading the customer reviews, the display is crappy. you need to look straight at it to see anything, and even then it's a problem. that looked really cool and even i was thinking about getting that. You can tell a lot just by looking at the circuitry on the controller. thats only for people that know what they're looking at. your average user (such as myself) wouldn't be able to tell the difference from jack to jill by looking at the circuitry Edited December 11, 2007 by lost Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeble Posted December 11, 2007 Posted December 11, 2007 thats only for people that know what they're looking at. your average user (such as myself) wouldn't be able to tell the difference from jack to jill by looking at the circuitry That's true, to a point. Even if you're not an electronics wizard, you can still see things like bigger capacitors or big heatsinks for the MOSFETs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost Posted December 11, 2007 Posted December 11, 2007 (edited) anyone known the hardcano 13? i'm thinking about getting that. (2 bad its discounted) Edited December 11, 2007 by lost Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
squares Posted December 11, 2007 Posted December 11, 2007 Sunbeam Rheobus FTW! It's $13, available in black and silver, and can handle 20W per channel. Compare that to 18W on the Vantec and a pitiful 7W on the Zalman. Thermaltake doesn't tell you what the Hardcano can handle, so that should say a lot right there. This looks like a nice cheap fan controller, I would need to monitor temps on my monitor because this does not have a display? Sorry for asking such a basic question, I've never had a computer that monitored temps before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeble Posted December 11, 2007 Posted December 11, 2007 This looks like a nice cheap fan controller, I would need to monitor temps on my monitor because this does not have a display? Sorry for asking such a basic question, I've never had a computer that monitored temps before. You are correct. You can use SpeedFan or whatever utility comes with your motherboard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost Posted December 11, 2007 Posted December 11, 2007 This looks like a nice cheap fan controller, I would need to monitor temps on my monitor because this does not have a display? Sorry for asking such a basic question, I've never had a computer that monitored temps before. what about this one? http://www.petrastechshop.com/5sckmucrapo3c.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeble Posted December 11, 2007 Posted December 11, 2007 what about this one? http://www.petrastechshop.com/5sckmucrapo3c.html LOL, OCC's word filtering changed your link. :lol: Just look for the "Scythe Kama-Meter" on this page. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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