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Fan Controller!

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Stratigas

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Anyone know of a fan controller with at least 4 channels, 20-30W per channel that does NOT have any annoying whining/hissing to it?

Thanks!
 
Yes. Its 20W per channel but they have others that are 30W. The only thing about this is it has EXTREMELY bright LED's on it so I put duct tape over them but you can just as easily pull them out. I know its basic but it gets the job done.
 
Basic is fine. I've got an Aerocool one right now and have 2 fans plugged in. My fans will hiss/whine if they're both not at 100% on this controller, very annoying and defeats the purpose entirely.
 
mmmmmdonuts said:
Yes. Its 20W per channel but they have others that are 30W. The only thing about this is it has EXTREMELY bright LED's on it so I put duct tape over them but you can just as easily pull them out. I know its basic but it gets the job done.
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I have had that rheobus for five years, and I can attest to it's longevity as well as the EXTREMELY bright LED's. I took my LED's out the first day.
 
My digital touch screen NZXT fan controller makes some fans buzz and not others - I'm not sure what the difference is on the fans.
 
That Sunbeam is a workhouse. Had mine for something like 5 years and just now one blue LED went out. Still works. The new Zalman MCF1 has more tasteful lighting.
 
You can do a resistor-mod on the Sunbeam Rheobus LEDs = google it for guides. You can also add a little extra heatsinking and thermal paste to slightly increase power-handling per channel.

Other options: Lamptron's FC-T (A 6-channel (30w/channel) touchscreen version of their FC5v2 (4x30w + color-selectable display)).

Induced noise: I believe voltage-control to be superior to PWM-control in this regard, but some fans are designed for PWM-control. Additionally, according to Martin's testing on Xtremesystems, most fans seem to operate best at or near their default operating voltage (12V) or duty-cycle. Throughout their RPM-range, whether voltage or PWM-controlled, fans will often exhibit strange resonances, reducing the subjective noise quality and often peaking the objective noise measurements.

I still prefer voltage-control...if for no other reason than the fact that it's just what I've been using, and it works.
 
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