Zalman ZM-MFC1 ?

hey

i have just bought the C-90 ( fantastic case, build quiality *****) im in the process or buying my fans, and wanted a fan controller, the C90 has 7 fan ports, but i dont use them all, as i have opted for the window on the C90 which then means i lose a fan. so i need a controller which controls 6

ive heard the Zalman ZM-MFC1 is a good option, its around £20 which is really my budget, does anyone own one or seem them ? or got anything which could rival the Zalman ZM-MFC1 ? also what colour :D black or silver ? which will go best on the C90, thanks

forest

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=Zalman ZM-MFC1

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I use the Black MFC1 Plus (and CM690), it does look great, blue to red LEDs from 5V-12V
Blue LEDs are rather bright though.
Aesthetically it is very pleasing.
max 7W per channel - majority of 120mm fans will be fine, if you plan on using 140mm fans then even the slowest of 140mm fans can be more than 7W.

great, black would look great as its a black case, but the theres a tint of silver, so thought it would match , probably go for the black.... whats the quality like ?

(off topic just noticed u have the evga 8800GT ssc , im thinking bout buying that, hows it run ? u play crysis ?)

forest

no, Silver will not go, it'll look very very odd, much like a silver DVD drive.

quality is top notch, comes with SIX 3 pin fan connectors, 2 of which have RPM wires.

I must note its not a perfect fit in the CM690, width wise its fine, but a slight gap top or bottom, but I guess this is just for compatibility, I'd rather have it slightly smaller than slightly larger and not fit at all ;) (its not a big issue at all, unnoticeable)

funny you should mention the 8800GT SSC, my RMA process has been completed today by Ebuyer, I recommend against any preOCed card from EVGA, they seem to have a common memory issue. Also lack of stock of SSC brand across the UK. I suspect a crippling issue with it.

I replaced with an Inno3D 8800GT Wind edition, lovely card with good 3rd party cooler and free GRAW2 game.

arrr that sucks, yep i no theres a huge problem with stock, i have been after one for ages, well maybe its best i didnt get one, ha .... what about the new 9 series ? why not exchange for that or is the 8800gt still the best bang for a buck ?

ok great thank i order it tonight, youve been a great help :) just needed some comfirmation on the colour really. how the hell u get your q6600 to 3.4 ! i cant get mine to 3, stupid xfx 680i crapest overclocking board ! its just a pretty crap board, im thinking bout the P35 deluxe or somthing along that, there seems to be no good sli OC boards ..... ?

forest

9 series, there is 9600GT which is slower than an 8800GT or 9800GTX which is a fair bit more expensive and not proportionately faster.

IMO cheapest 8800GT or 8800GTS is best bang for buck.

I bought the Inno3D card before Ebuyer picked up my borked EVGA, but since there is a stock issue with the SSC, Ebuyer gave me choices of either waiting for one to come available, choosing an alternative or full refund. Since I already bought a card, I chose refund. (I thought they would give me credit since the card was originally bought back in Dec 07, but hats off for a full refund :))

my CPU is actually 8x400 for 3200MHz and 1.39V, I have a heat limitation with this B3. Intel P35 chipset is very easy for overclocking, but 680i is generally quite bad for OCing quads.
I would stay away from Nvidia boards unless you desperately want to run SLI.

yh, well i got my 2 7600GT in sli which enables to hold of buying a new gpu for a while (wanting to see what the market does) but i also want to overclock, i might just keep what i got, get some money together when i decide on the gpu, buy a good gpu which dosent need 2 of them in sli, and get a gd overclock board, :) well thanks for the help and advice, much appreciated

forest