Zalman ZM-MFC1 ?

[Forest]

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 black or silver ? which will go best on the C90, thanks

forest

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[LuckyNV]

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.

[Forest]

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

[LuckyNV]

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.

[Forest]

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

[LuckyNV]

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.

[Forest]

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