Fan Controlling

[mooney316]

My new system will have the following fans:

CPU Fan ( one of those zalman ones)
Memory Fan ( Corsair dominator)
Northbridge Fan ( bundled with the A1 mobo)
All the fans in the Antec P182 Case( obviously cant attach all to controller)

I was just wondering if i should go and get a fan controller. im thinking of getting the zalman ZM-MFC2 which will only cost around £20 which is nothing compared to the total of my system.

Also if anyone replying has a P182 Case, do you reckon the front door will be able to close without the knob on the controller giving any problems?

Thanks in Advance

[malfunction]

You could try an internal controller - the only ones I know of are the MCubed T-Balancers - e.g.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=517726

Expensive and complicated but you'd definitely be able to close the case door

Edit - removed link from competitor website seeing as this is the scan forum...

[nickp8]

I have a ZM-MFC2. The knob is about 0.8mm thick. Where have you seen it for £20!

TBH there is not much point getting a ZM-MFC2 if it is behind a closed door. Get something simpler without a display.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...Thumbnails=yes Scroll down to the last section on the page.
Nickp.

[0iD]

I like the Scythe Kama Meter http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=505970 or use Speedfan http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php in windoze

[mooney316]

Cheers for that guys. Well i take it, it wont hurt for me to have one. It wont necessarily stay constantly behind a closed door. as im gettin the p182 case, the door can open 270 degress so i can still show it. i was just reading about that zalman one and coz it could control 4 fans, measure psu wattage and includes temp probes, i thought it was worth the price.

o n btw, i kinda lied about the price! its around £30

[nickp8]

The Zalman can control more than 4 fans. If you use a splitter you can control 2 fans each on the 3 x 3pin headers. One is included with the unit.

Nickp.