Fan Speed Controlling Software

[_John_Lennon_]

Because you said its not 3pin, im taking it your Fan is connected through a molex connector.

In that case, why dont you just switch the position of the 12V and 5V leads, and run it at the 5V speed. You simply just take out the yellow and red wire ends from the molex connector for your fan, and switch their positions, so the 12V recieves 5V and the 5V recieves however much the fan is set up to recieve.

That solution is free.....

Oh and btw, the fan controller that was shown, the coolermaster one or whatever, is in that new 2700 Dollar Compaq Gaming machine, and it is pretty nice. Its 50 dollars at Comp USA alone though'

[Virtualbody1234]

You could also try the 7volt trick.

[abu_has_the_power]

oh shit!!! i just noticed that i bought a 80mm fan!! shit!!! how do i revert the order? shit!. i'm so stupid. arg....


so do those above methods damage the connector at all?

[Virtualbody1234]

You don't need to disturb any connectors.

You can just make an adaptor that will convert a connected fan to run with 7 volts.

[abu_has_the_power]

ha, easy 4 u to say. lol. i'll try. i might just sell my current fan and get a quieter one. but i have to say, i'm very impressed. i'm at 3.0, and i'm idling at 26C!!!!! and that's in 2 different temp reading progs too!! very impressive i would say. anyone want to point me towards some good 92mm fans that have power and not too much noise?

[_John_Lennon_]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@2 February 2004 - 00:55
ha, easy 4 u to say. lol. i'll try. i might just sell my current fan and get a quieter one. but i have to say, i'm very impressed. i'm at 3.0, and i'm idling at 26C!!!!! and that's in 2 different temp reading progs too!! very impressive i would say. anyone want to point me towards some good 92mm fans that have power and not too much noise?

Vantec Stealths, and some of the Panflos are both good choices.

[adamp2p]

Wow abu, that's very impressive. Do you have any benchmarks to show us?

How about a 3dMark03 comparison URL?

[abu_has_the_power]

i would have that already, but i just finally got my computer running. sory. u guys will have to wait a few more days. i'm still installing a lot of stuff.

the vantec stealths only go at 1700 something rpm. that's not a lot

[abu_has_the_power]

how much higher will my temps get if i get a Vantec Stealth? i'm hooked by the quietness of the fan, but the power isn't that good


where can i get a good fan controller? i'm not talking bout those ones that hook up to ur from bay slots. i'm talking bout those wires that have a knob and u turn it. they should be really cheap rite?

[clocker]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@2 February 2004 - 05:50


the vantec stealths only go at 1700 something rpm. that's not a lot

While I'm not personally acquainted withe Vantec fans I do know that in general, you can't judge a fan's performance just by the RPM.
The number of blades, blade pitch and blade design make more difference than a simple RPM comparison.