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06-16-2004, 11:19 AM
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fans with controlling option
I have just changed my PSU to a Thermaltake 480W butterfly PSU. It comes with a fan controller knobs on the front. One of the fans came with the PSU. I was wondering should I find another fan that could be controlled with the front knobs or just leave it.
After reading Tomshardware about fans controller, fan controller without any sort of monitoring software is dangerous. The controller, is only a controller, nothing more. So what should I do?
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06-16-2004, 11:39 AM
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The connector on that controller is only compatible with thermaltake fans, I believe. It is a weird little 2 wire connector if memory serves me correctly. You using the little "blower/turbine" looking fan that comes with the PSU? You can also plug the PSU directly into the controller and slow it's fans down also.
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06-16-2004, 01:02 PM
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Yep think without any modifications it will only work with Tt fans, i have the same thing, ill do a little cutting and see if it works with other fans.
But a fan controller with no monitorig software isnt dangerous. For a case fan(s) you really need not worry. But for fans on a processor you would need to monitor temps to see the lowest speed you can set it at before your temps start to go too high, then make sure no one turns it down that far, and your computer has some kind of software or something in the bios that if it goes to high it will turn itself off, just incase. As for you psu, you really dont know how hot it is or how hot it can get. So if the fans are lowerd too mutch and it dosent have any kind of software or thermal shutdown protection...you can run into problems. Edit: After a bit of cutting i hooked it up to a fan, and a 13.8v psu that i use to run my radios, lowerd the voltage to 12v. Hooked it up by cutting the connector off and one wire to the positive, the other to the positive lead on the fan. Didnt work too well as if you turn the knob a little bit the fan would turn off, there was a burning smell from the knob also....so no it only works with Tt fans Last edited by FLG; 06-16-2004 at 01:23 PM. |
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06-16-2004, 08:33 PM
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so only Tt fans. Which fans can I plug them into?
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