Fan controller and cooling

[biglou357]

The question I have is do I need a fan controller in the below system. I heard the Vantec Stealth 92mm fan is very noisy. Also how many do I need and if you can give me any recommendations.

PC Case: Mid Tower, Cooler Master, WAVE MASTER TAC-T01-E1C
Power Supply: 510 Watts, Turbo-Cool 510 Express / SLI Power Supply
CPU: Athlon 64 x2 4800, AMD, Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor
Heat-Sink Fan: Theramright XP-90-C
Cooling Fan: Vantec Stealth, Vantec TD9238H 92mm 2 Ball Case Cooling Fan
Motherboard: ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe ATX AMD Motherboard
Memory 2GB AMD 2GB (2x1GB) OCZ EL Gold Edition DDR PC4000 Dual Channel
Hard Drive 300GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300822AS 300GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0GB
CD/DVD Reader/Writer Plextor PX-740A
Video Card 256MB GeForce eVGA GeForce 7900GT 256-P2-N563-AX Video Card
LCD Monitor 20" ViewSonic VA2012WB
Sound Card Sound Blaster X-FI Fatal1ty FPS
Speakers Logitech Z-5450 970181-0403 5.1 Speaker
Mouse & Keyboard Logitech Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser
3.5" Floppy Sony 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive

Thanks,

biglou357

[bailey]

personally I have never seen any case that really needed any kind of fan controler.
everything will depend on what your temperatures are now and how good your air flow is through the case, plus at what tempeture you keep the room that the computer is in.
the lower you keep the room temp, and the better you have air flow in the case, the better you are.
so before I can answere your question of weather or not you need more fans.

usally one in the front of the case and one in the rear is all that is normally needed.

[jackwelsh]

If in case you think that the temperature around you is high you would definately require a fan controller, and personally it willl be a good idea.

As told by bailey it depends upon airflow also, however overheating might cause your processor to go for a toss. So i would suggest take no risks

[MaxRat]

The only time you really need a fan controller is when you want to run a fan(s) at a slower speed to reduce noise....like with the vantec...

It's all your personal preference...some like the sound of a pc as if it's going to land...others like them quiet...SVC has nise fan controlers and 1 can be had for 9.99.....most come with enough to control 4 fans...