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Old 2004-07-04, 02:49 PM   [Ignore Me] #1
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i need 4 fans that are ball bearing, LED, and can be controlled by a fan controller Also, I would prefer if they had power dongle splitters, even if they only use 2 pins, because i use every power dongle currently. Thanks.
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Old 2004-07-04, 05:23 PM   [Ignore Me] #2
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Originally Posted by DeepStrikeck
i need 4 fans that are ball bearing, LED, and can be controlled by a fan controller Also, I would prefer if they had power dongle splitters, even if they only use 2 pins, because i use every power dongle currently. Thanks.
Noise a concern?

Edit - I am a , you're gonna have a fan controller.

Just get any old fan x4 from newegg... probably the most important thing you'll need to look out for is the CFM rating (Basically airflow, the higher, the better), you'll mostly find that most LED 80mm (80mm is standard case fan size) push around 30CFM, which isn't too bad. They will most probably have a male and female 3 pin plug on them as well, theres no point getting 2 pin fans because they wouldnt connect to your fan controller then. You can just daisy chain them up (plug them into each other) but the only problem with doing that is that you'd have to control all 4 of them at the same time with the fan controller.
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Old 2004-07-05, 12:37 AM   [Ignore Me] #3
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by the 2 pins, i ment that they use the 4 pin connector, but with only 2 pins hooked in. thanks for the help ill look on the morrow (by tomorrow i mean after 10am)
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Old 2004-07-05, 08:03 AM   [Ignore Me] #4
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Originally Posted by DeepStrikeck
by the 2 pins, i ment that they use the 4 pin connector, but with only 2 pins hooked in. thanks for the help ill look on the morrow (by tomorrow i mean after 10am)
ah, right...

Is that 10am GMT? If so, I've just woken up and it's 1pm GMT
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Old 2004-07-05, 11:00 AM   [Ignore Me] #5
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nah 10 am est. I have a question though. Do fan controllers control the fan speed w/ power? or is there a special cable (the 3-pin) that hooks up to the controller to control the speeds that doesn't draw power?
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Old 2004-07-05, 11:36 AM   [Ignore Me] #6
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Originally Posted by DeepStrikeck
nah 10 am est. I have a question though. Do fan controllers control the fan speed w/ power? or is there a special cable (the 3-pin) that hooks up to the controller to control the speeds that doesn't draw power?
fan controllers change the voltage going to the fans to change the speed of the fan.
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Old 2004-07-05, 12:28 PM   [Ignore Me] #7
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k how do these fans with this fan controller look?

Ill prob get 4 fans, as that is how many my case holds. I have a question though. Should I cut a blowhole into the top of my fan and mount a fan there? (if so, what size? 120mm?) and put a grill there naturally. I'm somewhat inclined to not mess with my case, but will this make a HUGE difference in my case temp? It's not very hot up top, I put my hand up there.

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Old 2004-07-06, 05:23 PM   [Ignore Me] #8
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You can if your willing to do it, it wouldn't really make much difference if you're not overclocking though, because you'd have no extra heat. If you're willing to do it though, stick a 120mm fan up the top blowing upwards.
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Originally Posted by DeepStrikeck
i need 4 fans that are ball bearing, LED, and can be controlled by a fan controller Also, I would prefer if they had power dongle splitters, even if they only use 2 pins, because i use every power dongle currently. Thanks.
Vantec stealths or Vantec Tornado. Come in 80 or 120mm sizes.

I recomend a Nexus controller.
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Old 2004-07-06, 06:09 PM   [Ignore Me] #10
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I was looking at nexus but i dont really like how they look, that's why i picked the one I have. ill look into the vantec fans though.
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