Has anyone run this with an external fan speed control?
603426
It has a 3 step. You could run a speed controler but with basic a understanding of electricity the motor may not run well or last long.. I personally removed the "stock" comptroller and wired in my own.
603427
I have not, however it's an excellent fan and the 3 speeds work fine for my needs
603428
It has a switch on the side that will allow you to choose between 3 different fan speeds. Not sure about the external speed controller though.
1174450
I have mine connected thru the motherboard which allows full control over the speed. I believe that is the only way to set a speed. The lights stay on, which is fine for me...I wanted the glow. The noise is very low, my smaller fan makes twice the noise and when I turn the smaller one off my tower sounds like the factory set up
466340
I don't think it was designed like a laptop where there is no fan speed at all until the processor reaches a certain temperature. Mine runs all the time as well, but quiet with no load, louder with a load. The fan speed change is immediate too which shows to me it is load driven, not temperature driven.
1004798
Yeah I had that in my fan info too. But the info with this control says not to use it with a solid state fan. Who even knows what these "solid state" things are. You should be fine.
330261
These fans aren't PWM controlled, so you would need a separate fan controller. If you would rather have PWM fans they aren't much more in price than non PWM fans, you should be able to find some cheaper than these.
2091015
I would definitely not advise you to use an external fan. I have used the cool spot and I still have some problems withmy computer and heating. It definitely improved my situation. Be sure to check out the cost of the fan and installation and other costs and then compare it to a new computer. Good luck.
487911
You can connect it to your psu to 4pin connector which will run at full speed or you can buy a cheap fan controller where you can connect 2-5fans which ever you like and can rub them at low rpm for quiet performance...what you do is coonect these fans to your mobo and the stock fans to psu(power supply)
1150977
No, I actually came across doing this and a these "speed controller" control current where as a variac (which controls voltage) is what you need to control heat. I wound up using my router speed controller for a shop fan. And got a variac for my heater.
932814
Hi,you can not control the fan, since you only have a two pin connector on your card. Best regards,Jens
2061834
I run 4 of them right now with one slot empty in between them and it will run without a fan.However, these seem to dip to 1.4 GHash/s after awhile (even with a fan). Could be my USB hub. Seems fine if restarted.
710027
I use a PWM(Pulse Width Modulation) to control the speed. How this works it will pulse 12v at a set interval, set by a dial, and that is how the fan speed is controlled. This is what i used to control the speed RioRand Upgraded RRCCM6NSPC 150W 6V 12V 24V Reversing Switch Adjustable DC Motor Speed Controller PWM BUT to truly answer your question no, by it's self it does not run at variable speeds.
1845043
Forgot to mention, the case fan is quite loud so I would either replace it with a quiet one or get a simple fan speed controller. This is what i got.
859723
No, but of course the fan will only run a one speed. And BTW, I'm very happy with this fan. It draws very little power. The pricing is the problem here, I believe I could sell tons of these fans if the price was lowered to about $125...
719428
The BIOS on this board has tons of features, and I can indeed confirm there are settings for fan speeds in it. I currently have my fans running at max (don't care about noise, etc)
2060545
There is no way for you, the user, to control the fan. Disabling it could result in your drives running excessively hot and I would not advise it. The fan is quiet enough that you should not be bothered by it, if you are listening to music, watching tv or movies (even if you are listening to them at low volumes).
688522
Pretty much any fan controller that is front/5.25 mountable should be fine but i don't have a controller in mine, i just let the motherboard handle the system fans, and my Corsair H80i has its own internal controller. Something like this would be fine: Kingwin Multi-Function LCD Fan Controller Panel Cooling FPX-003
2061836
I run 4 of them right now with one slot empty in between them and it will run without a fan. However, these seem to dip to 1.4 GHash/s after awhile (even with a fan). Could be my USB hub. Seems fine if restarted.