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is this technology out yet? :P
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:22 am
by fordmayhem
Hey.. couldnt find any where to put this, so here i go.
I have one very bad Mobo, ( no fan slots ATALL apart from CPU)
I have a spare pci x1 and two pci card slots left, and i am wondering, if there is any cards that will fit in these slots, and they have on these cards, FAN SPACES! such as your 3-pin, and 4-pin fans..
Ive looked all over the places.... all i can find is networks card..... printer....firewire...usb....
So if they are REAL! please send me a link! it would be very very much appreciated...
Also, if they arent, i think we need to make a petition to some component manufacturer to get these made! ill buy one.. lol
Re: is this technology out yet? :P
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:31 am
by martini161
Thats actually not a bad idea
never seen one before though
Re: is this technology out yet? :P
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:34 am
by HONkUS
try looking for something that plugs into your power supply rather than your motherboard. I know they have those4 I just cant supply a link as im at work and shouldn't be on here to begin with :D
Re: is this technology out yet? :P
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:14 am
by bubba
If you're wanting to add a boat load of fans look at getting a power distribution block like this
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/ ... s_id=21287
or
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/ ... ts_id=4420
If you're only adding a couple fans then look for a 4 pin molex to 3 pin fan connector like this
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/ ... cts_id=603
Re: is this technology out yet? :P
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:27 am
by fordmayhem
thats great, like the last one, but the fact is that i can not control the fan speeds via software as its just connected to the PSU. thats why i was thinking thata pci controller fan thing majig would be awesome ( if it was real or not )
Re: is this technology out yet? :P
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:44 am
by bubba
Re: is this technology out yet? :P
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:46 pm
by smack323
lol, nice pull Bubba
Re: is this technology out yet? :P
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:57 pm
by bubba
Google is your friend LOL, I searched for "pci fan controller board" scrolled through the links, about 5th one down went from there..
Re: is this technology out yet? :P
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:31 pm
by fordmayhem
Omg.... i hail you friend.
You may have put everybody's worrys out of their heads by saying this.... everyone with a crappy dell foxconn mobo ( old versions lol) are now freed of their emensally hot cases >.<
Thank you so much.
Re: is this technology out yet? :P
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:37 pm
by Sporg
Another one that's a bit pricier.
Zalman ZM-MFC2 Fan Controller
http://legitreviews.pgpartner.com/searc ... r/st=query
Re: is this technology out yet? :P
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:53 pm
by fordmayhem
LOL shame, that Sunbeam is actually discontinued along time ago. Ill have a look at Zalman now
Re: is this technology out yet? :P
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:13 pm
by bubba
There are some places with them still in stock.
The hard part to your need is the software control, found one other called mCube T Balancer bigNG, but its almost $100.
I think you would be fine with 4 to 3 pin adapter and a couple quiet fans running 100% all the time. Definitely the cheapest route.