and so it begins

thanks to stormshadow i was finally able to decide on a case that would be perfect for my application, and today the first set of parts arrived, the Sunbeam Chromatic windmill fan controller and the Lian Li PC-A05B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, heres the pics!

Case


Sunbeam chromatic windmill, controls up to 7 fans, 3 temps and HDD monitor!




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Now your prolly thinkin, eww chromatic windmill but actually its really really nice, the pics i took i was testing it to make sure all the channels worked, seeing as how this is gona be a SLOW project because of the lack of money, i have to buy a few parts at a time lol Its actually a really nice fan controller for the money, the display isnt ghetto with bright colors like i thought, it actualy just has a really light glow to it that makes it look much more proffesional then id previously thought and it controls the fans quite nicely 12v-7v, you may have read about alot of people bitchin about the buttons but i personally found the buttons quite comfortable to use, maybe some people just have large obtuse fingers lol More pics to come this week or next week when my 2 noctua fans get here for inside the case

chrmomatic wind mill is awsome the ONLY fan controller than can handle all 7 of my panflow high speeds (each with 7.2w)

its a pitty it does not complety switch the fans off tho but still its a really sweet fan controller.

received the fans yesterday and tested them out, IMO they are fantastic, they push the same if not more air then the yate loons that i have and they are TOTALLY silent, i had to put my ear so close to the fan to hear it i almost cut my ear off.

Windmills are nice to look at, but can't handle 12V fans.

RedDragonXXX said:

Windmills are nice to look at, but can't handle 12V fans.

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what are you talking about?

Your fan controller.

I bought one when they came out awhile ago, but returned it the next day.

Mycobacteria said:

chrmomatic wind mill is awsome the ONLY fan controller than can handle all 7 of my panflow high speeds (each with 7.2w)

its a pitty it does not complety switch the fans off tho but still its a really sweet fan controller.

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Actually the Sunbeam Rheobus will handle more load than the windmill (4x20w vs 70w total).


Spawne you aren't planning to use those fans on a radiator are you? With that blade setup those are practically useless becuase they have no almost no back pressure.

I love the case.

Good luck

speed bump said:

Actually the Sunbeam Rheobus will handle more load than the windmill (4x20w vs 70w total).


Spawne you aren't planning to use those fans on a radiator are you? With that blade setup those are practically useless becuase they have no almost no back pressure.

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No no no of course not, those are strictly for the case fans, intake and exhaust, i planned on buying medium speed yate loons for the radiator. And as far as the windmill, i dont see why it wont handle the fans, i know plenty of people with them running up to 7 fans, granted they arent the most reliable of fan controllers and i have heard of people with problems but i i tested it out already and all the fan channels work atm. If it fails when i put it in then ill call sunbeamtech up and find out if i can get a replacement, if no replacement then im not out huge amounts of money, it only cost me like 30 bucks, no big loss.

The motherboard arrived today