Looking for an automatic fan controller

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Basically, I want to run multiple high-rpm scythes and 200mm fans, and quite honestly one fan header from my motherboard doesn't seem sturdy enough to do (for some reason, only sys_fan1 is working under voltage control, sys_fan2 is pwm I believe and sys_fan3 doesn't seem to control anything).

I found the Bitfenix Recon, NZXT Sentry 2 and Sunbeam Theta.

I just want simple automatic control. I can live with a single thermocouple (on the CPU), maybe a second one on the GPU. I do not need multiple profiles, just one that ramps up say when the CPU gets above 40°C. I do not need fancy controls, in fact I don't even want one in a 5.25 bay. I liked the Theta a lot because it uses a PCI slot, and one that uses the PCI-e slot would work as well.

The Bitfenix Recon seems to match this the most. I don't think the Sentry 2 does automatic control (correct me if I'm wrong). Are there any other alternatives? I also prefer one that doesn't cost over $50.

 

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I heart my Bitfenix Recon. I have 5 fans running off of it, set at an RPM one notch below where I can hear them. Seems to be holding them quite steady, more than I can say for a CoolerMaster setup I had in the past. Comes w/ temp probes you can use to set thresholds that will kick the fans up in speed automatically. I'm quite happy with it overall.

I don't know about other options but I like that one quite well.