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Item#: N82E16811997078

BitFenix Recon Fan Controller

  • SofTouch, ABS Plastic, Steel
  • Fan Channels x 5
  • Temperature Channels x 5
  • Max Watts / Channel 10W
  • Measurement Frequency Every 0.1 - 0.4 Seconds
  • Temperature Alarm Range 30 Degrees -90 Degrees
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Control your system anywhere with the BitFenix Recon Fan Controller. This five channel fan controller features internet connectivity - another world first from the BitFenix Design Labs. With dual processors to continuously interact with your motherboard, Recon enables you to monitor and control your system on the go with any internet-connected device, including the latest smartphone, tablet or laptop. The easy-to-use touchscreen displays your current system temperatures and status, while giving you easy access to Recon's robust functionality. Customizable profiles make it easy to save and recall your favorite settings, while the SofTouch bezel makes it an attractive addition to your killer rig.

  • newegg Internet Connected for Mobile Devices Recon is the world's first internet-connected fan controller. Once setup, Recon allows you to monitor and control your system fans and temps using any internet-connected device, including smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Best of all, Recon is not platform dependent and only requires a simple web browser to operate. Ideal for users who run their systems 24/7, Recon gives you total control and peace of mind - no matter where you are.
  • newegg Touchscreen Controls Keeping tabs on your system and making adjustments has never been easier with the Recon's easy-to-use touchscreen controls. The touchscreen offers system temperatures and fan speeds at-a-glance, and even alerts you in the event of any temperatures getting too high. The intuitive layout makes it easy to adjust your fan speeds to adapt to any situation.
  • newegg Dual Processor Technology Recon employs two custom microprocessors that interact with your system for accurate real-time status monitoring and control. Working with your motherboard, these microprocessors connect to your system and enable you to control your system's fans both locally and via mobile devices.
  • newegg System Status Monitoring Keep tabs on your system at all times with Recon’s robust system monitoring capabilities. Fan speeds are displayed at-a-glance, and both fan voltages and threshold temperatures are all right there to help keep you up-to-date on the health of your rig.
  • newegg Five Channel Thermal Control Recon gives you five thermal channels to couple your system fans with. Each channel delivers up to 10W of power, enough to drive even the largest fans!
  • newegg Customizable Profiles Program your favorite settings and recall them with a single button press! Set up an entertainment profile to keep fans spinning slowly during a movie, or a gaming profile that spins up your fans full speed when the action heats up. Recon allows you to customize your own profiles and recall up to three of them on-the-fly, allowing you to be ready for any situation.

Model

Brand
BitFenix
Model
BFA-RCN-KS-RP

Spec

Compatibility
5.25" Drive Bay
Material
SofTouch, ABS Plastic, Steel
Dimensions
5.59" x 2.64" x 1.69"

Features

Features
Fan Channels x 5

Temperature Channels x 5

Max Watts / Channel 10W

Measurement Frequency Every 0.1 - 0.4 Seconds

Temperature Alarm Range 30 Degrees - 90 Degrees

Temperature Range 0 - 100 Degrees

Internet Connected for Mobile Devices

Touchscreen Controls

Dual Processor Technology

System Status Monitoring

SFive Channel Thermal Control

System Status Monitoring

BitFenix SofTouch Bezel

Quick Info

Warranty

  • Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
  • Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year


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  • Xi Z.
  • 10/12/2014 4:11:08 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

1 out of 5 eggsDied after 3 days

Pros: Single color theme, nice touch screen.

Cons: Fan speed adjustment is really slow, I mean slow it's like more than 30 seconds, especially when first boot up, the fans are all in full speed then start to slow down to where you manually set after you enter to system desktop, that's really annoying. Viewing angle very limited, if you place your case under desk like me, then you can see nothing from above.

Other Thoughts: After 3 days using, it didn't light up when booting up this morning, then I smelled something and realized something on circuit board burned up, if you have ever smelled this kind of smell, you know what I'm saying. Haven't checked it, hope it didn't fired my Noctua case fans which are more valuable to this controller.

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  • Ryan L.
  • 9/29/2014 3:25:57 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

3 out of 5 eggsLooks cool

Pros: - Aesthetically appealing
- Temperature monitors

Cons: Couple of things here...
First: With a higher-end motherboard, you simply don't need a controller. i.e, the ASUS PRO boards... they have enough headers and a great fan controller integrated. So I find this controller to be more for looks than performance.
Second: To me, it's not worth all the hassle to wire it all up and get it working the way it was designed to. I have the temp monitors where I want them, but the auto feature seems to be a PITA to setup so I just have it on manual.
Lastly: 3 of the 4 fans I have hooked up run 100RPM over the listed max... not sure how accurate the readings are, but the 4th fan runs 1000RPM below listed max... The max RPMs have actually changed over time... my 120mm fans used to be abe to go to 1400RPM, but now are at 1300RPM. I don't know why...

In conclusion, I'm glad this thing looks pretty cool, or I would've tossed it. Doesn't do anything more than read case temps and look good for me.

Other Thoughts: Short version of Cons:
If you need a fan controller, I would be hesitant to recommend this one; if it's just for looks and you don't mind some buggy functionality, go for it. Just be prepared to waste an hour or two getting it all wired up.

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  • Mr. P.
  • 9/24/2014 6:01:22 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

3 out of 5 eggsGreat if you can get the screws tightened

Pros: This controller is far more useful than an onboard temp/fan controller. It puts the controls right in front of you. Plus it's touchscreen. The LCD brightness and contrast seem just fine.

If you're on Linux, you'll know the woes of onboard temp sensors. They tend to leave you with the only option of going into your firmware to actually change fan settings. Well this essentially eliminates the need to do that. It also lets you add more fans to the process. My case has 5 fans, but it can potentially support 6 if I recall correctly. My board only supports 4 fans, so the only option is to plug them directly into the PSU and let them run at full speed.

Cons: What in the hell is going on with the screws?! I positioned this thing in my case, screw'ed it in, and it didn't work. I thought it was DOA. Well as it turns out, this thing must have a short somewhere, though I have absolutely no idea where. I don't know if it's just mine or if this is a known issue, but after leaving the system running and then fiddling with the screws, I discovered I could only tighten them so much before the unit decided to power off. A little bit of fiddling and I could find the exact moment this happened. At that moment, there is no way to actually use this thing without pushing the whole unit backwards into the case. I almost sent it back.

Also, the screws they shipped with the unit aren't the right thread size. Not a big deal, got plenty of alternatives lying around.

All in all, 2 eggs off for these issues. Honestly if it was just the wrong screws, it'd be 0 off.

Other Thoughts: If you have the same screw issue as me, what you'll need are some small non-metallic washers. They come packaged with some things like motherboards. Gently snug the screws with the washers between the head and outside of the bay cage while the system is powered on. If you're lucky, you'll get them tight enough to hold the unit. This is really a make or break issue--the thing is touchscreen so you're gonna have to push on it, and if those screws aren't tight enough, you'll find yourself slowly going insane.

If your case has a screwless design for the 5.25" bays and you can't remove the clips, you are basically uh... screw'ed... The only option there might be to place washers between the unit itself and the pins. I'm just glad I didn't have to go through with that. I would've sent it back at that point.

PROTIP: Test the unit once you position it before you go and plug everything in and position all the temp sensors. You'll save yourself some time if it really doesn't wanna work for you.

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  • Jame K.
  • 8/19/2014 1:32:30 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: less than 1 day
  • Verified Owner

3 out of 5 eggsgood hardware..terrible software

Pros: -looks great
-touch screen is great
-being able to adjust fan speed manually is fantastic

Cons: -Software unable to download and when I did doesn't work...just a disaster really not happy with that

Other Thoughts: its a shame the software is difficult to install and get working properly for that this product gets 2 strikes against it

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  • Scott J.
  • 7/14/2014 10:24:54 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsFinally!

Pros: I finally found the controller card I needed in order to install this thing. So far it seems to be working.
The screen, albeit a little bright (I need to play with it a little to see if this can adjusted) but it's really no big deal.
I've read several other reviews on this product wherein the writers have complained about viewing the screen. I, however, have absolutely no problem viewing the screen from any angle what so ever.
Noise level, even with all five fans running at full speed, is barely noticeable (makes about as much noise as a 140mm venting fan on the backside of most current chassis's).
Programmable with the ability to store multiple fan profiles if you're into that.
Cables are nice and long, allowing for multiple thermal readings and fan attachment.

Cons: The cables are too long, and there's a mess of them! It's definitely not the controller for neat freaks. Fortunately for me, I have this thing installed in a portion of my chassis which is hidden from sight.
I was upset as one of the thermal sensors came with one of two wires broken off it's hub (see other thoughts below).
Bezel edge is too wide for the chassis front panel. I had the thing installed and ready to go, all I had left to do was replace the front chassis panel (I had taken it off for easier access). Unfortunately, the front panel wouldn't go over the controller face. I therefore had to remove the entire controller,cables and all, and reroute everything back through the front of the front cover. Should have tested it before I installed it.

Other Thoughts: Regarding the faulty cable, I wasn't that irritated as I don't really think those little probes are terribly accurate anyway. Still, it made me question if I really felt comfortable installing the controller, not knowing if other connections are just as frail. However, BitFenix seems to have anticipated the potential of this occurring and supplied 2 additional fan connectors as well as thermal sensors. Replacing them couldn't be easier. They must have either gotten many complaints regarding faulty cables or simply realized the potential for cables coming loose (they are extremely thin and therefore fragile). Either way, they had the vision to supply additional spare cables.
In my previous review, I had commented on the fact that the length of the controller was a bit short. However, I had no problems getting it installed and held in place.
The fact that the bezel is too wide for the front of the case to fit over does have it's benefits. The controller can be pushed into the 5.25" bay only so far.
I had my doubts about this type of fan controller, but for the price, I'm satisfied.

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  • Scott J.
  • 7/5/2014 1:43:13 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

3 out of 5 eggsWaiting to See

Pros: Touch screen programming is just cool. Also, this fan controller allows you to set multiple profiles and save them so retrieval is as easy as a push of a single button. Has 5 separate thermometer probes for thermal monitoring near each fan attached which is a nice feature.

Cons: Fits nice & snug in a 5.25" drive slot and adds to the overall aesthetics of your build. However, the length of the controller from face the end is far too short, making mounting it a bit of a PITA.
Only allows for a total of 5 fans as opposed to 6. (This, however, suits me just fine as there are only 5 fans I need to attach.)
Power connections. Requires 2 separate molex connections as well as 2 2 internal USB connections. My board is only slotted for 2 internal USB jacks and I have yet to find a PCIe card with additional pin out USB connection. Already have the front case USB attached to 1 of the internal jacks and the USB input for my Antec Kuhler H2O occupies the other jack. Would be much more convenient if the USB connecters were standard mail allowing for easy connection to any PCIe USB card. I understand the need of the type of connections required (I/O data management). However, the requirements for this particular controller should be bolded on the product page. I would have gone another way had I known about the USB requirements.
Thermometer probes appear to have no adhesive, however, making it necessary to tape them in place.

Other Thoughts: Overall the pros balance the cons. If your MB has more than 2 internal pin out jacks than this controller is a good option for you (my previous MB had 3 jacks which would still be 1 less than I need). I know I went off a bit about the USB situation (enough to lose 2 eggs in fact) but as I stated above, if your MB meets these internal USB jack requirements, than this a good way to go.

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  • George G.
  • 7/4/2014 4:27:12 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: less than 1 day
  • Verified Owner

2 out of 5 eggsPlease let me like this thing!

Pros: Soft touch really compliments my BitFenix case. Plenty of fan connectors and temperature leads.

Cons: It never started up. I connected everything and as soon as windows started, my computer executed an emergency shutoff. White smoke started comming out of my case. The insulation on the power leads had begun melting. I have never seen this happen before, but I am hoping this is simply a defective unit. I am replacing it with the same unit and will modify this review with new results. For now all I can say is be very careful.

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  • James A.
  • 6/13/2014 9:46:15 PM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: less than 1 day
  • Verified Owner

3 out of 5 eggsbad channel

Pros: -looks
-touch screen
-temp

Cons: the first channel was not working properly

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  • Grant F.
  • 6/1/2014 2:01:50 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggs

Pros: Cheap. Effective. Simple color scheme. Does what its supposed to do

Cons: press recognition isnt always consistent and the viewing angle is only good when perpendicular

Other Thoughts: I didnt use the temp sensors so I cant comment on their accuracy

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  • cody m.
  • 3/3/2014 1:43:29 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggs

Pros: keeps fans running low or high depending on what youdoing or you can turn some off to keep noise down

Cons: none its cool why would it have a con

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