Black Fan & Light Controller Panel

Comments: The fan control function works fine and I really like the fact that it fits in a 3.5 inch bay. Don't expect 0v,1v,2v,3v,4v,etc operation. It's more like 0v, 5v,7v,9v,12v which is still plenty of control. I am able to use 2 fans on the same channel without any problems. You can probably rig even more fans per channel as long as you don't go over the 18W per channel max. The built in light controller is a joke. I've read several reviews of broker lights received on delivery. The packaging seems okay, so I'm not sure if that's a Vantec issue or a New Egg/Fed Ex shipping issue. Mine arrived in one piece, but in operation with the light control set to 'on' it still flashes on and off like it has a short in it. I don't think it actually has a short, but rather, the sound control for the light can not be turned off completely as Vantec advertises. If I had this purchase to do over, I would have purchased the cheaper Vantec 3.5 inch 4 channel model since I rarely turn any of my fans completly off anyway.

Pros: Ability to control multiple fans. Lights are a nerdy bonus (I like). It allows me to crank up the cooling when I am playing games or running the processor hard over night and turn it down when idle.

Cons: It's another thing to worry about. You want to turn the fans down when their not needed and sometimes forget to turn them up when you start working the system.

Overall Review: I have recently started keeping my fans at a medium speed that would not have been possiable without a controler like this. Kind of a compromise between noise and cooling.

Pros: Worked fine for 2 days, powered my fans even after it blew up.

Cons: It caught fire... I'm guessing a capacitor or something got fried on the fan controller portion of the nexus. My fans and LEDs continued to receive power even after it "popped" but no adjustments could be made.

Overall Review: RMA is a wonderful thing. THANKS NEWEGG!

Pros: Fits securely in my screwless case! The pictures don't show the unit actually comes with a metal piece over the top which makes it more solid. I think this is a recent production change to accommodate screwless cases.

Cons: I would prefer the knobs be a little tighter when turning.

Overall Review: Currently I have two Thermaltake A2018 120s and a Zalman CNPS9500 cpu cooler attached to the controller. Gigabyte 3D Aurora case.

Pros: Does everything its made to do. the lights are really cool. the knobs on the front light up blue around them. its a nice touch.

Cons: the sound activation for the lights is way to sensitive.

Overall Review: Good buy.

Pros: Functions as it should, very nice look, nice features.

Cons: Only controls three fans (would be nice if it would control four or five), cathode lights aren't the nicest shade of blue, hope you know how to install these already because the instructions suck.

Overall Review: This is one of the best I've used, nice lights on the knobs, supports fairly high powered fans, looks nice, just good all around. I have to take one egg off just because the instructions suck which might confuse new users (I always like to read instruction manuals just to double check their isn't anything unusual about the product).

Comments: I bought the Vantec Tornado case fans and though they cooled everything down the noise during non gaming sessions was unbearable. I bought this Vantec fan controller and I can now actually feel like I am no longer sitting on the wing of a jet engine airplane. Simple to install. Has ALL the cables to hook your fans in both the power and speed controller connectors. I am impressed with this item.

Pros: Work as advertised, controls three fans and two lights.

Cons: the paint job on the nobe can be better