For better or worse, most drivers for PC-related hardware like RGB components and fan controllers are built for Windows and aren’t generally of the highest quality. They’re often proprietary and ...

The high temperature of power components is a well-known phenomenon in electronics. To overcome this challenge, designers mount heatsinks on the components to dissipate the heat. However, in many ...

Controlling fans in a PC is something every builder has run into at some point or another. Whether sticking with an all air cooling build or even going with custom water cooling, you always need a ...

PWM or Pulse Width Modulation has generally been regarded as too complicated for PC fan speed control compared against using rheostats or linear voltage regulators such as the LM317. I present here a ...

The Sentry name has hosted quite a few fan controllers from NZXT. From what I can recall, the Sentry 1 was pretty hip for its time. It had an LCD display and some shiny chrome buttons, but only ...

Moving air with spinning blades is the most popular way, but it is not the only way. Using the PCB actuator technology he has been working on for the past few years, [Carl Bugeja] built a small ...

When it comes to taking control of your PC's fans, a fan controller can not only allow you to tweak them to your heart's content, but also add a significant amount of bling to an otherwise ...

With the proliferation of high airflow cases around, the enthusiast is full of the desire to keep things as quiet as possible. Gone are the days where one needs to run massively-loud high-CFM fans and ...