Fan Controller Questions

[Fitseries3]

well i never noticed it until it was pointed out to me but i guess im using a pwm fan controller. its the sunbeam extreme rheobus.

my question is, what way do i have to regulate 8 ultra kazes thats NOT a pwm controller?

also.. i might get some more powerful fans in the near future so will that be a problem?

[Baleful]

I have the same controller, what is wrong with it being pwm? It works fine for me, I have all this hooked up to it:

6 YL Mediums
3 YL Highs
2 Panaflos (86 CFM version)

It runs all this without a hiccup. At one point I was running 12 YL Mediums but it was all to loud for me, even with the controller.

[Fitseries3]

the clicking noise is bothering me now.

and...

my new 140mm fans FARRRRRRRRRRR surpass the max rated specs.

[Cutless009]

When you get into high power consumption for fans, you are basically very limited in your options for controlling them. My BigNG seems to do a fair job of eliminating the clicking noise, its not completely gone but its not noticeable unless you put your ear up to the fans. Other than that, a rheostat is pretty much the only way to go, and then its going to get REALLY hot, so you'd probably have to water cool that as well :P. In project elegance the total power draw of the fans is 1182 watts, try controlling that!