NZXT Sentry Mix Fan Controller Review - PAGE 1

Fan controllers made their debut in the computer enthusiast market back in 1999 when the "muscle car" era of enthusiast computing was in full swing. That was back when people were using server-class delta and typhoon fans, and performance was king as all other considerations like dust and decibels took the back seat to cranking out that extra 10 MHz before the chip caught fire.

Back on track, a fan controller enables you to regulate your cooling fans so that they can provide adequate cooling without requiring your rig to sound like an F-35 jet fighter. A controller like this is especially handy when combined with a case that does not take sound performance into its design considerations.

Thankfully fans have since gotten larger, and cases are nowadays designed to accommodate them, so cooling noise has become less of an issue. A lot of cases that are designed and marketed these days are nearly silent, but if you do not have the funds to purchase one of those $150+ cases focusing on sound absorption and reduction, then today's spotlight product from NZXT is the next best thing.

The NZXT Sentry Mix will tame those noisy fans and make your case nearly silent on the cheap, and thanks to the sliders you can custom control the voltage so that your cooling performance is optimized.