Product ReviewsNZXT Sentry LX LCD Fan Controller
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 Rating: Review Date: 09/09/13 |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/08/13 |
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Looks awesome with my armor+ case.Shows the temperatureShows the time/dateSupports up to five 3pin fans Where does it say it supports 3 pin fans only? I expected to be in a position to connect my case fans. As well terrible I didn't appear at the images. My mistake. Want I knew it only supported three pin fan connectors. Every little thing else appears fantastic. I can't tell you about how to manage the fans mainly because I can't! It appears other people are complaining about this device not allowing much more than three watts. If that's the case, I'm glad I can\'t connect any fans to it. Only explanation I'm maintaining it is since it looks cool. |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/04/13 |
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if you like items that beep randomly this ones for you, tells you rpms in 100ths would of liked it in at least 10ths beeps randomly and shows fans missing that are pluged in and operating fine, tells you rpms in 100ths would of liked it in at least 10ths yah it appears cool but has also quite a few issues that tends to make it not worth it |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/11/13 |
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Appears great, simple to operate and install Fan conectors are diverse that the ones in CoolerMaster Sniper case. Need to have adapters. After 6 months, the show froze and was causing my bios to beep 5 occasions (since the energy to it is daisy chaoned with a DVD drive and fans). Changed power cable and worked once again - for 2 days. Now it's dead. Not worth the income. Double check your fan connectors are compatable. Also if your systems PSU starts to act odd or your personal computer doesn't come on with the energy button, disconnect this sucker and see if that assists. I assume it can possible be causing a brief. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/08/13 |
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It is an particularly attractive addon that I recommend any individual to get who has fans in their technique.Excellent show, time and battery work just fine unlike some of the other reviews.Just set it up and go! From auto to manual it requires a bit for the fans to adjustFrom time to time manual mode is a discomfort in the REAR because it doesn't want to do what you tell it, but it nonetheless gets there eventually. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/06/13 |
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Uncomplicated install, simple to use. Effortless directions. None so far, but it's only been a week. So quite a few wires! But thats to be anticipated... |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/24/13 |
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Does what it advertises. It accurately controls fan speed each on what the maximum power a fan can handle as well as a nice touch in auto mode the fans speed up and down based on temp probes readings. PriceyNo Molex connectors for non three-pin fans such as one in antec instances but these have their own controllers. Not certain what absolutely everyone is speaking about when it comes to not getting capable to max out a fan. You have to consider that each and every fan has an RPM rating doesn't mean it will reach it and each and every fan is unique from the next of exact same brand. My zalman cooler 1250-2800 RPM rated truly goes from 1100 to 2800 RPMS on this controller. Think of a energy supply, they are rated at for instance 850 watts but max load is 783 watts same goes for automobile amplifiers.Each fan is linked with its numbered temperature probe so if your employing this for a CPU cooler and want it to be auto then you want to have the corresponding probe on the cpu. I place it involving the cooler and the face of the cpu. |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/11/13 |
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very excellent if ya will need to handle fan speen, and it looks sleek very good to have none |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/06/13 |
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- I can study it sitting on my chair with it sitting on the floor-Relatively precise-Controls 5 PWM fans-Has a clock with day of the month and week-Piece of eye candy -It cut down my speeds a little but I didn't want my fans operating full speed all the time anyway. -It does go through batteries quite often (Ive replaced it twice)-The reset button is proper under the fan pick? I usually finish up hitting it with my sausage fingers..-The alarm is relatively annoying, but you have the solution to disable so its not genuinely a con I left my CPU cooler attached to the mobo mainly because i want it at complete speed.I would get it again regardless of the battery and button troubles |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/29/13 |
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Looks awesome. Easy to set up. Easy to handle. Manual and auto mode. Holds 5 fans, only making use of 4, but good to have room however. Will possibly add one particular actual soon anyways. TERRIBLE viewing angle. Fine if the tower is up on your desk. But I retain mine on the floor and cant read a single quantity. Anything reads �'. The blue bar underneath the fan 2 rpm line is dysfunctional. If I reset the unit it lights up and works, but as soon as I shut my laptop down and boot up, it is just black. Waiting to hear back from NZXT on a replacement. I guess I'm satisfied with the controller. I would advocate hunting for one with a much better viewing angle though. No regrets actually, possibly really should've researched it a small a lot more before getting. Surely try and come across a superior 1 if you're searching for a fan controller. |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/28/13 |
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made of metal not plastic,good display,great memory of set controlls on fans and time and date none,,,,,,,,but I do have to say got a lot of wires to strap,just adds to the project of a fantastic make.......not a con by any suggests gr8 controller,appears good in the xmatx asgard case,,,,have thermalright fans 3 1600 rpm,and one 2000 rpm fan for rear,,,,,,and a kingston ram fans,,when set on auto and temp probes place in certain areas this controller does gr8,board will read 35-40c and ram will not get more than 35c,,,,,,cpu stays with a cool 33-35 idle,,,,,,,all these gr8 items from newegg and rapidly shipping........I owe the egg for this gr8 build and friends enjoy the way this controller appears |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/27/13 |
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Looks awesome. Has a cool animated fan to show you how fast the actual fan is moving (lol). Has blue lights. Has a clock..... ok seriously even though, the cables are all incredibly extended, which tends to make them tedious to operate with but provides you the flexibility you will need to handle them into looms or stick them behind things. Really user friendly interface. Has a temp readout for every connector so as long as you connect it properly the auto mode operates well and the show provides you a quite correct temp reading. Quite a few different speed settings, almost a completely unnecessary number really, 100RPM increments on a 5K RPM fan is overkill lol. Honestly even though, the factor appears so cool, if it did nothing at all, I would nevertheless have happily paid ์ for it to bling out my case. No molex connectors at all. Not even 1. All fans Need to BE a 3 pin fan header to operate with this unit. Some of my fans have been not, so I applied molex connectors to piggy back them on fans that did have 3 pins. Doing this limits the overall RPM due to increased load on each and every fan connector. In my case this was OK because I have Ɨ) 120MM fans so even at a reduced speed they nonetheless move a ton of air. But you will not get complete speed this way, in particular if the fans you connect don't have the exact same max RPM. I just can't quit searching at how cool it is. I have problems closing my case door. Take your time installing it and you will get great results, it truly ties your method collectively.My Rig:NZXT ZERO 2 Crafted Series with NZXT Sentry LX700 Watt PSUIntel DX58SO X58Intel Core i7 920 OC @ 4.40 GHzNoctua NH-U12 LGA1366 w/Arctic Silver fiveOCZ Reaper HPC DDR3 18662x WD Caviar 7200RPM in RAID-MSI Twin Frozr GTX 275 (soon to be SLI)CPU idle: 25-29 based on room tempCPU load: 72-82 depending on space temp (Prime95)CPU game load: 35-45 depending on space temp/game |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/26/13 |
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Looked pretty when it worked Useless immediately after 1 hour of use. This unit burned up its amplifiers, started smoking; afterward, the fans had been unable to operate at their rated RPM. The show shortly went out; it became unreadable from any angle. Do not get this item, it is an absolute waist of income. Manufacturer Response:Thank you for acquiring an item from NZXT. You can make contact with our RMA department at rma@nzxt.com for situations such as this. They will aid with replacing your unit. We do apologize for any inconvenience this may possibly have caused you.-NZXT |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/26/13 |
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Looks really good. Snazzes up your bland seeking case front. Time and date reading resets each time I turn the computer on to 12ᚨ 01ቝ, just about every considering that I bought it over a year ago. Quickly immediately after acquiring I e-mailed NZXT client service and they said to attempt replacing the battery. So a ๖ fan controller ships with a poor battery? How about you sending me a replacement lol. The fan readouts and controls perform perfectly and considering that it is a pita to eliminate the issue i in no way did replace it. Reading a critique right here confirming other individuals have had this challenge, possibly I'll lastly will. |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/21/13 |
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Spins fans, has a pretty display. There is an absolute disconnect among temperature and fan speed. It can report each of these items but you can not system it to alter the fan speed based on a temperature sensor. That's the entire idea, sin't it?! Also, the time is continually changing/wrong. This is so close to being a great solution but it's like they packaged and shipped it ahead of they completed it. I'd appreciate to see one thing like this with PWC four-pin fan assistance. |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/18/13 |
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appears great on the case screen went out in 2 mounts on it makes rounded noise if i had the opportunity ill acquire a touch screen a single |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/17/13 |
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Looked cool Worked fantastic for a month, now it appears that the show shuts off specific segments of the show. have to hold reset everyweek. i can go manual fan speed with all 5 slipstream fans. i just wish the display would remain solid and hold precise date and time Manufacturer Response:We hugely appreciate your remark and help right here for NZXT. As companies, we will do our best to give you our greatest service on any matter. It is to our understanding that your Sentry LX show could be defective. If you can please email service@nzxt.com and we would be glad to further assist you on this challenge as quickly as attainable. |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/03/13 |
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Looks good. Doesn't control all my fans at they're max speeds. Random temperature warning beeps when temperatures are fine.I have 5 fans three noctua nf-p12s that run fine and 2 nf-p14s that run at 900 rpms. I would set it at max rpm -1200) and it would go back down to 900 with in mins. About a week before it died the screen went dead with only a tiny portion of the left side lit. Turned computer system off and back on created it operate agian. Currently it just died, no lights no fans spinning. Unplugged it and plugged it in didn't support. replaced battery did absolutely nothing. Don't waste your really hard earned cash on this. I ought to of listened to reviews and stayed away. Im not gonna waste income sending this back either. Just not worth it. Nzxt makes good cases but this controller blows. Nothing at all but headaches for me. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/27/13 |
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-Nice and cool looking display-Full Readout of fan speeds and temps-Manual and/or Auto fan speed control-Price is decent-Straightforward to hook up-Makes fan wire management nicer -LCD screen messes up at times when the computer system is on for as well lengthy. (Fixes itself upon reboot) |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/24/13 |
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this fan controller is quite nice, easy to study, simple to set up. none wish lights had been green to match fan lights. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/21/13 |
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Really Good EYE CANDY for your Rig and controls fan speed to the tee. Possessing 6 120mm fan in my case, bringing down the speed of fans did wonders to my fan noise... Drains memory battery quite fast (average life of battery is about 2-three months)... And Unit Lasted only 13 months (LCD read out went WACKO and shows all types of crazy numbers) and Manufacture (NZXT) is worthless in responding to RMA or Warranty requests, I have sent four E-mails just to find out solution manufacture warranty and/or service availability only to have no response however (in a three week period), I wonder if they went below and NZXT organization no longer exists. Oh effectively, Eye candy can only take you so far, if it only lasted 13 months and Manufacture does not respond, I would By no means reccomend this pruduct. Manufacturer Response:Thank you for getting an item from NZXT. The warranty period on the Sentry LX is one year. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have additional concerns, you can get in touch with us at service@nzxt.com. If you do not acquire a response, you can make contact with me straight va.trung@nzxt.com.-NZXT |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/17/13 |
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- Appears as if you have a really futuristic gaming RIG- Controls the fan accurately- just a really effectively created solution When shutting off Computer a brief beep is created and when i boot back up LCD screen is locked up have to reset to get a standard working screen soon after enduring this for numerous months i lastly gave up and decided to RMA. Ultimately got my replacement hoping this would resolve the difficulty (I even place an energizer battery on it) but nonetheless does the identical factor. Boot off ... boot on everything resets or have to press reset button inorder to make it function correctly |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/16/13 |
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Appears excellent on my Computer case... Shipped with a dead battery, put in new battery and it lasted maybe 1 month? Not worth the money, IMHO. Manufacturer Response:Thank you for selecting NZXT. PJstran please email us at service@nzxt.com along with an attach copy of your invoice so we can arrange to have a battery ship to you as swiftly as we can. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/03/13 |
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It appears cool. But appears are not every thing. Purchasers beware. I bought this item various months ago and it was defective just about quickly. I contacted NZXT's RMA division and found they have horrible response time through e-mail. When I was able to get an RMA quantity they anticipated me to spend the shipping back to them so they could replace the item. When I sent the fan controller back to them, I provided precise directions for them to return a new fan controller directly to me but they did not follow directions. They sent the fan controller to the incorrect location and I had to jump by means of a bunch of hoops to get the fan controller. Bottom line is don't acquire this item and don't get from this organization. NZXT has horrible consumer service and their item is not very good. What really is horrible is after all these difficulties they will not return emails to clarify why they have horrible customer service. Major thumbs down for NZXT. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/23/13 |
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nicely it appears cool. temps look to be pretty accurate...fan handle doesn't work also properly, can't set max speeds on some fans. immediately after 1 week, 1 dead fan graphic, soon after a month 1 dead fan speed graphic (fan is on) and1 dead temp. So out of 15 graphical and text displays, 3 are not functioning. These are in diverse spots. Manufacturer Response:Thank you for selecting NZXT. Please e-mail us at service@nzxt.com and attach a copy of your newegg invoice and so we can go over to you on how we can replace your Sentry LX unit. |
Looks excellent and does the job of controlling fan speeds - either manually or when set on "auto" will speed up or slow down the fans primarily based on the temp sensor readings. Fan leads and temp probe wire lengths are long enough to attain just about anywhere in your case. Only improvements I see are the "reset" button: Accidentally pressing it resets the clock / calendar to 00ᚨ. The reset button must be smaller sized and protected more (or moved off to a various place) to avert clearing all the settings - which take a couple of minutes to re-enter, and it would be good if the display had a brightness handle. Dimming the bright fluorescent show would make it appear much better in low light situations. Gets rid of two blank panels on the five.25" slots, so your case looks considerably considerably far better!