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Here is the front of the Nexus controller. I did not test this installed in the case, but I later installed it in the Antec SX1040BII case and had no problems whatsoever. Each of the knobs has a blue orb of light around it when the computer is powered up...very cool. This comes in silver and black (not pictured); the silver version looks great with aluminum cases, but I've got a beige case, so I was a little disappointed. Too bad Vantec doesn't make white or beige styles for boring old croaks like me with beige cases. :P
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This is the back of the Nexus controller. It has 4 3-pin plugs for your fans for each of the 4 respective knobs, and a 4-pin power connector to supply power to these fans.
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Top view of the Nexus.
Thankfully it also includes a selection of cables for hooking up your fans:
- (2) 12 inch 3 pin extension cables
- (2) 4 to 3 pin converters
- (1) 3-inch main power extension cable
I would have liked for Vantec to have included some more 4 to 3 pin converters, since most high-powered fans use 4 pin connectors anyway, but thankfully I have a couple of extras, so this won't be a huge problem for me. You can usually get these converters for very cheap at most cooling sites, or your local computer store.
On each channel, it gives you the option to adjust the fans to an obvious maximum of 12v, or a minimum of 7v. I prefer how the Sunbeam controller lets you turn off the fans completely, though at 7v, I couldn't hear any of my fans. An advantage of having the minimum at 7v is that you can't accidentally turn off your CPU fan, which could lead to a fried CPU.
Now I am testing it on the following machine:
Epox 8RDA+
XP1700+ JIUHB @ 2.4Ghz
Antec SX840 case (slightly modded)
Antec TruePower 430w PSU
Let's move on...
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