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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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Zalman introduced its ZM-MFC2 multi fan speed controller last year at CES, and the reason we're reviewing it today are three-fold. For starters, the Zalman ZM-MFC2 digitally monitors four fans to +/- 10RPM and displays that data in real time on a nice multi-coloured backlit LCD display. With it, you can set any speed from 60RPM to the maximum supported by the fan with a turn of the dial, for three 3-pin fans and one PWM fan.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
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Zalman introduced its ZM-MFC2 multi fan speed controller last year at CES, and the reason we're reviewing it today are three-fold. For starters, the Zalman ZM-MFC2 digitally monitors four fans to +/- 10RPM and displays that data in real time on a nice multi-coloured backlit LCD display. With it, you can set any speed from 60RPM to the maximum supported by the fan with a turn of the dial, for three 3-pin fans and one PWM fan.
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Monday, November 26, 2007
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After the initial "OMG that's so cool!" reaction, the novelty wears off pretty quickly after we had used it for a while - it looks fantastic but any long term usability is destroyed by the fact we simply couldn't read it! It got extremely frustrating to continually have to contort myself every time I wanted to read it, as I had to have my eyes directly in front of it to make any sense of what was on screen. For £35 I was all set to recommend it to everyone after seeing it at i31, but this fundamental problem makes it almost useless - I ended up resenting to have to lean over and stretch my neck out yet again just to read it. So does not wanting to actually use it make money well spent? It can just sit there looking cool, which is fine if all you do is show off your PC to others, but not if you want to use it yourself. It really, really kills me that Zalman just needs to sort this one major issue to make it a product absolutely worth purchasing, but until then it?s not worth the cardboard it comes in.
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Friday, November 2, 2007
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There are times I'd like to be able to turn the fans up to the max for short periods of time, like when overclocking. And to be honest, there are times I miss the look of those analog knobs on the front of my rig. Call me old skool, call me old man, I'm sorry, I like dials and knobs.
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Friday, August 17, 2007
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Over the years heat has progressively been an issue for computer enthusiasts. It still seems like yesterday that Intel's Pentium line was using brute force to keep up in the "Gigahertz War" and a massive amount of heat was the by product. Many companies have wised up in recent years by developing cooler and more effecient products (ie Intel and their C2D line of CPUs). While this certainly helps, heat continues to be an issue and always will. As more cases fill up with intake and exhaust fans, they quickly learn that a cool case has it's trade-offs. The more fans you add, the closer your case gets to sounding like a jet engine. This is where your friendly fan controller, like Zalman's ZM-MFC2, comes into play.
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The Zalman Multi has a two-tone black and silver bezel that should blend well with a wide variety of cases and contrast well with others and the low profile jog wheel should allow clearance for most cases with doors. The black portion is entirely covered with a clear plastic giving it a super deep clear-coat finish look. The LED display is well ordered and pleasantly colored. All the information the panel can display, is displayed. There is no digging through presets trying to find what your looking for. The ZM-MFC2 does three things and does them well, and without mucking up the interface with unneeded functions and garish graphics.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2007
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Zalman are most well known for their exploits in the cooling and case making side of computers. Today however I have their cryptically named ZM-MFC2 which is your standard fan controller with a wattage twist. With rising temperatures and noise levels, this controller might just be the ticket to quieter/cooler computing?
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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Good fan controllers can be an excellent addition to any PC, but it's hard for companies to differentiate their own controllers from the others. Zalman tackles that problem with their MFC2, which in addition to controlling your fans, can also tell you how many watts your computer is hogging.
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Well, Zalman has hit us with another great looking product that will add style and functionality to the front of your case. At the same time that the ZM-MFC2 makes your case look hot, it also gives you the control you need to keep everything cool. The ZM-MFC2 is probably the best looking front panel fan controller that we at Pro-Clockers have ever seen before. It would reminds all of us of a high-end in dash car head unit. We know it looks good, but performance means a lot to us here so we have to ask - How well does it work? Lets take a look at it now.
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