CoolIT Demonstrates Maestro Wireless Fan Control
Take control of your cooling solution without opening your case.
CoolIT Systems, the cooling company from Calgary, Alberta, demonstrated a Computex some of its new advanced liquid cooling (ALC) offerings that are now in production.
There are four products that CoolIT will be rolling out. At the high end is the ECO 240 ALC, which features a 240mm optimized radiator with a twin 120mm fan assembly powered and regulated by a single 12V motherboard header. The fans can be configured in either a push or pull orientation according to the customer’s preference. A dual configuration is also offered in the Dual ECO 240 ALC for dual processor workstation and server platforms.
Suited for smaller systems is the ECO 80 ALC, which has an 80mm radiator and fan combination. Those looking for a little bit more can opt for the ECO 92 ALC with 92mm fan and radiator.
Each ECO cooling unit can be preset with profiles to suit various performance levels.
What we thought was most interesting was the Maestro wireless control system. It was present at CES but we got to see a more updated unit of it in action. Basically, the Maestro is an internal fan controller that's linked to an external USB dongle. Through software that interfaces with the USB dongle, you can wirelessly control as well as monitor fan speed and temperature, as well as control the operation of LED lights. The USB dongle's wireless range is limited, however, so don't count on being able to control your setup at home while you're away at the office.
The USB hardware and software can run on the system with the cooling hardware, or externally as well, allowing those with a secondary computer (such as a netbook) to be able to monitor and control internal cooling of a gaming machine at play.
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lol ... why would anyone want to do that?
looks like needless extra expense to me!
So they've seen Asus RoG Connect an thought "yeah, that's a good gimmick to rip off".
Sorry CoolIt, RoG Connect actually has some uses, you're just slapping gimmicks on no real reason. I can control my fans without opening my case with a front-panel fan controller, and with the amount of wires already in my system I don't think one more for your cooler is going to matter too much.
my fans are bios controlled, and i didn't have to buy some silly wireless controller for them either
Nominee for the pointless product award of 2010!
It kinda has a use for a home server tucked away though. Easy interface to wind up the fans if needed.
Though of course you could check temps over command line. But I could see it being useful on a home server in a cupboard running windows.