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That was exactly what I was thinking of with VFD or matrix orbital kits available. I haven't heard of crystal fontz. I'll look it up. I doubt my current VFD is comptitable of doing any of that stuff but i could always replace my VFD. I always end up buying more stuff even though I try to reason myself not too.

I agree. Dramatic voltage changes would not be too good for the circuitry inside the pump and quick changes in rpms doesn't seem healthy at all. That's why i said in theory it might help increase life but I only presented the potential positives and none of the negatives you pointed out. It was in the back of my head but I was busying arguing other PERSONAL points.

I agree on DEFINTELY not running it off a mobo fan header. I think it's too risky. Could cause instabilities in the systems since many WCing are overclocking as well. I'm guessing worse could happen running off a mobo header but I'm drawing blanks.

I like the idea of a fanspeed controller powering a pump but I'm on the fence now. Most run of a 12v molex or floppy 4 pin connector. What worries me is overvolting the pump with a fan controller?
If frequent and fast changes in rpm's is bad for the pump it seems like an external speed control could potential be a negative

Etacovda. I apologize if i jumped to conclusions. BTW Noisetakers make too much noise, way too much. I would replace it with a silenX unit. Can't even hear it, honestly. I tried some passives but they all get too hot and don't remove heat.

I run a silenx psu, 3 enclosed HD's on custom mounts, Artic silencer, and a single 120 mm fan at 22db's. Loudest is Zalman csp7700 around 25-28 Dbs. Loudest actually is the cdrom when burning. Got to replace pioneer 108. Any suggestions. I like the new BenQ dvd burner

Anyways, I'm waiting on Mag production changes to go into full effect and buy the pumps soon within a year or so. I'm hoping the new wave of MAGs live up to expectations too.

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What worries me is overvolting the pump with a fan controller that can go beyond the 12 Volts even if most don't.

Max voltage a PC PSU puts out is 12v, max a PC Fan Controller can possibly put out is therefore 12v. That's a non-issue fella.... Fan Controller would only put out more than 12v if you hooked up to a PSU that dished out more than 12v.

Use NeroDriveSpeed to back the optical drive speeds off and reduce noise...

this may be of interest to some of you:
http://www.overclockers.com/articles1252/