Fan speed controllers have come a long way from the things enthusiasts built back in the days of the AMD AthlonXP. Back then heatsinks were getting louder and louder as manufacturers fought each other to install the most compact, highest RPM finger chopping fans they could find. Anyone remember 6000RPM 80mm Delta screamers? That lasted for all of about a year before lower noise heatsinks emerged, like the original Zalman fan-shaped coolers.
*Source: Frosty Tech (
http://www.frostytech.com/articlevie...ticleID=2251)*
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