--- product_id: 18814274 title: "NZXT Sentry 2 Touch Screen Fan Controller Meter" brand: "nzxt" price: "€ 2.28" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/18814274-nzxt-sentry-2-touch-screen-fan-controller-meter store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Touch Screen Interface 5 Fan Control Dual Temp Display NZXT Sentry 2 Touch Screen Fan Controller Meter **Brand:** nzxt **Price:** € 2.28 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 💨 Cool Control at Your Fingertips! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** NZXT Sentry 2 Touch Screen Fan Controller Meter by nzxt - **How much does it cost?** € 2.28 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/18814274-nzxt-sentry-2-touch-screen-fan-controller-meter) ## Best For - nzxt enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted nzxt brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Compact Design:** Fits perfectly in your setup with dimensions of 6.81 x 3.31 x 2.6 inches. - • **Sleek Touch Control:** Navigate effortlessly with a vibrant touch screen. - • **Lightweight Innovation:** Weighs only 4.2 ounces, making it a breeze to install. - • **Ultimate Fan Management:** Control up to five fans simultaneously for optimal airflow. - • **Precision Temperature Monitoring:** Stay informed with real-time temperature readings in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. ## Overview The NZXT Sentry 2 Touch Screen Fan Controller Meter is a cutting-edge device designed for tech enthusiasts, featuring a user-friendly touch screen interface that allows for precise control of up to five fans, along with dual temperature display options in Fahrenheit and Celsius. Its compact and lightweight design ensures it fits seamlessly into any setup. ## Description Introducing the Sentry 2, a full system fan controller with an advanced touch screen interface. Sentry 2 easily installs in a 5.25" bay and is compatible with any fan that uses voltage control. The innovative touch screen features ultra fast selection and response time and displays all pertinent info including temperature readout in both Celsius and Fahrenheit. Sentry 2 allows users to control up to 5 fans with the option for manually tuning individual fan speeds or letting the automatic controls take over to correspond to a specific temperature. ## Features - Touch screen interface - Five fan control through an intuitive interface - Display temperatures in both F and C ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Standing screen display size | 5.25 | | Brand | NZXT | | Item model number | SEN2-001 | | Item Weight | 4.2 ounces | | Product Dimensions | 6.81 x 3.31 x 2.6 inches | | Item Dimensions LxWxH | 6.81 x 3.31 x 2.6 inches | | Voltage | 12 Volts | | Manufacturer | NZXT | | ASIN | B00JTUF5KC | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Date First Available | March 11, 2014 | ## Images ![NZXT Sentry 2 Touch Screen Fan Controller Meter - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41FAR3qMmmL.jpg) ![NZXT Sentry 2 Touch Screen Fan Controller Meter - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41AZBtuaBbL.jpg) ![NZXT Sentry 2 Touch Screen Fan Controller Meter - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41HyrpwfS3L.jpg) ![NZXT Sentry 2 Touch Screen Fan Controller Meter - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/413RhlcVHPL.jpg) ![NZXT Sentry 2 Touch Screen Fan Controller Meter - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41upTdzE1wL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Style** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: what does it do and how do i use it** A: You can plug in up to 5 fans and control their speed individually. There are also temperature probes that you can tape to certain parts of your computer, like where your fans are, and that makes it so the fan speed is automatic depending on the temperature around that fan. Also, this tells you the time and what day it is. It has a speaker built into it so that if an area gets too hot, or if a fan is not spinning, the speaker will make a beeping sound. Mine would make the beeping sound so often that I had to rip the speaker out of it haha. The only reason it kept going off was because my computer is so cooled off that the fans would stop spinning, which made this think there was a problem. **Q: how many fans can i connect i have 8 noctuas and wanna know if i can connect 2 in a single channel** A: Each fan channel can do 15W. Applying home middle school science, we know that power=voltage*current. This means that, assuming your noctuas are 12V fans, each channel can handle up to 1.25 Amps (current), since (12 volts)*(1.25 amps) = 15 watts. Most 120mm fans pull anywhere from 0.1 to 0.5 amps each at full load (look at the sticker on the back of the fan, it'll tell you). As long as the current between all of the fans on the channel doesn't exceed 1.25 amps, you're golden. **Q: Do you have to connect the fans directly to it or it controls all fans connected to the motherboard?** A: You connect the fans directly to the controller itself. Has nothing to do wth fans connected to the mother board. **Q: What all comes with the Sentry Mesh? Looking at the picture of the back, those don't look like the standard 3-pin cables that are on the fans.** A: There is a set of cables that comes with this NZXT fan controller that you connect to the back, but the other side of the cables shown in the picture are your standard 3 Pin case fan connectors. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Better luck next time... *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2016* And I would LOVE IT if it weren't for the fact that I didn't have to do some minor repairs on one of the sliders, #1 ironically enough, prior to installing it. Luckily I had a tube of Extra Thick BSI Maxi-Cure cyanoacrylate super glue on hand so the repair was pretty instantenous, but still a shame to have dealt with regarding the actual quality of the product right out of the box. If you want to avoid this problem in case of a return, please inspect the sliders by moving them up and down and feel for any of the sliders acting more loose than the others, that's what I discovered and the sliders themselves are easy to take out to check if you have a broken one like I did.Other than that one issue this thing is great. Probably my most favorite component on my PC to date as I'd already fit the maximum amount of fans on my case but did not want to stay dedicated to software controlled fan support and went with this analog approach. The dream of running a dead silent computer is much more effective with this controller as the voltage can reduce the speeds down as low as 40%, and then crank them up all the way to 100% to turn your PC into a turbine of cooling efficiency. I actually wish I could have had a 25%, or even a 30% reduction as its lowest RPM setting but this is fine.The beauty behind this controller is its simplicity. While a touchscreen LED is cool, it's too much for me. There are other fan controllers with knobs and sliders but oddly enough they run around the same price range while having access to less sliders/knobs on them. Outside of that range and you get a bunch of other features on them I personally wasn't looking for or desired. I actually am not utilizing all 6 sliders on the controller, leaving #'s 4 and 5 unused, but it's nice knowing I have the option to them whenever I want. Also, due to the nature of my case, the controller sits vertically inside its 5.25 bay as opposed to the typical horizontal position, meaning I use the sliders left and right as opposed to up and down. This is actually ideal for me because now I know that gravity won't come in as a factor in affecting the sliders moving up and down should I have to readjust the sliders and pretty much wear them down from however much use I utilize them. I'm not too sure on the actual quality or longevity of this product's sliders since I just recently installed this thing and started using it but I imagine it has to hold up pretty well considering the rave reviews this thing has prior to my own observations.LED functions are great too. You have 5 colors to choose from, White, Blue, Red, Green and Orange. So if you have colors associated with them to complement your build, know that you have that option. You can also turn the LEDs off completely if need be by holding down the button you press for choosing the LED color for about 5 seconds. You also hold it down for 5 seconds to turn them back on if need be.A fair bit of warning before getting started on this thing: there is a menagerie of wires to deal with. Unleash them from their twist tie confinements and you have quite a bit of length to deal with so plan accordingly on the lengths you actually need and then reuse the twist ties to tidy up. Having some cable ties on hand is not a bad idea either and probably preferred if you have a fixed idea on how much length you'll actually need to use from this controller, otherwise you will virtually have a spaghetti's worth of wires to deal with, making the process pretty confusing even though the fan adapters themselves are all tagged with their associated sliders, Fan01, Fan02, etc., etc. Deal with that and you're pretty much set with a simple, effective fan controller. The voltage regulation also affects certain fans with LEDs on them, which is cool to watch the lights dim brighter and brighter whenever I crank up the speed and then see them dim back down to a subtle glow when I put them back to the lowest setting. Makes the whole process feel more interactive, very cool.There really isn't much else that needs to be said about this controller. Though I am personally disheartened that I got a controller that I had to do repairs on myself, aside from that this thing is pretty solid so far. I enjoy the fact that now I don't have to have a constant whisper of air rushing through my case until I really need it, such as in the case of overclocking or a heavy dose of gaming, where then I can just move the sliders to their respective speeds. Hell, thanks to this controller, the loudest thing in my room now is an external harddrive that sits next to my computer which I got years ago and can be heard from its constant spinning while active.Personally, I would buy this fan controller again if and when I build another PC with fan regulation, but I hope the next one I get doesn't come with the curious quality I had to deal with and hope no one else has had to deal with either. Better luck next time I guess, but this thing is definitely a must buy for any person looking for an effective fan regulation solution. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars I like it more than I expected too, I just hope it holds up... *by L***D on Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2018* I bought the Sentry 3 and I have to say I like it rather a lot. In fact more than I thought I would. I came from a simple knob controller on my last build which I used all the time, I thought a touch screen might be annoying but I actually find myself liking it better because of the features. Let me explain a little about how it works because there don't seem to be any decent explanations, even on NZXTs website:There are three modes you can operate in: Performance, Quiet, and Manual. The mode you are in is indicated by the icons that look like plugs to the left of the circle. The performance and quiet modes are both automatic control modes which control the fans based on temperature. Obviously performance is a more aggressive fan curve and ramps them up quicker (at lower temps) while quiet mode keeps them at minimum speed for longer. I use quiet mode for everything except gaming, when I am gaming I switch it to performance mode. I have my temp sensor shoved into the heat sink of my GPU, which gives me a pretty good temp reading during gaming (goes from around 25C at idle to about 70C gaming). In performance fan mode the fans are at 100% speed pretty quick, which I like. You cannot change the fan curves. Selecting the mode is done by the big round button with the fan number in it. It is a universal mode, meaning you cannot have some fans in manual and some in automatic, when you select a mode it applies to all fans and that cannot be changed either. Some might find that annoying but I actually like it. Maybe it would be nice to have the option of controlling some fans manually and others automatically but it doesn't bother me the way it is, plus it keeps it simpler to use.With the fans in manual mode you can change their speed two ways: the arrow buttons on the lower left OR the slider bar on the upper right. Arrows change speed in 10% increments and with the slider you can take the fans all the way to 100% or off with one touch. Range is from 40% to 100% or off.Fan selection is done by the small number buttons on the lower right, I think that's pretty obvious. You can link fans together in manual mode so that their speed changes together, its very easy to do: hold the link button for 3 seconds and then select the fans you want to link. The little orange link bars will light up telling you which are linked.Other features: Speed feedback from each fan (upper left) in RPM, temperature display from probe in F or C (mine works well and seems to be pretty accurate), alarm if a fan dies, and an alarm if the temperature gets too high (you can set the alarm temperature by holding the temperature down). You can also shut off the display screen by holding the power button for 3 seconds, it turns back on if you touch it, and you can shut off all sounds (beeping and alarms). The one additional feature I wish it had is the ability to dim the display, it is rather bright, particularly at night, but its not that bad.Again, I am really liking it so far but I just got it so I'm curious to see how it holds up. This review might change. Also, regarding the usability of this unit: if you are capable of building a PC then you will easily be able to learn how to use this thing in about 2 minutes. I did have to read the little booklet that came with it but it literally took me 2 minutes to figure the whole thing out and about 2 more minutes to get totally comfortable using it. Its functions and display are simple and well thought out. I recommend it, even for someone who likes using knob or slider style controllers. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sehr gut, zumindest nach ein wenig "Bastelarbeit" :) *by R***L on Reviewed in Germany on February 15, 2012* Die Sentry 2 ist meine erste Lüftersteuerung, zumal ich die letzten Jahre ohne StandPC ausgekommen bin.Folgende dinge kann ich darüber sagen:+ Der Preis ist unglaublich gut dafür dass es sich um eine Lüftersteuerung mit Touchscreen handelt+ es gibt 5 Temperatursensoren für 5 Lüfter --> im Auto modus werden die lüfter abhängig vom jeweiligen Temperatursensor gesteuert, was finde ich sehr praktisch ist+ Der Touchscreen lässt sich gut bedienen und ist hell genug dass man sogar im Dunkeln alles ablesen kann+ Der Ton lässt sich abschalten+ Man kann die Lüfter einzeln in 10% schritten zwischen 40% und 100% regeln (weniger als 40% macht eh kaum sinn) und natürlich auch auf 0% stellen (von 0% auf 40% ist ein schritt)negativ zu Beurteilen:- Da die Lüftersteuerung PWM (Pulsweitenmodulation) verwendet um über den Mittelwert der Spannung die Drehzahl zu regeln kann es dazu kommen dass normale Lüfter leicht "brummen" bzw "rattern"- Ich habe PWM Lüfter verwendet um das "brummen" bzw. "rattern" vorzubeugen, diese haben jedoch einen 4-Pin anschluss und die Lüftersteuerung verfügt nur über 3-Pin bzw 4-Pin-Molex anschlüsse (4-Pin-Molex = die 4-Pin-Stecker die man vom Netzteil kennt) --> details dazu weiter unten.- die 3-Pin-Anschlüsse hängen mit den 4-Pin-Molex steckern zusammen, das heißt man hat immer zusätzliches unnötiges Kabelwerk, hier wäre es praktischer gewesen sie hätten 3 Kabelstränge beigelegt, einen mit 5 x 4-Pin-Molex, einen mit 5 x 3-Pin und einen mit 5 x 4-Pin Anschlüssen, aber die Bastelarbeit hat zum Glück Abhilfe geschaffen.- die Klebestreifen für die Temperatursensoren halten nicht wirklich viel, aber das lässt sich ja zum glück mit gutem Klebeband umgehen :DZu der Bastelarbeit:Aufgrund der oben genannten Tatsache, dass PWM-Lüfter nicht mit dem Steckerwerk kompatibel sind, habe ich im Internet recherchiert und herausgefunden, dass die 4-Pin-PWM-Stecker der Lüftermit der Polung der 3-Pin-Stecker der Lüftersteuerung kompatibel sind. Da die stecker über die selbe "Kerbe" verfügen, kann man dabei nicht mal was bei der Polung falsch machen.Wenn man jetzt jene Seite der 3-Pin-Anschluss-Buchse entfernt (mit der Zange / Schere wegzwickt bzw schneidet), wo der 4-Pin-PWM-Stecker hervorsteht, wenn man den stecker mit der kerbe korrekt zusammensteckt, dann kann man jeden beliebigen PWM-Lüfter verwenden und die Lüftersteuerung funktioniert perfekt auch mit den 4-Pin-Steckern. Wenn man so wie ich wirklich nur vorsichtig eine Seite entfernt hat ohne die restlichen seiten des Anschlusses zu beschädigen, dann hat man auch kein Problem damit dass das ganze zusammenhält, bzw ist das ganze auch immer noch mit den 3-Pin-Steckern kompatibel ohne dass man dabei Kabel durchschneiden muss :)Alles in allem bin ich voll zufrieden, ich empfehle jedem bei dem die Lüfter "rattern / brummen" einfach einmal einen PWM-Lüfter zu probieren, das sollte abhilfe schaffen, bei mir laufen die rund und schön leise (außer halt dem luft-strom-geräusch :D )Den Stern abzug gibt es dafür, dass sie ein etwasch praktischeres Kabelmanagement verwenden könnten und dass ich basteln musste um meine PWM-Lüfter zum Laufen zu bekommen,aber dank meiner Anleitung sollten hoffentlich zukünftige Kunden leichter zu einem zufriedenstellenden Ergebnis kommen ;) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/18814274-nzxt-sentry-2-touch-screen-fan-controller-meter](https://www.desertcart.be/products/18814274-nzxt-sentry-2-touch-screen-fan-controller-meter) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-05-06*