Coolerguys PRO-Metal Dual 120mm Deluxe Cabinet Cooling Kit with built-in LED Controller

This product is great but what is even better is the customer service. Had an issue with a fan and they fixed it right away

The price is a bit eye-watering, and I was tempted to just buy the thermostatic fan controller from Coolerguys and a fan plate and fans elsewhere, but I went with the complete kit because the plate size was supposed to be just right (more on that below). The fan controller is awesome, if it supported variable speed or at least soft start it would be perfection.The kit was supplied with the newer model of fan controller, the same one you can buy separately rather than the one in these pictures, which means it has four 3-pin fan connectors on the back so you could drive a few extra without needing a y-connector which is nice, and the thermal probe is also on a header so it can be replaced. The overall look is a bit industrial, but not out of place on the back of a cabinet.It's quiet but certainly not silent, quiet enough that the noise of it running is ok but you can hear when it comes on. I don't think more expensive (fluid dynamic bearing, instead of double ball bearing) fans would make enough of a difference, and while slower ones are an option the ones provided seem to combine good airflow for the noise level. I don't even think full fan speed control would even be essential, but if they'd just spin up/down over 20 seconds you probably wouldn't notice them at all. With soft-start they'd be great.The fan cables are excessively long, this is a custom kit rather than fans I'm buying off the shelf so there's no reason to be using twist ties to coil up a foot of useless cable and taping it down so it doesn't snag.There are no soft parts, just metal bolts to tighten to mount the fans to the plate. Again for a premium product you'd expect something like Acousti standoffs.These are minor quibbles with a product that is still the best I could find and I'd surely buy again, but for the price it's reasonable to have high expectations. It's a great product.Note that the dimensions listed in the body of the description (as opposed to the technical details box) are incorrect, it lists it asCompleted dimensions: 15.00" x 6.25" (375 x 156.25mm)However it really is exactly 15.00" which is 381mm. 6mm may not sound like a big difference, but in my project it was the difference between a perfect fit and something I had to bodge :(

Bought this to cool my small AV cabinet which contains a large AV amp, Blu-ray player and a TiVo. The kit is easy to assemble and install if you're handy with a drill and jigsaw. Probably more air movement than I need given the size of cabinet and the equipment in it, but the two fans are quiet enough and they remove a lot of heat very quickly. I've installed the fans on the side as high up as possible (the back wasn't suitable for mounting as it's just a thin sheet of fibreboard). I did initially experiment with having one of the fans set to 'pull' the hot air out into the room and the other 'push' ambient air into the cabinet (as you simply reverse how they're mounted to change air flow direction to suit preferences) but setting them both to extract the cabinet's heat seemed to be the more effective configuration. I have the controller set to maintain optimum temperature in the cabinet at around 30°C and it can easily do that without the fans on all the time.The kit comes complete with mounting plate, 2 fans, front and rear grilles, controller, temperature probe, PSU and all screws/nuts/bolts/cable ties needed. All metal items appear to be finished in powder coated black.With regards to the temperature probe placement, I just placed it loosely on top of the 'top' unit (the TiVo, which is the one that gets the hottest and has been replaced twice due to heat-related failures). The controller itself is pretty easy to use... just a shame it's a little basic as it only has 'on/off' capability rather than variable 'fan speed' or - as another reviewer on here pointed out - a 'soft start' facility. Other than that, it's an impressive solution for cooling AV cabinets.

Like most media cabinets, mine has very poor ventilation. For years we just left the doors open to maximize airflow - but even that wasn't sufficient. Now we have a toddler in the house so we had to close it off. I started with thin tight mesh fabric in place of the glass in the door to allow air to pass through, but everything overheated badly. We couldn't even turn on some devices (e.g. game consoles) without opening the door and taking the device out.The coolerguys fans and thermal controllers solves this problem perfectly for me! I started with one Dual-120mm fan kit and devices stopped overheating and making scary noises. With the LED controller, I was able to see that the temp was still fairly high inside the cabinet - largely because I installed the fan behind the cloth mesh, which severely restricted airflow. I bought a second unit without the LED controller and installed that in the back panel of the cabinet. Now air flows through beautifully. The fans only run when needed and it keeps the temp inside the cabinet reasonable even when everything is running.I did have one problem with a faulty LED controller. It worked, but the display was garbled. Coolerguys replaced that for me without any problems, and the new one works great. This is a great product - I highly recommend it to anyone with overheating media cabinets.

Was very pleased when I first bought this as while it was expensive it was exactly what I needed in a quality kit with a good finish and quiet fans.However after about 12 months the LED on the controller started failing with segments no longer illuminating, whilst irritating it wasn't a big issue.Unfortunately after a further 6 months the controller would repeatedly die and while rebooting it would bring it up for a short time the buttons started to no longer work and the fans just cut whenever the controller died - bad behaviour for a fan controller.This feedback and experience is similar to others for the controller standalone:http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B002PNL0F4/ref=acr_search_see_all?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1I have had to replace the controller with a new one (to fit the panel) and have used the simpler & cheaper (but not cheap at £25) no display thermal preset version but such early failure in life for something of this nature was disapointing and not what I would expect for a product of this type/quality.