Fan controller question

This is probably a quick and stupid question, I am running some vantec 80mm tornadoes which are a bit loud. Well actually if you can imagine a boeing 737's engines powering up you know how load these fans are. Seriously though they are about 71 Dcb. So I would like to control their rpm depending on my needs. My question is, can the K7N2-ILSR only support two fans directly off the motherboard (the nb fan and cpu). And I have to buy a fan controller right? Or is there another way I am not aware of.
Im sure some people will tell me I shouldnt have bought these fans, but they really do push a lot of air,
Thanks everyone

I have a CoolerMaster Aerogate II control box.
It looks neat, it monitors temperatures of 4 devices and you can run your fans to it and control the speeds with a dial, as longs as the fan supports speed control.
The temps are accurate, while I'm in the bios screen I saw that the Aerogate was reporting the exact same CPU temperature as the bios was, but Aerogate was refreshing faster. (it's a real time). I have the Aerogate's diode run underneath the heatsink, right next to the CPU die.
The Aerogate has a LED screen that's blue, and the devices are selected through "channel switches."
The Aerogate cost 45 dollars (USD).
It's my new favorite toy.

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Quote from: Bernhard on 30-September-12, 13:50:46
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I have a question:
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- Is there possible to get Lightweight or Autonomous IOS for Cisco 1142 and 3502i?
No. You will need a SmartNet contract (or a freshly purchased device) to obtain software from cisco.
Nobody will provide this to you.
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There's a definite maybe in here somewhere. . . .
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Sorry, another CPU fan speed question.

Hi,
Just got a new 2011 iMac 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 21 inch. First mac and loving it so far! I can hear the fans just slightly at idle in a quiet room and checked on this forum to see what is the normal idle fan speed.
Most of the results come back with the CPU fan running at around 938 rpm. mine is constant at 1199 rpm. A few others have this speed too, but he majority are around the 938 rpm level (some much higher). My temps also seem lower than most at idle too (due to the higher fan speed i guess).
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Why the difference between machine (shouldn't they be set the same in all machines with the same spec with software)?
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