Assembly

Installing the Lamptron Touch requires at least two small screws placed in standardized 5.25" optical bay slots. Installing the Touch in a Corsair Obsidian 800D did require removal of the quick locking optical bay sliders. Due to the weight proportion of the Touch I did not feel comfortable using the locking tabs to simply hold it in place. Perhaps if the weight of the Touch were not simply hanging out the front of the case it could have been installed without screws.


After mounting the fan controller the 3 pin fan adapters were connected as well as the power connector. These cables were ran through the available grommets but with six lengthy cables connected on the backside of a case, cable management becomes quite the task.


Returning the case panels the Lamptron Touch looks at home. The brushed aluminum frame matches the Obsidian's matching appearance. Thoroughly impressive in any case, the Lamptron Touch will simply add to the ambiance.

In Action

Powering on the Touch the main "home" screen allows selections to any of the six fans. Matching the simplistic look this main screen is concise with the fan selection and a simple power on/off button. The on/off button simply turns the display on or off and leaves the current fan settings in place, interestingly it does not loose "memory" of settings between power cycles.


When a fan is selected there are multiple options for adjustments. The easiest I found was to simply use the long slider bar across the bottom to dictate what percentage of the fan you would like it to run at. Whether it be a single press on the exact location or running a finger across to ramp up or turn down the fan, both are equivalent actions. There is a very small arrow for incremental increases of 1% but this is tedious and very awkward. Each fan can be simply turned to 0% and effectively turned off. Additionally shown in the top left corner is the voltage being supplied to the fan. The top right displays the temperature of the corresponding probe, showing 0º when there is no probe connected. Additionally there is a larger arrow pointing at the back button in the lower right corner, this is to cycle to the next fan.


More interactivity with the Touch is available by touching on the voltage icon in the top left corner which can display the current rotation per minute (RPM) of that fan. Also present is a customizable Auto feature which is engaged by pressing the letter in the lower left. Switching to the "A" turns on the automatic control which is user definable and fully explained in the instructions.