Lamptron Announces 'Steampunk' FC10 Fan Controller

Rob Williams · 03-26-2012, 02:43 PM

Lamptron has long been producing some of the most powerful and best-looking fan controllers on the market, and with its FC10 series, the company aims to take things just a bit further. For steampunk fans, Lamptron has implemented "nixie tube" displays that use bright orange cathodes. The result is a cool vintage look, and probably one of the most unique peripherals ever to be installed in a PC.

Read the rest of our post and then discuss it here!

Tharic-Nar · 03-26-2012, 10:49 PM

I'm feeling the urge to spend money on somethign I don't actually need...

Damn you steampunk... Damn you...

Greg King · 03-28-2012, 01:14 PM

I abhor the term steampunk but given it's fall from stupid everyday popularity, it's a bit more stomachable. That being said, I love this controller.

Rob Williams · 03-28-2012, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg King

I abhor the term steampunk

I could not agree more, sir.

Tharic-Nar · 03-28-2012, 02:29 PM

I'm not in love with the term either, it's neither 'Steam' nor 'Punk' in nature, it's Victorian Sci-Fi - lots of brass and gears etc. Tesla didn't work a lot with Steam as far as I'm aware either, but he's often lumped in with 'Steampunk'.

However, I do love the mechanical style and 'safety be damned' electron emmision devices and tubes; not so hot on the clothes. Top-hat, britches, blouse, tie, knee-high socks and hoodwinks? No thanks... It gets even more confusing when people start wearing WWII era aviator leather hats and goggles...

Rob Williams · 03-28-2012, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Tharic-Nar

However, I do love the mechanical style and 'safety be damned' electron emmision devices and tubes; not so hot on the clothes. Top-hat, britches, blouse, tie, knee-high socks and hoodwinks? No thanks... It gets even more confusing when people start wearing WWII era aviator leather hats and goggles...

I admit it's interesting, I am just not sure there are too many chassis that it'd look that great in.

Perhaps it's time to build that "Steampunk" PC, Thar!

Tharic-Nar · 03-28-2012, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Williams

I admit it's interesting, I am just not sure there are too many chassis that it'd look that great in.

Perhaps it's time to build that "Steampunk" PC, Thar!

Oh I'd love too, but I'm not sure I have the expertise or the budget to do it. Nice little project to put all the pieces together though. Finding the right motherboard design with the right look - maybe a Sabertooth with the thermal Armor, but put brass inlays in. A 'Brass Color' would not work, would have to get it powder coated or something, or just build a new cover out of brass...

Water cooling would be essential, just to get the pipes. Probably copper piping though. N2 would be cool, but impractical.

I've seen monitors and keyboards, etc, that have had the relevent treatment. The case would have to be custom though, not something that you could just buy off the shelf and mod...

Damn you - making me think and dream...

Brett Thomas · 03-28-2012, 05:37 PM

Mmmmm modding...How I miss it so...

I actually really like this controller. It's so unusual...but as said earlier, it'll be hard to find a match for it if you don't truly mod your case. Just sitting in a bay on its own, it would look pretty odd. That being said, I'd not mind trying that out just for testing purposes, of course...

03-26-2012, 02:43 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Lamptron Announces 'Steampunk' FC10 Fan Controller Lamptron has long been producing some of the most powerful and best-looking fan controllers on the market, and with its FC10 series, the company aims to take things just a bit further. For steampunk fans, Lamptron has implemented "nixie tube" displays that use bright orange cathodes. The result is a cool vintage look, and probably one of the most unique peripherals ever to be installed in a PC. Read the rest of our post and then discuss it here! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

03-26-2012, 10:49 PM	#2
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03-28-2012, 01:14 PM	#3
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03-28-2012, 02:29 PM	#5
Tharic-Nar Techgage Staff Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Posts: 1,151	I'm not in love with the term either, it's neither 'Steam' nor 'Punk' in nature, it's Victorian Sci-Fi - lots of brass and gears etc. Tesla didn't work a lot with Steam as far as I'm aware either, but he's often lumped in with 'Steampunk'. However, I do love the mechanical style and 'safety be damned' electron emmision devices and tubes; not so hot on the clothes. Top-hat, britches, blouse, tie, knee-high socks and hoodwinks? No thanks... It gets even more confusing when people start wearing WWII era aviator leather hats and goggles... __________________ PSU: Corsair 1000HX - Case: Thermaltake Xaser VI Full Tower - CPU: Intel Core i7 2600 @3.8GHz - Cooler: Thermaltake FRIO - Motherboard: ASUS P67 Sabertooth - Memory: 16GB Corsair Vengeance LP Arctic 1600 - GPU: 2x AMD Radeon HD 5870 - HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB 6Gb/s - Audio: ASUS Xonar DX + Corsair HS1 USB Headset K/B: Corsair K90 - Mouse: Corsair M60 - Monitor: DELL U2410 - Speakers: Corsair SP2500 - Headset: Corsair HS1A - Mic: Blue Yeti USB Microphone - I need Fiber to fix my Irregular Bandwidth Syndrome -

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03-28-2012, 05:37 PM	#8
Brett Thomas Senior Editor Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 164	Mmmmm modding...How I miss it so... I actually really like this controller. It's so unusual...but as said earlier, it'll be hard to find a match for it if you don't truly mod your case. Just sitting in a bay on its own, it would look pretty odd. That being said, I'd not mind trying that out just for testing purposes, of course...