Rheobus comparison: Evercool and Coolermaster

jmke · 15th February 2004, 02:04

Evangeliz continues his winning review strike, this time he slows down his FANs to a stop, well.. almost

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If you are looking for ways to silence your PC, then read on to find out which one of these fan controllers is up to the job! We turn the knobs on the Evercool SCP-A, Coolermaster Aerogate II and a No-Name Rheobus.

http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=148

15th February 2004, 09:57

i have a aerogate 2 myself and i can say that the install was very quick

I've installed it on a lanparty in only 5-10 mins, incl opening case, removing cd players (****ing case), attaching all wires and temp probes (with normal tape).

RichBa5tard · 15th February 2004, 10:01

Nice review, but don't you find it a bit odd to include an 'anonymous' rheobus? No known name, no known manufacturer, no known price, no known vendor.... hence no point of reviewing it?

jmke · 15th February 2004, 12:19

it's pretty popular though and can be found in many webshops, agreed that it will be difficult to do a "search" for it, but it gives you an idea

15th February 2004, 13:10

Hi, posted it @ crazymodders

i just wanted to say that the no name is in fact a Sunbeam rheobus, if you look on the pcb you will see the name and i checked the sunbeam site and yep its a match

http://www.sunbeamtech.com/new/produ...es-rheobus.htm

15th February 2004, 13:11

oops thats my reply above here

jmke · 15th February 2004, 13:39

thank you for the info, updated the article!

15th February 2004, 15:28

i alsow have the sunbeam rheobus and it's a nice simple thingy, i like it, and it was cheap

btw @ page 2 you haven't changed the name yet, there still stands: No name Rheobus, dito @ last page

and another thing, the sunbeam rheobus changes from ledcolour @ 7v

Evangeliz · 16th February 2004, 12:59

I have to say that the aerogate was the best performer obviously.
But the best bang for a buck would be the sunbeam as I really liked that one.
Good looking and absolutely doing what it should do, very nice leds and such

16th February 2004, 13:42

Does the Aerogate let you set all 4 fans at different speeds? or does the one big knob control all 4 at once? I've read a few reviews but no one has made this point clear.

15th February 2004, 10:01	#3
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	Nice review, but don't you find it a bit odd to include an 'anonymous' rheobus? No known name, no known manufacturer, no known price, no known vendor.... hence no point of reviewing it? __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

15th February 2004, 12:19	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,458	it's pretty popular though and can be found in many webshops, agreed that it will be difficult to do a "search" for it, but it gives you an idea __________________

15th February 2004, 13:39	#7
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,458	thank you for the info, updated the article! __________________

16th February 2004, 12:59	#9
Evangeliz Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 298	I have to say that the aerogate was the best performer obviously. But the best bang for a buck would be the sunbeam as I really liked that one. Good looking and absolutely doing what it should do, very nice leds and such __________________ Changing job sux

15th February 2004, 09:57	#2
FoRCe Posts: n/a	i have a aerogate 2 myself and i can say that the install was very quick I've installed it on a lanparty in only 5-10 mins, incl opening case, removing cd players (****ing case), attaching all wires and temp probes (with normal tape).

15th February 2004, 13:10	#5
Unregistered Posts: n/a	Hi, posted it @ crazymodders i just wanted to say that the no name is in fact a Sunbeam rheobus, if you look on the pcb you will see the name and i checked the sunbeam site and yep its a match http://www.sunbeamtech.com/new/produ...es-rheobus.htm

15th February 2004, 13:11	#6
gunnie Posts: n/a	oops thats my reply above here

15th February 2004, 15:28	#8
Da_BoKa Posts: n/a	i alsow have the sunbeam rheobus and it's a nice simple thingy, i like it, and it was cheap btw @ page 2 you haven't changed the name yet, there still stands: No name Rheobus, dito @ last page and another thing, the sunbeam rheobus changes from ledcolour @ 7v

16th February 2004, 13:42	#10
Unregistered Posts: n/a	Does the Aerogate let you set all 4 fans at different speeds? or does the one big knob control all 4 at once? I've read a few reviews but no one has made this point clear.