Black Rheobus under $20?

[anomaly]

Needs to have atleast 4 knobs, and support 15+watt per channel. Im hearing the SVC Sunbeam isn't a good rheo, so im looking elsewhere. Anyone got any ideas?

 

[blade]

Where are you hearing the sunbeam isn't good?

I am using one now and it's by far the best I've had. Even using one channel for my cpu fan. So far so good. And I believe it's the only one that can actually turn a fan off. That makes it great for a cathode too, which I am also using on it.

If there was anything bad so far, it's the leds. those things are very bright. You can't look directly at them. Makes a good nightlight though.

 

[anomaly]

Ahh, I had been hearing that the faceplate has some ghetto decals, and the 3pin headers were pretty bad. I guess i'll buy one then. Do you have any pics of yours in your setup?

 

[Blooz1]

I have a Sunbeam rheo, and I love it. The LED's are superbright! (Yeah, they make a great nightlite!) Mine doen't have 3-pin, it's set up for bare wire connection. Apparently, there is a newer model which everybody's selling, which must be the one you're referring to....

 

[blade]

Here's some pics

The one I have has 3 pin connectors only and no wire adapters. It can be a hassle to connect a 4 pin to it unless you have many assorted cables as I do.

They do have decals on the front and the black one didn't look as good because of the white decals, so I chose the silver one. Pics of that are on svc. But since it's black, paint...

 

[LED]

Here's some pics

Daaaaaaaaaaaaamniit...let me put on my shades !!!

 

[Blooz1]

Trust me, those LED's shine all the way across the room!

 

[blade]

Originally posted by: LED

Here's some pics

Daaaaaaaaaaaaamniit...let me put on my shades !!!

Wise guy eh.


It was very difficult to get the pics to come out decent. Those leds are just like what's in a led flashlight, and you know how bright those puppies are.

It's almost like looking at the sun.

Trust me, those LED's shine all the way across the room!

The "room" is the only thing stopping them.

 

[dxkj]

i did like the fact the LED's change color when it passes a certain voltage


and yes, they shine in a circle on the wall like a flashlight =_

 

[jcuadrado]

dahamn...that's some bright light man!

 

[CubicZirconia]

and yes, they shine in a circle on the wall like a flashlight =_

Excellent. I might have to purchase one of these.

Does anyone know if the silver version matches lian-li cases?

 

[chizow]

The only negatives of the SVC version and the standard ver. 2.0 with the tailed springloaded version is the ugly decals and the inability to attach more than 1 fan per channel w/out splicing to a 3 pin connector.

Also, I'm not sure if the SVC version allows you to totally turn the fan off, as the standard ver. 2.0 one allows (with a click). I'm not sure if the silver one matches identically, but the black one isn't the same brushed aluminum finish, its more a glossy alumuninum finish. Still looks great though, and yes, the LEDs are VERY bright

I got mine at Xoxide, just make sure you specificy color, as I wanted a silver one (as pictured) but got a black one. Turned out alright though, as I dyed my drives black to match. Looks quite good and adds some character to the front of my case.

Chiz