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mCubed T-Balancer bigNG Advanced Fan Controller Review

Modding/Small Mods by mich_vm @ 2007-01-19

mCubed introduced their first product back in 2004, named the T-Balancer XL we tested it and found it to be the most advanced and feature rich fan controller out there; rather than waiting for the competition to catch up, mCubed decided to up the stakes and they´ve released the T-Balancer bigNG, which aims to improve on the features and capabilities of the XL.

Introduction and package

Introduction

mCubed introduced their first product back in 2004, named the T-Balancer XL we tested it and found it to be the most advanced and feature rich fan controller out there; rather than waiting for the competition to catch up, mCubed decided to up the stakes and they’ve released the T-Balancer bigNG, which aims to improve on the features and capabilities of the XL; Our local reviewer Michiel takes a closer look:

mCubed recently proudly announced the T-balancer bigNG or New Generation fan controller. With both analogue and digital sensors, support for a water-cooling control, an 80W maximum power drain and great monitoring software, it's no surprise this unit is viewed as what could be the best fan controller available today. Can it make up for the hype? .

Package/features and specs

The bigNG fan controller comes in a cardboard box wrapped in a plastic cover. There are no indications on the box itself by the way. There's only the manual to be found behind the plastic and beyond that, this could well be one of the simplest and most boring packages ever made. Not much to get excited about, so let us quickly open it and find out what's inside.

The package contains the following:

T-Balancer bigNG fan controller unit

two digital temperature sensors

four analogue temperature sensors

manual

slot bracket

internal USB cable

mCubed superstrong adhessive tape

software disc

mounting material

acrylic case

Specifications and installation ->

Comment from spookmineer @ 2007/01/21

Someone else brought this forward:

Quote:

Madshrimps assembled their BigNG incorrectly. One of the acrylic panels has a large rectangular cutout for the central heatsink, which can get as hot as 80 C (!) according to the manual.

Comment from jmke @ 2007/01/21

Mich_vm who did the review told me neither of the acrylic panels had a cut-out like shown on the picture of the box as well as in other reviews he's seen of the unit;

Comment from jmke @ 2007/01/21

asked him to reply here, from what i recall, no cutout :/

Comment from piotke @ 2007/01/21

Quote:

Originally Posted by koensa

but it is visible in the picture?first page?

that's the picture of the box. Secon page a picture of the device. And no cutout visible.

Comment from piotke @ 2007/01/22

Quote:

Originally Posted by koensa

this was by no means to offend you piotke, i just noticed it on the pictures

Lol, I'm surely not offended

Comment from jort @ 2007/01/27

spellingcontrol was still active on word? cause the red lines under some words.

This picture i was talking about: http://www.madshrimps.be/articles/mC...h_vm-15084.jpg

Comment from wutske @ 2007/01/27

I guess they have made 2 version of it ?
because in thise Danish review, there is a cutout for the heatsink: http://www.tweak.dk/tests2.php?id=988

Comment from jmke @ 2007/01/27

I think our sample was from an early batch, all versions should have the cut-out

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