Conclusion

If you can get past the fact that the Rheobus Extreme has poor build quality, it is a great fan controller. During all of our tests, the only affect to actual performance was the somewhat inaccurate voltages at low setting. Other than these concerns of ours, the Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme holds up quite well under large amount of stress, especially when multiple fans are hooked up to a single channel.

At the moment, the availability of 6-channel fan controllers is somewhat limited. If you are really looking for a controller that has six channels, we think the Rheobus Extreme is a great choice. If you can deal with less than six channels, we’d recommend you consider another fan controller unless you are able to get the revised version.

Pros:

• Up to 30W per channel
• More channels than you could possibly need
• Large heatsinks for good heat dissipation
• Generous assortment of connectors provided with unit

Cons:

• Poor build quality
• LEDs are somewhat bright