Finally! 6 Ports & Blue Leds!

Introduction

Hello guys...It's a pleasure today to show you a brand new product on the market called the FrozenCpu Dual Voltage 6-Port Baybus. What is a Dual Voltage baybus you ask? Well it's a centralized connection point for your fans to attach to and the unit will let you control the voltage the fans get. 12V is the normal voltage if you just plugged your fan directly to the psu. but this unit lets you step it down to only 7-9v thru a toggle switch and the mechanics of the units design. The main reason anyone would want to do such a thing is NOISE! We all hate noise! Even the loudest fans can be tamed remarkably well by simply giving them less voltage which will in turn cause them to run slower and produce less noise. Of course the airflow will be effected, but most of us only really need that top speed when we're gaming or stressing our systems in other ways. If your PC is sitting idle, why not be able to tune it down a bit? This unit is the no-nonsense answer right here.

This unit works in much the same way as the hugely popular pcmods baybus kit (reviewed here back in Nov, 2000) does, but it certainly steps it up a couple notches and also improves on the design theory making it easier to get to the wire screw-downs. I usually wait till the end of the review to spill the beans....but I gotta tell ya right now.....if you're looking to buy, rather than make a baybus .....then this is THE baybus to own!! Ready to see more?.....Follow me.....

Specifications

When I first received the package, and opened the box, My first thought was that I got the wrong item. But it was just a nifty short round tube hiding the contents which included the entire baybus kit.

The Baybus kit , shipped in round tube

Full Kit Exposed w/6 tailed molexs

Instruction Sheet Included

This kit comes complete with everything you'll need to have it totally controlling the speed of your fans within a few minutes.

• The baybus PCB which comes with all 6 switches and LEDs pre-installed.
• A lexan drill template for the 5 1/4" bay cover (already has adhesive installed on the plate for mounting)
• 6 LED clip holders for the LED holes
• Detailed instructions explaining installation and setup
• 1 year warranty against defects.
  

Frozencpu also sent me the optional 6 tailed molex connectors v2 which, if you have a bunch of 4-pin fans you wanna hooup without stripping the wire ends, you'll wanna look into purchasing along with the Baybus. However a set of 6 of these will run you about $11 for the extended version ( as shown) and that on top of the baybus price brings the total pckage into "rheobus country" for the price. However, they are the perfect compliement to the kit. I personally already had all my fan untailed ( molex connections don't last long around here ..heh ) so I personally didn't use the molex tails, but I'll still hook one up to show you what it looks like assembled. First let's get a closeup look at this beauty....

Front View

Rear View

Bottom View

This is no "hand-made" baybus here. This unit is machine-made on a PCB board and is of the highest quality. It's also extremely neat and very functional by packing quite a punch. Let's take a look at some closeups and the technical stats...

 

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