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Today I’ll be taking a look at a new
Cooler Master product, this time on the ALD-V03 Aerogate 3 Fan Controller.
Cooler Master definitely pitched the design book out the window when they
started styling this unit. Most fan controllers do not look as smooth or
rounded as this one does, so I was eager to see if the level of functionality
and performance matched up!
Packaging and Contents
The box was of the usual Cooler Master purple, with a healthy dose of colorful
pictures and useful information.
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The Aerogate 3 itself and all the usual wiring
were packaged neatly in a Styrofoam tray, keeping the controller in pristine
shape all the way to its eventual owner. One thing that got me right away was
that the box said the unit would be black, but after some online examination
of pictures I believe I got a silver one. This particular Aerogate 3 is a
first production run model, and lacked the manual that will ship with all
retail versions.
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There are more than a few wires that ship with
the Aerogate 3, and if the four temp probes and four fan extensions don’t tell
you how many fans it can control, I don’t know what will! Also included was a
bag of screws to mount it and a power adaptor. The power cable is a four pin
Molex to Mini Molex extension, so if you have the extra Mini Molex (floppy)
power connector it will work just fine that way.
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The Aerogate 3 was surprisingly light…It
definitely weighs less than both the Super Flower Fan Master and Silverstone
Eudemon. The only thing I saw right away that I did not like was the small
single line display, which will really limit the amount of info that can be
presented.
Specifications
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Supports 4 fans and monitors all 4 fans speed (RPM) and their components’
temperatures simultaneously
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Temperature alert threshold from 10 to 90° C by every individual channel
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Adjustable alarm sound
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friendly control panel
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Dimension: 150 x 43 x 65 mm
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Display: LCD
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Temperature Monitor Range: 0°C~90°C / 32°F~122°F
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Power Input: 12V/1.5A +/- 5%; 5V/0.5A +/- 5%
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Material: Aluminum bracket
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