Coolermaster Musketeer

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Published: July 30, 2003
Author: Amber Lupala
Editor: Amber Lupala
Provider: Coolermaster

Introduction

We have reviewed a few Coolermaster products in the last few months. Today we are going to have a look at their Musketeer which is able to control voltage…etc. This product has a special look as all Coolermaster products do. You better have a look yourself to see this :) I think we are going to have a great review. So stay tuuuuned…..

About Coolermaster
Since 1992, Cooler Master has designed, developed, and manufactured a myriad of innovative cooling devices for desktop personal computers. Cooler Master is proud to offer its impressive line of patented thermal solutions. Few people in the PC manufacturing industry are unfamiliar with the name Cooler Master.Even though Cooler Master is an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer, the best proof of high quality standards is derived from the type of customers that we serve. You will find Cooler Master thermal solutions inside the computer’s of companies like IBM, Hewlett Packard, Gateway 2000, NEC, Packard Bell, Compaq, Fujitsu, Siemens, and a myriad of other respected brands worldwide.

Specifications on the product:

Voltage (Left) Dial Display: DC 0 to12V
VU (middle) Dial Display: -20 to +3dB
Temperature (right) Dial Display: 10-90 Celsius/50-180 Fahrenheit
Voltage Adjustment: DC 6 to approx. 11V (IC controlled)
Sound Pressure: -20 to +3dB (depends on input from sound card)

Features:

Musketeer is designed to display the fan voltage, audio sound pressure and the temperature of the positioned thermal sensor when connected to this device. Plus, the two sliders allow users to adjust the fan speed, and the dynamics of the sound pressure simply and with no hassles.
Connects directly to your computer��s +12V DC power source
No software required
Reflective blue L.E.D. Display
Easy to install
Requires only one 5.25�� drive bay
Sound pressure for audio device
Operator controlled fans allow for energy conservation and noise reduction
Suitable for PC equipped with audio device and high-speed fan

The product:


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The product came well packed in foam as all Coolermaster products. On the front we have a nice picture of the unit itself. On the back we find some specifications and features.


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Except the Musketeer we found this in the box:
80cm thermal sensor cable
80cm 3-pin to 4-pin molex fan cable
80cm 3-pin (3 wire) to 3-pin (2 wire) + 3-pin (1 wire) fan cable
PCI bracket with single 3.5mm stereo cable (80cm)
20cm dual 3.5mm stereo plug audio cable
8 screws
Manual

The musketeer is in this mat black color which matches most of the black cases very well. It fits in a 5.25 drive bay as we all see.


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The musketeer has 3 dials which show the fans voltage, audio pressure, the case temperature, or something else if you choose to put the temperature sensor somewhere else. Then we have a left and a right slider; with the left slider you can control the voltage to the connected fans. So have a look on the left dial to see what your fans run on. It’s always nice with a quiet computer watching movies :)


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The middle dial shows the sound pressure and it dances up and down when listening to music so you can control the sound with the right slider. The right dial shows you the case temperature which is probably pretty high during the hot summer months so remember to have a look at it sometimes. Something that is really good is that the temperature sensor cable is long! It’s 80 cm long!!! So it’s up to you what you want to measure but this is really good since we are used to these 10cm temperature sensors that we get with out motherboards normally.

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