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MARK S.

MARK S.

Joined on 06/22/12

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Most Favorable Review

Good Price - A Bit Funny to Setup

MSI B150 PC Mate LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI B150 PC Mate LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Cheap -4 DDR4 RAM slots - Takes sixth gen processors -

Cons: Thought the board was DOA, but it proved otherwise

Overall Review: Board came and setup easily, until I powered it up, it turned on the fans for 2 seconds then - nothing. I tried resetting the CMOS. Nothing, just like everybody else. As a last ditch effort, I removed the battery, unplugged the PSU and held down the case power button for two minutes. Released, then plugged the PSU back in and pressed power again. Board now works fine. Replaced the CMOS battery and hooked everything up, all is well. Hope this helps others.

Most Critical Review

Some Parts Lacking in Quality

DIYPC Skyline-07-B Black SECC ATX Full Tower USB3.0 Gaming Computer Case w/ 7 x 120mm Blue Fans
DIYPC Skyline-07-B Black SECC ATX Full Tower USB3.0 Gaming Computer Case w/ 7 x 120mm Blue Fans

Pros: Lots of fans. Good looking. Lights up. Top hot swap SATA bay for bare drive.

Cons: Poor quality drive bay hardware - Too much wiring looks like a birdsnest

Overall Review: This is a beautiful case with nice options. What lets it down is the poor quality drive bay locking hardware - it doesn't work, its hard to line up and the drives slide around freely after the first install The wiring for the multiple fans is a mess. They're preinstalled so they could have hidden it better. With those points resolved, I would have given it 4-5*s. Shame.

10/13/2015

Good light notebook for the price

Lenovo 14e Touchscreen Chromebook 81MH000CUS AMD A4-Series A4-9120C (1.60 GHz) 8 GB Memory 64 GB eMMC 14.0" IPS Touchscreen 1920 x 1080 Chrome OS
Lenovo 14e Touchscreen Chromebook 81MH000CUS AMD A4-Series A4-9120C (1.60 GHz) 8 GB Memory 64 GB eMMC 14.0" IPS Touchscreen 1920 x 1080 Chrome OS

Pros: Cheap Thin and light Lots of battery life

Cons: No back lit keyboard and keyboard spacing and keys need getting used to Somewhat limited usability Keyboard case and hinges creak Touch pad gets in the way when typing

Overall Review: I bought this notebook as an impulse buy. Its cheap, light and the battery lasts a long time. My only real complaint is the keyboard. I never thought lighting was a big deal on a notebook keyboard, until I got one that doesn't have it. These weren't listed as refurbished, but they cam with minimal packaging and mine had a few marks on the lid along with fingerprints. I like this notebook better than my MacBook Air and it is 1/5th the price.

Looks Great

Sentry LX Aluminum dual bay fan controller
Sentry LX Aluminum dual bay fan controller

Pros: Looks great and does what it says in the box. Gives a cheap case a bit of style and an NZXT nametag on the front.

Cons: Not really useful

Overall Review: Looks great, there's no denying in, but is there really any use for it? In fact, I think it interferes with the MB onboard smart fan control. Still, its staying in, because it looks awesome.

10/13/2015

Good buy

APEVIA ATX-AS680W-BL 680 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply
APEVIA ATX-AS680W-BL 680 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply

Pros: Looks good - three fans - lights up blue - chrome fan cover, fan control

Cons: Nothing

Overall Review: The only thing I could have asked for was the fan speed control be remote to the fitted to the front of the case, but at this price, I'm surprised its there at all.

10/13/2015

Excellent

Cooler Master Hyper D92 - CPU Air Cooler with Dual 92mm Offset Push-Pull Fans and Accelerated Cooling System
Cooler Master Hyper D92 - CPU Air Cooler with Dual 92mm Offset Push-Pull Fans and Accelerated Cooling System

Pros: It is simply excellent

Cons: Large

Overall Review: If it fits in your case, its excellent. Cools well, quiet, fits anything. I'd trade my water cooler in my other system for this.

10/13/2015