Joined on 12/28/08
WOW AMAZING !!!
Pros: Well as long as it lasts I will be happy as can be! Temps are no higher than 25c under full load with MX-2 compound, these on my 990FX, FX-4100, G. SKILL 4gb 1333mhz, XFX 6850,... (SCORPIUS)! And its in my ol' ULTRA full tower from my antique FX-60 ASUS A8N32-SLi Deluxe build, still keepin it cool!
Cons: None. It does look to be a smidgen off from where it should be seated as another review said, doesn't seem to affect temps at all anyways...
Overall Review: This cannot be beaten in price EVER! JUST BUY IT... Before they're gone!
Bios Needs SeriousTuning
Pros: Strong stable board once you get it running, supports quad sli/cfx, 8 cores, plus many other processors. THX TruStudio is a beautiful thing, XFAST LAN actually does improve internet performance, 32gb RAM supported supposedly.
Cons: Many. Period. No USB 3.0 header and on-board 3.0 controllers are a waste of time to even attempt to try, takes a lot longer to boot and restart if they are enabled anyways. So there are actually no working USB 3.0 ports at all. Bios will not select my Solid State Drive as boot with default bios, it has to be changed manually along with AHCI. Don't install any of their useless software but THX TruStudio and XFAST LAN.
Overall Review: I've even update the bios hoping it would correct the issues however all of them still persist throughout the updated versions so it's pointless to risk for most users, if you think it's going to fix your problems your wrong will just void your warranty so don't bother!
Definite Value Here, Very Nice Little Thought Out Case!
Pros: It's quite small but has surprising room inside even for great cable management somehow. My bigger R9 280 video card fits no problem. With the smaller size and 4 fans (2 incl., plus I added 1 exh. & 1 int.) this thing is like a wind tunnel inside. Very easy to take front cover off for adding cooling & drives due to the wires and buttons being placed on top of this case instead of on the front cover. Plenty of internal 2.5" s.s.d. and 3.5" h.d. bays for several of each, at the same time, perfect for RAID or BACKUPS.
Cons: Zero Front 3.5" drive bays, one would not of hurt but not too big of a deal unless you absolutely have to have maybe an all-in-1 memory reader, fan controller or drive for some sound adapters and such, you can still make it work with an adapter.
Overall Review: AMD FX-6300 @ 4.1GHZ w/ Arctic Freezer A11 Cooler 8GB (2x4GB) KLEVV NEO 1866 Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P MSI R9 280 Gaming Edition Apevia 800W 4+12V rails Corsair Force LS 120GB SSD Win7 Pro 64-bit
Worthy Upgrade Without Doubt
Pros: I've had mine running Win7 x64 for nearly 2 years through 2 builds now and couldn't be happier. Installations and updates are ridiculously fast. VM and Ubuntu run like Super Computers. Games and maps load nearly instantly as well, like BF2 & 3, Crysis 1 & 2. This and probably any SSD is the best performance gain any computer will see by far, just make sure you are properly in AHCI mode and you will have no problems. Seems as fast as the day I bought it.
Cons: None that I have seen!
Overall Review: If you can't install OS with BIOS in AHCI Mode, install in IDE but after you get to desktop find registry key to change from IDE to AHCI (simple google search will render good results) then reboot and change to AHCI or auto in BIOS and you'll have everything there is to brag about in your pc or laptop, you won't believe the gains a ssd will make. For T.R.I.M. to run all you have to do is put your pc in standby once in a while, never defrag a ssd!
Actually Very Good!
Pros: High Gain 5dbi antenna lets me pick up neighbors internet around the corner when my Charter goes out, they use dsl with satellite and they never seem to lose connection. Good speed, installed right away after downloading the driver and pointing Win to it.
Cons: nill so far... knock on wood!
Overall Review: Didn't use the software utility included, so not sure of its usefulness.
LOCKED HDD? What a pain in the neck!
Pros: Well its a velociraptor for cheap, and it is fast!
Cons: Sick of Newegg removing my helpful reviews.
Overall Review: The drive came locked and appeared frozen, nothing would work until i tried a disc wizard, luckily enough I had a garbage spare drive to trick the wizard, even windows or anything else could not find or format the drive. If I was any more impatient I would of returned it because it should not be a headache just to install it!