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Erin I.

Erin I.

Joined on 04/02/11

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Most Favorable Review

Great Cooler

COOLER MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible V10 Hybrid TEC RR-B2P-UV10-GP 120mm CPU Cooler
COOLER MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible V10 Hybrid TEC RR-B2P-UV10-GP 120mm CPU Cooler

Pros: Cooler works great. Keeps a 920 cool all day at 4.0 GHZ Solid construction

Cons: TEC is useless. Doesn't ever work right Unless your case like mine has the back mounts for your CPU exposed on your cases otherside, you'll have to remove the Mobo for installing it.

Overall Review: If the TEC fails for you or is useless, unplug the fans from the Controller and just plug them straight into the mobo. then it'll work fine. There's many ways to do it, mine had two cpu fan connectors and allowed me to fine tune the PWM to temperature needs, so thats what i did.

Most Critical Review

Buy a better PSU

HIPRO HP-D3057F3R 300W ATX12V Power Supply – OEM HP Hewlett Packard Genuine/Replacement P/N: 5188-2625 Desktop PC Power Supply
HIPRO HP-D3057F3R 300W ATX12V Power Supply – OEM HP Hewlett Packard Genuine/Replacement P/N: 5188-2625 Desktop PC Power Supply

Pros: Looks pretty well built

Cons: Lasted only about 18 months before dying like all the othe r HIPro's I've used.

Overall Review: Power supply's are cheaply built. go ahead and open it up, it won't bite, then go look up and image of a higher end PSU's insides. i have a 300 watt LiteON PSU that's lasted longer than this one 4 times over. MY recommendation, do stay away. they are cheap PSU's and aren't worth your money, if you already bought it from newegg, i advise you take advantage of their returns and get a better one.

Beast powersupply

EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G2 120-G2-1000-XR 80+ GOLD 1000W Fully Modular Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply
EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G2 120-G2-1000-XR 80+ GOLD 1000W Fully Modular Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply

Pros: One of the most solid powersupplies I've used, and from great EVGA. Rarely do i say dang when i hold a powersupply. This is the third 1K watt PSU I've owned and I love it. It even has a relay inside it, probably to disconnect and connect part of the initial power supply stage. It's heavy, which means it has real guts, and Under my workstations full load of 850 watts, it didn't even get hot, nonetheless die.

Cons: Modular cables were too short. Had to make my own cables to attach to the existing ones to make use of the supply. Not enough molex connectors, But problem was solved once again by my own cables, the life of a modder. Fan seems a little weak, but not a huge issue, does the job well

Overall Review: Power switch is heavy, talk about powerful. Was hard to screw into the case, but seems to be an issue with my screws, not the PSU. My Dual tesla's and Dual Xeonxs are running FAH without burning the front of my case down now.

Budget PSU, Not for high end builds

CORSAIR CX-M Series CX750M 750W 80 PLUS BRONZE Haswell Ready ATX12V & EPS12V Semi-modular Power Supply
CORSAIR CX-M Series CX750M 750W 80 PLUS BRONZE Haswell Ready ATX12V & EPS12V Semi-modular Power Supply

Pros: Powersupply is really modular. Great Cables, Thick 120V cables. Feels beefy.

Cons: Massive EMI from coil whine under high loads. Bought 2 of these. both of them have the issues. Induces so much EMi that system throws Calculation errors. Oh well, it's unfortunate too.

Overall Review: Returning both PSU's and buying an EVGA Supernova 1000 G2. if you are building a non sensitive low load computer, go on ahead. Driving any high load GPU's?(above 200 watts) then Don't buy, or trust me, you'll be in circles

Great Case for Large Machines

AZZA Genesis 9000 CSAZ-9000B Black 0.8mm SECC ATX Full Tower Computer Case
AZZA Genesis 9000 CSAZ-9000B Black 0.8mm SECC ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: Case is very spacious, allows many configurations, And has good fan placement. HDD Bays are nice, Powersupply mounting setup is awesome, and has good placement for cable management, if you know what you are doing

Cons: Does NOT mount E-ATX boards, But nothing a Tap'n'Die set couldn't fix, Stock fans don't have RPM sense and are low performance(rear fan has RPM sense), Front bay release clips only triggerable from the right side, Troublesome for Regular ATX users. Would be nice if a USB 3.0 to USB 2.0 cable was included, Side fans have a small "mesh" that is glued to the case, for me was restricting airflow and was a painful removal. Motherboard tray flexes dramatically. Not an issues once the board is mounted.

Overall Review: Great all around case, just some Tweaks needed here and there. I recommend replacing all the fans. Cold cathodes make a nice touch inside the case. Remove the tray handle when finished, you always feel like you are gonna break it, some expansion cards need fiddling to install.

Lemon?

CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-620HX 620 W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-620HX 620 W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Pros: Well it's a working PSU that does it's job and works very well. It pushes good wattage, and can make a computer go.

Cons: Well, Unlike corsair, the thing must be a lemon. It's 4 pin CPU power cable is actually about 1 inch long? it can't reach anything. i thought i'd send it in for warranty until i found out that the warranty label is missing from this power supply or corsair doesn't send theirs with the little stickers(is this right?) so i'll try an RMA but i doubt i'll get it.

Overall Review: really 1 inch cord? also i heard something about it having a fan wire. but the fan used inside is 2 pin so it can't read rpm, unless it's a speed control wire but even then this PSU is missing that wire too. i'm confused. prototype or lemon?

12/18/2012