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Al P.

Al P.

Joined on 09/15/13

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Most Favorable Review

Very good ITX chassis

COOLER MASTER Elite 110 RC-110-KKN2 Midnight Black Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case
COOLER MASTER Elite 110 RC-110-KKN2 Midnight Black Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case

Pros: This case is exactly what I needed, I live in cramped quarters and this case was perfect for me. It's also smaller than you might expect! The size of this case is comparable to a microwave to be honest, it also comes with a 120mm intake fan in the front, a nice touch. Hats off to the boys and girls over at Cooler Master.

Cons: No complaints at the moment.

Overall Review: The case is built very nice, it includes everything you would expect. It comes with a bag of various screws, nuts, motherboard standoffs, zip ties, it has USB 3.0 cabling ready, power button/reset buttons. On a side note, the case is pretty much safe to reach into, there aren't really any bits of metal inside that could cut you.

NZXT Source 210 S210-001 Black “Aluminum Brush / Plastic” ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
NZXT Source 210 S210-001 Black “Aluminum Brush / Plastic” ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: *Metal construction *Plenty of room for cable management. *Very spacious, more than enough room for even the beefiest cards.

Cons: Be easy with the front bezel, it's a tad bit flimsy.

Overall Review: This case is GIGANTIC. I did not know until after I got it that the case was downright huge, it makes my Rosewill Challenger seem tiny.

10/19/2014

Extremely satisfied.

WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX
WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX

Pros: I have three of these hard drives in my household now and I haven't regretted anything. 1Tb for $59.99 is a definite steal, especially from a company as reliable as WD.

Cons: No cons, all hard drives are flawless.

Overall Review: They are cheap, reliable, and they are from WD. This hard drive had exceeded my expectations.

Best option for small cases

MSI G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 760 GAMING ITX 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card, N760 2GD5/OC ITX
MSI G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 760 GAMING ITX 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card, N760 2GD5/OC ITX

Pros: Don't write this off as an inferior card, yes it's small, but it has everything that you would expect in a GTX 760. This card is teeny tiny, absolutely perfect for a Mini ITX chassis.

Cons: When you play a game that is more GPU leaning, it can heat up pretty good. I was playing Star Citizen and it went up to 81c so I had to drop the Core MHz and Memory frequency a little to make the heat manageable. Heat levels may vary for you, but for me I have a 120mm fan blowing air directly at the card.

Overall Review: As I said, it gets hot but that's expected for such a tiny graphics card; In a concise review, it's powerful, small and gets a little hot.

Wonderful board

ASRock FM2A78M-ITX+ FM2+ / FM2 AMD A78 (Bolton D3) USB 3.0 HDMI Mini ITX AMD Motherboard
ASRock FM2A78M-ITX+ FM2+ / FM2 AMD A78 (Bolton D3) USB 3.0 HDMI Mini ITX AMD Motherboard

Pros: This board is a fantastic choice for people who want to do APU computer setups. it has 2400 MHz RAM DIMM slots so you can ramp up the speed of an APU, it comes with USB 3.0 so you'll have great transfer speeds, the board is pretty nice and sturdy, PCI-E 16x 3.0 is a nice touch. Drivers were extremely easy to install and it came with Google Chrome, so no need to fish around for it on Internet Explorer. Hats off to the boys and girls over at ASRock, I really like this board a lot.

Cons: CPU Heatsink mounts are bolted in with plastic studs, slightly concerning.

Overall Review: The Motherboard comes with a foam mat underneath to keep the components from breaking during shipping, it's tucked neatly away in an anti-static bag and it comes with a manual, driver disk, and 2 SATA data cables, one of which has an angled tip. -- Everything about this board has my thumbs up, and for the price you can't go wrong here.

My thoughts

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151

Pros: This CPU cooler keeps my Athlon 750K under extremely cool temps even when overclocked to 4.1 GHz it never really goes beyond 38°c. My push/pull configuration works perfectly in my Rosewill Challenger case.

Cons: Had to remove a fan on my case because it was so big, but I ended up using that fan for my push/pull configuration.

Overall Review: This is an excellent CPU cooler, I run my Athlon 750K from 3.4 GHz to 4.1 GHz and it stays under very very cool temps. This wouldn't be a bad option if you are on a budget.