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Joshua T.

Joshua T.

Joined on 05/27/07

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Most Favorable Review

Kinda kool

Sunbeam RHK-EX-SV Rheobus-Extreme 5.25" Bay 4 Channel 30W Fan Controller Panel
Sunbeam RHK-EX-SV Rheobus-Extreme 5.25" Bay 4 Channel 30W Fan Controller Panel

Pros: Complete control of the speed of your fans at your fingertips, looks cool.

Cons: The lowest setting is off and as you turn the knob up-it's still off. The fan is supposed to slowly increase in speed-but what really happens is that the fans don't even begin spinning until the knobs are turned to the half way position and then increase slowly until the knob turned all the way up. It still works, but not as sensitive as it should be.

Overall Review: The fans do go through the full rpm range, but the device only works through half of it's range. But overall a useful device-AT A GOOD PRICE. Full price is kinda expensive.

Most Critical Review

Room for improvement

XION Stacker XON-791B Black Steel Chassis with Aluminum Front Door ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
XION Stacker XON-791B Black Steel Chassis with Aluminum Front Door ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Plenty of room, 3 120mm Fans-and room for one more, Looks cool, Position of the USB and head phones works better for me

Cons: Didn't come with all of the mounting risers for the mobo, Doors get in the way, The fans that it came with are loud and only plug in via 4-pin, The HDD led polarity was reversed

Overall Review: Overall it's a good case, not great, but it will do what it's supposed to

Great card+ Great service

XFX HD-587A-ZNF9 Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity
XFX HD-587A-ZNF9 Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity

Pros: A blazing fast GPU that stays relatively cool and consumes low power. Eyefinity would be a plus if I had 2 more monitors. So far I've played most modern games and this card seems to be able to handle maxed out graphics (MW2, Metro2033, Bioshok2, OFP2, Stalker COP, etc. The only game it wasn't able to max out was ARMA2-it would get choppy so I had to lower detail in that game to medium-high. In most games I was getting more than 70fps even in the action parts.

Cons: I bought it back in Oct/Nov when they were constantly selling out but availability seems ok now (especially since fermi came out). The first card I got was starting to have problems after about a month. I thought it might have been driver related so I waited for the update and the GSOD problem update, but those didn't solve the random game crashing (GSOD) and scintillating green pixels on the desktop and other 2D apps. So, I started a trouble ticket with XFX who promptly gave me some suggestions to trouble shoot. That didn't work so they issued an RMA. Once they got it, they tested immediately, found the problem and sent me a another one (not new but working well) all within 24hrs. I received the replacement within 48hrs. I would have preferred a new one but at least this one works well so far after 4 months. Also, this card is not overclock friendly at least not using ati tools-I haven't tried any other tools but gave up.

Overall Review: I probably buy another one soon for xfire, esp. if I can find a good deal on on open box or something.

Great Solid Board

ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: More overclocking features than you can shake a stick at. Loaded with features and connections (most of which I don't need). Fairly easy install-see cons. Very nice bios features and multiple flash utilities. Widows based OC (I used the bios though). I was able to OC to4.0Ghz ON AIR! easily by just changing fixing the multiplier and clock speed.

Cons: The one big con I had was that the first time I installed everything, it would only recognize 2 of 3 channels of RAM-everything else worked fine. After looking into this more, I found that the processor needs to be lined up just right to recognize all 3 channels. So, I removed everything (which was a big pain to take off the vigor monsoon and reinstall) and then installed the essentials on a mobo tray. Now all channels were recognized. I guess there is just too much play between the processor and the mobo. The alignment was such that after placing the processor between the two notches, I slid it back toward the lever in the ope position and then closed. That did the trick for me. I see that many people had this same problem-but before you go through the trouble of an RMA, try repositioning the processor. It sounds like a pain but much easier than an RMA and this board is worth it.

Overall Review: So far, I have found this board to great. It does require the user to have some knowledge of what they're doing to bring out its potential. Notice, I don't even claim to be an expert because I do this for fun not as a professional. Specs: Asus P6T i7 920 6GB Crucial Ballistix 1600 Corsair 1000w vigor monsoon cpu cooler w/ ultra kaze fans areca 1210 raid controller w/ 4x 300 gb vraptors in raid 10 xfx HD5870 SB xfi platinmun champion 3x ultra kaze case fans w/ sunbeam fan controller Win 7 64-bit

11/15/2009

Flight path

1ST PC CORP. AFB1212SHE-CF00 Case Cooling Fan
1ST PC CORP. AFB1212SHE-CF00 Case Cooling Fan

Pros: It worked and pushed a lot of air.

Cons: It is sooooo loud!!! It is easily louder than anything in my house-even my kids! I knew this wasn't going to be a quiet fan but even with a controller at lower speeds this thing was still freakin' loud. There is just no way that this fan could be useful in a computer because it is so loud unless you are deaf.

Overall Review: I replaced it with the scythe ultra kaze instead. That fan rocks!

COOOOOOL!

Scythe DFS123812-3000 "ULTRA KAZE" 120 x 38 mm Case Fan
Scythe DFS123812-3000 "ULTRA KAZE" 120 x 38 mm Case Fan

Pros: Pushes lots of air for how little noise it makes. My system is kinda loud anyway with 5x120mm fans humming away. I am using this fan as a replacement for my Zerotherm Zen 120 CPU cooler- and man it's cool.

Cons: 120x38mm-but the speed and CFM can't be found in an 120x25mm

Overall Review: This fan keeps my AMD 9950 OC'd to 3.3Gz at 35 idle and 50c after 30min prime 95-totally stable. I have this connected to a 6 channel fan controller so it doesn't have to run 100% all the time. I'll be getting more!