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James Y.

James Y.

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Most Favorable Review

Top quality

be quiet! DARK BASE PRO 900 ATX Full Tower Computer Chassis - Black
be quiet! DARK BASE PRO 900 ATX Full Tower Computer Chassis - Black

Pros: Best quality in craftsmanship I've seen in a PC case at this price point yet. The last case I got was the Enthoo Pro and I thought it was the best quality but Be! quiet beats it hands down. The versatility is incredible, fit and finish is really good. You can take this thing almost completely apart to get at any portion you might need to mod. You can remove anything in your way, I mean it's incredible. I stripped the thing down and it didn't lose any of it's structural integrity. Super easy to work with.

Cons: The only thing I can knock about it is the power supply design. If, like in my build, you want to set it up for a traditional look..... the power supply rigging costs you like a half inch of case floor space. It would have been better to make the case even more versatile by adding a conventional power supply back plate to the kit. Granted it's a great idea for unconventional uses. Who else thought about that, right? But traditional builds (?) .... meh .... not so much. It's certainly not enough to lose an egg over in any case. (<--- pun intended, lols)

Overall Review: This is about every PC case out there.....every one. I've been modding for .... ever.... and this issue comes up every time. Why do Why do PC case manufacturers cut/place those access holes for the motherboard connections the way they do? Each motherboard is a little bit different than the next, right? The 24 pin connector is a couple of mm higher or lower on these boards depending on the manufacturer, right? So why wont the case manufacturers cut the holes longer to accommodate this? Like one long hole to accommodate any MB config. It's always 2 or three holes and they always place those holes to where you have to bend your 24 pin MB cable to fit it. The cut out is never centered on the 24 pin MB connector. Never. A longer cut out would cure this but nobody's seen it? It never occurred to any manufacturer or designer? Bending the cable just looks cheap and "unfinished." Usually you have to get custom tailored and softer flex cables .... either do it yourself or have it made ..... or ...... like me, extend the cut out to make the look just right. That becomes a pain since now you have to find the right grommet and that's nearly impossible, etc. etc. etc. I usually use edge guard to neaten up the look. That's it, that's all, so uh thanks for letting me vent. You folks are the best. New Eggs' not too shabby either. :)

10/24/2016
Most Critical Review

Mixed emotions

Laing DDC-Pump 12V DDC-1T Plus PWM (49135)
Laing DDC-Pump 12V DDC-1T Plus PWM (49135)

Pros: Quiet ops, great flow, PWM control keeps the noise at a minimum

Cons: I bought 2 of these. One was perfect the other was a leaker.

Overall Review: I'd recommend the pump and I'd say be cautious, this brand/model may leak.

UGH!! Not what I expected

Phanteks Enthoo 719 High Performance Full Tower - Tempered Glass, Aluminum Panel, Dual System/PSU Support, Massive Storage, Fan Hub, Digital RGB Lighting - Satin Black
Phanteks Enthoo 719 High Performance Full Tower - Tempered Glass, Aluminum Panel, Dual System/PSU Support, Massive Storage, Fan Hub, Digital RGB Lighting - Satin Black

Pros: N/A, ..... well ..... maybe it'd be a good air cooled chassis.

Cons: Not very good for water cooling, at least not for me. Once you mock up your rads and fans there's no room for a res.

Overall Review: My bad, I should have looked at this thing a little more closely. Now I'm stuck with it. Too expensive to ship back. Gunna make a real nice attic ornament. Sometimes buying online is a bust. Newegg did their part though so I'm not gunna shade them.

Not the best for water cooling

Phanteks Enthoo Primo Series PH-ES813P_BL Black w/ Blue LED Aluminum faceplates / Steel chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Phanteks Enthoo Primo Series PH-ES813P_BL Black w/ Blue LED Aluminum faceplates / Steel chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: Great construction, tons of extras from a well designed nuts and bolts tray to fan cable extentions. Everything about this case is well built, solid and satisfying. There is plenty of room for multiple fan/res combinations and it's pretty easy to get this thing disassembled for access to most any area for your custom work. I really love that about this case.

Cons: What a heart break to make this purchase based on a lot of super positive reviews only to find this case a total bummer for water cooling. Ok so maybe not "total".....if you planed on a bay res then your golden if you planned for a "total custom show me off' case build with a cylinder type res ....... just forget it. Admittedly I didn't do my homework on this. I listened to my "go to trusted" reviewers online and they all let me down. The biggest thing is that you're not going to be able to use the latest GeForce or AMD graphics cards in this unit and a cylinder type res. For the overall size of this case, the relative size of the main area, you know, where the MB goes, is not really much more than a smaller mid sized case. The trick, too. is that Phanteks fools you by installing a plate and support system for hanging a cylinder type res.....but they had to know it wouldn't work with any but the least capable graphics cards!! That's what gets me the most about this whole thing.......it's almost like they just flat out lied to us and are laughing all the way to the bank. So stay away from this unit if your plans are for a show case and the very best in graphics cards go elsewhere for your case needs.

Overall Review: More pain: The front door panel is not reversible and if you planned to use a fan controller, say like the one I use, the Lamptron FC8, to control 14ea 140MM fans,(gotta be the finest fan controller in the world), it's not going to fit either. Oh the height/width is standard but the depth....not happening. If you mount the controller normally, the control knobs are to long and the door wont close. Can you imagine!?! How could you design a case with so called water cooling specific features and not consider all aspects of the hobby? Again, my fault for the purchase but if I could reach Linus or that British guy....I'd kick their butts for the lousy, errr well, incomplete reviews. There's so much to love about this case and there are the fatal bombs that will kill your water cooling dreams that IMO you should pass on this one.

Seasonic part 3

SeaSonic  X-1050 ( SS-1050XM2 ) 1050W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
SeaSonic X-1050 ( SS-1050XM2 ) 1050W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: Pretty good unit for what it is.

Cons: I've written 3 reviews before this. Two of them are repeated for some reason. Yes the customer service experience was super but.....not satisfactory when it came to the results. They didn't fix my problem and it took longer to find out they didn't fix it than anyone should expect.

Overall Review: I'm not here to bash Seasonic, that wouldn't be fair. For what they are competent at they are great little outfit. They claim that they repaired my unit, and I believe them so my only conclusion is that this unit just doesn't have the circuit design capable to run the latest tech. If you're considering a power supply for the new X99 series motherboards I highly recommend you avoid Seasonic. Go with a more current, capable and trusted outfit like Corsair. I only mention Corsair because that's the PSU I had to work with when I was TS'ing this units failure to power my new system, and the Corsair powered everything just fine. Good luck on your builds.

12/16/2014

M45 mouse troubles

Corsair Raptor M45 USB Wired Gaming Mouse
Corsair Raptor M45 USB Wired Gaming Mouse

Pros: It's a beautiful thing, fits my hand perfectly, crisp control, buttons in the right place, I love everything about this mouse....except:

Cons: The curser disappeared about 3 weeks into using it. I'd RMA the thing back to New Egg but they don't want to play if you don't have the original packaging, etc...

Overall Review: I just tried to create a ticket at Corsairs website, took all the time I needed to clearly state the problem, got out the magnifying glass to give them the correct P/N, got it all set and,,,,,,, there was no "SEND" button. What a joke, but....hoping someone from Corsair is trolling this site and spots my problem. Crosses fingers.