Joined on 02/28/08
KRF
Pros: Good case. I like the finger screws for the side panels. p s has four sets of plug ins. Two with 3 4pin each and 2 with 3 sata pins each with floopy plugin & two 6 pins for pci-e graphics. Has two 4pin for 8 pin mb. I put side fan on the back of case. I orderd two logisys 120mm4led case fans and put 1 on side towards cpu and 1 in front. I put the unlighted back fan in a older case. Avery thing lined up and pluged up good.
Cons: none so far
Overall Review: very shiney case not flat black. I also got A Gigabyte mb ga-ep45-ud3p p45 775 r Evga 512 mb 9800gtx+ Intel C2D E8500 3.16 GHZ CPU 4 GB G SKILL 8500 ( 1066 MZ ) MEM I had a sata 500gb hd and dvd I put in. Took my time and spent all day hooking avery thing up. Fired up 1st time & still going strong. cpu is running between 39 & 45 deg playing hi end games. I have better luck with newegg so Im ordering averything from them now.
follow up on earler review
Pros: In line side fans but have to drill holes.small case but has room for 7 slot mother board
Cons: Not only do you have to take all cd/dvd players out to get the front plate off to clean front fan filter so I am taking 1 egg off for this & 1 egg off because you can only use 1 fan on the side instead of two cause bottom of top fan overlaps the two top screw holes of bottom fan and same for bottom fan. I used the 4 middle holes to mount both fans then drilled new holes for the top and bottom fans If they had moved top & bottom holes 1 inch both fans would have fit.
Overall Review: I bought this case because I thought it had 2 inline fans 1 for cpu and 1 for video card also has mounting for a 80mm fan on bottom of case for video card but don't need it now cause of the 2 side fans. I got back and front fans blowing out and the 2 side fans blowing in and it's working very good for me and video card running lot cooler than old case.
Refurbished: ASUS GeForce GTX 560
Pros: IT works good
Cons: broke MOTHERBOARD latch
Overall Review: MB latch was bent over like cardboard and broke when I tried to straighten it up never saw one broke or bent before. Not worth the postage or time to send back if it keeps working besides they will say I broke it.
get what you pay for & luck of the draw
Pros: 2tb wd black hd
Cons: All refurbished hard drives are only wiped then resold & nothing is replaced on it unless it says factory refurbished.
Overall Review: IF you want 5 or more yrs worry free use then buy a new wd black hard drive. These are server hd & pulled about 3 months before warranty runs out. I have 3 wd 2tb black hd that I bought new for my 2 desktops & 1 for backup that are 7 yrs old & still going. I got 2 of these 2 tb refurbished wd blacks on sale for $25.00 ea that had 3 months left on 5yr warranty so I'm hoping to get a year or more use out of them if not I knew what I was getting when I bought them. AS for the hrs of use that they have run or have left on them IT'S THE LUCK OF THE DRAW and you have about 3 months warranty left if they don't when you get them.
amd fx6200
Pros: it's amd and was cheaper than intel.
Cons: Games that use 4 core cpu won't let me set it for 4 core and all tests & win 7 only show 3 cores.
Overall Review: IT'S A 3 CORE WITH 3 Hyper-Threading CORES. Will have to buy a 8 core to get 4 cores. BUMMER
free to play
Pros: free with card
Cons: they are free to play on internet so how can they be worth $50.00 each.
Overall Review: You still have to pay for upgrades or pay to play. 1000 gems on steam cost $10.00 if you wont to buy them not $50.00