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Brad W.

Brad W.

Joined on 07/02/02

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Most Favorable Review

Good Inexpensive Cable

Insten 675682 6 ft. Black High Speed HDMI Cable M/M, 6 FT / 1.8 M
Insten 675682 6 ft. Black High Speed HDMI Cable M/M, 6 FT / 1.8 M

Pros: Cable works. Good price. Got it with free shipping. Cable was delivered within a few days.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Nice, inexpensive cable. Works for getting signal from my cable box to my HDTV. About a third of the price my local B&M stores want for the same thing.

Most Critical Review

Acceptable cheap case - Unacceptably bad fans

Raidmax MESHIAN X922 ATX Desktop Computer Gaming PC Case Mid Tower PC Case pre-Install x 4 addressable RGB ARGB Fans ATX PC Case USB 3.0 USB Tempered Glass PC Case Mesh Window Computer Case (Black)
Raidmax MESHIAN X922 ATX Desktop Computer Gaming PC Case Mid Tower PC Case pre-Install x 4 addressable RGB ARGB Fans ATX PC Case USB 3.0 USB Tempered Glass PC Case Mesh Window Computer Case (Black)

Pros: Reasonable amount of room to work with. Access spaces around motherboard tray are reasonably positioned.

Cons: One fan is already making noises indicating bearings are going. Other front fans are louder than similar 120mm fans from Antec. Only included 2 motherboard standoffs (need 3 to add for standard ATX size boards)

Overall Review: This is a very cheaply built case. Design is acceptable, especially at this price point. However, the fans produce a lot of bearing noise, and one is making a "not quite grinding, but getting there" noise every few minutes. If these fans were any good, the overall price would make this case an acceptable low cost builder. I am probably not going to bother returning the case, as reinstalling everything into a new case is an hour or two that I am not willing to spend. Most likely, I will just be ordering replacement fans, which defeated the purpose of getting a case with pre-installed fans.

Fans won't spin up. 3 pin non-PWM power connectors.

Zalman Z3 Iceberg ATX Mid-Tower Gaming PC Case, 2 x 120mm ARGB Double Ring Fans Preinstalled w/ 4-port ARGB Controller Included, Tempered Glass Side Panel, 2 x USB 3.0, Black
Zalman Z3 Iceberg ATX Mid-Tower Gaming PC Case, 2 x 120mm ARGB Double Ring Fans Preinstalled w/ 4-port ARGB Controller Included, Tempered Glass Side Panel, 2 x USB 3.0, Black

Pros: The case does hold computer components...

Cons: 3 pin fan power connectors.

Overall Review: This case was purchased in hopes I could get a quick setup with some RGB. However, Zalman's fan connectors are three pin, not the standard PWM 4 pin connectors that 95% of the rest of the world uses. The hub seems to pass the RGB signal, but does not power up the fans. User documentations is not helpful. Will see if I can find a real set of fans and skip the hub altogether. Thought I was getting a good deal...got a headache instead!