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Scott F.

Scott F.

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It works and no problems.

Intel 540s Series 2.5" 1TB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSC2KW010X6X1
Intel 540s Series 2.5" 1TB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSC2KW010X6X1

Pros: It's Intel. It's an SSD.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I was looking for reliability foremost. Several reviews and articles have Intel at the top for dependability - which to me is more important than speed. Any SSD is going to trump an HDD in that regard.

Most Critical Review
EVGA GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) 1536MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 015-P3-1480-KR
EVGA GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) 1536MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 015-P3-1480-KR

Pros: It runs a 40" Samsung HDTV.

Cons: Way too loud. Takes the joy out of gaming. Sounds like a hand-held vacuum cleaner as soon as the Skyrim action starts.

Overall Review: It's long and runs super hot.

Stopped working

ZOWIE GEAR EC2 “White” Optical Gaming USB Wired 2000 dpi Mouse
ZOWIE GEAR EC2 “White” Optical Gaming USB Wired 2000 dpi Mouse

Pros: None

Cons: Stoped working. Overhyped.

10/21/2018

Everything works perfectly.

SILVERSTONE Grandia Series GD05B-USB3.0 Aluminum / 0.8mm SECC  micro-ATX / Mini-DTX / Mini-ITX MB, 1x5.25", 2x3.5"+1x2.5"HDD or 1x3.5"+2x2.5"HDD, 3x120mm golf bladed fan, 11" expansion card capable HTPC Case with 2X USB3.0 ports (Black)
SILVERSTONE Grandia Series GD05B-USB3.0 Aluminum / 0.8mm SECC micro-ATX / Mini-DTX / Mini-ITX MB, 1x5.25", 2x3.5"+1x2.5"HDD or 1x3.5"+2x2.5"HDD, 3x120mm golf bladed fan, 11" expansion card capable HTPC Case with 2X USB3.0 ports (Black)

Pros: A really nice looking case with breathing room. The beveled edges on the front give it an even sleeker look. The front is brushed black. Solid construction.

Cons: Check your video card measurements before buying. I have a Zotac GTX 1060 AMP Edition and had to press the power wires down a bit to slide the top of the case on (same with my GTX 780) but it's worth it for the shorter case height.

Overall Review: This is my second GD05B. I bought it to replace a mATX case that had the PSU mount over the CPU cooler. I suspected that was the cause of high CPU temps (i7 4790K/Noctua NH-L9i cooler). CPU temps dropped over 10c at idle and 20c under load. 26c idle and in the 60s under load - ambient room temperature 78F. Since I don't have a video card that expels air out of the back of the case I changed Silverstone's airflow setup and have the fans bring in air over the mobo and expel it out the other side.

Inferior picture quality.

FORSPARK 15ft 4K-HDMI 2.0 Ultra Premium High Speed HDMI Cable 26AWG with Ethernet,Support 3D 4K 1080P for Apple TV-3D Gaming,Xbox,PS3 ,Green Case
FORSPARK 15ft 4K-HDMI 2.0 Ultra Premium High Speed HDMI Cable 26AWG with Ethernet,Support 3D 4K 1080P for Apple TV-3D Gaming,Xbox,PS3 ,Green Case

Pros: I get a picture with them.

Cons: These cables only achieve a 30Hz refresh rate in 4k connected to HDMI 2.0 ports. The picture looks a bit worse than with my old HDMI cable.

Overall Review: Nice looking product but that's about it.

Small and quiet!

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP!, ZT-P10600B-10M, 6GB GDDR5 Super Compact Dual-Fan IceStorm Cooling FREEZE Fan Stop
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP!, ZT-P10600B-10M, 6GB GDDR5 Super Compact Dual-Fan IceStorm Cooling FREEZE Fan Stop

Pros: Runs my 4k monitor great. Play a lot of CS:GO and it looks beautiful and @ 60Hz - do some video editing also. Fans stay off unless under load then they kick in but they're still quieter than other brands I've had. Small and silent seem to be Zotac's specialty. Nice heatpipe cooling.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Absolutely recommend. Make sure you use a Display Port or HDMI 2.0 Cable otherwise you'll only get 30Hz @ 4k. I had to download the drivers from Zotac's website. The drivers on the disk didn't work (Windows 8.1). I think Zotac is going to be my go-to brand from now on. Two cards from them and they're both awesome.

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Quick responders. Great customer service.

No risk doing business with For Spark. Very friendly customer service.

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