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Anthony S.

Anthony S.

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Updated Lanbox Lite

Thermaltake Urban SD1 Black SECC & Aluminum MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case (CA-1A9-00S1NN-00)
Thermaltake Urban SD1 Black SECC & Aluminum MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case (CA-1A9-00S1NN-00)

Pros: Modular Setup, Removable motherboard tray, limited water cooling support, extended graphics card support, attractive case design, SFF (great for matx/itx setups)...

Cons: Costs more on other sites, limited air cooling support due to power supply height restrictions, included fans are slow and use molex connectors only/ not 3 pin, NO CABLE management to think of so get a fully modular PS!!! See other thoughts. Might seem like a lot but I knew this when going in!

Overall Review: First!!! If you use a matx board, make sure that the PCI-X16 slot is the FIRST slot on the board!!! Some boards offer a PCI-x4 as the first slot. If you use a dual slot card and it's in the second slot, you will hit the 3.5 tray inside the case. If you use the water cooling bracket (optional), the fixed 3.5 tray is automatically removed so interference becomes a non-issue. Second!!! If you use the included water cooling bracket for a closed loop CPU water cooler like the H60, you lose the ability to install anything in the 2 5.25 bays (think DVD/BluRay Drives). Overall, this case is nothing more than an updated Lanbox Lite which I welcome considering the updates. Case stays cool when seal up - I have not seen any temps above 55C for my cpu and 65-75C for my graphics card!!! I built this for my son. MSI A55M-E33 with A6-6400K (air) AMD Radeon HD5970 (dual gpu card) 8gigs of 1866 Corsair ram WDC 500gig 7200/32mb cache HDD Cooler Master 750watt PS Generic DVDROM/ Generic Flash Card reader USB3.0 to 2.0 adapter (for 2 front USB3.0 ports) Win7 Pro (WEI 6.5/7.1/7.7/7.7/5.9)

Most Critical Review

Updated for Matrex55 - (N82E16811853065)

DEEPCOOL MATREXX 55 ADD-RGB ATX Mid-Tower Case Full-size Tempered Glass Motherboard SYNC Control ADD-RGB Lighting System
DEEPCOOL MATREXX 55 ADD-RGB ATX Mid-Tower Case Full-size Tempered Glass Motherboard SYNC Control ADD-RGB Lighting System

Pros: -Nice exterior -Perfectly Tinted Glass in front and side -Good I/O options (See Cons) -Addressable RBG controller (only cycles presets) -Power Supply Shroud -Reasonable Dust Filters

Cons: -2019 and PCI slots covers are from 2000 -Not the best option for Water cooling -Front cover dust filters are NOT removable -Front I/O is integrated into the front cover -Front cover needs to be moved forward and 2 inches (think spacer) for fans -RBG control might fail on you as mine did

Overall Review: Sorry folks - I review my other which is a 55 for this 70... Troubles are with the 55 and not the 70. I got mine this last February 2019. Put an old X5680 @ 4.2Ghz, two 7970's in crossfire and cooled it all with a 360rad and it gets HOT... The front just doesn't allow enough air for the 3x120mm Deepcool RBG fans to ingest… I have two top mounted 140 fans that help with the rear 120 to exhaust the heat but it still is too HOT. With the front cover unhinged and moved to the side, my temps during gaming hover from 55-65C to 45-55C range which is still too HOT. The front cover needs to allow for 2 inches of clearance from the fans to be more effective in my opinion. Also the case RBG controller has stopped working correctly. It randomly freezes during any of the selectable lighting effects - only restarting fixes it. Still like the case but if you stuff it with parts, it will get HOT inside and don't rely on the installed controller for any reasonable amount of time.

Reports erratic RPM causing false readings...

Fractal Design Silent Series R3 60mm Silence Optimized Rifle Bearing Black/White Computer Case Fan
Fractal Design Silent Series R3 60mm Silence Optimized Rifle Bearing Black/White Computer Case Fan

Pros: Small, Quiet, LED/RBG free, Brand name quality

Cons: -Erractic RPM reports

Overall Review: I replaced my (still functioning) SIREN loud 60mm Intel Xeon CPU fans that spun at +4500rpm with these. The new fans have been installed for less than two weeks and now I get cpu fan failure warnings on my system even though both CONTINUE to spin!!! One of the fans will report dropping to "0" from 2455rpm at random!!! I do not get this problem with my old fans. All are 3pin plugs! Not sure what I am going to do as I do like how they compliment my case/color setup.

USB ports always fail!!!

5.25" Dual Bay Mobile Rack for both 2.5" and 3.25" SATA HDD, Plus 2 USB 3.0 Ports
5.25" Dual Bay Mobile Rack for both 2.5" and 3.25" SATA HDD, Plus 2 USB 3.0 Ports

Pros: Ability to use 2.5/3.5 SDD/HDD in one 5.25 cage, front 3.0 USB ports!

Cons: Dim activity lights and small on-off switch for power.

Overall Review: I have purchase two of these and both had the USB ports fail after a period of time. Using a GA990FXA-UD3 and have no issues using the 20pin port for other USB3.0 hardware/ports... Other than that, they worked great and continue to do so.

Three Years to the day!

Seagate Momentus XT ST750LX003 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache 2.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Solid State Hybrid Drive -Bare Drive
Seagate Momentus XT ST750LX003 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache 2.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Solid State Hybrid Drive -Bare Drive

Pros: Speed, Price

Cons: Bad sectors after less than 3 years use.

Overall Review: Purchased two of these drives from Newegg 3/21/2012 for home use (some gaming/video editing)... As of 3/10/2015, one drive has bad sectors. Seatools was able to repair/move data from these bad sectors and this has allowed me to boot/backup my computer... Good drive but it should last LONGER than the warranty - Not Less...

Used on HD4850

ZALMAN VF900 - CU LED 2 Ball VGA Cooling Fan/Heatsink
ZALMAN VF900 - CU LED 2 Ball VGA Cooling Fan/Heatsink

Pros: Fit an old Visiontek HD4850 PCI-E card

Cons: Fan doesn't connect to the card - instead to the motherboard (with a small internal fan controller).

Overall Review: I bought one of these to replace a dead fan on an Radeon X1950 Pro AGP... Worked perfectly... Tried the same model on an HD4850 and it works well. The only issue I had both times is with the "silver" memory heat sinks... The thermal tape does not always "stick" very well... Be sure to clean your memory chips first!!! They should be "gold" to match the main fan. It should go for half the listed price in my opinion...

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This was the first and last time I deal with this company/product. I have 2 mini RC copters and this purchase was to be my first RTR with a more adult version. The only complaint I have about the company was the shipping time in that it took 3 times as long to arrive as many other purchases I've made from Newegg. The helo's instruction were vague (the battery is a 2 pin part but the charger has a 3 pin lead so battery is fried). The screw in antenna was easily bent just by basic extending/retracting (almost east to dent just by touching). Way too fragile. All in all, the helo is unusable due to the battery more than likely being destroyed and I need another antenna for the controller. The positive is I did get it at a reduced price (no longer sold though) and it did fly pretty well before it died. The battery problem is something I wouldnt expect from an R/C company to ever get wrong. I mean they do understand that is the most important part aside from the item itself.

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12/13/2011