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Joshua F.

Joshua F.

Joined on 10/29/09

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Vantec Hard Drive Cooling System with 80mm Fan - Model HDC-800A
Vantec Hard Drive Cooling System with 80mm Fan - Model HDC-800A

Pros: The cage is well built. The front comes off so you can replace the fan. the HDD cage can separate from the 5.25 cage to make changing fans, SSD, HHD easier. The fan is decently quiet and pushes enough air to keep the HDD cool. Shoots cool air straight to the CPU and RAM.

Cons: The air filter is terrible. It is about 1/8 inch thick spongy material that I'm sure catches a lot of dust but having it on kills the airflow. I took it off. I clean the dust filters and computer often so dust won't be a problem.

Overall Review: I am very impressed with this cooling system. I wanted to add more airflow to the CPU and RAM while cleaning up the interior of the case. This did both very well and seems to keep the HDD about as cool as it was in front of the 120mm fans on bottom. If you are thinking of getting one I would recommend it.

Garmin Nuvi 205W 4.3" GPS Navigation with Voice prompts
Garmin Nuvi 205W 4.3" GPS Navigation with Voice prompts

Pros: It was on sale. Has all the basic features. decently accurate. The mount works well on the windshield.

Cons: The maps are not completely up to date but with all the new houses it's not Garmin's fault. It didn't come with a case or protector.

Overall Review: Nothing too fancy but it works great. I drive around town for one of my jobs and this thing has saved me a lot of headache and frustration. I used to print out maps but now I wonder why I didn't get this sooner.

ZALMAN FG1000 Black 6 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Gun Mouse
ZALMAN FG1000 Black 6 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Gun Mouse

Pros: This mouse seems to fit better ergonomically. I don't have wrist pain using it. The scroll wheel can be set to glow red, purple or blue if you like that sort of thing.

Cons: Every once in a while the wire coming out the right side will hit something, but I shouldn't have stuff there anyway.

Overall Review: This mouse takes a bit of getting used to but it's great. I was moving the mouse to the side every time I pushed the button until I learned to push the button farther towards the tip of my finger. I wasn't a big fan of the glowing scroll ball at first but I like it now.

NZXT HALE90-750-M 750W ATX 12V v2.2, EPS 12V v2.91 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
NZXT HALE90-750-M 750W ATX 12V v2.2, EPS 12V v2.91 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: 80 Plus Gold! It's white. The flat cables really make cable management so much easier and give better airflow. The fan is very quiet. Only having to plug in the cables I need was great. I absolutely love this power supply.

Cons: none

Overall Review: There are only two cables running from the PSU and they connect to the motherboard. I bought the 4 pin molex to sata connector, which is also made by NZXT. I connected all my sata devices along with my fans on one cable. Only having to deal with three cables made cable management and airflow much easier.

Thermaltake AF0018 ISGC Fan 12 120mm Case Fan
Thermaltake AF0018 ISGC Fan 12 120mm Case Fan

Pros: Fan control is nice. It comes with decent rubber mounts and screws. The fans are pretty quiet and push a decent amount of air.

Cons: none

Overall Review: I've bought four of these for different computers over the year and haven't had any problems.

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL

Pros: This RAM is great. It worked right out of the box. The heat sinks work fairly well and they look pretty good.

Cons: none