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Kamil A.

Kamil A.

Joined on 01/15/10

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Most Favorable Review

value for the money

DIYPC J180-BL Black Dual USB 3.0 ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case with Build-in 2 x Fans (1 x 120mm Fan x Front, 1 x 120mm Blue LED Fan x Rear)
DIYPC J180-BL Black Dual USB 3.0 ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case with Build-in 2 x Fans (1 x 120mm Fan x Front, 1 x 120mm Blue LED Fan x Rear)

Pros: - all black inside and out - looks nice and clean - back-side panels is blown out in the middle, which helps with cable management - has front fan room, but top can also be used for up to two optical drives - power supply/hdd fenced off on the bottom (supposedly good for cooling - sturdy - it has magnet filter on top and bottom exhausts - cheap (I bought mine at about $50 with change)

Cons: - the biggest problem I had is that the front end doesn't come off easily.. and when I say easily, I mean it took me a good 25 min to pry it off with my fingers, which hurt like hell for a couple of days after; it has plastic fork pins, four or five on each side, which need to be squeezed together relatively simultaneously to pull the front off. - the front optical drive panels are old school break-aways, this just has a tendency to ruin my building mood, as the metal piece can result in a little rough sharp edge that you may have to fold/polish off - I haven't tested the airflow yet, as my system didn't post, but it doesn't seem case related - dimensions make it a bit difficult to work on an ATX: if you have a large CPU cooler, you'll likely have to install the mobo into the case first, then install the cooler; the cable management slits on top of the mobo are blocked off with ATX size, so you may have to fiddle with some flat cables before screwing the mobo in - the power supply space is closed off not only on top, but also from the front (with an hdd cage), which leaves limited room to work with cables once the ps is inside the case - it comes with a laughable two sided one pager manual, that's not useful - it comes with extra stand offs and different screws, but it's hard to figure out what some of the screws are for (that would have been useful in the manual), so I ended up using all of one type of screws and having one unused mobo stand-off, as I ran out

Overall Review: For someone who knows their way around a (somewhat old school) case and is looking for few (if any) frills, low price, clean look inside and out, and a flexible compromise between airflow and optical drive compatibility. It did increase my build time by a couple of hours, so make a time/money cost benefit analysis there.

10/28/2022
Most Critical Review

didn't last

Seagate Desktop HDD ST250DM000 250GB 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Desktop HDD ST250DM000 250GB 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: worked fine while it worked

Cons: 6 months after I built a brand new PC, BSOD's started; 3 weeks of diagnosing later, the PC stopped recognizing the hard drive; works fine now with an old spare hard drive

like milk cartons

A Pair Square Mini USB Speaker for Mp3 iphone 5 5S 4 4S/S4 Music Player laptop PC
A Pair Square Mini USB Speaker for Mp3 iphone 5 5S 4 4S/S4 Music Player laptop PC

Pros: cheap

Cons: not cheap enough; save your money: these speakers are super-cheap garbage with bad sound and build quality of little milk cartons; when for $12 you can get logitech speakers, which is night and day compared to this; just wasted $10 and don't feel like wasting my time and paying return shipping for refund; anyone have a 5-year old who needs toy speakers?

works well

OCZ Agility 3 2.5" 90GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) AGT3-25SAT3-90G
OCZ Agility 3 2.5" 90GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) AGT3-25SAT3-90G

Pros: fast, small, cheap

Cons: none

Overall Review: so far it's working grea

minimum

Intel Celeron G530 - Celeron Sandy Bridge Dual-Core 2.4 GHz LGA 1155 65W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80623G530
Intel Celeron G530 - Celeron Sandy Bridge Dual-Core 2.4 GHz LGA 1155 65W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80623G530

Pros: cheap, does what is needed

Cons: this is the minimum level in my opinion for internet browsing and some light computer work

Overall Review: bought this for a basic pc for my parents, does the job, but sometimes slower than is comfortable even at their level of computer use; would take it up a notch if had to redo it

All kinds of problems

HIS IceQ Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H787Q2G2M
HIS IceQ Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H787Q2G2M

Pros: Runs well when it runs well; runs pretty cool;

Cons: Problems with a lot of more or less recent games. I think they are mostly attributable to drivers (that's why I gave the card the 3 stars), but for the money I got nothing but problems. Games like Skyrim, Fallen Earth, GTA IV, Battlefield 2 Bad Company (outright crashes or freezes after 10-20 min).

Overall Review: I bought this card back when it was $350 and did not expect so many problems from one of the perceived top cards.