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James K.

James K.

Joined on 06/25/08

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Most Favorable Review

Solid Case but...

ARK IPC-3U380PS Black 1.2mm SGCC 3U Rackmount Server Chassis 420W 2 External 5.25" Drive Bays
ARK IPC-3U380PS Black 1.2mm SGCC 3U Rackmount Server Chassis 420W 2 External 5.25" Drive Bays

Pros: Solidly built, comes as advertised and shipped very fast!

Cons: Spacing: It was hard as heck to get the 2 hard drive racks out and even harder to screw them back in (ended up leaving half the screws out). Can't get the 5.25" Drive bay faces off without practically dismantling the whole case...ended up not even trying at that point. Fans are a bit loud compared to normal PCs but for a server the fans are actually fairly silent (I've worked with a LOT of servers...they can get loud).

Overall Review: All in all a good case but they definately should have included some kind of tool to get at the screws a little easier.

Very reliable!

CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-8500C5
CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-8500C5

Pros: Been running 24/6 for the past year and is still going strong!

Cons: That I waited to buy 8GB instead of buying it all at once

Could be Better...

Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: I've owned 2 of these and they both work great (cases are cases, what more could u want?). Best selling point: the lack of use of screws and instead relying on securing-clamps. Makes the case a lot better in my eyes and keeps me from dropping screws everywhere when removing just 1 thing!

Cons: The front of the case. The material collects dust VERY quickly and easily and is not too easy to put back in if u take it out to clean it. Still it's just an annoyance...

Overall Review: It could use a fan on it's size and a little better placement so that the fan or vent focused DIRECTLY over the processor, rather than just a bit to the right...still, good case all-in-all!

Very Reliable!

SAMSUNG 22X Half-Height DVD Writer 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support
SAMSUNG 22X Half-Height DVD Writer 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support

Pros: Bought this back in August and it's still working Great. I even sprung and bought 2 because I like that feeling of being able to copy from one DVD to another.

Cons: None

Good Product!

Western Digital Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Very quiet and has lasted more than a year now (first with Vista32 and now with Windows7 x64). Reformatted perfectly and has been very reliable for the past year (I keep my computer on for 6 days a week and do maintenance on Saturday morning).

Cons: Only con is that Mcrosoft won't let u upgrade from 32 to 64. But that's a MS problem, not a Western Digital. That and I wish I had brought 2!

Overall Review: It shows up as only 698 but That's a problem every hard drive I've ever had of this size has.

Very Nice!

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition - Phenom II X4 Deneb Quad-Core 3.0 GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Processor - HDZ940XCGIBOX
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition - Phenom II X4 Deneb Quad-Core 3.0 GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Processor - HDZ940XCGIBOX

Pros: Affordable and very fast. I upgraded from a Dual-core AMD system and I'm loving the added capability.

Cons: That I didn't use a 64-bit OS. Windows 7 will fix that, though.