Joined on 09/29/07
Quiet and Powerful
Pros: Handles 3 hard drives with ease and barely makes a sound. Custom built PC could be demanding on a lesser unit. Nice looks, packaging and cables.
Cons: None
Low Quality
Pros: Price
Cons: Noise gets worse over time, even after cleaning the coils and fans several times. This thing is huge. Fans and fan clips are super cheap. Noise got so bad I replaced it after a few months.
Defective Board
Pros: None
Cons: This board was defective. I called ASUS customer service and they walked me thru a number of tests, which I already did before calling them as I have 6 ASUS boards running in my home and I know what I am doing. The ASUS rep admitted they have had problems with this board and told me to return it for a replacement. I paid $15 of my own money to return it. Then the POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE group kicks in and tells me to pay $180 for the repair. I only paid $70 for the board. Without my knowledge, they are sending the board back to me. They have kept the board over 3 weeks and I am now outside of the return window to return the board. ASUS dispute people continue to hide behind email and won’t let me talk to anyone. The board is BAD and the customer service is WORSE.
Overall Review: If ASUS was not going to honor their original commitment, fine, just let me know if enough time so I could still return the board.
Dead after 2 weeks
Pros: Worked great for 2 weeks, then died.
Cons: Listen to the reviews! Just like the reviews said, mine died after two weeks. Even though this unit had many reviews of DOA or dying after a few days, I bought it anyway as the price was good and I have had good experience in the past with Corsair products. My fault, as I have several computer builds in my home, I waited a couple of months before installing it. Now it is out of Newegg's return window. As soon as I replaced it with a year old Corsair HX750 that I was saving for another build, this computer was back up an running in a matter of minutes.
Works Great
Pros: Works great for about a year now. Runs TVs, DVD, audio equipment and X-Box without a hitch. Downloads HD movies fast.
Cons: None
Great Gift
Pros: Very Good Quality
Cons: Can't work the clasp and no instructions. Only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars. Wife loves it other than that.