Joined on 09/15/11
Almost.
Pros: Big. Ideal for cooling when you don't want a waterloop.
Cons: Is NOT compatible with AM5. Positions of AM4 fits AM5 but the Intel mousetrap style lock makes it impossible to put it on. You'll have to remove the CPU lock to make this fit. Fortunately the plastic border will keep the CPU from moving around. I really didn't want to remove the 4 screws but wasn't willing to return this as I have an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and MSI MEG X670E.
Overall Review: If you have a motherboard with AM5 socket type I've put below the only solution to using this cooler without additional modification. To fit on AM5 socket chipsets you need to remove the CPU clamp to remove the bottom plate and then install the cooler plates. It takes a 1.5H star screw to remove the 4 screws. I have a Aspung Prescision screwdriver set which is ideal for removing many various screws including security screws on controllers, I recommend it.
This is a blind drive.
Pros: It opens, closes and can be seen by my computer.
Cons: This can't see any discs that I put in it.
Overall Review: Might as well be a cup holder.
Where's the power?
Pros: Small, Disc Drive bay, fits SSD. Ideal for a console sized PC. Think Steam OS.
Cons: Dead PSU.
Overall Review: I bought 2 of these and both had failed power supplies. Tested a different power supply to everything else in the case and the system booted up, so the only fault is the PSU. The reason for 1 star is because of both PSU's being DOA. I'll still keep the cases, just going to replace the PSU with a different one.
Failure above 3.7Ghz
Pros: Handles well at 3.7Ghz.
Cons: Failed when trying to clock CPU at 3.8Ghz. RAM cannot clock over 2133Mhz.
Overall Review: There is no reaching anywhere above 3.7Ghz with this board. You can't even overclock the RAM on this board.
EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2Gb
Pros: Works every time.
Cons: Doesn't support upcoming games, such as Doom 4.
Overall Review: Bought this as an upgrade to 2 GTX 560s, which I gave away. The card runs a lot of other games at high and ultra settings. I try to max out some games, but based on what I'm seeing with more modern games, this card is falling behind. It's a really good quality card. I know that there are cards that are DOA and faulty, but you'll less likely run into those. With Doom coming out in May I will need an upgrade. If only this card was within range of playing Doom, I would recommend it as a best card. I've looked at HWcompare, which has a very large range of cards to compare to, which this card has a good performance to power consumption range. That's Nvidia for you. To be honest, this card would be great if it could run Doom, but I guess I'll just have to upgrade. I'll be doing the same thing as last time and give it away. When I got this card, I gave the game that it came with away to someone since I'm not into horror games. I love the card and wish I could keep it. I'll give a little backstory though. When Medieval Engineers came out, I was curious about it and tried it. Turns out this card doesn't have enough VRAM. If it had just 1G more it would have been a dream card. Sadly, I couldn't find a 3Gb version of this card on this website. I'm still deciding on what card to get as an upgrade. I try to aim for something close to the power consumption of this card while performing better. The 970 is the closest based on HWcompare's list when it comes to power consumption, yet performs twice as much.
Orange Keyboard
Pros: Cheap. Includes media keys.
Cons: Not exactly durable, but more practical as a standard keyboard. Backspace key is smaller than standard size.
Overall Review: My mom uses this keyboard and her fingernails have dug through the print and left grooves in the keys. I recommend coating the surface with something clear and tough to last longer. The quality of the plastic is cheap, it's also a little bit brittle. Then again, it'll take time to wear through the keys. If you're playing games and your main controls are W, A, S, D, you'll go through those over a period of a few years. I'm giving it 4 stars because even if the keys get worn to a stub, you can replace the key and the keyboard will still work.