Joined on 05/16/11
Satisified Newb
Pros: Looks slick and performs absolutely amazing. I'm still relatively new to overclocking and custom system builds, but I was able to select this memory after a lot of research and have been thoroughly satisfied. That being said, I've only been operating with for about 48 hours. I was able to notice immediate performance increases over my old ram
Cons: Unrelated to memory manufacturer, there was some issue with my motherboard not applying the XMP profile. I could look at it, but had to change all the settings manually.
Overall Review: My Build: i7 2600k ( overclock through turbo 4.4 ghz ) Mobo - P67A GD65 B3 Water cooling - Corsair H60 G. Skill Trident X Series 16GB ( 2X8GB ) at 1600 mhz EVGA GTX 570
Took some work
Pros: Works ( with some attention to detail )
Cons: XMP didn't seem to work, manual configuration was required
Overall Review: I am admittedly a novice to overclocking ram and it's been a learning experience, but I am close to matching the specs for this ram in my system. What I discovered was that my bios slightly under reports voltages, so any changes I made were not exactly the same, which required me to tell it to set the voltage higher in some instances. I have an Asus Crosshair VIII Hero; I had to set the SoC voltage to 1.1 ( it reports 1.085 ) and the ram voltage to 1.4 ( it reports 1.38 ). It's currently running at 3000 and stable, with the correct timings. I originally could not even post when I added the full 32 gb of ram, limiting me to 16 gb. This seemed to be related to SoC voltage in isolation from any other variables. XMP profile didn't seem to do much of anything.
Satisifed
Pros: - Same form factor as original 360 controller ( except the menu button that sits in the middle ) - No bizarre security screws to take it part ( for modding the controller ) - Buttons are responsive and the analog sticks have just enough resistance in them. - Works on Samsung S3 ( using USB OTG cable ) for games specifically programmed to take advantage of an xbox 360 controller ( Note: Most emulators are NOT programmed to do this, but a game like Grand Theft Auto III in the play store is ).
Cons: - Plastic feels cheap - *Minor Slightly increased pressure required to press down on buttons ( X,Y,A,B )
Overall Review: I'm using it on a computer to play Dark Souls as well as a selection of emulators.
Great Mid-Tower Case
Pros: - Quiet - Efficient cooling setup - Drive bay can be removed for long graphics cards - The colored portion of the front bezel is easy to remove and paint ( or replace through Apevia's customer support, they responded to me within a few hours of sending an email; replacement not related to quality ) - The fans are installed initially out of the box ( may be a con to some )
Cons: - No thermal tape included to connect the thermal probe to the heatsink - ( Minor ) Window is large enough to see part of the drive bay cage and power supply cables, looks a little ugly if you don't have a modular power supply or a low number of cables. - Door covering front drives can't be propped open when a CD tray is out and has a tendency to open with small bumps. - Depending on how your SATA connectors are arranged on a motherboard and whether or not you're working with a full size ATX, it can be a tight fit for the connectors themselves. - All the fans use molex connectors
Overall Review: The cons I listed are minor to me and I enjoyed working with the case. The case also suffered an accidental fall of approximately 4 ft without damage.
Performs well
Pros: - Great temps - Runs games beautifully
Cons: - Slight high pitch whine as the fan revs up
Overall Review: My PC: i7 2600k ( overclock through turbo 4.4 ghz ) Mobo - P67A GD65 B3 Water cooling - Corsair H60 G. Skill Trident X Series 16GB ( 2X8GB ) at 1600 mhz EVGA GTX 670