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Branden D.

Branden D.

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Fantastic Case for the SLI holdouts!

Thermaltake Core X71 Tempered Glass Edition Black ATX Gaming Full Tower Tt LCS Certified Gaming Computer Case CA-1F8-00M1WN-02
Thermaltake Core X71 Tempered Glass Edition Black ATX Gaming Full Tower Tt LCS Certified Gaming Computer Case CA-1F8-00M1WN-02

Pros: Beautifully large case with plenty of room to support anyone still running legacy SLI builds for that sweet DX11 performance. Im currently running 2x GTX 1070s Zotac AMP EXTREME video cards (they are massive) and they even fit my new Asus TUF 3090's. The cooling performance is AMAZING Fantastic radiator support. I ended up going beyond the manufacturers spec and sacrificing the 5.25 bay to throw a 420mm rad as my AIO loop was not long enough for a bottom mount. The cooling potential on this case is amazing especially with regard to SLI builds. With the 420 rad in the front pulling air in my gpu fans rarely spin up and even under full load struggle to hit anything above 70 degree Celsius which is crazy! Worth noting that after a few months of operation, the built in dust grills have caught easily over 90% of the dust coming into the case in the front panel which is very easy to clean while the inside was immaculate! Plenty of 2.5" drive room for most enthusiasts or those bringing parts in from previous builds.

Cons: This is being extremely nit picky but; Im unable to mount the drive cage in the lower portion of the case which lead me to instead build a Truenas system to accompany this system. But i was already in the market for a new nas so its hard to drop an egg for it. If you need to run multiple spinning disk drives id personallyrecommend a different case. If youre running mostly SSD's and pcie NVME drives this case will be great for you! For reference my drive configuration currently is a 2TB WD SN850 NVME drive followed by 2x 500GB samsung 850 EVO's 2x Intel 530 series 240gb SSD's and then 2x 8TB WD NAS drives. I've since moved the hard drives to a nas build in my old HAF 932 and its sort of perfect!

Overall Review: Im a niche builder for sure; SLI builds are long dead but this case is a fantastic and I like it far more than my previous Ultra/Fulll tower builds like my CM HAF 932 or my NZXT Phantom 820.

Almost perfect!

ABS Master Gaming PC - Intel i5 10400F - GeForce RTX 3060 - 16GB DDR4 3000MHz - 512GB SSD
ABS Master Gaming PC - Intel i5 10400F - GeForce RTX 3060 - 16GB DDR4 3000MHz - 512GB SSD

Pros: Well priced and shipped fast! This PC shipped with adequate shipping materials to ensure nothing was damaged in transit. After a full disassembly to inspect parts, i found 0 problems with the build itself. ABS did a great job over all with the build quality. The instruction manual was also great for new users (this is going to my little cousin) Windows was activated out of box and the drivers were pretty recent! For a pre-built there was 0 bloatware (Thank you ABS!)

Cons: The airflow "Could be" better if the side and front panel werent made of glass. With this specific build i could not get it to thermally throttle after 12 hours of combined CPU/GPU mining with an aggressive overclock on the GPU, though i did need to set a slightly more aggressive fan curve. After 12 hours of a sustained load, I had the following MAX temps (Celsius): CPU: 84 Degrees GPU: 62 Degrees GPU Hotspot: 79 Degrees The reason for not giving 5 eggs is exclusively related to the GPU's LHR not being advertised. I know all 3060s have some form of LHR, but depending on the BIOS of the card, certain bypasses exist and I would love to have more clarity on the matter when making a purchase.

Overall Review: For the average user that just needs a quick and easy pre-built that'll work out of box, this is hte perfect setup for you. I foresee little to no issues running most games and productivity workloads on this machine.

Couldnt of asked for a better cpu cooler!

Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black, Dual-Tower CPU cooler (140mm, Black)
Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black, Dual-Tower CPU cooler (140mm, Black)

Pros: The cooler is a bit over kill for my Ryzen5 3600 NAS build and manages to keep it very cold as a result. Its very quiet and the addition of the low power cables is a really nice touch for my build. I also opted for Kryonaut by Thermal Grizzly instead of the provided thermal paste and the two seem to pair very well together. Installation was very straight forward and the 2nd fan was rather easy to attach! Fan cables were long enough to properly manage for my older CM HAF 932 case!

Cons: None - Well priced cooler with great performance and a low profile color (no rgb)

Overall Review: Double check your memory height before considering this fan! I ended up having to rewire and move the 2nd fan to the rear of the case as an exhaust. The fan is a still perfectly silent and the cables were long enough to properly manage. Would heavily recommend for NAS builds!

Its ram, but its cheap and it works wonders!

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GVK
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GVK

Pros: Using two sets of these (64GB total @ 3200mhz, stock timings) for my latest truenas build and its been fantastic!

Cons: Nothing to report. both kits function as intended

Overall Review: no rgb Fast enough for my workloads!

Fantastic GPU, Even better Customer support! more below.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme, ZT-P10700B-10P, 8GB GDDR5 IceStorm Cooling, Metal Wraparound Carbon ExoArmor exterior, Dual-blade EKO Fan, Spectra Lighting, PowerBoost, FREEZE fan stop
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme, ZT-P10700B-10P, 8GB GDDR5 IceStorm Cooling, Metal Wraparound Carbon ExoArmor exterior, Dual-blade EKO Fan, Spectra Lighting, PowerBoost, FREEZE fan stop

Pros: I have two of these cards running together in SLI for a 3 monitor configuration and they handle everything i throw at it and will play any game at the maximum preset. Most tasks dont even force the fans to spin up which is a true sentiment to how well these cards are manufactured, the Fans wont typically engage until they reach around 50-60 Degrees Celsius and thats amazing. I had originally purchased a 980Ti Amp! Extreme but it had failed about 1.5 years in and Zotac were a FANTASTIC company to deal with and i really cannot stress that enough, within 2 weeks they had received my RMA'd video card, determined it was defective and got in contact with me to offer replacements as there was no other 980Ti's of that model available. Zotac then, with permission shipped a 1070 amp! extreme in its place and it had gotten from their warehouse in SF to Ontario canada in a few short business days. Compare this to any other company and turn around is usually a 6-8 week process. The ladies and gents at Zotac have been my gold standard for what a great company should strive for and they have nailed it time and time again (ive been using Zotac cards exclusively for myself and my clients for years now) Only ever had mine fail, and the Customer support team was exquisite.

Cons: None - This was an all around beautiful card to work with and game on. Having two of them i was initially worried about cooling but even right next to eachother the ambient temps dont rise that much although i would still consider a powerful intake/exhaust system to keep these bad boys cooled under extended heavy loads.

Overall Review: 100% would and have recommended this model and others from Zotac. I havent had a bad experience to date with them. You may need a full or Ultra tower case to fit these cards in, they are large but well worth it.

QNAP makes a quality NAS!

QNAP TS-420 Diskless System Network Storage
QNAP TS-420 Diskless System Network Storage

Pros: I originally purchased this little guy last year to keep all of my college lab files and some mod folders that me and my friends would readily be able to access as well as some basic movie/tv streaming. With x4 WD RED 3TB drives, this device has performed phenomenally with almost all challenges I've thrown at it. Thank you QNAP for a great product!

Cons: the only con I've come across with my QNAP NAS is when transferring a large amount of data, the rest of the system seems to bog down (significantly) and accessing other resources becomes a very painful task.

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Nothing to report - Perfection across the board!

I already recommend Noctua to anyone looking for high end air based cooling solution, but having used the DS15 in my most recent mining/truenas hybrid build i must say this cooler is second to none and also looks fantastic in the all chrome black spray.

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