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Michael A.

Michael A.

Joined on 02/15/07

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

good purchase

ABIT IN9 32X-MAX LGA 775 Nvidia nForce 680i SLI / NF590 SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
ABIT IN9 32X-MAX LGA 775 Nvidia nForce 680i SLI / NF590 SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: with intel 6850; mobo posted 1st attempt. flashed bios with v13 immediately; 1333 FSB works as expected. 4GB 800mhz 2.2v memory working as expected. running win XP 64bit. 650Watt psu and single graphic processor.

Cons: none

Overall Review: mobo has 8 pin power connector instead of traditional 4 pin connector. except for temporary 3.5 floppy config, all drives are USB (no IDE necessary for hdd / dvd - 6-SATA connectors) also, i disabled the excessive LED mobo light show in the bios.

11/24/2007
Most Critical Review

1 good; 1 bad

BenQ 20" WSXGA+ LCD Monitor 5 ms 1680 x 1050 D-Sub, DVI-D FP202W V3
BenQ 20" WSXGA+ LCD Monitor 5 ms 1680 x 1050 D-Sub, DVI-D FP202W V3

Pros: bought 2 monitors. 1 montior has no flaws. office applications and video games look great. video files and dvds not as good as other monitors i own, but sufficient.

Cons: 1 monitor has 2 stuck pixels. 1 yellow, 1 red. pixels are exactly next to eachother where the stuck red pixel appears as a shadow for the stuck yellow pixel making the 2 stuck pixels look like one 3D stuck pixel in the middle off the screen?

Overall Review: i tried differrent flashing type fixes, trying rubbing them out, and tried the focus'd poking with a pen and cloth. pixel still stuck.

Great NVIDIA Chipset

XFX GeForce 9800 GT 512MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card PVT98GYAF3
XFX GeForce 9800 GT 512MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card PVT98GYAF3

Pros: I have seven 9800GT and four 7950GT by a different manufacture. Only other video card running in my gaming lab was a fanless XFX 7600GT. Since I could no longer find the 9800GT's i prefered, and because I never had an issue with my XFX 7600GT, i gave this model a go. The stock VGA cooler that came with this model made more noise than anything currently running in my lab. I immediately replaced the stock fan with a ZALMAN VF900 – CU 2 Ball VGA Cooler. Video card now runs great! Great value for the price including the after market Zalman addon.

Cons: It came with a undesirable VGA cooler. Not overclocked.

Overall Review: Nice to have a video card with HDMI

11/12/2010

i have bought 2, i own both TJ10-S & TJ10-B (and, a TJ03-B)

SilverStone Temjin Series SST-TJ10B-USB3.0 Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
SilverStone Temjin Series SST-TJ10B-USB3.0 Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: The front door on the TJ10-S was not magnetic, and the door uses gravity and/or design to stay closed. I approve of both door designs; I like the TJ10-B front door better. everything i reviewed positive for TJ10-S (build6) applys for the TJ10-B as well.

Cons: none. I only gave the TJ10-S 4 stars. assembly quality for the TJ10-B was noticably evident.

Overall Review: the black paint is worth any extra dollars. ESD (electro static d-somethin') is significantly less. i don't get zapped pressing the i/o switch for TJ10-B. i always touch a top corner of the TJ10-S case - receive my static shock - then press i/o switch.

will purchase more

SilverStone Temjin Series TJ10-S Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
SilverStone Temjin Series TJ10-S Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: plenty of space. great airflow. psu at the bottom is convenient. front peripherals worked no issues. case looks great. i plan on buying a black tj10 next.

Cons: hdd slot layout is different. i have 2 hdd installed no issues. but, if i put 6 hdd in all 6 hdd slots, the wiring would end up less then optimal. 4 or less hdd would be best. And, the metal fan grate on top of case rattles, had to add some small rubber pieces to pevent vibration.

Overall Review: the rear exhaust fan would only spin 2/3 of the time. after replacing rear 120mm fan and disliking the replacement noise, i revisited the original fan and noticed 1 of the 2 stickers was extremely off-center. i removed said sticker, and original fan has spun 10 of 10 times? i expect i'll order another replacement fan just in case.

12/23/2008

good purchase

SilverStone Temjin Series TJ-03 BLCK Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
SilverStone Temjin Series TJ-03 BLCK Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: solid metal. plenty of room. all connections working as expected.

Cons: price. (yet, i'd make this purchase again)

11/24/2007