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Adam W.

Adam W.

Joined on 01/19/11

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Most Favorable Review

Does have leds

APEVIA CF8SL-BRD 80mm Red LED Case Fan w/Grill
APEVIA CF8SL-BRD 80mm Red LED Case Fan w/Grill

Pros: Quiet. Not overpoweringly bright leds.

Cons: Doesnt move a whole lot of air but theres a trade off with quiet fans vs. air movement.

Overall Review: The red leds look RED, not pink. Looks pinkish while off but whose going to care unless you have it outside your case. Bought this to try to replace a loud power supply fan, Disheartened when i opened it up that it was a 2pin fan which doesnt work with 3 pins at all. Still just replaced my other exhaust fan with this anyway.

Most Critical Review

Money Pit

RAIDMAX Quantum ATX-798WB Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
RAIDMAX Quantum ATX-798WB Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Lots of compliments for having a unique style case. Useful Usb ports on top. Got it for cheap. Will fit a radeon 6950. Bottom mounted psu.

Cons: Very plasticy. Very thin side panel, barely enough room for a large graphics card, installing/changing a hard drive is a nightmare. Zero cable management included. No 2.5 in drive bays. 3 of the fans started making grinding noises after about a year so I've had to spend money to replace the stock fans.

Overall Review: I thought this was a great case for the money when I first bought it. Until the fans died and after I started fiddling with some Raid mechanics this case became an annoyance when it would take 10 minutes just to get the hard drive out. In order to access a 3.5in bay, you have to remove the front panel (which is nearly impossible to get back on if you have any cd/dvd drives installed), then remove the contraptions out that the front fans are attached to, then navigate your screw driver through the worst drive caddy enclosure I've ever had to work with. Its just way too time consuming when there's other cases with far better solutions that I wish I had went with a year ago.

Good for Those who Need Large Keys...

Azio Vision Backlit Wired Large Print Keyboard – 4X Larger Comfortable Quiet Keys , 3 Interchangeable Backlight Colours | Multimedia Hotkey Controls, long 5ft USB cord, haptic feedback  (KB505U) Black
Azio Vision Backlit Wired Large Print Keyboard – 4X Larger Comfortable Quiet Keys , 3 Interchangeable Backlight Colours | Multimedia Hotkey Controls, long 5ft USB cord, haptic feedback (KB505U) Black

Pros: I'm Giving this four stars because of the price and the fact that it looks gorgeous and functions as a keyboard. See cons...

Cons: Not a gaming keyboard or for those who type faster than 20 words per minute. The keys are way too far apart and require more force than usual to press which results in way too many missed keys.

Better than Expected

AZIO PRISM KB507 Black USB Keyboard With 7 Colorful Backlights
AZIO PRISM KB507 Black USB Keyboard With 7 Colorful Backlights

Pros: Keys are very light and easy to use. The LEDS aren't overpowering which is a plus for me (I the fact that it looks nice without blinding me). Surprisingly high quality feel to it for the price as other "multi color choice" LED lit keyboards are much more expensive and I took a gamble with this one.

Cons: No major Complaints other than the LEDS are a bit dim on some settings unless its pitch black in the room which will be a problem for some. Height isn't very adjustable as my old keyboard had multiple settings and this one has two choices (completely flat or almost completely flat) but still not a huge issue as I have already gotten used to it.

Overall Review: Overall Very happy with the keyboard.

Oddball of a Motherboard

ASUS P8H67-M PRO/CSM (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P8H67-M PRO/CSM (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Been working fine for over 2 years now. Has ran a crossfire radeon 5670/i3 build for over a year and a single radeon 6950 for a few months now.

Cons: Not necessarily a con, just an observation. Intel, ASUS, and every forum will tell you this motherboard's chipset naturally doesn't support any overclocking of any kind. ASUS site nor newegg claim that it is crossfire/sli ready yet I've ran several different setups with crossfire and it's worked fine. Also, it has the options for overclocking Ram(never tried it), and adjusting the cpu multiplier for K series(can't test it since i'm using a non-K cpu). I'm not keen on destroying my main gaming machine so I haven't touched those options but they are still there which is a bit confusing.

Overall Review: I was a novice when I was building my first gaming machine when I bought this so I didn't really know what I was buying at the time. In essence, it is a HTPC mobo designed to utilize onboard graphics which just happens to have multi-gpu capabilities, voltage control, ram frequency control, multiplier adjustments, and ASUS overclocking software/utilities. Bit of an odd consumer target if you ask me. Because of this, I can't think of a single reason to buy it when there's cheaper HTPC options out there. Enthusiasts will buy p67/z67's while HTPC seekers will buy the cheaper h61's for a better price. But out of all the h67's of the time 2 years ago, I'm glad I bought this oddball of the bunch.

11/28/2012

Solid after 2 years

hec X-Power Pro 600 600W Continuous @ 40°C ATX12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply
hec X-Power Pro 600 600W Continuous @ 40°C ATX12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply

Pros: Excellent power supply, more than enough power for your average gaming build. Sleeves cables, black with blue leds compliments my blue case without being overpowering.

Cons: Im having a hard time thinking of one

Overall Review: Has been running an i3-2100, A 7200 rpm drive, and 2 radeon 5670s for over 2 years now.