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blake a.

blake a.

Joined on 09/23/11

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Most Favorable Review

fantasitc case

Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 Two-Piece Mod-Tower Computer Case with Top Compartment for Extra Storage Space, Water Cooling Support, or Mini-ITX System
Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 Two-Piece Mod-Tower Computer Case with Top Compartment for Extra Storage Space, Water Cooling Support, or Mini-ITX System

Pros: ---amazingly well built ---tons of space ---love the stacking options for future cooling solutions and hdd arrays. ---tempered plexi window looks fantastic.

Cons: ---didnt include molex extenders to go from top stack down to bot mounted psu. --- in top piece you have to use a slim mounted fan on the side closest to the front or the hdd tray clips will be in the fan shroud. (i simply removed the hdd clips.) ---needs fan cutouts on bot same as on top for increased airflow. --- cant install top fan closest to front if you want to use your top 5.25 drive bay. --- cant install rear top fan if you are using a dual 120/140mm closed loop cpu cooler in the top due to inability to run tubes elsewere.

Overall Review: mobo: asus sabertooth 990fx military spec GPU: r9 290x (reference cooler) CPU: amd FX 8320 (4.8ghz) ssd: ocz vertex 3 120g hdd: wd black 500g psu: ocz fatality 750 ram: gskill 8g 1600mhz corsair h100 closed loop cpu cooler. (9) corsair 120mm performance fans (2) 120mm delta highflow fans (1) 92mm coolermaster fan dual 80mm ram cooler. -----with this i am able to maintain a cpu at 30 c under load and a my gpu with the reference cooler is able to run bf4 max settings for hours on end and not break 80 c <--(which is fantastic if you know about the r9 reference cards. HIGHLY recommend this case IS fantastic

Most Critical Review

I WOULDNT

Periphio Vortex Gaming PC Desktop Computer Tower, Intel Quad Core i5 3.2GHz, 16GB RAM, 120GB SSD + 500GB 7200 RPM HDD, Windows 10, Nvidia GT1030 2GB, HDMI, Wi-Fi
Periphio Vortex Gaming PC Desktop Computer Tower, Intel Quad Core i5 3.2GHz, 16GB RAM, 120GB SSD + 500GB 7200 RPM HDD, Windows 10, Nvidia GT1030 2GB, HDMI, Wi-Fi

Pros: case looks nice functions well

Cons: fans suck. motherboard is terrible no expand ability at all no features to benifit from its just bad (it died after 2 years of minimal use) Gpu is cheap but does the job decently ram is basic but it 600 bucks so meh

Overall Review: Dealt with small issues as its a cheap pcu was used for web browsing and paper righting most of its life and after 2 years the motherboard crapped the bed. The fans were trash to begin with but are hard to replace as the mobo didnt support 4 pin connectors and the PSU has very little molex to work with

11/23/2023

r9 290 application

Akust Aluminum Chip Heatsink - 0.59"x0.59"x0.32"- 16Pack
Akust Aluminum Chip Heatsink - 0.59"x0.59"x0.32"- 16Pack

Pros: perfect number almost perfect fit on the vram of my r9 290 gpu. purchased these with a nzxt kraken g10 water bracket for my gpu and these were able to fit under the bracket. also exactly the number of heat sinks needed.

Cons: i had to cut one heat sink in half as to get it to fit on the bottom vram or the water block for the gpu wouldnt fit. nota big deal not the heat sinks fault no eggs lost.

Overall Review: these things worked great!

nothing short of amazing

AeroCool AeroCool Fan Cooling for PC, DS 140mm (Blue) DS 140mm Blue 140mm Patented Dual layered blades with noise and shock reduction frame
AeroCool AeroCool Fan Cooling for PC, DS 140mm (Blue) DS 140mm Blue 140mm Patented Dual layered blades with noise and shock reduction frame

Pros: silent cant stress that enough you cant hear the fan at all i have two on an h90 radiator running max and they cant be heard. push out alot of air. i have 10 other fans in my case ranging from 80 to 120 mm and these push more air then all of them and are much quiter

Cons: the 3 pin extender isnt just an extender has a small cap in the shielding dont use on other components ie your pump for an h90 will melt the wireing.

nothing short of amazing

NZXT RL-KRG10-W1 Sleeve Kraken G10 GPU Bracket
NZXT RL-KRG10-W1 Sleeve Kraken G10 GPU Bracket

Pros: has dropped my average operating temp on an r9 290 by roughly 30c under load. during bf4 on ultra setting a good 4 hour session id hit 90c and the card would start to throttle. now with this and a corsair h90 and (2) aerocool ds 140mm fans push pull config on radiator im sitting at 58c and i cant get it higher using benchmark tests playing hours of bf4 maxxed zero issues

Cons: the install isnt hard but if your not a real big tech guy its kinda scary tearing apart a $500 dollar card lol. doesnt cover vram well i purchased 12 aluminum heat sinks for the vram and used thermal adhesive to increase the surface area for cooling seems to have worked out well.

Overall Review: my build mobo: asus sabertooth 990fx cpu : amd fx 8320 at 4.9ghz cpu cooler: corsair h100 240mm radiator gpu: xfx r9 290 with kraken g10 and corsair h90 ram 8gigs gskill 1600mhz ssd ocz vertex 3 128 g hdd 1tb wd black psu: 750 ocz fatality case is the coolermaster haf 932 stacker cooling (11) 120mm blue led coolermaster fans (2) 140mm aerocool ds fans <-- fantastic fans best ive ever had by far) gskill ram cooling fans (2) 60mm

not bad

Rheobus-Extreme Fan Controller Panel
Rheobus-Extreme Fan Controller Panel

Pros: ----looks fantastic. ---- well built. ---- 6 fan support ---- dimming leds with fan power and ability to turn fans off completely.

Cons: not enough connectors included to support all 6 fans one way or another. leds can be overpowering but not terrible.

Overall Review: would recommend highly have to removed one egg for not having enough connectors to take full advantage of the fan support without having varying fans or soldering up your own connectors.