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Andrew C.

Andrew C.

Joined on 06/20/05

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Most Favorable Review

Awesome...just buy it!

ABIT KW7 462(A) VIA KT880 ATX AMD Motherboard
ABIT KW7 462(A) VIA KT880 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: This is an excellent mb, I upgraded from a ChainteTech Summit SKT600 because that mb basically died. This has lots of nice features, such as the Soft CPU customizeation center and the PC Health center that displays the temps and stuff of the hardware. Software installation was a breeze, drivers went in no problem. The manual was very helpful and clear about where everything was located. Highly recommened if you are looking to upgrade a VIA chipset and are still using Athlon XP processors. You simply can't beat the value/quality-for-dollar ratio of this thing!

Cons: Not much, my only complaint is that it's HUGE compared to the Chaintech...I ended up missing some anchors on one side cuz I didn't have any more. You may want to make sure you have a good size case like mine is to install this sucker (and extra anchors). Other than that I have no complaints at all.

Overall Review: I'll write a follow-up review in a few months. Newegg rocks as usual. They're shipping is ubelievably fast! I got this in only 2 days with standard shipping! Thanks Newegg!! ^_^

12/15/2005
Most Critical Review

Poor Long-Term Quality

SilverStone ST60F 600 W ATX 12V 2.01 / EPS 12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply
SilverStone ST60F 600 W ATX 12V 2.01 / EPS 12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Modular, sleeved cables, solid case construction, nice finish, quiet, Over Voltage and Overload protection.

Cons: I bought this PSU for my build in 11/06. About 6 months after purchasing I came home from running an errand one day to find the computer off. The PSU had died. I RMAed through newegg, whose service is, as always, excellent. About 2 weeks ago I started noticing grinding noises coming from the PSU fan. Since the RMA/warrenty period had expired, I opened the PSU up to clean out the dust and look around. Today I had the computer case opened up again and realized the fan had failed! I'm going to try a fan swap, if that fails it's time for a new PSU from a better manufacturer like OCZ.

Overall Review: The only reason this didn't get a 1 rating is because of the Over Voltage/Overload protection, which prevented my other hardware from being fried when this died the first time. When I purchased this it had a 5-star rating with no complaints about it. Now I see similar complaints of PSU and fan failure. I cannot believe that such a poor quality product is allowed on the market. I will never buy a Silverstone product again.

Solid reliable PSU for a great price.

CORSAIR CX Series CX600 600W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply
CORSAIR CX Series CX600 600W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply

Pros: 80+ Bronze Certified Decent cable selection. Cables are sheathed. Quiet Nice black finish Reliable

Cons: Sleeve Bearing fan as opposed to ball bearing, but it hasn't been a liability yet.

Overall Review: One of our computers had stopped working one day. I opened the case up and to my horror it had a pile of scrap Diablotek 600W (yeah right) PSU in it that had died. Wanting to get a decent replacement, I came across a screaming deal on this CX600. A little research showed while certainly not a high end unit, it should provide reliable power. I've always had good luck with Corsair products, and the one time a dealt with their customer service it was fantastic, so I pulled the trigger. That was 12/2/13, and so a little over two years later its still running strong. It's not modular, but the cables are all sheathed which is nice, and has a good selection of cables. It's 80+ Bronze certified whereas that Diablotek was only certified at being a pile of garbage. It's quiet and reliable which is all I can ask for really. If I had one minor complaint its that I wish the fan was ball bearing instead of sleeve, but it hasn't been a liability yet so I can't complain too much.

12/31/2015

Better with age

SilverStone ST60F 600 W ATX 12V 2.01 / EPS 12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply
SilverStone ST60F 600 W ATX 12V 2.01 / EPS 12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: - Compact design - Black satin finish - Modular cables - Reasonable performance - Decent internals. - Fan is a standard 120mm unit that's easy to replace (either splice wires or use a 3 pin to 2 pin adapter).

Cons: Original died 6 months after purchase. Replacement's fan died twice.

Overall Review: This is a followup review from my original 2-star review back in 2008. I've had unit #2 for 6 years and its still going. In light of the second unit's long life and reliable performance (cooling fan notwithstanding), I felt it deserved a better rating.

12/12/2014

Just what I was looking for.

Rosewill Computer Case Fan, 80mm, LP4 Adapter, 3/ 4 Pin Power Connector, Transparent Frame, 4 Blue LED Lights, Sleeve Bearing, Silent - RFA-80-BL
Rosewill Computer Case Fan, 80mm, LP4 Adapter, 3/ 4 Pin Power Connector, Transparent Frame, 4 Blue LED Lights, Sleeve Bearing, Silent - RFA-80-BL

Pros: I have an older Raidmax Sagitta case. Airflow is not the best but the case is still in good shape and I've always liked the way it looks. To compensate for the not so great airflow and I need powerful fans to keep the much newer components cool. To that end my exhaust fan is a Scythe DFS123812H-3000 which puts out an awesome 133.60CFM. However its plain black so the only light in the case comes from the 80mm side exhaust fan mounted on the window over the CPU. The original fan still works fine, which is impressive. However only one LED works anymore and its quite dim. Enter this Rosewill fan. It's exactly what i wanted: good airflow for its size, blue LEDs, acceptable noise level, and inexpensive. The LEDs are actually very bright, which is awesome since my case is well lit again, and that's exactly what I was going for. I also appreciate that the wires are braided. That's a really nice touch, for so little money. It's one of those pleasant cases of an item being inexpensive, not cheap. For $3.49 (and free shipping!) how can you go wrong?

Cons: None

11/28/2014

Bought 2, Both Died, Support is Nonexistant

Diablotek PHD Series - 2nd Generation PHD650 650 W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply
Diablotek PHD Series - 2nd Generation PHD650 650 W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply

Pros: Bought two of these based one the attractive price and positive reviews. Good value with high output for the money, they LOOKED like quality products.

Cons: Within a year the first one completely conked out. Contacted Diablotak to RMA it. I got one email and that was all I ever heard from them. The second one started having voltage problems after about 2 years. Again, I tried contacting the company and didn'tg et so much as an email from them. At the time they had no service number to reach them.

Overall Review: In short, you get what you pay for. Poor quality PSUs and a company that doesn't stand behind them. Shame on me for not buying another Corsair. Live and learn.