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Gregory M.

Gregory M.

Joined on 10/21/04

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Most Favorable Review

super cool case, fans need maint.

XCLIO A380BK Fully Black SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower Computer Case
XCLIO A380BK Fully Black SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: I bought this case due to the fact that i was experiencing heat issues with my old Pentium 4 Pc. I wanted my new core2quad to never have that problem. This case is the poster child for air movement. It works as expected. Fans are quiet, move a lot of air. My motherboard and cpu stay cool (with the help of a thermaltake orb as well) and there are no issues long as the fans stay spinning. Drive bays are easy to deal with, front panel is easy to work with.

Cons: The usb plugs on the top of the case are located in the spot where you usually put things on top of your case that you shouldn't. So your always having to relocate stuff to plug in something. No front panel audio connections. The fans stop working after too short of a time. I had the side fan go wonky after less than the first year, XCLIO graciously replaced it free. The front fan and the new side fan then started going wonky again a year or so later. The following fix seems to have them spinning properly again. Lucky for us this is just a bearing-lubrication issue. Removing the large sticker off the back of the fan, the rubber "cap" and dropping a few drops of quality oil in the bearings solves this and then they start working again. I replaced the cap and stuck it down with a new sticker I had handy that was about the same size. If your fan starts 'hitting things" or slowing down, try this. YMMV

Most Critical Review

Eh

ASUS P5Q SE PLUS LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P5Q SE PLUS LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: easy to set up, plug and play with my Q8300 and corsair dominator 1066 ddr2.. loaded windows 7 and suse linux fine with no issues with os

Cons: VIA sound chipset is troublesome in linux, and the windows 7 drivers aren't there yet.. upgraded the bios to the latest on their site and then it wouldn't see my corsair dominator 1066 ddr2 as 1066, it tried to run it at 800, had to manually set it to 1066

works!

ADATA 8GB Class 6 Micro SDHC Flash Card  Model MicroSDHC 8G card
ADATA 8GB Class 6 Micro SDHC Flash Card Model MicroSDHC 8G card

Pros: 8gb flash memory, works in everything i've tried

Cons: none to speak of

works

Kingston 8GB MicroSDHC Class 4 Memory Card with Adapter (SDC4/8GB)
Kingston 8GB MicroSDHC Class 4 Memory Card with Adapter (SDC4/8GB)

Pros: 8gb flash memory, works in everything I've tried..

Cons: none to speak of

lots of power

CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-650TX 650 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply & New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-650TX 650 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply & New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: love the 12v rail, easy to install no problems exactly what I wanted

Cons: none

Overall Review: great deal, great power supply, easy to use with 1 or 2 video cards, tons of connectors for drives

big fans big case

XCLIO A380BK Fully Black SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower Computer Case
XCLIO A380BK Fully Black SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: big! lots of fans

Cons: no front panel audio, no removable mb tray

Overall Review: well constructed, great airflow exactly what I wanted so I'm happy