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paul h.

paul h.

Joined on 10/15/08

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Most Favorable Review

Great So Far

Logitech K740 Illuminated USB Keyboard
Logitech K740 Illuminated USB Keyboard

Pros: Just got it so it's early, but so far it's great . I am not having the "ghosting" issues someone reported with typing "ine" quickly. And I'm a pretty fast typist. Like the backlighting on the keys. Glad it's adjustable.

Cons: While I like the larger delete key, they made the enter key smaller than usual. They should have kept it the standard size.

Overall Review: The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.

Most Critical Review

Noisy HDDs

Hitachi GST Deskstar HD31000 IDK/7K (0S00163) 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Retail
Hitachi GST Deskstar HD31000 IDK/7K (0S00163) 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Retail

Pros: Runs pretty fast (hdtune ratings)

Cons: Extremely noisy. Contacted Hitachi, they said AAM didn't work this HDD. I decided not to accept this as the truth so looked around on the internet and found an older ftool version (2.11) I think. Downloaded it, used it, changed my AAM. Now it's quiet (what I wanted) but seek times have slowed to 20ms

Great Cooler

Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler

Pros: Used one fan. Fit fine in my Lancool PC-K62 (don't believe 2 fans would have worked given my big RAM - Corsair Dominator CMD4GX3M2A1600C8). My CPU on idle is usually about 26C and have not seen it above 40 on Crysis. Probably more cooling than I needed, but why not keep the processor cool... should prolong its life.

Cons: none

Overall Review: newegg rocks!

Great Case

LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62 Black 0.8 mm SECC, Plastic + Mesh ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62 Black 0.8 mm SECC, Plastic + Mesh ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Fantastic case. Fans were initially set to Typhoon setting. Used Asus mobo quiet fan option and now it's blissfully quiet while still keeping case cool.

Cons: none

Works Great

ASUS P7P55D EVO LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D EVO LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: No problems at all. Easy to tweak. Love the quiet fan option. My case fans are now running very quiet and still keep my case cool.

Cons: none

Love It

CORSAIR HX series HX650 650 W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
CORSAIR HX series HX650 650 W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Probably more power than I need since I have low-power video card. This thing hasn't even had to breathe hard. Very quiet. Have never heard it at all.

Cons: none