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Matthew M.

Matthew M.

Joined on 04/16/04

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Most Favorable Review

An unassuming game case

HEC 7106WW Beige White Steel ATX Desktop Computer Case
HEC 7106WW Beige White Steel ATX Desktop Computer Case

Pros: After reading a couple of reviews, I was leery of purchasing this case for building a new game system but it works just fine for my purposes. For some, the new long video cards will not fit, however my HIS Radeon HD 4850 fits with room to spare. This case is simple, it is strong, and with knowledge and experience you put anything you want in there and do anything you want with it. Most excellent.

Cons: Getting the motherboard in there took a little trick. The hard drive is actually situated in such a way that I had trouble getting the RAM slots on the motherboard beneath it. I will not be able to fill up the 4 slots because of how the hard drive covers the fourth one. This can be solved if necessary by simply rigging a larger bay to hold a hard drive. Also, the power supply was a tight fit, but just use your brain and you can get it in there.

Overall Review: If you take this to a LAN, no one will expect the beast that is within! I had limited desk space and I wanted something that I didn't need to sit on the floor, and would be easy to work on when necessary. You must be cautious when purchasing parts for a gamer machine. The video card slot on the MB I bought is lower than the HDD cage, so I don't have a space issue. If you need space for a lot of devices, you should consider another case but this case if great if you want to keep it simple and powerful. Parts used: ASUS M3N72-D AM2+/AM2 motherboard, AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma 2.7GHz, HIS Hightech H485QT512P Radeon HD 4850 512MB video card, Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB), RAIDMAX AURORA 2 RX-600F 600W. Think twice, buy once.

Most Critical Review

dead dead dead

KINAMAX ADP-IDE23 Laptop 2.5" to Desktop 3.5" IDE Hard Drive Adapter Converter
KINAMAX ADP-IDE23 Laptop 2.5" to Desktop 3.5" IDE Hard Drive Adapter Converter

Pros: none.

Cons: DOA. Since it will cost me too much to RMA it, I will look elsewhere for this item.

Overall Review: Newegg's still nearly always the best on price, but their return pratices are too costly when even simple parts like this don't work. If you are looking to buy, don't get this brand: look for one with higher reviews.

Great!

BYTECC SNT-1122BK IDE 5.25 Mobile Rack w/ 2 Fan, BLACK
BYTECC SNT-1122BK IDE 5.25 Mobile Rack w/ 2 Fan, BLACK

Pros: These are swapable with a older version of the same model (one without the fans) and work great.

Cons: None! Works great!

Overall Review: These units are not in constant use in my computer, only used for backing up stuff. I bought my first nearly 2 years ago and these newer ones will work in the older bays! Excellent price. I might get a couple more.