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Joseph B.

Joseph B.

Joined on 02/03/04

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Most Favorable Review

Not too shabby...

Western Digital WD Green WD20EARS 2TB 5400 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital WD Green WD20EARS 2TB 5400 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: -Large capacity, formats to 1.81TB -Very quiet, I can't hear it at all -64MB of cache, which is great for multitaskers

Cons: As expected with a power saving hard drive, the performance is lacking when compared to 7200rpm drives.

Overall Review: Here are my HD Tune 2.55 results on this HD. Access Time = 19.2ms Burst Rate = 149.7MB/s CPU Usage = -1.0% Average transfer rate = 84.8MB/s Minimum transfer rate = 48.3MB/s Maximum transfer rate = 119.8MB/s

Most Critical Review

Survied 10 days : /

OCZ Solid 3 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC SLD3-25SAT3-60G
OCZ Solid 3 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC SLD3-25SAT3-60G

Pros: Worked infinitely better than my old hdd. : )

Cons: BSOD after 10 days, drive not recognized in any system it's plugged into. Time to RMA! : (

Almost perfect.

ARCTIC Accelero TT II VGA Cooler - nVidia & AMD, Dual Quiet 92mm PWM Fans, SLI/CrossFire
ARCTIC Accelero TT II VGA Cooler - nVidia & AMD, Dual Quiet 92mm PWM Fans, SLI/CrossFire

Pros: -Much better then stock GTX670 heatsink, 48C in furmark @ 2000 rpm vs +70C w/ stock cooler @ max fan rpm. -Silent when running at highest fan setting

Cons: If you over apply the thermal adhesive for the ramsinks it will take longer to cure. After 5 hours half of mine had not set yet. It was fine after I checked it a few hours later.

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 4TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 4TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive

Pros: Huge Capacity, formats to 3.63TB Impressive speed, 111MB/s write, 169MB/s read, this is using USB 3.0

Cons: Seems to get pretty hot, idles between 44-48C, has gotten as hot as 64C when under heavy load. This is with an ambient temp between 18-21C.

Overall Review: Used atto to benchmark the drive. Used Hard Disk Sentinel to record temperatures over the course of 5 weeks.

A pleasure to mod

LIAN LI PC-7B plus II Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
LIAN LI PC-7B plus II Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: After years of buying premod cases, this is was first real case that I ever bought. This case was such a pleasure to build in, that I feel I could never not buy a Lian Li every again. Everywhere you look in this case you will find quality. From the brushed aluminum finish down to the slot covers in the rear.

Cons: -finger prints stick very easily to the brushed aluminum finish -if you are picky about wire management, you'll wish there was a slot cut near the sheet of aluminum near the PSU to rout wires behind the motherboard try.

Overall Review: After some dremel work, I was able to cut part of the aluminum near the PSU to allow the PSU wireles to be routed behind the motherboard tray. This worked out perfectly for me. I also ended up cutting out 3 120mm blow holes. 2 on the side panel and one on the top.

Seagate BarraCuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: This drive offers high capacity at a good price. It also performs very well. Using HD Tune to benchmark this HD, here are my results. Min. 62.0 MB/Sec Max. 127.4 MB/Sec Avg. 100.4 MB/Sec Access Time 13.5ms Burst Rate 195.4 MB/Sec

Cons: none

Overall Review: I bought one of these drives back in December of 08, and another just the other week. I have zero complaints about these drives!