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Charles F.

Charles F.

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Most Favorable Review

Awesome case (on the outside)

Cooler Master MasterCase H500P Mesh Gun ARGB Airflow ATX Mid-Tower with Dual 200mm ARGB Lighting Fans, Mesh Front Panel, and Tempered Glass Side Panel
Cooler Master MasterCase H500P Mesh Gun ARGB Airflow ATX Mid-Tower with Dual 200mm ARGB Lighting Fans, Mesh Front Panel, and Tempered Glass Side Panel

Pros: Space for components Hidden Hard Drive Bays Multiple Locations for SSDs Looks great Tempered glass side Cable management location Front panel amenities Overall aesthetic

Cons: Cable area is too narrow (-1 egg) No 5.25 bay (have an external USB Blu-ray drive to remedy this should I need it) ARGB Front Fans the color change is choppy, not smooth Removable panels in build area a bit finicky when reassembling after component installation *edited* ARGB fans not staying in sync with other lights isn't the cases fault.

Overall Review: Fairly easy to build in Looks awesome once finished Good value for the price Solidly built case I built my nephew a computer in the white version several months ago, and forgot about the cable management issues; and ordered one for myself. I don't regret the purchase, any of the cons (except the issues with the RGB) are easily dealt with, and don't really affect daily usage (unless I was going to build a new computer in it daily). It cools well enough for the games I play (GW2, WoW, SWTOR, etc), and just looks awesome sitting on my desk. If you bought this case, and are taking eggs away from the review because there is no external 5.25" bays, shame on you, if you look at the specs of the case, you can plainly read there are absolutely no 5.25" external bays. This is your fault, not Cooler Masters, or the case's fault.

Most Critical Review

Sketchy

BIOSTAR A960D+ AM3+ AMD 760G + SB710 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
BIOSTAR A960D+ AM3+ AMD 760G + SB710 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Price, features based on price

Cons: purchased this board 9/23/2013, it is now 10/25/2014, just over a year and the board is failing. It runs fine for a few hours then freezes. Last night I swore it was trying to keep from ordering a new MB, because it would freeze as soon as I went to NewEgg to select a new one. Thought it was the video card, replaced it, thought it was the power supply, replaced it (power supply was very suspect after testing) Still getting the same results, determined that it is the motherboard after some research.

Overall Review: I've had pretty good luck with Biostar, this is the first board I've ever gotten from them that didn't last very long. This doesn't turn me off of Biostar really, but I'm aggrivated.

10/25/2014

Good product at a great price

Team Group CX2 2.5" 512GB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) T253X6512G0C101
Team Group CX2 2.5" 512GB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) T253X6512G0C101

Pros: - Works right out of the box, installed in a system of course. - Inexpensive - Feels like it is decently built - Egg number could change with time

Cons: - No transfer software available like Samsung, Crucial, etc

Overall Review: - If these hold up, Team Group might have a new fan - Price versus space is good - Seems to be an extremely good value - Seems to be inexpensive versus cheap

Great Value

ARESGAME Power Supply 500W 80+ Bronze Certified PSU (AGV500)
ARESGAME Power Supply 500W 80+ Bronze Certified PSU (AGV500)

Pros: - Plenty of connectors - Multiple PCI-E and CPU plug options - Comes with a tester - Comes with mounting screws

Cons: - None

Overall Review: I would recommend this PSU to anyone looking to stick to a budget, it is good quality

Great Value While it Lasted

ASRock B450M PRO4 AM4 AMD Promontory B450 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock B450M PRO4 AM4 AMD Promontory B450 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Bought 3 (Me, Mother-in-Law, Nephew) Easy to set up Worked great since 9/21/2019 (See Cons) Bios is easy, easy to upgrade

Cons: Mother-in-laws lasted from 9/21/2019 until 1/10/2021, M.2 Slot quit working, had to hook up her old hard drive so she could use her PC until new MB arrived Mine lasted from 9/21/2019 until 01/19/2021, getting glitchy Nephew doesn't use his PC regularly so his is still working

Overall Review: - Was great right out of the box - Two didn't quite last 16 months - Have several other ASRock products that are older and still work, this was seriously disappointing. - Going with a different brand for replacements

Still working in 2021, purchased in 2015

RAIDMAX Vampire RX-1000GH Continuous 1000 watts ATX12V / EPS12V SLI CrossFire 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular PFC Power Supply Intel Haswell Platform Ready
RAIDMAX Vampire RX-1000GH Continuous 1000 watts ATX12V / EPS12V SLI CrossFire 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular PFC Power Supply Intel Haswell Platform Ready

Pros: - Bought two, both still working - Longevity - Price - Performance

Cons: - hard wired PCI-E is not sleeved (The additional modular PCI-E wires are though) - no custom cables

Overall Review: - If you can find this NIB, it is worth it -- Purchased new 15 Feb 2015 - Finally wrote review 19 Jan 2021 - At the time of this review it is powering a Ryzen 5 32GB RAM with a Radeon 5700 XT graphics card, two mechanical hard drives, I've reused the two I purchased since 2015 for every machine I've built for myself, and the other one is in the Wife's PC. - if someone offers you one of these for free used, take it - Avoid buying used PSUs This PSU only works with the RAIDMAX Vampire cables though