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joseph m.

joseph m.

Joined on 02/03/11

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Most Favorable Review

Define R5.- The definition of simple and elegant.

Fractal Design Define R5 Black Window Silent ATX Midtower Computer Case
Fractal Design Define R5 Black Window Silent ATX Midtower Computer Case

Pros: Surprisingly good air flow, even with Moduvents installed. It is a lot quieter than my old Haf 912. Tons of room for water cooling and fan installation. Motherboard mounts line up perfectly. Rear SSD mounts are very useful. HDD cages are removed extremely easily. Everything about this case screams sophistication!

Cons: Side panel scratches easily. I wish they would have made it out of glass and not acrylic. I received a scratched side panel from them and, thinking it was dirt, I tried to wipe it away. While trying to wipe it with a towel, the towel actually scratched it and only made it worse. I removed one egg from this product because of the material of the side panel.

Overall Review: I contacted Fractal Design about the scratched side panel that I received and they emailed me back extremely fast. Within two email exchanges, they said they would send me a replacement. Fractal Design's customer service is some of the best in the business and I will continue buying their products from now on, because I am confident that I will be taken care of.

Solid product.

SilverStone All Black Sleeved 1-to-2 Sleeved PWM Fan Splitter Cable (CPF01)
SilverStone All Black Sleeved 1-to-2 Sleeved PWM Fan Splitter Cable (CPF01)

Pros: Works as intended and advertised. Absolutely no problems. I used to connect two intake radiator fans to my motherboard chassis slot instead of plugging them into my optional CPU fan slot, because they ramp up too loud in the optional CPU fan slot.

Cons: None that I can think of.

Corsair H105

CORSAIR Hydro Series H105 Extreme Performance 240mm Liquid CPU Cooler, CW-9060016-WW
CORSAIR Hydro Series H105 Extreme Performance 240mm Liquid CPU Cooler, CW-9060016-WW

Pros: -Amazing temperatures. I installed it in my new Fractal Define r5 in a front intake push configuration, and WOW! The temperature on my overclocked 4.7ghz FX 8350 plummeted! The temperature on my CPU used to run at 65c during prime 95 tests, but now with this new water cooler, it maxes out at 40c. And this is with the fans at 50%! I could take the fans higher and achieve even better temperatures but I don't want to sacrifice the silence of my case.

Cons: -No built in Corsair Link (Not really a con since it wasn't advertised to have Corsair Link and I can configure fan speeds using Speedfan.) -Noisy with stock fans at anything higher than 65%, but this isn't really a problem since you're likely to get amazing temperatures at even just 50% fan speed, which is the speed I run it at. -Installation on an AM3+ platform was semi-annoying, but not difficult.

Overall Review: This is the first review I've written in years. The quality of this product really amazed me and I just had to tell people about it. Great job, Corsair!

Amazing durability and longevity

Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Intel Haswell Fully Compatible
Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Intel Haswell Fully Compatible

Pros: Pros: -Has lasted, and is still lasting, more than four years -Powers my 1045t and sapphire 6850 easily. -Inexpensive price

Cons: None that I know of

Overall Review: I am upgrading to my graphics card to a 7870 soon. I hope that this PSU will pump out enough power to support it, but i've had this PSU for a long time.