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Richard D.

Richard D.

Joined on 12/23/03

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Most Favorable Review

Note to buyers again, beware

CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750 W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750 W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: This is a follow up to "This is not the power supply you will be getting" I have installed the unit, works well so far but is is most definately not a (CMPSU-750HX) power supply. This unit is a new model (CP-9020031-NA) The details page show the old unit at the top and the model you will receive further down the page. All of the product tour pictures are the old model and the details page is a mix of both units. If you go to the link to the manufacturer's product page you will not be getting the professional series HX750 powers supply shown. You will receive the HX750 series.

Cons: The problem here is partially Corsair's fault. They make a Professional HX750 PSU (80+silver SKU CMPSU-750HX) and now an HX series HX750 PSU (80+ gold SKU CP-9020031-NA). I don't know if the new HX gold model is going to replace the professional series model or not. You can find the model you will receive if you go to Corsair site and select Products, Power Supply Units, HX series. When a company knowingly offers you a product under a SKU and supplies you with another model SKU, this is called consumer fraud and is illegal. I have informed Newegg and you can look at my earlier post. Newegg chooses not to correct this. Another user before me pointed out the problem of the gold vs silver certification and 3 of 3 users did not find this info helpfull.

Overall Review: I do not think anyone should buy this power supply until Newegg gets it correct. If you look at the HX750 and HX1050 now being sold at Newegg, in the description, they have lost the "Professional Series" tag and list it as an "HX series" no more SKU shown and both are the new gold certified model. The reviews are lumped in with the older Professional model. The HX650 is still showing the "Professional series" and SKU in the description. All 4 models show links to the Professional series models and are incorrect. Surprised to find none of the buyers looking for a professional series power supply and rate themselves as highly knoledgeable have not bothered to check into, reveal the problem and ask Newegg to stop misrepresenting what they are selling.

surprisingly fast

WD 2TB Gold My Passport Ultra Metal Anniversary Edition Portable External Hard Drive - - WDBEZW0020BCG-NESN
WD 2TB Gold My Passport Ultra Metal Anniversary Edition Portable External Hard Drive - - WDBEZW0020BCG-NESN

Pros: Just plug it in and go. I was surprised at how fast this drive is. For an external 2.5 in. drive this was getting up to 100 MB/s writes while backing up about 1.3 TB of backup files and PC drive images.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I have a WD 2 TB World Edition external drive and that is dog slow (Ethernet), and a couple year old USB 2, WD Passport 500 GB drive (decent write speeds) which is nice but getting a bit too small to handle the job, still runs great though.

12/30/2014

WD 4TB is fast

WD Black 4TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD4003FZEX
WD Black 4TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD4003FZEX

Pros: This is an Advance Format drive. Quiet. Fastest of all the HDs I have ever used. 145 MB/s sustained writes.

Cons: None, other than price is steep.

Overall Review: If you want a large fast drive with 5 year warranty, this is the one.

NICE NAS drives

WD Red Plus 3TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s, CMR, 64MB Cache, 3.5 Inch - WD30EFRX
WD Red Plus 3TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s, CMR, 64MB Cache, 3.5 Inch - WD30EFRX

Pros: I have purchased 7 of the WD RED 3 TB drives to use in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V. (2 servers). Although Windows Storage Spaces is like a NAS, throughput is a bit slow. When used as a single drive in Windows 8 and 8.1 I get about 135 MB/s throughput.

Cons: 1 died in the 1st 24 hours. Slow format but did not complete. Data Lifeguard got stuck at same location on drive as format.

Overall Review: I always buy 1 drive at a time due to shipping issues. I try to purchase ahead of need and set up on a Windows machine. After I am comfortable with drive...weeks to a month or so, move to server. I have purchased most of them more than a year ago and never had a failure once up and running.

11/12/2013

Nice motherboard

ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Everything works as expected. Can run 64 GB RAM. Ready for PCIe 3.0. 6 USB 2 and 4 USB 3 on back and USB 3 header for front panel. I have been running this box for 9 months without a hitch.

Cons: Sometimes it double boots. Have not upgraded the BIOS to the new version for Windows 8. Can't revert, didn't want to take the chance.

Overall Review: This is paired with Intel i7 3930K, Cooler Master 212 EVO, 64 GB GSkill 1600 RAM (@ 1600 using X.M.P. profile), 8 HDs 18 TB total and running a dozen Servers under Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V. One important point to users, you do not use a backplate at all with socket 2011 motherboards, metal stand-offs are built into the CPU mounting bracket bonded to the board. You mount the cooler completely from the top side of the board and no cut-out is needed on the motherboard tray. Corsair H55 cooler was not made for socket 2011 motherboards. Don't know if a kit is available.

nice fans

Cooler Master MegaFlow 200 - Sleeve Bearing 200mm Red LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases
Cooler Master MegaFlow 200 - Sleeve Bearing 200mm Red LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases

Pros: Decent air flow, low RPM, quiet and keep my hard drives cool. I bought this as a spare for my CM HAF cases as a failure precaution measure but none have given up the farm yet.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Cooler Master makes some nice stuff. I have 2, HAF 912 Advanced (direct from Cooler Master), HAF 922M and a Storm Enforcer. These are all excellent cases and quiet. All fit the 212 EVO easy.