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James D.

James D.

Joined on 11/02/06

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Nice

ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Built like a freaking tank. Really solid. The brown is minimal, so it's mostly black.

Cons: The heat sensor for USB 3 tends to read hot because the video card exhausts next to it. Not a real issue, just an FYI

Overall Review: Nice, solid piece.

Good stuff

G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C9D-8GAB
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C9D-8GAB

Pros: Does exactly what it says, never had an issue

Cons: None

Overall Review: 1. The rated speed it higher than most motherboards are set to default too. On boot, go into BIOs to make sure it's set to run the higher speed. You have to do this with most RAM and MoBos, so remember that. 2. I use 2 sets in a 16GB rig. Sure it's over kill, but I haven't seen a program lag yet.

Amazing

Thermaltake Level 10 Series Level 10 GTS Snow Edition White SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Thermaltake Level 10 Series Level 10 GTS Snow Edition White SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Plenty of space, looks great, good cable management, fantastic

Cons: It's not Ice White, more a slight off-white matte color. Still looks good.

Overall Review: Stands out (I run a Blue/Black/White build) and look sweet. Plenty of space. Pricey, but really nice. Nice to have a small luxury here and there.

Great

Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G

Pros: Works fantasticly

Cons: Not the best on the market, but a close 2nd or 3rd.

Overall Review: Would recommend. It's the meter stick everything else on the market is judged against.

Works

ASUS USB-BT211 Mini Bluetooth Dongle
ASUS USB-BT211 Mini Bluetooth Dongle

Pros: Works

Cons: Don't use it much. Wish the network card had it built in, but that's ok.

Lightning fast

Corsair Force Series 3 2.5" 180GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CSSD-F180GB3-BK
Corsair Force Series 3 2.5" 180GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CSSD-F180GB3-BK

Pros: Huge increase in speed. Boot takes almost no time. Fantastic

Cons: None

Overall Review: I ended up getting another to use for my games, but that's my fault. Makes a great Main OS drive.