cover
Warren C.

Warren C.

Joined on 02/03/09

0
0

Product Reviews
product reviews
  • 15
Most Favorable Review

Amazing Case

LIAN LI PC-V351B Black Aluminum Micro ATX Desktop Computer Case
LIAN LI PC-V351B Black Aluminum Micro ATX Desktop Computer Case

Pros: Lots of room inside, aluminum, dual fans up front, space for a full size PSU, screwless HD bays, cable channel up front for great cable management.

Cons: HD bay fan is a bit thick, get angled SATA cables!

Can't beat the value, but there are QC issues.

Rosewill Server Chassis / Server Case / Rackmount Case, 2U Metal Rack Mount Server Cases with 5 Bays (RSV-Z2700)
Rosewill Server Chassis / Server Case / Rackmount Case, 2U Metal Rack Mount Server Cases with 5 Bays (RSV-Z2700)

Pros: - Price - Modular - you can remove the HD cages you don't need, for example, I've removed two cages and the long bar holding them from blocking the fan intakes which makes installation much easier.

Cons: - Fans are cheap molex, replace them with better 80mm 3pin/4pin PWM fans. - Fans are only mounted at one side of the front of the case. - Out of the three of these that I purchased, one of them had the front LED/button/USB board smushed in so the LEDs and buttons didn't line up with the holes on the front bezel. - Paint chips easily, plastic around screw holes will crack just by removing/replacing screws. - Rails are never in stock. - Sponge like air filters in the front air intakes will eventually just have to be removed entirely as they get clogged as there's no way you're going to be able to clean them, they're glued in. - If you use a PSU with a top intake fan then you're going to have to leave a U for intake space..

Overall Review: Overall you get what you pay for. All I needed were small cases to house my server nodes. I don't really care about the looks so the paint chipping off or the plastics cracking doesn't really bother me. If all you need are some 2U cases for some mATX servers then you can't beat the value of these. They go on sale often so watch for that.

Great case!

NZXT Crafted Series Vulcan Black Steel / Plastic Gaming mATX Computer Case
NZXT Crafted Series Vulcan Black Steel / Plastic Gaming mATX Computer Case

Pros: For a mid range mATX gaming case, this thing beats pretty much everything. It looks killer, the airflow is awesome, and it's got enough room to fit everything important: namely a large graphics card.

Cons: It didn't assemble itself, and it wasn't free.

Overall Review: A lot of people are complaining about cable management. All I can say is that if you're not getting a modular PSU in an mATX case you're crazy. Also the entire right side of the case, underneath the motherboard shielding, is bubbled out, run your cables there dudes! Why are you having so many problems? Cable management was a breaze with this case.

10/25/2010

Superb!

ASUS Maximus III GENE LGA 1156 Intel P55 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Maximus III GENE LGA 1156 Intel P55 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: This motherboard is completely amazing for an mATX performance gaming rig. I have an i3-560 and a GTX 460 connected to it and it's fast! Also the onboard audio, while not a full blown Creative X-fi, has got to be the first onboard audio chipset that hasn't sucked for me, and I'm pretty particular about audio.

Cons: It wasn't free.

10/25/2010

Amazing!

MSI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card N460GTX Hawk
MSI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card N460GTX Hawk

Pros: Awesomely ridiculous cooler, fast, power efficient. This card is the way to go if you're going to buy a GTX 460. It idles at 31C and barely hits 50 under load. FAST FAST FAST.

Cons: It wasn't free.

10/25/2010

Rolls Royce of PSUs

SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold (SS-650KM Active PFC F3) 650W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Hasw
SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold (SS-650KM Active PFC F3) 650W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Hasw

Pros: 80 plus Gold, modular, super quiet (fan has never come on as it's never needed!). The thing comes in a velvet bag, how cool is that?

Cons: None

10/25/2010