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Matthew D.

Matthew D.

Joined on 03/26/09

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Most Favorable Review

Good PSU

CORSAIR CX-M Series CX750M 750W 80 PLUS BRONZE Haswell Ready ATX12V & EPS12V Semi-modular Power Supply
CORSAIR CX-M Series CX750M 750W 80 PLUS BRONZE Haswell Ready ATX12V & EPS12V Semi-modular Power Supply

Pros: -Partially modular -Quiet

Cons: -Flat cables do not look or cable manage quite as well as braided round cables. -I would have been nice if they included some cable with one or two power plugs.

Overall Review: -I have a USB 3.0 that requires molex for power but because the cable only come in three heads it is a little unsightly; a one head cable would have made it look a lot nicer.

Most Critical Review

Great quility

Phanteks Eclipse P400 Series PH-EC416P_BK Satin Black Steel Side Window ATX Mid Tower Case with 10 Color RGB Downlight
Phanteks Eclipse P400 Series PH-EC416P_BK Satin Black Steel Side Window ATX Mid Tower Case with 10 Color RGB Downlight

Pros: -Lots of cable management options. -Lights look good without being too bright. -Dust filters are a great feature.

Cons: -They should have included 140mm fans as the case is compatible with it. -A light in the back of the case would have evened out the look of the case. -No 5.25in bays. -Top fan filter is to easy to knock off.

Overall Review: I bought this for my brother and the install went great. The case is sturdy with a slight exception to the fan mounting location on the front of the case. There are no 5.25in bays witch was a bummer although this is my own fault for not carefully looking at the specs.

Had to RMA

CORSAIR Hydro Series H50 120mm Quiet Edition Liquid CPU Cooler - Intel Only (CW-9060006-WW)
CORSAIR Hydro Series H50 120mm Quiet Edition Liquid CPU Cooler - Intel Only (CW-9060006-WW)

Pros: -I used the same cooler in the past and it works great. -Keeps temps cool even when compared with high end air coolers.

Cons: -Mine makes a trickling noise indicating that there is air in the system.

Overall Review: -I have this on my last build and it works great even giving me a 5c drop in temp over the high end air cooler that it replace. -The one that I bought for my new build is defective and I am doing an RMA. However because I had such a good experience with my old one I will be ordering another Corsair AIO cooler (though I will be buying a higher end model).

Works great for my build

MSI Z170A Gaming Pro Carbon LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI Z170A Gaming Pro Carbon LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: -Fan headers in great locations. -Bios looks good and is easy to navigate. -Board looks nice and reels sturdy.

Cons: -RGB lighting can only be controlled by software from whiten the OS. -Main boot order in BIOS a little confusing as to what icon is for what drive.

Overall Review: -The fact that the RGB lighting can not be controlled in the BIOS is the most major annoyance as changing the settings requires you to run a program in the background at all times. -It's called the "Carbon" but the only thing even remotely carbon about it is some decals on the board heat sink.

Happy with purchase

Intel Core i7 6th Gen - Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530
Intel Core i7 6th Gen - Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530

Pros: -Fast -Lightning quick boot time -Runs reasonably cool with Corsair AIO cooler.

Cons: -None

Overall Review: -Go for it, great chip.