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Darrin M.

Darrin M.

Joined on 06/05/04

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Solid enough for HTPC

hec Black 0.7mm Thickness SECC 7K09 Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case with 270W FLEX Power Supply
hec Black 0.7mm Thickness SECC 7K09 Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case with 270W FLEX Power Supply

Pros: Everything fit for my HTPC, it doesn't twist when you move it around, and the power so far is working just fine. What more can you ask for? I did replace the fan to something a little quieter, but the stock fan was already pretty quiet.

Cons: Definitely needs a SATA DVD drive because it gets really close to the CPU heatsink.

Most Critical Review

Overkill

Thermaltake CRYSTAL ORB (A1178) Ball VGA Chipset Cooling Fan
Thermaltake CRYSTAL ORB (A1178) Ball VGA Chipset Cooling Fan

Pros: Easy to install on NVidia cards

Cons: LOAD! If you over-clock then it might be worth it, but it's totally over-kill for everyone else.

Works well for HTPC

BIOSTAR TForce TF7050-M2 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7050PV HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
BIOSTAR TForce TF7050-M2 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7050PV HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: No major problems setting up. I'd read some old posts about driver problems, but Biostar has updates that work great. The integrated graphics are great for standard video and I've read is hit-miss on HD, but I'm not there yet. Can always put in a card at that point if needed.

Cons: You can work the HDMI/DVI and S-Video simultaneously, but not the VGA and S-Video. The audio driver software is a little annoying, but all in all not bad.