Joined on 01/18/05
defective piece of junk?

Pros: y7deluxe wrote a review of this case and gave it 1 star because the motherboard sits too low in the case. There are 3 different size spacers for different board designs so that you won't have that problem. Dig around in the box and you'll probably find them. If you're trying to screw the mobo directly to the back wall you're probably going to bend it and cause damage. Good luck with your build and maybe find someone to help you through it?
Cons: none
Overall Review: killer case... enough said
great value 24" monitor

Pros: This is a great 24" gaming/video monitor. I originally bought the Samsung 245BW and was very disappointed with it, so I swapped it out for this one. This one is way better! Decent view angles for a fast panel (MVA I think). I had a pair of Viewsonic VX900's before this and this baby is much easier to work with in Premiere Pro2. Eventually I'll have a pair of these and a third photography/design 24" (probably LED by the time I get it) for an incredible 3 x 24" setup. 5760x1200 is a beast.
Cons: Some would freak out about the DVI-D to HDMI cable because the monitor doesn't have a DVI port. Big deal? Spend more money if you want to use this for exclusively for Photoshop because it's middle of the road, equal to my Viewsonic VX900s.
Overall Review: Hopefully the price goes down. I prchsd @ bb :)
silenced my raptor!!!

Pros: This thing is incredible! I wanted my raptor to run quieter and I didn't care about the temps rising. My temps went down?! I don't believe it but that's what Everest says. And the silencing! Boy does this thing help! I honestly don't hear the raptor at all now. I have a Thermaltake Armor VA8003SWA and most of my hard drives are mounted in the bays on the front which are open air because of the grills all the way up the case. The pair of Seagate 7200.10's in raid 0 are still in the stock cage and don't make noise but they vibrate the case. I honestly will probably be buying 5 more of these silencers.
Cons: none
huge upgrade

Pros: I was running this at the 266 fsb stock speeds for the first week or two. When I decided to try some overclocking, I realized that I can hit 3.0Ghz without changing any of the voltages! I don't know what the temps look like with the stock heatsink because I went with the Zalman CNPS9500. My stock speed temp fluctuates around 30C and when I overclock it only bumps it up 5C. I wanted to see if I could reach ludicrous speed, but it doesn't want to go any higher without adding voltage so I am content with 3Ghz. SuperPi SSE3 runs 1M @ 17 sec. My last computer took 3 min. 24 sec!
Cons: none whatsoever
Overall Review: P5W DH Deluxe, E6400, Zalman CNPS9500, 2GB Corsair XMS2 6400 (CL5), HIS Radeon X1600XT, WD Raptor 36.7GB, 2 Seagate 7200.10 250GB in Raid0, 2 NEC 3550A DVD burners, Thermaltake Armor VA8003SWA, Antec TPII-550 power supply
Great board

Pros: This baby is crammed full of stuff! I put an E6400 on it with 2GB of Corsair XMS2 6400(CL5) ram and it fired right up. Some people are having trouble with the raid portion. It's all plug and play, but it won't show up in Windows unless you have SP2. That took me a while to figure out. I am using all four IDE ports with no problems, as well as 2 sata drives in raid 0 and a sata raptor drive for my OS. I haven't needed to overclock anything yet (because it's already blazing) but I like having the option for a year from now when I'll actually feel the difference.
Cons: just price... but you can justify the hundred dollar jump with all the added options.
Overall Review: Thermaltake Armor VA8003SWA case Antec TruepowerII TPII-550 supply Intel Core2Duo E6400 processor Zalman CNPS9500 heatsink ASUS P5WDH Deluxe motherboard 2GB Corsair XMS2 6400 (CL5) ram HIS Radeon X1600XT video card WD 36GB Raptor OS hard drive Seagate 250GB (x2) 7200.10 (EZraid 0) hard drives Maxtor 300GB IDE hard drive WD 120GB IDE hard drive NEC ND-3550A (x2) DVD burners Viewsonic VX900 19" LCD (x2)
Great deal

Pros: This drive is very quiet. I have 2 of them in raid 0 and for the money it's an incredible setup as far as performance is concerned. It still crackles like any hard drive, but much less than my other drives... especially my raptor.
Cons: none
Overall Review: you won't regret these babies. Buy a pair and stripe them because they are so cheap : )