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Pat E.

Pat E.

Joined on 09/29/08

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Most Favorable Review

Strong solid workhorse

Intel NUC (Next Unit of Computing) BOXNUC7I5BNH Black Barebone Systems - Mini / Booksize
Intel NUC (Next Unit of Computing) BOXNUC7I5BNH Black Barebone Systems - Mini / Booksize

Pros: My 3rd NUC and no disappointment in this unit. Using it for my office workhorse 8-10 hours per day and no issues ... barely kicks the fan up when loading a serious Power Pivot Excel file. Driving 2 - 27" monitors @ 2560 x 1440 and only wish I could get a 3rd hooked up.

Cons: Maybe another USB or 2 but that's why they make those hubs I guess.

Overall Review: Windows 10 64 bit with no issues. You really don't need to update the BIOS ... everything worked on mine before and after the update so save yourself the worry.

Most Critical Review

Not so quiet, doesn't fit

XIGMATEK FCB (Fluid Circulative Bearing) Cooling System XLF XLF-F1455 140mm White LED Black  Case Fan PSU Molex Adapter/extender included
XIGMATEK FCB (Fluid Circulative Bearing) Cooling System XLF XLF-F1455 140mm White LED Black Case Fan PSU Molex Adapter/extender included

Pros: Not much

Cons: Not so quiet for a 14cm fan. Does not fit in Fractal Design Define XL front fan mount. Has nubs at screw holes I'll have to grind off to make it fit.

Overall Review: Air movement is adequate, but have to reduce on controller to keep db down.

Cool and quiet but HUGE!!

Noctua NH-D15, Premium CPU Cooler with 2x NF-A15 PWM 140mm Fans (Brown)
Noctua NH-D15, Premium CPU Cooler with 2x NF-A15 PWM 140mm Fans (Brown)

Pros: Does what it's supposed to do and quietly ... Noctua is still the go to for quiet fans and this is no exception. But, be forewarned, if you need both fans on this beast you had best research your motherboard carefully and find one with distance between the CPU socket and the DIMM sockets.

Cons: HUGE !!! no eggs off because I knew it going in, but less than 1/2 inch clearance on my old trusty Antec 900 so I couldn't stagger the 2nd fan to clear the DIMM's below it.

Overall Review: I may consider changing to the NH-C14S model if I run into cooling issues but none so far.

Decent mid-level monitor

Acer V277U bmiipx 27" Quad HD 2560 x 1440 2K 75Hz 2xHDMI DisplayPort AMD FreeSync Built-in Speakers Backlit LED IPS Gaming Monitor
Acer V277U bmiipx 27" Quad HD 2560 x 1440 2K 75Hz 2xHDMI DisplayPort AMD FreeSync Built-in Speakers Backlit LED IPS Gaming Monitor

Pros: 2nd pair of Acer 27" for me. Should have paid more attention to the model number. The CB271HU model has front controls, this model has controls on rear including a joystick-like button which does not instill confidence.

Cons: If you like to have multiple sources to one monitor, this model should be avoided as the little joystick button will most likely not survive frequent use.

Great CPU !! HORRIBLE PACKAGING !!!

Intel Core i9 9th Gen - Core i9-9900K Coffee Lake 8-Core, 16-Thread, 3.6 GHz (5.0 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 95W BX80684I99900K Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630
Intel Core i9 9th Gen - Core i9-9900K Coffee Lake 8-Core, 16-Thread, 3.6 GHz (5.0 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 95W BX80684I99900K Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630

Pros: CPU works flawlessly ... no fault to the actual engineers at Intel.

Cons: Absolutely stupidest packaging ever designed. The entire marketing department that came up with this needs to be replaced. 2 eggs off for the total waste of material ... seriously, plastic ball inside cardboard ball and cloth baggie to hold it all.

Too bad it's discontinued

Hanns·G HG-281DPB Black 28" 3ms  Widescreen LCD HDMI Monitor 500 cd/m2 800:1 Built-in Speakers
Hanns·G HG-281DPB Black 28" 3ms Widescreen LCD HDMI Monitor 500 cd/m2 800:1 Built-in Speakers

Pros: Bought in Oct. 2009 and use in my office 8 - 12 hours daily. No issues at all. Now have an HZ281 right next to it for the past year and both going great.

Cons: none