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Adam C.

Adam C.

Joined on 11/16/03

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Most Favorable Review

Fantastic

MASSCOOL SYTRIN Kuformula SHF1 Ultra HDD Cooler – BK
MASSCOOL SYTRIN Kuformula SHF1 Ultra HDD Cooler – BK

Pros: Very solid, well built. Came with a pressed-paste thermal pad and solid heat exchange. Rubber mounts for the HDD the whole way around, quality screws. Very quiet fans. Came with splitter/adapter to connect fan's PS to 4pin molex. Not sure what problems others are having...can't hear the fans over the rest of my computer. Blue lights make it go faster too

Cons: Does not make pancakes :-/

Overall Review: Very solid value for keeping a drive secure and cool

Most Critical Review

Eh

APEX MI Series MI-008 Black Steel Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case 250W Power Supply
APEX MI Series MI-008 Black Steel Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case 250W Power Supply

Pros: Nice looking, all the screw holes line up where they should. Some creative drive mounting options. Got it shell-shocker for $30, can't complain.

Cons: Yes, its an ITX case, but this guy is small in the wrong ways. If you use a long optical drive, it will hit the power supply wires and not fit. The power supply sits literally on top of my cpu fan. They touch. It doesn't over heat, but makes me nervous. There is a lot of empty space in the front of the case, but the back is too crowded. Not much though went into this case. There are some MBs out now that use an external PS...one of these would be the best bet for this case, then you can just pull the stock internal PS.

Overall Review: Cases aren't worth saving money on. Spend a little more and get something that will fit your components without macguyvering

Garbage

SilverStone Sugo Series SG02B-F-USB3.0 ABS / SECC Steel MicroATX Desktop Computer Case with 2 x USB3.0 ports (Black)
SilverStone Sugo Series SG02B-F-USB3.0 ABS / SECC Steel MicroATX Desktop Computer Case with 2 x USB3.0 ports (Black)

Pros: -Small, sort of. Just as long as any other microatx mid tower. -USB 3.0

Cons: Where to start. -Cramped and horribly laid out. I've worked with several Cooler Master MiniITX cases that had more space to work than this thing. -While you probably could use a full length video card, if you have any number of hard disks, their wires will get jammed up and bent against the back of the card. -The whole thing is cheaply made; sharp edges, crummy stock fans, poorly fitted parts. -Finally, the power supply screw pattern is upside down. Yes, really. The RaidMax power supply I am using now mounts with its intake fan facing the inside of the case, instead of the vents on the top. This case is a giant junk heap, and a total rip-off at ~$70 to boot. Avoid at all costs, there are tons of better/cheaper MicroATX cases out there.

Bummer

EPSON PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD 720P 1280x720 2500 Lumens Home Theater 3LCD Projector
EPSON PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD 720P 1280x720 2500 Lumens Home Theater 3LCD Projector

Pros: Very, very bright. Lightweight, small. Quick start up and cool down. Built in lens shield. Reportedly impressive bulb life.

Cons: No matter the mode, everything came out looking over exposed. The picture was just not that great. I was replacing an OLD Proxima 6500 DLP and this Epson looked nowhere as nice. Yes, brighter, but less sharp, less accurate colors. Additionally, it can not make automatic corrections for image size. In other words, if you push a 480p signal to it, it will place a small square image in the center of its projection field. You can correct this by navigating through its menus and choosing "zoom" display mode. But really, what a pain. Having to muck with the projector settings anytime you switch between 16:9, 4:3 and 2~:1 is an unnecessary hassle.

H0ly smokes

EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 512-P3-N871-AR
EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 512-P3-N871-AR

Pros: Amazing. Upgraded from a single 7800GT. Can play bioshock at max detail @ 1280x1024. Does HL2 at full without breaking a sweat

Cons: Card is enormous. I've got my gear in a rackmount server chasis and it is almost long enough to hit the drive bays

Fine

SilenX IXP-54-14 80mm Case Fan
SilenX IXP-54-14 80mm Case Fan

Pros: Very quiet, seem to move enough air.

Cons: Feel cheap?

Overall Review: I've got two, one pushing one pulling and they seem to keep my quad core cool enough (with stock cooling)