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Rex S.

Rex S.

Joined on 02/02/05

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Most Favorable Review

Silent Powerhouse

PC Power & Cooling Silencer MKIII Series 1200 Watt 80+ Platinum Semi-Modular Active PFC Industrial Grade ATX PC Power Supply (PPCMK3S1200)
PC Power & Cooling Silencer MKIII Series 1200 Watt 80+ Platinum Semi-Modular Active PFC Industrial Grade ATX PC Power Supply (PPCMK3S1200)

Pros: -Very reliable company. Great RMA service, and they stand by their products. I've been a customer for years. -There's a switch for variable rate fan speed or constant. On constant, I can not hear it, even if you shove your head up to it. -No electrical noise from the PSU itself. I personally have an issue with GPU noise at 100% load. This PSU greatly reduced that noise from my previous one. -Fits. Cables reach any thing in my extra tall case. -Awesome Whitish paint.

Cons: It's a bit pricey for a power supply. I think it's worth every dollar but commonly people overlook this expense when building a computer, so others will view this as a con. Don't go cheap on a power supply.

Overall Review: *My Setup* To put into perspective if you need this or not. 100% load on CPU and 2xGPU 24/7 from F@H ~950 watts from the wall i7 970 @ 4.0Ghz 2x GTX 570's @ 900/2000 1 HDD and 1 SSD 19x 120mm fans (lol) D5 Water Pump

10/31/2012
Most Critical Review

Rattling Noise

COUGAR Vortex PWM 120mm (CF-V12HP) Cooling Fan with Hydro-Dynamic Bearing and Pulse Width Modulation (Orange Version)
COUGAR Vortex PWM 120mm (CF-V12HP) Cooling Fan with Hydro-Dynamic Bearing and Pulse Width Modulation (Orange Version)

Pros: -Pushes a lot of air -Concentrated air flow -Rubber pads on the mounting location -Very quiet when not defective

Cons: -4 out of 8 fans make a consistent rattling, no matter the mounting location or orientation of the fan. -Expensive The rattling isn't horrid, but it's by far the loudest thing around me, and I'm next to the air system in my house that I always have on.

Overall Review: Only 1 rattled at first, which was fine. Now 4 do, obviously after the return date. I've purchased 12 fans of another brand with the same bearing type, never had a problem with a single one, just a little less air flow. I'm not buying a Cougar product again, 50% failure rate is unacceptable.

Great Fans!

DEEPCOOL UF 120 PWM Fan 2-Ball Bearing Rubber Coating  De-vibration Deep Silent
DEEPCOOL UF 120 PWM Fan 2-Ball Bearing Rubber Coating De-vibration Deep Silent

Pros: Moves a good amount of air very quietly. Looks great. Mounting holes are made out of rubber to reduce any possible vibration noise. *Works on a horizontal mounting position*! Does not start rattling and heating up like most of the new liquid bearing type fans that are very popular now.

Cons: Nothing comes to mind.

Overall Review: I'm using these fans in a push/pull on a radiator mounted horizontally. This was not possible with the 8 Cougar fans I bought or the 6 Corsair fans. These fans really work great in this application. Only thing I will mention is these are not high performance fans. If you are looking for "extreme" performance on air and don't mind a lot of noise, look some where else.

Alright

Acer 21.5" 60 Hz TN LCD Monitor 5 ms D-Sub, DVI G6 Series G226HQLBbd (UM.WG6AA.B01)
Acer 21.5" 60 Hz TN LCD Monitor 5 ms D-Sub, DVI G6 Series G226HQLBbd (UM.WG6AA.B01)

Pros: Cheap-ish, colors are decent. They are quite slim and I don't see any backlight bleeding. Does good with motion in games.

Cons: Stands point monitor almost at a downward angle. You'll need to shove stuff under the front feet stands. This goes bad in tandem with it's somewhat poor viewing angle. If you're not picking about that kind of thing it shouldn't bother you. But having friends watch stuff with you isn't enjoyable.

Overall Review: Get it pointed straight at you and mess with the contrast some and it's a good monitor for it's price range. If you want an actual nice display, this isn't a good purchase. Girlfriend is running a dual monitor setup with these, she likes it. She's kinda stupid though.

Do not mount horizontally

Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition 120mm High Static Pressure Twin Pack Fan (CO-9050008-WW)
Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition 120mm High Static Pressure Twin Pack Fan (CO-9050008-WW)

Pros: Silent, high air flow in vertical position. Great for vertical mounted radiators or high air flow cases. Interchangeable rings adapt to what ever style your case is. Rings look very nice under UV light.

Cons: Makes rattling/buzzing/shaking noises when mounted horizontal (blowing air up or down). No fan speed adjustment fixes this. Noise was subtly annoying at first. Each month it gets worse. It has been 8 months now and the noise is terrible, along with it being abnormally hot where the fan motor is. I am buying replacements now due to fear of one burning up, and have a hard time working in my office due to the noise.

Overall Review: It has some thing to do with what bearing type this fan uses. I have bought other brands with the same bearing type and also learned you can NOT mount these horizontal without excessive rattling noise. I've been building computers for over 12 years. Avoid these fans if you want to mount horizontally. Great for vertical application.

11/28/2014

Great Fans

Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120mm Case Fan
Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120mm Case Fan

Pros: High Air flow with ZERO noise coming out of the actual workings of the fan itself.

Cons: Can be noisy when placed directly against some thing. I don't fully recommend these for intake fans, as most likely they will have a restricted intake or will be blowing directly onto your HDD cage, causing a howling sound.

Overall Review: I replaced 6 Lian Li 120mm fans with these, along with the 2 on my CPU cooler. Dropped CPU and GPU temps by 5C each. Again I wouldn't recommend these for intake fans or any thing with a lot of stuff in the way, they tend to make noise then.