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Douglas T.

Douglas T.

Joined on 12/26/06

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Great Heatsink

Scythe SCMN-1100 100mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
Scythe SCMN-1100 100mm Sleeve CPU Cooler

Pros: Keeps my e6300 as cool as my case temps (around 29c), and it keeps it under 45c with a 100% load in TAT. Used arctic silver 5 and a scythe 120mm fan instead of stock.

Cons: Very tight fit on a gigabyte p965 s3 board, but it does fit just barely.

Overall Review: The 775 clips seem more well built than on my old heatsink, you can really tell when they are click.

Most Critical Review

Hopefully it will be good.

Thermaltake TR2 W0070 430W ATX 12V 2.2  Power Supply
Thermaltake TR2 W0070 430W ATX 12V 2.2 Power Supply

Pros: Much quieter than my old ps (no buzz.) Looks good.

Cons: Not stable. Caused random freezes on my computer, 12v rail wasnt stable. It was powering a 4 year old computer, it should have been powerful enough.

Overall Review: Hoping I just got a lemon, waiting for an rma to see if that is the case.

Good Keyboard

Creative Fatal1ty White & Black 104 Normal Keys USB Slim Gaming Keyboard
Creative Fatal1ty White & Black 104 Normal Keys USB Slim Gaming Keyboard

Pros: Love the small size, the backlighting is just right for a dark room (bright enough to see, not bright enough to blind you). Very responsive.

Cons: Short usb cable, purchased a cheap extension for just a few dollars to get rid of that problem.

Overall Review: Great keyboard.

Thermaltake MiniTyp 90 92mm CPU Cooler
Thermaltake MiniTyp 90 92mm CPU Cooler

Pros: Looks really nice, kept my e6300 pretty cool.

Cons: Mounting method isnt the best out there, took several tries to get it seated properly, and once it got on there the idle temps were in the low 30s, but the load temps in TAT would jump up to 55c+ real quick.

Overall Review: Probably just my fault that it didnt cool as well as I hoped, it was my first after market hsf that I installed, but I have seen better built mounting pins (these were really "soft" feeling). 6 stars for the looks though.

Great case

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0

Pros: Ok, you can convert a 5.25 inch bay to hold a floppy drive, it comes with the stuff for it. Took a couple of minutes to figure out though.

Cons: -none

Overall Review: Might get dusty. Great layout if you keep your computer under a desk.

Cold Case

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0

Pros: Case runs much cooler than my old case. Having 2 120mm fans in the middle of the case (run in the front and one really in the middle) makes for great airflow over the mother board. Another 120mm fan over the hard drives makes that run great too.

Cons: No dedicated 3.5 inch bay, and the adapter that it comes with requires the removal of one of the front fans.

Overall Review: Dropped the temp on my raptor hard drive from 38c to 18c, and the idle temp on my 7600gt from 52c to 37c. Works great with an extra 120mm fan in the middle of the case (you have to supply this yourself though. )