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Blake W.

Blake W.

Joined on 02/12/04

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Nice

NZXT Apollo BLUE NP Blue SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
NZXT Apollo BLUE NP Blue SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Price! Very sturdy tool-less design. Video/sound cards snap in nicely with no need for screws, screwless HD rack, great air flow, its bigger than it looks. Love it.

Cons: The only cons I can really think of are with the paint. It scratches/chips very easily. Not great for moving around alot. An extra clear would fix that if you wanted to take the time. The blue isn't as blue as it looks either. Its more of a cadet blue/blue-ish silver. (I personally like that though)

Overall Review: I've had this case for about 7 months. The 2+1 120mm fans are great. Quiet but cool. I got a couple scratches on the side panel because I wasn't expecting the paint to be that thin. Just be careful and it'll be fine.

Nice

Thermaltake A2018 Blue LED Case Cooling Fan
Thermaltake A2018 Blue LED Case Cooling Fan

Pros: Move a ton of air, even on low. Lights are nice looking (I think). Lots of options for speed adjustment (controller, full power, temp controlled)

Cons: A little on the loud side... I think its my screen filter causing a whizzing sort of noise through the holes.

Overall Review: I have an NZXT apollo case, which had pretty good airflow to begin with, but these fans made a huge difference (i bought three). They brought all my temps way down. CPU hovers around 30 vid cards (7900gs x2 in sli) are around 45 my hds are around 24. down from 35, 50, 30... a little loud esp at full, but i haven't tinkered with them too much yet, and i'm sure i can find a happy medium. Get these over stock fans any day

quiet

AeroCool AeroFlow-BB Blue LED Case Cooling Fan
AeroCool AeroFlow-BB Blue LED Case Cooling Fan

Pros: pretty awesome all around the LEDs look awesome

Cons: none... maybe i'm easy to please

Overall Review: i was just noticing how many people can't spell "quiet"... its not "quite" people... it can be quite quiet. but not just quite... you're leavin me hanging there.

Great

Apple 2nd Gen iPod Nano 4GB BLUE Model MA428LL/A
Apple 2nd Gen iPod Nano 4GB BLUE Model MA428LL/A

Pros: i've had my ipod for around a year now and i use it all the time. I take it to class, I use it with the Nike + iTunes when I run. I have the transmitter to listen to my ipod through my radio. It always works great and holds a charge for hours. Im gonna get a 3rd gen for my girlfriend.

Cons: It wasn't free? Well actually it was, i got it as a gift.

Overall Review: Dani - the iPod wires and connections are identical through generations of iPods and iPod nanos... they work interchangeably. I don't understand how you could not plug something in... maybe you had it backwards? Plus its never a good idea to jam something in if its not fitting smoothly... maybe something was bent and needed to be bent back? recertification means that it has gone through quality control tests to ensure that it works properly. I'm sure you were just doing something wrong, because most bad ratings on this site are because of user errors, not because a product doesn't work.

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Vantec Tornado 92mm Double Ball Bearing High Air Flow Case Fan - Model TD9238H
Vantec Tornado 92mm Double Ball Bearing High Air Flow Case Fan - Model TD9238H

Pros: moves a ton of air

Cons: is loud

Overall Review: I really don't know why people are complaining about the noise. It says its 56 dBAs. most other fans that push 100+ CFM are in the 38-45 range. Decibels are rated exponentially. For example a vacuum cleaner runs at about 70 decibels and is the standard of comparison. 60dBA is half as loud, 50 decibals is 1/4 of that. 40 is 1/8, 30 is 1/16 etc... do your research and you won't be surprised.

Great so far

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion 70SB046A00003 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion 70SB046A00003 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card

Pros: Very easy install, Sounds better than onboard, plus it frees up processor. Front panel is handy. Hefty rebate...

Cons: None so far... the grey ribbon cable is ugly.

Overall Review: I haven't had the chance to listen to it on a nice set of speakers yet, and I haven't tried the recording features, and haven't tried with vista yet. No popping or crackles here.