Joined on 09/07/06
Make sure you get very long cables!!!
Pros: I cannot stress enough, if you are using ide components like cdvdroms, you'll need very long cables to use them. I am now ordering 36' cables to use the rest to the drives in my system. Other than that, this case is fabulous. There is space in front of the internal drive bays to put air filters there.
Cons: You'll forget to get long cables and be very sorry! Make sure they are 36". Get round cables to take advantage of this cases volume. Don't buy flat cables to compromise the benefit of the air flow this case provides!
Overall Review: I wasn't certain if this case would block the fan of my Thermaltake 700watt power supply. It doesn't. Plenty enough room for the air to be drawn in and evacuated. Besides, the fan on my psu faces upwards, guaranteeing no warm air remaining in the top of the case.
Wrong Size for Tyan s3992
Pros: None. Wrong size.
Cons: This device has the wrong mounting format for the Tyan s3992
Overall Review: The Tyan h2000M s3992 board has a 3.5" pitch. This device has a 4.1" pitch.
Should I be required to apologize?
Pros: I brought THREE of these. And they work like they're supposed to. I'm only kidding here about the apology! But the fact is I saw these after searching for a cable for my Sony DSC-P32 camera. When I realized how low the price was for buying more than one, I brought THREE. I don't know if I cleared out the last stock or not. But all that matters for me is, that I got THREE for less then the price of TWO!
Cons: Sorry they're out of stock. I probably got the one you wanted.
Overall Review: If I took the time to have other thoughts, I'd be without them just like you are!
Hoping for peace of mind...
Pros: I owned the Tyan S4980 board before this one. I just ordered this one. I was concerned about not being able to find a case for it. But I've found that there are cases available for this board. Some of them simply aren't advertised with this capability. But I think I've found the one I want. The one that had been suggested, was the Coolermaster Stacker RC-810. I think that case has been discontinued, but there are others which replace it. I may look to see if any of the RC-810's are still around. Just a suggestion for the rest of you.
Cons: What kind of cons could anyone really come up with for this board. For crying out loud. It's the same price as the S4980, and yet it gives you all the expansion capabilities the S4980 owner could only hope for. Finally, I'll have a REAL board! The only complaint, has nothing to do with the board. And that's simply finding a case for it.
Overall Review: This system will be used as a community build server for Linux development. My current system is liquid-cooled. And I will be switching my LC over to this board. Judging by the internal size of the case I plan to use, there will be plenty of room for anything this board will offer.
Just couldn't wait any longer...
Pros: I purchased this to sit on top of my Thermalright AXP-140. I specifically chose this one for it's airflow. It was no mistake. My temps at idle are 33-35C, and seldom more than 42C under load. Although, I've not yet fully stressed my system yet. For what I'm doing with it, this combination is more than adequate.
Cons: The sound is like a low hum, or more of a woosh. And I'm running this fan at full speed constantly. So I don't think this is a con. I like my temps too much to think so.
Overall Review: If you need a fan that really puts out, get this one.
This board is a waste of money!!!
Pros: It's cheap. That's all to be said for it. I made a mistake. Don't do the same thing!! It doesn't even deserve one egg!
Cons: Go to the EVGA forums site. Look for this 730i board. You will find that this board is NOT supported. You will be disappointed if you want or were looking for continuous BIOS updates. The BIOS itself is a joke. I had an Intel E1200 dual-core processor on this board overclocked to 2.7 GHz. Then I decided to buy an Intel Q9400, hoping to get similar results. But the board is buggy. There is NO fan on the Northbridge. So basically, it's nothing more than a radiant heater, and prevents you from having any stability during an overclock. That's something that EVGA cannot change. It's there, and you'll have to live with it. But the fact that the BIOS is not updated frequently, is really the bugaboo here. When I set the FSB bus to 1600, it said the clock speed should be 3.4GHz, when in reality, it should have only been 3.2GHz.
Overall Review: Don't Don't Don't buy this board. Look for something else. And this is my first exclusively negative review. I have nothing good to say about this board. That's probably why it's being marked down as much as it is. They want to get rid of them, before people realize just how bad these boards are.