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Tech B.

Tech B.

Joined on 11/07/05

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Most Favorable Review

Silent Fan

Fractal Design Silent Series R3 140mm Silence Optimized Rifle Bearing Black/White Computer Case Fan
Fractal Design Silent Series R3 140mm Silence Optimized Rifle Bearing Black/White Computer Case Fan

Pros: Bought these R3 fans to replace older R2 fans. I don't know what the difference is between the two (they look the same), but the fans that came with my case had sleeved cables. These fan cables are not sleeved. Also had a problem with a screw hole that wouldn't tighten. I think the hole was stripped. Luckily, I still had the old screws, and they give a tighter fit and worked.

Cons: Fan cables are not sleeved.

Most Critical Review

OK Mouse/Quality Changed?

Logitech M500 Black Tilt Wheel USB Corded Laser Mouse
Logitech M500 Black Tilt Wheel USB Corded Laser Mouse

Pros: The mouse has a nice heavy feel to it.

Cons: I've bought one of these before a year ago or so, and the mouse had a nice glossy finish on the top side that felt smooth. Now, here in 2013, I buy the same mouse again, and the I see that the top side is not glossed at all. It feels rough and raw. Did the quality standards drop since I bought my last Logitec mouse, or did I get an mouse with unfinished parts? I am very disappointed.

Dead Afer 1 Year

SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: Good while it lasted.

Cons: This PSU died after 1 year, to the date. I give 1 egg out of 5, since warranty was 5 years, but it only lasted 1 year. Since it only lasted 1 year, I'm very suspicious about this 5 year warranty thing now. This is obviously not a 5-year PSU. I can't help to think something is amist here.

Overall Review: I don't plan to RMA it. Costs too much money to ship. A waste of time too.

10/19/2014

Good case, but not trouble free

Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 Black Window High-Airflow ATX Midtower Computer Case
Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 Black Window High-Airflow ATX Midtower Computer Case

Pros: I bought this case because it was black, sleek and minimalistic.

Cons: I've had this case for over 6 months now, and for the most part, it's been trouble free. But, there are some annoyances: 1. The case uses thumbnail screws for everything. I hate thumbnail screws. I need a screwdriver to remove them because they are so tight. And one of the thumbnail holes was stripped. It spins around and doesn't tighten. I must have gotten a bad case. 2. The outside case design is sleek and boxy, however, some of the corners are too sharp. They need to be rounded out more. 3. The USB 3.0 cable that connects to the motherboard can be very loose. This is because the USB 3.0 cable is very thick and heavy, so it practically falls out of the connection. I had to jerry-rig a a tie-on strap to fix it into place so it doesn't move. If this isn't fixed, your USB 3.0 connections may fail to work. 4. The foam dust filters are not replaceable. If they get damaged, you will not find any replacements. After 6 months, my foam dust filters are slowly ripping and disintegrating because they are so thin. The 120mm fans may be slowly eating them away. I emailed Fractal Design for a replacement, but they ignored my emails. 5. I searched the entire Fractal Design website for any replacement parts for this case, and they offer nothing at all. If you need a new front panel, new dust filter, more thumbnail screws, etc... you will find nothing. Fractal Design doesn't seem to be in the business of selling replacement parts.

Fine Cable/Horrible Rubber Tabs

Rosewill RCW-564 - 14-Foot Cat 6 Network Cable - Black
Rosewill RCW-564 - 14-Foot Cat 6 Network Cable - Black

Pros: Looks like a quality cable. It works fine.

Cons: The rubber covering the plastic tabs are brutal on the fingers. I had to use a pair of pliers just to remove the cable from my ethernet port. I then cut them off, because they are impractial and useless.

Short Cable/BIOS Boot Priority Ignored

StarTech 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card
StarTech 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card

Pros: Adapter card recognized my IDE drive.

Cons: Included IDE cable is only 12". This is a very short cable that will only reach the bottom shelf drive. Do yourself a favor and get a 24" IDE cable. You can find one here on Newegg. Some BIOS setup may be required. After installed, my computer tried to boot the IDE hard drive, which was not correct, giving me a blue screen. It did not allow my SATA Drive to boot, even if I give it #1 priority. After several frustrating days, I gave up. I give this product 1 egg. I could not get it to work.

Overall Review: This product must not work with UEFI motherboards. I emailed Startech, but they did not reply.