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Cooler Master HAF XB EVO - High Air Flow Test Bench and LAN Box Desktop Computer Case with ATX Motherboard Support
Cooler Master HAF XB EVO - High Air Flow Test Bench and LAN Box Desktop Computer Case with ATX Motherboard Support

Pros: Super easy to wire management, making this case look good is pretty simple. Hot swap bays work wonders.

Cons: It REALLY sucks if you have a sata cable unplug from the hot swap bay. The only solution is to dismantle everything (i.e GPU, front panel connectors, usb, motherboard tray, ect) plug it back in, and hope it doeasnt unplug again.

Overall Review: I wish Coolermaster would release an adapter that would make the 5.25" bays into hot swap bays identical to the other two.

Amazing budget gaming CPU

Intel Pentium G3258 - Pentium Haswell Dual-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 53W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80646G3258
Intel Pentium G3258 - Pentium Haswell Dual-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 53W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80646G3258

Pros: (NOTE THIS IS OVERCLOCKED TO 4GHZ ON A Z97 BOARD) Overall performance is comparable to most AMD quad core cpu's. I have alot experience with specifically the A10 5800k and the FX-4130. Overall the G3258 is faster, especially single core performance. The only time it was slower than the other two outside of gaming was when i was heavily multitasking (rendering on 3ds Max, Streaming Music, dowloading, seeding, and also working in photoshop). But lets get to the important bit, GAMING. I ran all CPU's with a 7970 or a R9 280x (literally the same card, just rebranded). The FPS i got were very close in all games. The G3258 fell behind was in games like Battlefield 4, but only by 7 frames at most. Another big advantage to the G3258 is that it is so cheap and on the 1150 socket. So when you want more perfomance, you can upgrade to a higher end i5 or i7.

Cons: The silicon lottery. Ran at 4.2ghz easily with a 1.2 vcore. But the highest i could get it to go was 4.4ghz, and to even get it stable i had to run with a 1.375 vcore! 1.375v! That is crazy high. But hey, luck of the draw

Overall Review: Makes me want a unlocked i3 SUPER bad

Best motherboard i have ever owned

ASUS Z97-A LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Z97-A LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Super easy to overclock. Currently running my 4690k @ 4.5ghz without issue. By far the best bios i have ever navigated trough. Setting up raid is easy as well. I currently have 2 512gb ssd's in raid 0 and 2 1.5tb's in raid 1.

Cons: Only 4 sata ports, but i knew that buying it.

Overall Review: Built in wifi would have been nice, but i'm just nit picking here. Overall an awesome board.

Works as advertised.

Rosewill RNX-N150HG - Wireless N150 Wi-Fi Adapter - IEEE 802.11b / 11g / 11n, (1T1R), Up to 150 Mbps Data Rates, USB 2.0 Interface, 4 dBi High Power Detachable Antenna
Rosewill RNX-N150HG - Wireless N150 Wi-Fi Adapter - IEEE 802.11b / 11g / 11n, (1T1R), Up to 150 Mbps Data Rates, USB 2.0 Interface, 4 dBi High Power Detachable Antenna

Pros: My sister is using it on Windows 8.1 x64 without issue. The included usb extension was also nice.

Cons: None so far

Performs to my expectations

ASUS DirectCU II Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card R9270X-DC2T-2GD5
ASUS DirectCU II Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card R9270X-DC2T-2GD5

Pros: Coming from a older 6790, i am amazed. It plays any game i own on ultra, including Battlefield 4. Also it stays very cool. The hottest i have seen it is 62c with the card maxed out.

Cons: I honestly do not like how the heat sink shroud does not completely cover the card, i wish it went all they way to the back plate. Other then that the only other complaint is that the 6pin connections are on the side instead of the front, which is very common, but that is more of a personal preference.

Overall Review: I will most likely buy another for crossfire once the price drops a bit.

Faster than my old 5400rpm by a mile.

WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLHX 300GB 10000 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLHX 300GB 10000 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: quality 10k rpm hard drive.

Cons: n/a