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Brian S.

Brian S.

Joined on 12/10/08

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Great for computer repair

SNT SNT-SATA2221B Dual 2.5" SATA SSD / HDD to 3.5" Bay Trayless Hot Swap Mobile Rack Backplane
SNT SNT-SATA2221B Dual 2.5" SATA SSD / HDD to 3.5" Bay Trayless Hot Swap Mobile Rack Backplane

Pros: Does what it is designed to do.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I use this to hot swap laptop drives and ssds. It is a lot easier to have a bay to insert drives in than it is to shut down a pc and install it inside the case. I run virus & malware scans in this manner. It also is great for recovering data off a drive that windows will not run correctly on. Invaluable in computer repair.

SSD on the cheep

Intel X25-V 2.5" 40GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSA2MP040G2K5
Intel X25-V 2.5" 40GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSA2MP040G2K5

Pros: It is a reliable SSD for a cheap price at a decent size for certain applications depending on the build.

Cons: SSDs are still costly. Just enough for windows 7 and a few programs. Formats at 37.2GB or there a bouts.

Overall Review: You have to know what you want out of a computer if you put a small SSD in it. We use ours as data entry points and general office duties. We also have a SAN for Data storage and discourage people from storing data on their local hard drives.

Fast

Intel Core i7-960 - Core i7 Bloomfield Quad-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1366 130W Desktop Processor - BX80601960
Intel Core i7-960 - Core i7 Bloomfield Quad-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1366 130W Desktop Processor - BX80601960

Pros: This CPU is rated 4th highest in benchmarks as of 2-11-10. It is a screamer without paying a premium price. It has all the latest goodies like QPI, Virtualization, and Hyper-Threading.

Cons: None, CPUs are rock solid components that rarely go bad with proper use.

Overall Review: Windows sees this a 8 cores thanks to Hyper-Threading. And the QPI is the an excellent thing to look for in new CPUs. http://www.intel.com/technology/quickpath/

Good Drive

Sony Optiarc DVD/CD Rewritable Drive 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B
Sony Optiarc DVD/CD Rewritable Drive 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B

Pros: Works great and runs quite enough to satisfy my needs.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I would buy another one.

BIG

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes

Pros: Does a great job of keeping things cool.

Cons: Layout flexibility. This thing is huge compared to a lot of the ones I have used. It barley fit, but it did fit. I could not ajust the airflow the way I wanted, due to the EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI motherboards design. A heatsink on the board was too close to attach the CPU cooler one way so I had move the fan to opposite side. I just flipped the case fan around to get non turbulent airflow through the case.

Overall Review: Seems to be really competitive with other higher priced coolers while providing excellent cooling.

Rosewill

Rosewill Wind Knight Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with pre-installed 2x 120mm Fan, Support up to 1x 140mm top fan, 2x 140mm side fan, 1x 140mm front fan, 1x 120mm rear fan
Rosewill Wind Knight Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with pre-installed 2x 120mm Fan, Support up to 1x 140mm top fan, 2x 140mm side fan, 1x 140mm front fan, 1x 120mm rear fan

Pros: Looks nice and case fans are quite. Good airflow. Hard drives have a fan to keep them cool. Easy access case.

Cons: Screwless design doesn't work well with certain hard drives. Like Intel SSDs or VelociRaptor. I had to put the Intel SSD in the rack where a floppy would go if we still used floppys. On the build with 4 VelociRaptors I had to bend the stops at the back of the rack in order to get them in far enough to put the side of the case back on.

Overall Review: I had to use screws but at least that worked. The Intel SSD had a bracket that helped it mock up to the regular hard drive dimensions. And with the power supply on bottom some of the case, cords might be a little short if you like to make things neat inside of the case.