Joined on 05/27/04
The kalashnikov of CPU coolers
Pros: The Cooler Master 212 series of CPU coolers are legendary for their price to performance ratio and this one is no exception. I have two, one in my I7-5930k build and one in my Ryzen 5 1600x build and this cooler keeps them around 28c-32c idle and 55c-65c load.
Cons: None really, now that it seems to support AM4 out of the box, not 100% on this but the one I just bought said it did, but I had already ordered the kit from the cooler master store so I used it instead of the backplate and standoffs provided. The thermal paste they include is good but not exceptional, but that is just nit picking.
Overall Review: Some people complaint about installation difficulties. DON'T use the manual, go to youtube and watch the short installation videos provided my cooler master if you can. You will see how easy it really is and you will have your cooler installed in no time.
Died in 15 minutes
Pros: Small, seemed well built
Cons: I bought this specifically for the USB port in my car. It was large enough to fit entire Mp3 collection and it was small enough where I didn't have to worry about accidentally breaking off the drive in my cars USB port. I started the transfer of 41gb worth of music and it gave me a read only error 15 minutes in and then just died.
Overall Review: I probably just got a lemon, I've used Team products before and never had a problem, they're a good company. But there are drives that are similarly priced that are USB 3.0 so I am going to try a different brand.
Excellent Stand Alone WAP
Pros: This WAP has long range, strong signal and has nifty features like multiple SSID's. Plus I like the fact that it can sit on a desk and doesn't have to be mounted on the wall like some of those round wireless access points.
Cons: The POE feature is passive not active so that means you can't just connect it to a POE+ switch to provide power, you have use their injector or the power brick that it comes with. This was a very stupid design choice by TPLink. They should of made it active so that you can just plug it right into a POE network switch and be done.
Overall Review: This unit is PERFECT for folks who don't want an all in one unit, but prefer to use something like PFSense for their firewall/router, a network switch for wired devices, but still need WIFI.
Almost perfect little NAS case.
Pros: Almost perfect NAS case that is easy to work with. Nothing to really complain about except for a few minor details I will outline below.
Cons: - 15mm fan is loud and too small to adequately cool all five hard drives IMO - Hex screws for top cover is dumb. They should of used standard Phillips. - The dual molex power for the backplate is awkwardly placed and the fact they require two is dumb considering a single molex could easily power 5 drives. The silverstone nas case has 8 hot swap bays and is powered by a single molex.
Overall Review: The biggest gripe is the 15mm exhaust fan. Jonsbo should of made the case a few millimeters longer then the case could of properly supported a 25mm thick man. However there are two mods that you can do to support a 25mm fan. The first mentioned above is the CAB219 molex adapter from moddiy.com. I ordered that adapter and while it technically does work, I found that the plugs are wider than the connectors on the backplate so you have to awkwardly bend the adapter to make it fit the plugs on the backplate. A better solution IMO is a 3d printed bracket that supports a 25mm fan. Just google "3D printed extended fan mount for the Jonsbo N2" and you will find it. If you don't have a 3d printer just google around your area and you will probably find someone who can print you one. My local library had one and they printed the bracket for me for five dollars.
Perfect for Jonsbo N2
Pros: The Jonsbo N2 case comes with space only for a 120x15mm fan. There are some mods and adapters that will allow a thicker fan which I have on order. For now I am using this fan at max speed and its moving so much air that I may not need a bigger fan. It is sitting about 6 feet away from me and I can't even hear it on max.
Overall Review: Great replacement for the stock fan in the Jonsbo N2.
Works with Ryzen Pro 4350G and Asrock B550 Mini-ITX
Pros: I am building a home NAS server using TrueNAS. With any type of server ECC memory is recommended if possible. I can confirm that this memory works perfectly with a Ryzen Pro CPU in a Asrock B550 mini itx board.
Cons: Timings are not great, but it doesn't really matter for the vast majority of applications. If you are wanting the fastest RAM humanly possible then you shouldn't be buying ECC memory anyway.
Overall Review: Highly recommended if you are building a home server on a Ryzen platform and need ECC ram that is compatible.
No problems, great transaction
Ordered product, received product in 2 days, product works. A+