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JACOB H.

JACOB H.

Joined on 06/06/11

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Most Favorable Review

A good drive

ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS

Pros: Does what it is suppose to, doesn't skip on burns like some do.

Cons: none

Most Critical Review

Low-Profile Supported ?

Mediasonic HP1-SU3 USB 3.0 2 Port External USB 3.0 PCI Express Card - LINUX Software RAID supported
Mediasonic HP1-SU3 USB 3.0 2 Port External USB 3.0 PCI Express Card - LINUX Software RAID supported

Pros: I'm sure it works fine. Got it for free with a 2u server chassis I bought.

Cons: No low-profile pci mount.

Overall Review: I received this for free with a 2u server chassis. Unfortunately it is useless unless I want a gaping hole into my box and a loose card because it doesn't come with a low-profile mount. It does say on the box. "Low profile mount supported"...but doesn't come with one. Yes I suppose it doesn't quite say "Low-Profile Mount Included" So that's why I blame (mostly) the chassis company for their incompetence. So moral of the story, Low-Profile mount supported does not mean it comes with one. Don't feel bad if it fools you though because apparently it fooled an entire server chassis manufacturing company and myself. Also, upon further thinking, one may think, "Well where do I get the low profile bracket for this thing that supports low profile brackets." Beats me, you know its not like you can go out and buy a standard interchangeable for everything low profile bracket. This is almost like selling a coffee machine and saying to the customer "coffee pot supported" and not including the product only specific coffee pot.

Has held up well

NORCO RPC-231 Black 2U Rackmount Server Chassis 2 External 5.25" Drive Bays
NORCO RPC-231 Black 2U Rackmount Server Chassis 2 External 5.25" Drive Bays

Pros: 8 months and this thing is still churning. Its cheap; using it to house a concert/event stage lighting computer which sits in a large and heavy rack (albeit shock mounted) with other equipment that is moved very frequently up and down stairs, lifted and sometimes dropped over small ledges, in and out of trailers, rolled across dirt, snow, grass, bumpy pavement, and grating, once knocked over by a crazed club-goer, and constant time on the road. I'm very surprised that all the fans that come inside are still spinning. Why, with all the moving that happens and road time its had under its belt, I thought for sure the fans would of K.O'd or all the front panel buttons (see cons). Also, the air flow seems to be sufficient, which is another thing I'm surprised about. The rack this thing sits in gets very hot sometimes.

Cons: After we installed the computer into the case, It didn't turn on. Whenever this happens you immediately think "well, were going to here for a while." Turns out the power button on the front panel was dead, so we wired the power switch to the reset button instead. Minor setback but HUGE time waster (1 1/2 hours) trying to figure out why the computer wouldn't start. VERY aggravated about that.

Overall Review: Thank the lord for solid state drives.

Does its Job well

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: -Significantly lowered my temp on my cpu which was causing problems due to high temps. This thing cools my AMD Phenom II x6 at a nice ~35c idle and max 50c under full load. -Not pricey.

Cons: Ugly and big, but you get what you payed for.

Overall Review: Thought 1: This thing is huge. I have a big full size atx case and it nearly clears a fan i have on my side panel. Thought 2: This will be easy to install if you have installed cpu coolers before, however its worth noting that the instructions that come with this thing are very minimalist.

Bright, Moves a lot of ait

Rosewill RFA-120-WL - 120mm CULLINAN Computer Case Cooling Fan with LP4 Adapter - Semi-Transparent Frame & Blue LED Lights, Sleeve Bearing, Silent
Rosewill RFA-120-WL - 120mm CULLINAN Computer Case Cooling Fan with LP4 Adapter - Semi-Transparent Frame & Blue LED Lights, Sleeve Bearing, Silent

Pros: This thing moves a ton of air

Cons: Isn't silent but for the price I don't think it should matter for the air it moves. Isn't loud either.

Overall Review: Led's are bright just so you know (bought the white led one), they are gorgeous however.