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Louis B.

Louis B.

Joined on 10/17/04

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Most Favorable Review

Very Nice Case

Thermaltake Chaser A71 VP400M1W2N Black SECC ATX Full Tower Case
Thermaltake Chaser A71 VP400M1W2N Black SECC ATX Full Tower Case

Pros: I really like the design of the case. You don't have to remove the front panel to put in DVD drives, but you still do if you want to replace the front fan. The case is designed with cable management and liquid cooling in mind. I really like how the top fan is out of the way. The built in HDD docking station is pretty cool, but you need to make sure to mess with the settings in BIOs and select AHCI. Then you will have to select Hot Swap (Or something like that) on that SATA port you want to connect to the docking station. With the 220mm fans, it's so much more quieter.

Cons: The only issue I have with the case is that the Reset button is broken. Not really a big deal to me, because I rarely even use the button. I'm not going to bother getting an RMA for something like that, but I am taking an Egg off for it.

Most Critical Review

It's okay, but not sure if worth it the price.

ARCTIC Accelero Hybrid Extreme VGA Cooler-nVidia/AMD, Liquid/Air Combo Ultimate Cooling
ARCTIC Accelero Hybrid Extreme VGA Cooler-nVidia/AMD, Liquid/Air Combo Ultimate Cooling

Pros: Works as advertised. It keeps my computer mostly 20 degrees cooler. Brought it from 70 degrees full load to around 45 to 50.

Cons: Installing it came be very complicated. I ended up hurting my had trying to put in screws that don't exactly fit into their designated holes. The palm of my had blistered up. Because the holes aren't made for the threads of the screws, you have to make them fit by screwing them in and screwing them out, and repeating that over and over until they go in all the way down. For something that costs 160 bucks, they'd make the holes for the screws to make installation easier. Aligning holes with screws and with spacers at the same time can be very frustrating as well. The "CORSAIR Hydro series H50" for the CPU was easier to install than this.

Overall Review: Is this worth the full $169.99? I don't believe so. If we're lucky, they'll release a model that's easier to install than this. I bought this for $109.99 on sale, but even then, I'm not sure if that's work the pain in my right hand. Once you get it on, it works well. It's just the process to getting it on that's the pain. Buyer beware.

Bad Experience

Acer K272HULbmiidp Black 27" WQHD 6ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor IPS DCR 100,000,000:1(1,000:1) Built-in Speakers
Acer K272HULbmiidp Black 27" WQHD 6ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor IPS DCR 100,000,000:1(1,000:1) Built-in Speakers

Pros: - Nice quality and colorful image. - No dead pixels. - Settings easy to navigate.

Cons: - It has a power problem. It would intermittently power on and off on it's own. At first, I thought it was the Air Purifier I had plugged in, but would continue doing that weird power flicker on its own. I confirmed it's not the Air Purifier draining the monitor by buying another 2K ASUS monitor after getting the refund for this one.

Nice Glowing Ring?

Thermaltake Riing 12 Series High Static Pressure 120mm Circular Orange LED Ring Case/Radiator Fan CL-F038-PL12OR-A
Thermaltake Riing 12 Series High Static Pressure 120mm Circular Orange LED Ring Case/Radiator Fan CL-F038-PL12OR-A

Pros: - It has a nifty glowing ring - Cools as intended

Cons: - Don't get this expecting it to light up the inside of your case. It's not bright enough. The light is only bright enough to show the ring inside the fan.

Would not buy again.

ORICO Tool Free 2.5 inch USB 3.0 SATA External Hard Drive Enclosure for 2.5" SATA HDD and SSD Support UASP and  6TB Drive Max -Black
ORICO Tool Free 2.5 inch USB 3.0 SATA External Hard Drive Enclosure for 2.5" SATA HDD and SSD Support UASP and 6TB Drive Max -Black

Pros: It kinda works?

Cons: It works when you're using it, but if you leave it plugged in, it will suddenly go into some kind of weird Standby mod. When you try to access the device, you will get a "Not Responding" message before the computer will disconnect it and give you a message saying there was some kind of malfunction. I tried two different storage mediums. An SSD and a SSHD, and still got the same result. I would not buy this case again.

12/15/2015

Pretty Good OS

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, DVD - OEM
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, DVD - OEM

Pros: - Smooth Install - A big improvement compared to Windows 8.1 - Return of a proper start menu - Pretty good improvement on the start menu - Features I never used removed - I can actually remove the OneDrive icon from the taskbar - Haven't ran into software or hardware compatibility issues It's generally a solid OS.

Cons: - Ran into a glitch where the taskbar wouldn't function. Never saw it again after rebooting the PC - I do consider the privacy thing to be a slight annoyance, but I can just turn those off. - I miss Windows 7's Aero

Overall Review: If you're using Window 8/8.1 and hate it, I recommend switching to this OS. If you're using Windows 7, feel free to do so as well. Make sure your PC has compatible drivers, though. If your PC build is too old, it might not handle it very well. Overall, I like this OS. Could use a a few patches here and there. Haven't ran into many bugs that'll make me hate it. I've been using the OS since the day of release.