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Mark F.

Mark F.

Joined on 04/24/02

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Better than expected

BitFenix Prodigy BFC-PRO-300-OOXKO-RP Atomic Orange Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case
BitFenix Prodigy BFC-PRO-300-OOXKO-RP Atomic Orange Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case

Pros: This is an excellent mini-ITX case for the money. It has a very innovative way to house 2.5 inch drives where they will actually allow you to mount them to the side of the case. You could easily get 5 3.5'' drives, 1 5.25' DVD drive, and 6 2.5'' drives all at the same time.

Cons: The "handles" are flimsy and I'm guessing not designed to support the weight of the case while filled with your hardware.

So far so good...

ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: So far this board overclocks better and is much more stable than my 680i board. The board is well laid out and doesn't have any problem housing at least 1 huge graphics card. Lately, I think all motherboards an manufacturers are horrible...but a least this board came out of the box stable.

Cons: Only 4 on board 3pin fan outlets. Bios Profiles...either don't work or have the worst interface ever.

Overall Review: Not a con, but a mistake on my part...I couldn't get the board to boot from any OS media at first. It would get all of the way to the start-up then jut tank (Win 7, Vista, XP, Ubuntu, etc...). I finally read an article that prompted me to restore the bios to factory settings, then it worked perfectly. I guess my "I know how to configure this" attitude put some setting in the wrong place. To date I haven't been able to figure out which one it is.

Great little drive.

Hitachi GST Travelstar 7K100 HTS721060G9SA00 (0A25025) 60GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
Hitachi GST Travelstar 7K100 HTS721060G9SA00 (0A25025) 60GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Great drive, quite fast. Works perfectly in a MacBook.

Cons: It's not 10,000RPM

Price + Power = Sweet

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 - Core 2 Duo Conroe Dual-Core 2.13 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E6400
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 - Core 2 Duo Conroe Dual-Core 2.13 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E6400

Pros: Low heat, Dual core, Low price, insane power.

Cons: nothing I know of

Overall Review: I'm really impressed with Intel's Core Duo offering...these chips are quality!

Small and Hot

Antec NSK1300 Black / Silver Aluminum / Plastic Micro ATX Desktop Computer Case 300W Power Supply
Antec NSK1300 Black / Silver Aluminum / Plastic Micro ATX Desktop Computer Case 300W Power Supply

Pros: Nice size and price. Good features.

Cons: Tight working space. Poor ventilation, and virtually no air-flow.

Overall Review: I would consider buying this case again...I just need to get some smaller hands.