Christopher O.
Joined on 11/21/07
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TA990FXE

Pros: The features, the price and the unknown. Surprise, this board does any and everything I required it to do. Easy overclocker, but differentiates between all the facets involved! CPU multiplier, of course, only affects the CPU, but bump the CPU FSB and it typically bumps everything else. Not this BAD BOY, easily pushed the 1100t to 4.1 (w/multiplier) then bumped the FSB 0.06 and got 4.326 GHz, but none of the other usually affected parameters were actually changed. This allows for a vast number of OC options. Thought I knew how to OC but this thing just asked " NEXT ?".
Cons: EUFI bios is a new trend, new face and new terminology, another learning curve.
Overall Review: This board replaced a Gig 890FX unit used to mock up a kustom water cooled rig I decided to build, took more time & moneys than I anticipated, and wanted the latest chipset but $ was tight. I picked this puppy for it's features and price. Turns out It's the real meal deal.
Nice Clone

Pros: Great attempt at duplicating one of the best flowing cases of Geekdom at half the price, A CM Hyper212 fits so most 3rd party hs/fans shouldn't be an issue. Side panel fan location is appropriate for gpu cooling, petite size for a mid tower and it's cute. Like the top dual fan option, have the frt one pushing and the rear one pulling, helps the CM Hyper 212 Plus efficiency.
Cons: Need more fan options, would like to see double the existing fan mounting points, GB HD5850s exhaust both directions, 1 side panel fan feeds air to the cards & PSU, the frt fan had to be inverted (not a con, but a necessity) would like to see an additional frt fan mounting point to compensate and cool the rest of the sys., N/S chips, VRM, ...
Overall Review: This case is capable of cooling the CPU and vga cards but is lacking in providing MB chipset air flow, so unless you have fabrication talent or experience, don't use bi-directional exhaust cards.
EGGCELENT!

Pros: Light weight for it's size, impressive cooling efficiency, superior cooling than higher priced units.
Cons: Typical, board removal to install when upgrading (cases that don't have a cut out), not a con during a well thought out build.
Overall Review: This puppy replaced an Enzotech Extreme X and temps went from 55*C to 49*C during Prime 95 torture testing a Phenom II 955 at 4.2 GHz. To be fair, the air flow is more efficient frt to rear than down to the board in an Antec 900 case (InWinn builds a couple of mid towers that support 4 side 120mm units). Apparently my original build wasn't well thought out. Al in all, this is an excellent choice for over clocking or making your 2 core Athalon II shiver.
The Original and still the Best

Pros: Just completed a water cooled configuration w/ 2 radiators and a pump inside this case. Cable Management? Try Plumbing two loops for the CPU and VGA cards w/ compression fittings through out. The original, most duplicated and still the best flowing case available case on this planet, period!
Cons: People with no imagination
Overall Review: Cable management is about making it neat and tidy, not about hiding the necessary evil of wires that allow electronic devices to function. I have been using these puppys for over 5 years, not exclusively, and haven't found any that perform as well. 5 plus years and not even a fan failure = QUALITY! Yes I'm loyal to what works, and these cases work very well ...
correction

Pros: Am I Bad, just wanted to correct the FW revision of the Mushkin SSD. It is actually REV 361, the 0009 is for the M4s.
Cons: Not a con, but I'm glad the two are not female!
Overall Review: La-De Da comes to mind
IOGear Gub211ws

Pros: Small, LED indicating which computer is assigned, works with an AIR card and a printer. Got it cheap from the EGG.
Cons: None
Overall Review: I built a system for doing e-learning modules for work, used a Triplte unit for K/B, video and sound. Needed a bi-directional setup for printer and just for grins plugged in a usb bus and added the aircard (only internet access available out here in the sticks) . Both worked flawlessly for a few months (bandwidth?) So I ordered another for the card. Excellent product for my needs.
