cover
Gregory H.

Gregory H.

Joined on 01/27/12

0
0

Product Reviews
product reviews
  • 16
Most Favorable Review

Great case w/ only a few knocks

nMEDIAPC Black Aluminum Panel & Steel (1.0mm SECC) HTPC 7000B Micro ATX Media Center/ HTPC Case
nMEDIAPC Black Aluminum Panel & Steel (1.0mm SECC) HTPC 7000B Micro ATX Media Center/ HTPC Case

Pros: Nice looking, spacious (w/ a catch or two) and solidly built. Plenty of room to move around inside (again w/ a catch) while setting everything up.

Cons: That you have to buy the illuminated screen separate (come on really?) and if using a 3.25 hdd behind the disc drive can be a little tight (the catch about room).

Overall Review: I see many people complaining about not being able to mount 3 drives and I have to say the space IS there. I have 2 3TB Barracudas installed and am currently debating if I want to install a third in the "tight" space behind the disc drive or put a smaller ssd or laptop drive there. Overall though it is a solid case that with a little bit of patience can offer a-lot of possibilities. This is to nMediaPC, I really like the case but the display screen issue dies detract from it, hence the 4 egg score. Man up, make that feature a standard offering (even if it jacks up the price because it is a really nice and desired feature) and your product will surely gain more of a following!

Most Critical Review

Usable but.....

ASRock PV530A VIA PV530 Processor (1.8 GHz) VIA VX900 A3 Micro ATX Motherboard / CPU Combo
ASRock PV530A VIA PV530 Processor (1.8 GHz) VIA VX900 A3 Micro ATX Motherboard / CPU Combo

Pros: Price and ease of installation

Cons: Crashes and refuses to allow complete OS updates and have tried Vista, Win 7, and Win 8. Runs fine until installing OS updates, will get anywhere from 65-95% and then freeze up and you have to reinstall EVERYTHING all over (have not been able to create back up or restore points either). Even with a GeForce 210 VC (yes cheap but still should get the job done) it struggles with any video and is VERY choppy.

Overall Review: If you dont want to update and plan to use it for nothing other than checking email or maybe browsing sites that arent to heavy on video or other features youre fine. Ask it to play a dvd or blu-ray (Blu-ray Combo Model ihes112-04) and youre asking too much.

10/13/2012

It works, but......

Intel Core i7-3770K - Core i7 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Intel HD Graphics 4000 Desktop Processor - BX80637I73770K
Intel Core i7-3770K - Core i7 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Intel HD Graphics 4000 Desktop Processor - BX80637I73770K

Pros: Ease of install

Cons: Price

Overall Review: Look, dont get me wrong the cpu works just fine but also having an A10-5800K build I can honestly say that I dont see any real significant difference in performance for the gaming aspect between the two at stock speeds. Maybe if I OC it I would notice something more but for those who are just going to build a decent PC to play with I dont know if its really worth the extra $200. Im still giving it a 4egg rating but it is overpriced.

Solid as always...

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 240-Pin PC RAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 240-Pin PC RAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10

Pros: Its ram, I mean what is there to really say? Easy to install, no "real" problems, good speed, and meets my needs so Im happy. That and I really do love the look of them in my PC.

Cons: Really just a minor gripe that the heat spreaders are a little bigger than necessary causing problems with some cpu coolers (I had to pick a different one than I originally intended but again I do love the look so it is a trade-off).

Overall Review: You really cant go wrong, I have bought the Vengeance 4GB sticks a while back and now have a couple 8GB sticks and have had no problems and can see going with them in any future projects as well.

Works great

MSI FM2-A85XMA-E35 FM2 Trinity AMD A85X (Hudson D4) USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI FM2-A85XMA-E35 FM2 Trinity AMD A85X (Hudson D4) USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Its a mobo...easy to install, clear directions for those who need them, plenty of slots for expansion, and functions well. USB 3 slots are what I wanted this for and they dont disappoint.

Cons: None.....

Overall Review: Its a mother board, nothing flashy and its not going to get all the glory like cpu's, gpu's, and ram but this is a nice board for a good price.

Works

Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000DM001 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000DM001 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Cost, size of storage, ease of install

Cons: none really

Overall Review: I now have four of these babies (one I have for about 6 months) and have had no problems. Other than that they are solid hdd's and there really isnt anything more to say.