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Dane M.

Dane M.

Joined on 05/12/13

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Most Favorable Review

AMD Theme Case

Thermaltake V3 Black AMD Edition VL800P1W2N Black / Red SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Thermaltake V3 Black AMD Edition VL800P1W2N Black / Red SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: I have owned this case for a year and a half or a little longer, have had 2 builds in it, It is a well built and roomy case for a Mid tower. It has tooless locks, one each on 5.25, 3.5, and 3.5 hd bays, if you want more they are about $5 each at the oem Mfg site. I have had a FM2 build in this case with a Hyper 212 EV0 cooler in it with a fan on the door, had to use a slim fan but it fit fine. also had 2 full size fans on top, 1 bottom and ! lower front with no issues. Rear top fan I had to offset in the mesh to make room for cpu cooler, fan and mobo power plug but it went in there, have a full size graphics card, tv tuner 700 watt power supply and 4 hard drives, a card reader and 3 optical drives, and still had room. I have not seen to many mid-tower cases at that price that I was able to do that with and still have room to put more into it. Now I have a fx 8 core system in it with the same setup in it and I am happy with it, I moved my other system into another case. I have not seen too many mid tower cases at that price range that has the features this one does, I had thumbscrews laying around and used them in place of the hex screws on the doors, For the price I paid for the case I did not expect to have every amenity available. I added some fans, thumbscrews, and tool less locks and now have a good sturdy case for my builds, Who knows may add a fan controller too! This is a great strarter case for anyone and I think It is a great case for the experienced builder too.

Cons: none I can think of

Overall Review: I think you get a lot of case for the money you pay for this case, I have seen a lot of other cases on the market that do not compete with this case in its price class, I have had no issues with this case, and would recommend it, if I had it to do all over again, I would still have bought this case. One thing that impressed me was the paint, the case is nearly all metal, the case is painted inside and out with a good thick coat of black paint, add the graphics and the red accents and it is an awsome looking case which really struck me when I took it out of the box, That paint yet today does not have a scratch in it. The thermal in this case are good, my 8 core runs low to mid 30s at idle and 75 to 78 at FULL load on all cores and only bad thiing I can think of is that it won't bring me a cup of coffee.

Most Critical Review

artic a11 cpu cooler

ARCTIC Freezer A11 CPU Cooler for AMD, 150W Cooling Capacity, 3 Direct Touch Heatpipes, <23dBA Fan Noise
ARCTIC Freezer A11 CPU Cooler for AMD, 150W Cooling Capacity, 3 Direct Touch Heatpipes, <23dBA Fan Noise

Pros: Item arrived on time as always with newegg, was packaged well and was not hard to install on asrock extreme 4 board. the unit when installed was very quiet even at full rpm.

Cons: After installing it, I check the temps and at idle it was running high 50 to low 60 degrees. It was installed with the supplied thermal paste and on a fx 8320 processor. I removed it and tried artic silver paste and made sure the installation was correct the second time, the temp dropped to high 40 degree mark, so ran stability test from amd overdrive, in 10 minutes the temps were at the thermal limit and throttling back the processor, to make the story short after several times removing and re-installing it with the same results I finally decided to rma it for something else.

Overall Review: This cooler had a high review rating, the unit mounts to metal bars supplied with it meaning the stock amd clamp is removed, my conclusion was that the heatsink, (3 copper pipes with no heatsink around them, but on top of the pipes were not properly contacting the cpu as was seen in the imprint it the thermal paste. So this particular unit may have been warped or uneven across the flat face of the pipes without good contact, the cpu was running hot.

TK209k

TRENDnet 2-Port USB KVM Switch and Cable Kit with Audio, Manage Two PCs, USB 1.1, Hot-Plug, Auto-Scan, Hot-Keys, Windows & Linux Compliant, TK-209K
TRENDnet 2-Port USB KVM Switch and Cable Kit with Audio, Manage Two PCs, USB 1.1, Hot-Plug, Auto-Scan, Hot-Keys, Windows & Linux Compliant, TK-209K

Pros: This is a nice working KVM switch, I have had it for about a year and a half and I like the manual switches to switch computers rather than the keyboard hot key. It has decently long cables on it and works pretty good compared to other switches I have owned.

Cons: After a year and a 4 months the audo on 1 side failed checked the cables and found the problem to be the switch itself. To be fair, I call oem customer support and had a tech call me back in 15 minutes, we could not resolve the problem so he issued an rma, I sent the unit back to them they kept me in the loop with my claim and sent me a new one back to me, turnaround time was under 2 weeks so cudos to the support team.

Overall Review: If I had to replace this unit in the future I would buy another one, it works good and their support team are aces in my book.

Great Moniter

Asus VH238H Black 23" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 ASCR 50,000,000:1
Asus VH238H Black 23" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 ASCR 50,000,000:1

Pros: This has been a good moniter for me. I like its looks, connections and the way it performs overall. It has hdmi, dvi and d-sub connections, descent built in speakers and analogs connectors and an output for external speakers. The screen has great angle of vision and gives you a good picture, I use it as a moniter for 2 computers with a kvm switch and also watch tv on it with a tuner card in one of the computers, and get as good a picture as my tv. I am happy with this item and would recommend it to friends and have

Cons: none

good fans

XIGMATEK FCB (Fluid Circulative Bearing) Cooling System Crystal Series CLF-F1251 120mm Blue LED Case Fan, 2 pcs in 1 package CFS-SXGJS-BU2
XIGMATEK FCB (Fluid Circulative Bearing) Cooling System Crystal Series CLF-F1251 120mm Blue LED Case Fan, 2 pcs in 1 package CFS-SXGJS-BU2

Pros: I have tried a few different brands of fans, and I was impressed with the performance of these 12cm fans. They push a lot of air and are very, very quiet. The color of the leds good too. They have a good price and come in a 2 pack. I would recommend these fans to replace stock case fans because I see an upgrade in performance, both airflow and silence, to most stock fans and most fans that push the same amount of air are louder

Cons: none so far

Refurbished Red Phantom Case

NZXT Phantom 410 Series RB-CA-PH410-R1 Red Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
NZXT Phantom 410 Series RB-CA-PH410-R1 Red Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: I'll admit I bought this case with some reservations because it was refurbished, but I was not disappointed one bit, on arrival I took this case out of the box and gave it a good inspection and could not tell that this was a brand new case, not a flaw anywhere. As I began to put my build in it I looked in every nook and cranny and could not find one thing wrong, no scratches, dings, bent sheet metal or anything. I don't have to comment on the quality of this case because it is there and I think this is in the top 3 of mid tower cases and I would have a hard time to find a reason not to rate this one #1. It has lots of space, fully tool less bays, comes with 3 fans pre-installed and has mounting points for plenty more, has fan filters and removable hd cage and has a fan controller installed. I have had 2 builds in this case and the had no issues, the cable management is about the best I have seen in a mid tower case and it has a sleek look to it The thermals are good and get better with a few more fans and I a huge area in the top for water cooling if you are so inclined. The case even came with the protective plastic on the door window and has a good hardware kit with it so what is not to like

Cons: For the price and the quality I can not think of any cons to mention

Overall Review: The paint on this case is great quality and it is painted inside and out, the hdd cage is 90 offset and has an extra fan mount on the mobo side to help cool the hard drives and blow air directly at the cpu cooler. or you can remove that mount to make room for the big video cards, has plenty of space to grow.