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Thomas S.

Thomas S.

Joined on 09/12/13

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Most Favorable Review

Silent, could use higher static pressure fans

Corsair Hydro Series, H150i PRO RGB, 360mm. 3 X 120mm ML PWM Fans, Advanced RGB Lighting & Fan Control w/ Software. Liquid CPU Cooler. CW-9060031-WW. Support: Intel 2066, AMD AM4.
Corsair Hydro Series, H150i PRO RGB, 360mm. 3 X 120mm ML PWM Fans, Advanced RGB Lighting & Fan Control w/ Software. Liquid CPU Cooler. CW-9060031-WW. Support: Intel 2066, AMD AM4.

Pros: Silent operation

Cons: Need more static pressure for the fans. I installed the iCue software and only in extreme mode did the fans push a lot of air. My Intel I7-6800K is overclocked 15% and is running at 37c in silent mode. In extreme mode I can get the temp down to 30c.

Overall Review: This product does it's job but it could be better.

11/17/2019

Noisy

WD Red Pro WD8003FFBX 8TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
WD Red Pro WD8003FFBX 8TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: 7200rpm extra vibration protection 5 year warranty

Cons: I just upgraded my Synology DS214Play NAS from two 2TB Western Digital Red Drives to two 8TB Western Digital Red Pro Drives. The new drives are definitely noisier than the old drives. I constantly hear a clunking sound every 5 to 10 seconds coming from the NAS when it is idle. I never had this problem with the old drives. I read on line reviews that said the Pros were noisier than the non Pro drives that is an understatement! I also feel some vibration when touching the NAS, never had that issue before.

Overall Review: I purchased these drives due to their robust specs and warranty. I would not recommend these drives for home use unless your NAS is in a separate room or closet. Purchase the Western Digital Red non-Pro drives instead. Keep in mind the read and write access time will be a little slower with the RED drives as they spin at 5400rpm. The Pros are good drives you just need to aware of their use case which is more enterprise oriented.

Great case layout.

Phanteks Enthoo Luxe PH-ES614LTG_AG Anthracite Grey Aluminum Exterior/Steel Chassis/Tempered Glass Panel, Full Tower ATX Case
Phanteks Enthoo Luxe PH-ES614LTG_AG Anthracite Grey Aluminum Exterior/Steel Chassis/Tempered Glass Panel, Full Tower ATX Case

Pros: Plenty of room to build in. Configuration of case is well thought out. Great instructions included. I like the fact the case was double boxed and packed in soft foam and not Styrofoam. Styrofoam should never be used for packing material one hit to the carton and the Styrofoam is useless.

Cons: The gray finish on the case looks great however it is very easily damaged. I had several spots were the finish rubbed off much to my surprise during my build. The finish is not molded it is sprayed on. The molded plastic is black and that's what shows thru. I have never had a PC Case that had this problem and I was very careful while building the system. Be very careful not to rub against the case

Overall Review: The black version of this case is a better choice, no paint to rub off.

11/17/2019