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Patrick G.

Patrick G.

Joined on 09/14/06

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Most Favorable Review

Very nice case

LIAN LI PC-7HX Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
LIAN LI PC-7HX Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: All aluminum. 3 fans. Noticeable noise but now am running them at slow speed controlled by bios, so much quieter. Front fan filters. Easy install with DVD drive and hard drive. Motherboard standoffs pre-installed. Cable management wasn't the best but managed to stuff cable out of the way as necessary. Excellent Lian-Li customer service as my case came with a missing case foot...contacted Lian Li and they sent one out from Taiwan.

Cons: Case comes with a fan filter on the bottom of case for the power supply. However it snaps out like the front fan filters so you have to pick up case to get it out to clean and replace.....would have preferred a simple slide mechanism to easily remove and replace this filter.

Excellent budget board

MSI Z77A-G41 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
MSI Z77A-G41 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Pros: Price after rebate. Simple install. Normally I don't use the included CD for drivers and such but I did this time as I knew I could run the live update feature and everything would then be updated. Worked great. Windows based 'Control Center' and ClickBios 2' make systems changes a breeze. Has USB 3.0 header and SATA 3 connectors. I don't overclock so I can't comment on those features.

Cons: Motherboard not supported beneath 24pin power connector causes the board to flex quite a bit when plugging in.

Overall Review: System specs are: Lian Li PC-7HX i5-3570 MSI Z77A-G41 Seasonic X-650 EVGA GT 640 Corsair Vengeancy LP 8GB 1600MHz 600GB Velociraptor HD

Works great.

EVGA GeForce GT 640 2GB DDR3 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Graphics Card 02G-P4-2645-KR
EVGA GeForce GT 640 2GB DDR3 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Graphics Card 02G-P4-2645-KR

Pros: Simple reliable video card....running 2 monitors with no issues. Scores 7.1 on WEI.......Appears to be quiet but I don't tax it much.

Cons: none observed.

Awesome

SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold (SS-650KM Active PFC F3) 650W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Hasw
SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold (SS-650KM Active PFC F3) 650W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Hasw

Pros: Modular and quiet. Fan hardly ever runs and when it does I don't notice.

Cons: Could have used a few more inches in length on the cpu 8 pin connector.

Works great.

Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX 600GB 10000 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX 600GB 10000 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Fast, still reads 5.9 in WEI though.

Cons: Bit on the noisy side but doesn't bother me too much.

Works great.

ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS

Pros: Works as expected....haven't burned anything yet.....but software installs went off without a hitch.

Cons: none.