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Matthew S.

Matthew S.

Joined on 12/20/05

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Most Favorable Review

Fantastic little N Router.

BUFFALO AirStation N300 Wireless Router - WHR-G300N
BUFFALO AirStation N300 Wireless Router - WHR-G300N

Pros: DD-WRT is able to be installed. Quite a small form factor, very thin and can be stood up or laid down. Very quiet, little heat given off. Got it on sale for $34.99 :)

Cons: Not a thing.

Overall Review: Don't you just love DD-WRT? It single handedly sells me routers.

12/17/2009

Side Slot Perfection

Silverstone FF121 120mm Fan Grille and Filter Kit
Silverstone FF121 120mm Fan Grille and Filter Kit

Pros: Currently using this on an Antec 300 series case for the side intake and it is working as advertised. It will be a slight pain removing it to clean it out every now and again, but removing four screws does not constitute a docked egg.

Cons: None.

Third time is the Charm

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

Pros: RAM works as advertised, at the proper speeds, Intel Ivy on a Z77 board. Currently utilizing 4x4GB for 16GB total.

Cons: I bought two of these on sale, the first set worked fine, the second was DOA. I went through the Newegg RMA process (very painless) and was able to get the third set in about two weeks total time.

Overall Review: I am not docking an egg due to a DOA product, if you feel that is enough to dock one, feel free to do so on your own review, but my products are working as advertised, finally.

Underrated.

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: You cannot justify this case through language alone, unfortunately. No advertising or amount of reviews would satisfy the amount of engineering that goes into this case. That's my disclaimer. The case itself is well constructed. It does not feel, nor look cheap in anyway. The inside is easy enough to access with well made front panel cables and connectors. The included 140mm and 120mm fan for exhaust out the top and back are Antec brand with 3 switch speed control, which is also nice. I found during the build that it got a bit tight with an ATX case and a PC Power and Cooling PSU that sits in the bottom. The reason I say tight is because of the sheer amount of cabling included with the PSU. That can be solved with some clever cable management and some patience though. I fit a 6950 in the case without any issues. I will be trying to get a 1155 bracket from Newegg for my Zalman cooler and will update this post with how well that fits within the case with a side fan installed.

Cons: None.

As Advertised

Silverstone AEROSLOTS Standard expansion slots
Silverstone AEROSLOTS Standard expansion slots

Pros: The blanks do what they are advertised to do. They allow your case to look clean but allow air flow out unused PCI slots.

Cons: None.

Fantastic PSU, Terrible Rebate Service

CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400 W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400 W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Pros: Just like PC P&C, long cables to reach everywhere and plenty of them. Installed into a new Dell Inspiron case to power an ATI Radeon 4850 for the Father-in-Law, she's quiet and has been running like a dream for him.

Cons: Nothing that I can tell of.

Overall Review: Unfortunately my story takes a grim turn here for you see I bought this power supply a mere 4 hours before Corsair released its rebate program of $20 for it. I have been a long time Corsair customer and appreciate their customer service typically. This time around when I had told them about my story and asked for a bit of leniency on the purchase, I was ignored. A little shocking to me given my past experiences with them and unfortunately I can no longer support them or their products myself. They do make quality RAM and I have used the lifetime warranty on their sticks before with a pretty quick turn-around, but in this day and age of pricing and product quality, I also look for customer service in which case they have scr*wed me.

11/28/2009