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Kevin D.

Kevin D.

Joined on 04/09/06

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Most Favorable Review

Future Proofing was what I wanted and got!!!

Phanteks Enthoo Pro M SE with 2 x Halos RGB Fan Frames, Integrated RGB lighting, Tempered Glass Side Panel – Black/White interior
Phanteks Enthoo Pro M SE with 2 x Halos RGB Fan Frames, Integrated RGB lighting, Tempered Glass Side Panel – Black/White interior

Pros: I do not like water mixed with electricity - - But realize - it Just Might be necessary with the high-speed CPUs and GPUs coming out. This is the Last Case I will (hopefully) buy Edit: Dec 9th, 2018 (Just finished this build) If I ever need another case, I am getting this one. What a breeze to build. I have been building my own gaming rigs for almost 30 years. This was BY FAR the most well designed and implemented cases - IMO Ever! Room for my large hands and space to spare. Really well done! The white interior will - no doubt - be the rage well into the future, You can see what you are doing and if you're into LEDs - it shows them off very well. The side panel is beefy and my first clear one. I Love it. I had to build on a budget so I got this and my PSU 1st. (those are not time sensitive parts) Then my Motherboard and CPU, followed by the RAM and Video Card. 6 parts - three months. Had a couple of HHDs and 2 SSDs on hand and I was (am now) done! I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. I really love this thing, so easy - and the only bloodshed was in a fight with the fins on the CPU air cooling assembly. Not too bad! Kevin

Cons: None - so far - will update.

Overall Review: I love this case! Highly recommend.

Simple to setup, Love the Zero fan speed at idle!

Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 850W Smart Zero Fan SLI/CrossFire Ready Continuous Power ATX12V v2.4 / EPS v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Power Supply PS-TPG-0850FPCGUS-R
Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 850W Smart Zero Fan SLI/CrossFire Ready Continuous Power ATX12V v2.4 / EPS v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Power Supply PS-TPG-0850FPCGUS-R

Pros: Liked the "No extra cables", sticking out - into the airflow. Use only the ones you need. Good fit and finish, Their team should be proud. You would think they packaged the crown jewels - Superior packaging! With plenty of cables - far more than I will need. The 10-year warranty is, of course, added peace of mind and confirms their confidence in their product.

Cons: If you can call it one - I don't care for the LEDs and the added expense. I can tell when it is on via (of all things) the power-on light that has been on every system I have built since the IBM 286 DX-2, I built in 1985. Simple, for me = 1 less thing that can break or go wrong.

Overall Review: Having built many gaming rigs (Why else own a Computer?) over the last 30+ years, I have learned it is best to not scrimp on your PSU. It should walk - not sprint - throughout its' intended lifetime. Just like us humans. Get one with a great warranty and about 50% more capacity than your current rig needs. It adds greatly to "future proofing" this build - and the next one, making it less expensive in the long run! >>> Update 1 9 2022: Came back here looking for a new MB & CPU - Fully plan on keeping this PSU, Case , GPU (EVGA GTX 1070 Ti) (Boy the GPU MFG's sure are sticking it to us!) I paid <$400 for this back in Dec 2018 - on sale - was $550. Also keeping RAM and all SSD/HDDs and Air Cooler - I'll pop in a new video card when they stop being so darn greedy! and I need one to play a new favorite game - Might be a while though.