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Troy W.

Troy W.

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Most Favorable Review

Great case....with a few issues

Thermaltake VC3000BWS Black Chassis : 0.8mm SECC  Front bezel : Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Thermaltake VC3000BWS Black Chassis : 0.8mm SECC Front bezel : Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Great cooling...especially the exhaust fan. Plenty of room to work. Tooless mounting for optical drives. Looks GREAT. TONS of extra parts....no need to worry about dropping a screw. Even includes a polishing cloth.

Cons: HD cage blocks flow from intake fan. The cage has slots for 4 HDs, but if you use SATA, the cage blocks the power connection on the bottom slot. I am still confused about the front "wings"...what is their purpose?

Overall Review: Over all, I really like this case. The HD cage keeps this from getting a 5-star rating. But still a great case...considering buying another for my other computer.

Most Critical Review

Avoid

XFX GeForce 6800XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card PVT42EUDP7
XFX GeForce 6800XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card PVT42EUDP7

Pros: When it wasn't locking-up my system, it ran great.

Cons: Frequent lock-ups. Gave me error messages saying it was in an infinite loop. Updated my drivers, but it still locked up. I then went to message boards and found out this is a common problem with this card. So, IMO....avoid this card.

SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100186L
SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100186L

Pros: Easy to install, ran great until.....(see cons below)

Cons: it overheated and shutdown. I check Catalyst temperature monitor and it was coming down, but it was still 87C. And that was after the computer rebooted so it had a few secs to cool down. Another time I checked whie playing a game and it was over 90C. I took the side of the case off and had to put a floor fan there.

11/24/2006