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Peter S.

Peter S.

Joined on 03/07/04

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Most Favorable Review

Sexy little box

LIAN LI PC-V350B Black Aluminum Micro ATX Desktop Computer Case
LIAN LI PC-V350B Black Aluminum Micro ATX Desktop Computer Case

Pros: Easy install, good geometry, cool and quite. Comes with plenty of hardware (thumb screw, zip ties, grommets). Surprisingly spacious for a Micro tower.

Cons: none

Overall Review: Used as a HTPC. Smooth black aluminum looks nice with out being "flashy." No blinding LEDs to annoy you when watching movies.

Most Critical Review

Meh...

Scythe USA SCVCH-1000 VGA Chip Heatsinks
Scythe USA SCVCH-1000 VGA Chip Heatsinks

Pros: They seem to keep my 9800 GTX MOSFETs cool.

Cons: As others have said the thermal tape is almost useless. Unless you have gravity helping you out the smaller heat sinks WILL fall off.

Slick Looking

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

Pros: Lian Li cases are top shelf. Nice open design with plenty of hardware and all the Lian Li extras (shock proof HD cages, quick release DVD,etc bays)

Cons: none

Overall Review: I like a flat black case with as few LEDs and bling as one can get, however the blue front case fan provides a nice look with out being over the top.

Super cool

Swiftech OBSIDIAN Water Cooler
Swiftech OBSIDIAN Water Cooler

Pros: Simple install on XFX 9800gtx. DRASTIC reduction in temps under load (65 C to 40 C). Actually smaller than the original heat sink

Cons: No cooling for the MOSFETs.

Overall Review: The lack of cooling for the MOSFETs is not all that big of a deal, just buy the stick on heat sinks. Be careful which brand you buy, the Scythe heat sinks don't seem to stick very well. (see reviews: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16835185083)

Logitech G5 7 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser Mouse
Logitech G5 7 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser Mouse

Pros: Better button positions then my old Razer. The on the fly DPI speed change is surprisingly handy.

Cons: none

Overall Review: The ability to "properly weight" my mouse is, well, meh... maybe other people will find this option more useful.

Dislikes 1066 Mem

GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Passable board, functional and reliable, but not much else.

Cons: Two things. First, this board refuses to see my memory @ 1066. I changed the clocks to FORCE it to run at 1066 which worked until I tried a Vista 64 install with 8 gigs. After switching back to 32 bit all the required timing settings in the BIOS are marked “Reserved.” (The same sticks of memory run @ 1066 natively on my MSI board.) Second, the BIOS clear jumper gets hidden under larger video cards (9800 series).

Overall Review: The big row of jumpers for SLI mode… come on now, seriously, why would you do that?

12/12/2008