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Ryan N.

Ryan N.

Joined on 11/26/07

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Most Favorable Review

Extremely capable CPU heatsink and fan

be quiet! Dark Rock Pro TR4 CPU Air Cooler | 250W TDP | AMD sTRX4 and TR4 Support | Quiet Operation | Airflow Optimized Cooling Fins | Easy Install | Black | BK023
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro TR4 CPU Air Cooler | 250W TDP | AMD sTRX4 and TR4 Support | Quiet Operation | Airflow Optimized Cooling Fins | Easy Install | Black | BK023

Pros: HUGE, due to the size of the heatsink and fan assembly it is able to handle intense amount of CPU heat output. It will keep a 2950x Ryzen Threadripper at 98 degrees Fahrenheit and boosting to almost 4 GHZ most of the time. Extremely quiet. Rather easy install considering the size. Not that heavy as well which was surprising so you don't have to worry about motherboard flex.

Cons: The enormity of the size will limit your ram choice, my GSKILL Trident Z is able to fit though anything higher will cause issues. So you will want to install all of your nvme m2, ram before trying to put this on your motherboard.

Overall Review: Make sure that you take off plastic covering off the base before trying to install and then having to take it apart like me. You should also set the cross bar brace on the base, then set the entirety onto the motherboard so that there isn't too much movement having to center the heatsink to the socket.

12/28/2018
Most Critical Review

Silverstone AP182 fans pull too much power for this unit.

CORSAIR Commander PRO, CL-9011110-WW, Digital Fan and RGB Lighting Controller
CORSAIR Commander PRO, CL-9011110-WW, Digital Fan and RGB Lighting Controller

Pros: It really could be a good piece of hardware if you had regular fans.

Cons: Needs more amperage throughput for my SilverstoneAP182 fans.

Overall Review: I would give this product a 5 out of 5 if it was able to support the Amperage requirements of my Silverstone AP182 fans. It is able to provide up to 1 amps of power, while my AP182 fans will pull 1.2 amps at full load, two will run and then the third would not spin up at all. Good piece of hardware, though my fans pull too much amperage.

12/29/2018

Insane performance if controlled.

Noctua NF-A14 iPPC-3000 PWM, 4-Pin, Heavy Duty Cooling Fan with 3000RPM (140mm, Black)
Noctua NF-A14 iPPC-3000 PWM, 4-Pin, Heavy Duty Cooling Fan with 3000RPM (140mm, Black)

Pros: 3000 rpm capable. With the Noctua fan controller they are very quiet. Insane static pressure. Insane airflow.

Cons: Very noisy at 3000 RPM. You need the special Noctua fan controller to be able to control these fans in addition to whatever fan controller you have. Expensive.

Overall Review: When you need insane static pressure and airflow just look no where else, these are the fans that you need hands down no question. Due to the high RPM you will need the Noctua fan controller to control these fans reliably. That and these fans due to their high power draw will damage your motherboard and other fan controller components if you do not use the Noctua fan controller. When you are using the Noctua fan controller in tandem with fan controllers you will find that you have control with these fans. Otherwise you will have issues. Other wise when you have these fans at about 1500 RPM and less, these are the quietest and most capable fans that I have ever bought. They even perform on the same level as the Silverstone AP 182 fans.

Awesome Product.

Seasonic PRIME TX-1000, 1000W 80+ Titanium, ATX Form Factor, Full Modular, Low Noise, Premium Japanese Capacitor, 12 Year Warranty, Nvidia RTX 30/40 Super, AMD GPU Compatible, Ref# SSR-1000TR
Seasonic PRIME TX-1000, 1000W 80+ Titanium, ATX Form Factor, Full Modular, Low Noise, Premium Japanese Capacitor, 12 Year Warranty, Nvidia RTX 30/40 Super, AMD GPU Compatible, Ref# SSR-1000TR

Pros: Extremely high quality. The cables are flat so that you don't have to worry about the side of the case going on as much.

Cons: The cables could be a little longer with the SSD and the Molex, as the FT02 has a rotated motherboard layout.

12/28/2018

Really Good Fans for what you pay for.

SILVERSTONE Air Penetrator AP182 180mm Case Fan with Adjustable Speed Control
SILVERSTONE Air Penetrator AP182 180mm Case Fan with Adjustable Speed Control

Pros: Stays quiet all the way to 70% of fan speed while having an intense amount of airflow. With the FT02 that I have the three fans really push a lot of air through the case, even with about 65% speed you are still getting about 130 CFM, while still being quiet. Emailing SilverStone is a nice breeze that they will make sure that you have what you need via their RMA department, thank you guys for helping me out.

Cons: Be careful about the speed controller knob cable it can break. I have to call silver stone about getting a replacement and I will update my review on how easy it is to work with them. Emailed Silverstone, they were more than happy to send me a new controller knob as mine had broke, though you want to make sure that you save the electronic invoice that you can optionally have with Newegg, then use that and an RMA to ask for a new one.

Overall Review: These fans use so much power that you have to use the molex connectors that come with the package, even with my Intel DX79SR mother board could not provide all the needed power to power the fans from the fan headers. It simply drew so much power that it disabled my USB ports due to the power draw, so make sure that you use the molex connectors.

Amazing

ASUS Xonar Essence STX Virtual 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Express x1 Interface 124 dB SNR / Headphone AMP Card
ASUS Xonar Essence STX Virtual 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Express x1 Interface 124 dB SNR / Headphone AMP Card

Pros: Okay any soundcard that can make me euphoric and happy while listening to classical music by Beethoven has me sold on it's quality. Tons better than that of my onboard sound. Okay really now this thing has quite the few good points that make it as good as I say it is. 1. Built in amp with driving force to power 600 ohm headphones or things of that nature that need a lot of driving power. 2. 124 to 1 signal ratio, means that 1% or less is noise that is created that is noise that is created by the circuitry. 99% and more is the music you want to listen to. 3. 192 khz at 24 bit means that this is a high definition sound card. 4. Clear audio really clear I mean. Games music doesn't matter I can hear it all. 5. There are op amps that you can change out, though the ones already included are a neutral kind of amps. 6. Line in that is also capable of being amped by this card.

Cons: You need to download the drivers off the Asus website and you will have to have program that can deal with .rar archives, 7zip is perfect just for the job. THAT is of course you running windows 7. The 7 channel surround sound is virtual through the digital audio port. Requires some more equipment than that of a 7 jack sound card like the Halo Claro XT by HT Omega, though I knew that and I only have headphones so that didn't bother me. Though I think that the HT doesn't have the digital out.

Overall Review: This sound card has the ohm resistance settings right in the software so you do not have to flip a switch to change ohm settings, also quite a few other settings as well with some of the genres already programmed in for the equalizer. This is a PCIe 1x card so that means that this card is meant for the newer generation of motherboards, that is really useful as I do play games like BF3 and if I wanted 2 video cards in tandem I can due to the smart placement of the PCIe slots. Most older generation PCI slots are covered up by the two slot graphics cards. This is all on a ATH AD700 so that means that I am using a audiophile style headset and yes you will need some good headphones to really enjoy this sound card.

12/21/2012
seller reviews
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As typical of an eseller.

Nothing much of noteworthy just that they are honest and ship things to you as they say they will.

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