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Derek C.

Derek C.

Joined on 09/02/08

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Most Critical Review

Not what I hoped for, but decent.

Cooler Master Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Cooler Master Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: The case is sturdy, it has two nice size fans and the easy/quick install of pci cards is awesome. It looks AWESOME for a pure black case with just a few hints of LEDs.

Cons: 1. There were no mounts for the motherboard, I had to go get mounts myself (if I was an idiot I would have shorted out my whole system by trying to install without proper mounts). 2. The reset button fell off right out of the box... I never use the reset button anyways but seriously... that just looks bad. 3. The quick mounts for hard-drives, cd/dvd drives and other items aren't exactly intuitive... they need better instructions. I sat around for 2 hours trying to figure out how the heck to mount my stuff. Other: Its a bit tight with newer large graphic cards, I barely managed to get my Radeon HD 4870 to fit (the power cables are bent really badly... I'm hoping they don't give out). I didn't deduct points from the case for this since its not really their fault.

Overall Review: I'd have like it if it came with a front fan pre-installed. Overall a decent case, but I'd rather spend some extra money to get a really good case. Not up to the standards I'd expect from CM.

NO TRIM SUPPORT

Plextor 2.5" 128GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) PX-128M1S
Plextor 2.5" 128GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) PX-128M1S

Pros: Its a solid state drive with a mediocre read/write speed.

Cons: Other drives at the same price read & write nearly twice as fast as this one (drives of the same storage size). The major issue is this drive is marked as having TRIM support. I received my drive, and ran a program to check out the drive and there is NONE.

Overall Review: My overall rating is based off of the price of the standard price. At the price of 180 dollars as I got it (on sale) I would give it 4 stars, only lacking 1 due to having no TRIM support. If you can get it on sale buy it, otherwise check out other options (though you should do that anyways!).