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Mr. E.

Mr. E.

Joined on 10/25/04

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X-Infinity

APEVIA X-Infinity ATXB6KLW-BK/420 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply
APEVIA X-Infinity ATXB6KLW-BK/420 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply

Pros: Looks (front looks like a BMW to 4 of my friends) LCD temp read is nice. 120mm rear fan option is a plus. Front audio easiest to setup!!! (simple passthrough, BRILLAINT) USB connections; wires are all together (GG, Aspire!) truely a time-saver!

Cons: front dual 80mm fan installation can be a pain...and the metal is flimsy... case front a slight pain to remove. The fan on top can get the way of PSUs, the stock PS is lightweight, 300 watt PSUs weigh more than that thing.

Overall Review: Replace PS unless your system will be low-power...IE 300 watts needed. Don't expect that PS to give you 420W or even 390W. Be prepared to put up a fight when installing the 2 80mm fans in the front...you may risk stripping the fan screws! watch it! Despite this...I love this case very much! Its astheticly pleasing and a modest amount of internal room (if you manage the cable-mess! Case has limited cable-management on other side (pannel without window)

NEC 19incher 1con

NEC Display Solutions 19" Active Matrix, TFT LCD SXGA LCD Monitor 4 ms 1280 x 1024 D-Sub, DVI-D 90GX2-BK
NEC Display Solutions 19" Active Matrix, TFT LCD SXGA LCD Monitor 4 ms 1280 x 1024 D-Sub, DVI-D 90GX2-BK

Pros: It's NEC 19" more viewing area auto-switch between VGA/DVI /w one button!

Cons: 1 DEAD pixel (displays BLUE amdist black bacground)

Overall Review: the pixel is kinda hard to find. I'm surprised I have a dead pixel (let alone that I FOUND) Its hard to find when the monitor has stuff to display...may be impossible 2 find (maybe it works when it s a color other than black?)

Toledo Goodness

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ - Athlon 64 X2 Toledo Dual-Core 2.2 GHz Socket 939 Processor - ADA4400DAA6CD
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ - Athlon 64 X2 Toledo Dual-Core 2.2 GHz Socket 939 Processor - ADA4400DAA6CD

Pros: -AMD -Dual-Core -2x1MB cache -surprisingly overclockable

Cons: gets a tad hot under stress

Overall Review: I need a better fan... Goes to 2.6ghz at 1.39v I have confidence that it will surpass 2.7ghz (I refuse to take it there without a better fan)

first DFI board

DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR Expert 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR Expert 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Nvidia chipset heatsinks on the PWM units(a first) Integrated MemTest86 RAID0-capable

Cons: a bit expensive

Overall Review: reguardless of price, this mainboard has features that NO OTHER has; including integrated Memtest86 so you can test your memory!

Cool WDCs 4 me

Western Digital Caviar RE WD3200SB 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Caviar RE WD3200SB 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: WD, the only HDDs I buy running incredibly cool problem-free

Cons: Other drives aren't made this way.

Overall Review: Bought two of this babies to replace an ailing 250gig and a healthy 320gig that was on temporary loan. 28 and 29c temp reports from SMART. Low ambient temps make for 19-21c temps for tese drives. (the two drives are in with a an older 120gig WDC, and a 320gig SATA WDC) cooled by 2 80MM fans.

Tt Armor

Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: plenty of space! fans are quiet! Sidways-mounted PSU saves space. air filter mesh is neat looking and is functional!

Cons: kinda heavy...its not for mobile computing anyways no removeable mobo tray

Overall Review: I desire better fans, but thats me; the stock fans are decent the air filter mesh stops dust alright! within 4days after getting this computer operational, dust was seen on the filters