Douglas B.

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Not the greatest fit.

ZALMAN CNPS10X Extreme 120mm CPU Cooler with Worlds first PWM Fan Speed Controller

Pros: I had a 13-17 degree Celsius temp drop at the lowest RPM setting in comparison to the stock AMD 955 BE CPU fan. This is bases off of the AMD 955 BE at stock clocking of 3.2GHz. The heat ratio is very close even when overclocked.

Cons: In order to make the ZALMAN CNPS10X Extreme fit, with all four memory slots filled, I had to Dremel two slots-width of heat-sink aluminum from the bottom six heat-sink blades. The cooler fit flawlessly when the closest two memory slots from the CPU were empty.

Overall Review: CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE 3.91GHz OC Motherboard: MSI 790FX-GD70 Memory: Corsair XMS3 DHX 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (x2) Graphics Card: BFG nVidia 280 OCX 1GB Hard Drive: Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB(x1) & Calvalier Black 1TB(x2) Disk Drive: LG GBC-H20L Blu-ray Player Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Power Supply: Corsair HX1000W Case: Antec Nine Hundred Two CPU Cooling: Zalman CNPS10X Extreme (user-mod) GPU Cooling: BFG Air OS: Windows 7 RC Build 7100 Monitor: LG Flatron W2361VG 23" LCD(x2) Keyboard: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard Mouse: Logitech G9 Laser Mouse Joystick: Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X & Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2 Audio Output: Logitech G35 Headset & Creative Inspire 5200 5.1 Surround

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Excellent Sound & Comfort

Logitech G35 USB Connector Circumaural Surround Sound Headset

Pros: Flexible microphone. Muted mic light is very nice to have. The ear and head padding is superb. I've owned many over-the-ear headsets and this one is by far the best. The bass is strong and treble is uniquely clear. Every feature is essential and perfected, but one. Read below for comment:

Cons: The G1, G2, and G3 buttons can only be programmed with Logitech pre-specified options... they only support a few 3rd party programs for quick-keying. Mumble is not one of them. One more G-button would have been nice. These cons are insignificant to the high quality of the entire assembly and sound.

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Best Mouse Ever!

Logitech G9 Black 9 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse

Pros: Everything. Weights, free-spin & clicking scroll option, in-mouse memory profile, easy-swap grip, LED color options and a super smooth/comfortable feel. No more greasy-grip feeling due to excellent surface texture.

Cons: Not as many DPI options as the G9x.

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100% worth the $

CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-1000HX 1000 W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Pros: Excellent modular cables. They are very flexible and well configured with multiple options for connector quantities. It's very quiet. I like all but one small thing. Read comment below:

Cons: The 4-pin power cable that supplies on-board power was an inch too short to easily route it behind my side-panel. I made it work with slight tension.

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"Sold Out" for great reasons.

Western Digital Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Works as advertised. Fast, quiet and cool (temp-wise). I bought two... I refuse to remember my past when I didn't own them.

Cons: None.

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It's Fast

Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: It's really quick and stays cool (temp-wise). Very reliable. I recommend buying two 150GB or one 300GB if your looking for drive space. Great buy if you are solely installing an operating system on it.

Cons: It's not the quietest drive, but I didn't get it for noise levels.

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