Joined on 02/10/06
awesome board!!! no audio for RTM Win7x64
Pros: Great Board! the placement of everything is convenient and the Sata cables have clips, which makees sure your cables wont fall off or get loose. make sure the 8 pin PSU power cable is longer than 25 cm because its optimal for routing around this type of motherboard
Cons: The CD doesnt come with much stuff, it has drivers, and the OverClocking utility. it doesnt come with any desktop fan controllers or Temp-monitors. I know ASUS has all these (PC Probe) - its matter of preference also. If you are planning on installing Windows 7 RTM 64Bit(or 32) the audio chip driver doesnt work properly. the sound will crack and hurt ur ears.
Overall Review: try to download the audio drivers somewhere else. no sticker!!! =[
poor cooling
Pros: It has a very fast transfer rate. I have a 7200 rpm 750 GB Seagate ST3750640AS installed with it. i am using it as a network file sharing and storage dump. it can handle everything like really well.
Cons: The cooling ability is extremely low. since i have my drive constantly i have to flip the enclosure upside down to get the fan exhaust the heat that gets trapped inside. it gets really hot and it will most likely damage your hard drive. i recommend getting a hard drive with more cooling ability if you want a much more stable enclosure. having it hot to the touch tells me i might lose my drive.
Overall Review: if you are a windows user, you have to go into DiskPart (or disk management in "manage" from right clicking "my computer") to format or activate the drive in the enclosure.
Had this for 2 months
Pros: BackLid. 10 Key less size. Mechanical Keyboard. it is a beautiful keyboard.
Cons: Enter Key on the numpad does not work with numlock is off (insert, home, etc mode). Why cant they make the enter key always active? When numpad is on, number 2, 0, 00, and "." does not light up, make it seem like its off. Not sure if 6 or n key roll-over is activated.
Overall Review: After this keyboard, I personally do not like red switches anymore. For gaming it is great, but for typing, i am making so many more mistakes. be warned. Unfortunately they dont have browns switches available. There is no software for this keyboard, so firmwares and key remapping and etc are not possible.
GLASSES WEARERS BEWARE
Pros: Fantastic sound!! The microphone is amazing, I like to do audio-logs (blogging/journaling by recording speech) and the sound was crisp, sharp, and ZERO noise!
Cons: If you wear glasses like me (or like to wear Gunnar specs) you will find this headset very uncomfortable. The cushions wraps and isolates your ears so you get the best listening experience. Unfortunately, this will press against your glasses and might flex your frame so things will look a bit off, and gets very uncomfortable after extensive playing.
Overall Review: If you wear contact lens, these will be fine.
Pros: Really love this case. It was a challenge fitting my Noctua NH-D14 but i did it!!!
Cons: The harddrive space is almost none existant if you have a grand size cpu cooler like mine (Noctua NH-D14). Of course if you have water cooling it might clear some space for the cables and stuff for the Hard drives.
Overall Review: Make sure you calculate clearance for your hard drives.
Pros: Works out of the box. no drivers needed. The feel is great, especially for elderly people.
Cons: Range isnt the best, but that doesnt matter :D