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Dusty A.

Dusty A.

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Most Favorable Review

Got it cheap, works great.

COUGAR A-Series A560 (CGR B3-560) 560 W ATX12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Ultra Quiet Power Supply
COUGAR A-Series A560 (CGR B3-560) 560 W ATX12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Ultra Quiet Power Supply

Pros: It works fine. It is completely silent and doesn't really generate any heat. It's just...there.

Cons: I don't like how the peripheral connectors are set up on the cables. It's like: SATA-------SATA-----Molex, and they do not separate into their own individual little cables, like my last PSU. That was very convenient. This just felt awkward and looked bad. But that's a personal preference so no -Egg. I will knock an egg off for a small problem I encountered. I plugged the Molex part of a single cable into my fan controller and one SATA that was located down from the Molex into my HDD. When I turned my fan controller down, my hard drive TURNED OFF. Not sure what the problem was there, but I just used another cable where the Molex was not being used and it was fine.

Overall Review: NewEgg is the greatest. I picked this up for $59.99 on a ShellShocker deal that came with a $20 rebate and free shipping. Basically I've paid $39.99 for it, which was the same price of my last PSU.

Most Critical Review

Faulty??

Rosewill RV2-700 700 W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply
Rosewill RV2-700 700 W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply

Pros: Sleeve protected cables, high output, quiet fan, plenty of quality connectors,

Cons: It scares me. It always made a strange static-y noise when I started my computer, but after about a week this escalated into a constant loud squeal. I could not visibly see any thing going wrong nor were there any shutdowns, high temperatures, etc. PSUs aren't supposed to sound like that so I just took it out. RMAing for a refund.

Extremely fast - noticed no issues.

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SV300S37A/120G
Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SV300S37A/120G

Pros: I can't seem to reproduce the read/write speed issues others are mentioning. Windows is up and running in about 8 seconds - realistically, too, not from a fresh install. Very snappy performance.

Cons: None that I can see.

Overall Review: Good luck opening the packaging. Used on a SATA III motherboard. Ensure that the SATA mode in the BIOS isn't set to IDE.

Great Case, Few Issues

COUGAR Spike Black Steel / Plastic Micro ATX Mini Tower Gaming Case with USB 3.0 and 12CM Cougar Fan
COUGAR Spike Black Steel / Plastic Micro ATX Mini Tower Gaming Case with USB 3.0 and 12CM Cougar Fan

Pros: Looks fantastic. USB 3.0 support on front. Feels firm and high quality. Included fan is silent and pushes a lot of air. Clean black interior.

Cons: Nit-picky things. Doesn't really matter when everything is assembled. 1. It's difficult to distinguish the reset button from the power button until you LEARN it's on the right side of the front bezel. You'll probably have a few accidental hard-resets. 2. Tool-less drive mounts were a little irritating. You'll feel like you're going to break them, but you (probably) won't. 3. Install hard drives before installing a heatsink, even stock ones. It will be difficult if not impossible to slide them into place with a heatsink on the CPU.

12/20/2013

Great Processor

Intel Pentium G3220 - Pentium Dual-Core Haswell Dual-Core 3.0 GHz LGA 1150 54W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80646G3220
Intel Pentium G3220 - Pentium Dual-Core Haswell Dual-Core 3.0 GHz LGA 1150 54W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80646G3220

Pros: Very fast for a dual-core. Great for budget gaming builds (with a dedicated graphics card) and general desktop applications.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Stock heatsink fan is a little weird. It tries to spin up twice when the PC is turned on, and on the third try it spins up full blast for a few seconds before slowly dying down to normal RPMs.

12/20/2013

Fantastic

NZXT H230 White ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Includes 1 x 120mm Front, 1 x 120mm Rear 2 x USB 3.0
NZXT H230 White ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Includes 1 x 120mm Front, 1 x 120mm Rear 2 x USB 3.0

Pros: This is a great looking glossy white case. I love the classic looking front bezel. There's plenty of space to work with and cables can be routed behind the motherboard. The only thing you'll need to worry about space-wise is your cooler (see other thoughts). Mine sits on the floor, so the power button and USB ports being on top is a major plus.

Cons: The long screws needed to install a second fan on front aren't included. I removed two opposite screws from the pre-installed fan to install my second one.

Overall Review: If you're planning on installing a cooler that is taller than NZXT's Respire T40, it's probably not going to fit. The T40's heat pipes touch the foam. And as another user said, the "sound proof" material is just cheap foam. It doesn't do too much, but you can tell a difference.

10/21/2013