Joined on 11/26/10
Absolutely fantastic
Pros: Ridiculously fast, already advertised with great timings but runs much faster. Running completely stable IN AN AMD SYSTEM with 7-8-8-20 @ 1800mhz, advertised was 9-11-10-28 @ 2133. Was running it at 8-9-9-23 @ 2100 stable for the last 3 months, but had to back down my FSB clock to achieve more stable CPU clocks, and then found I could drop the timings to 7-8-8-20 stable at 1600, and pushed it up to 1800 (where the CPU stability peaks, wasnt even the limit on the RAM). Absolutely blew my 1 year old corsair sticks (same price range) out of the water (would only hit 8-9-9-28 @ 1600mhz, and wouldnt go above ~1650 without becoming unstable). Permanent GSkill loyalty right here. Ram latency tests are at an all-time low, (35ns in AIDA) and most of my previous tests were on unstable timings / clocks, no less.
Cons: Absolutely none.
Overall Review: Buy them. I got some 2133 GSkill for an intel system for a friend a year back, and was amazed at how far I could push the timings / clock on that ram, so I got some for my AMD system not expecting the same league of results (because AMD lol). Absolutely blown away :D
PWM doesn't work right
Pros: Seem to push air well, not as loud as I was worried they'd be based on reviews. Actually match the dBA ratings advertised (BUT SEE CONS BELOW), and seem to push plenty of air (though I cant say whether its actually 90 CFM or not).
Cons: Ok, so the other review stating that 40% PWM+ = 1900 RPM is correct. It would not drop below 1950 RPM hooked up to my 4 pin CPU fan plug on the motherboard, however switching CPU fan control from PWM to voltage in the bios allowed the auto fan controller to drop it down to 1400 RPM, (still not as low as I'd hope considering my temps were very low at idle, only 30 C). They arent too loud at 1400 RPM, but they are quite louder than I would like at 1950 when PWM is on. They're much quieter at 1800, which I'm sure is where they were dBA rated at, hence why most of these reviews are probably calling them much louder than they're rated at. If you bought some of these, just turn their controllers to Voltage instead of PWM and you'll be satisfied, but 2 eggs for the fact that they cant actually be run in PWM mode without sounding like a jet taking off. Going to try and get them replaced with some of the brands 140's that have much better ratings, if the company lets me, since I dont think I can have chassis fans be voltage controlled, and therefore these are useless to me as they arent actually going to be used on my CPU. Hopefully Xigmatek learns their lesson and fixes this in the future.
Overall Review: The 140mm Xigmateks seem to have much better reviews, would recommend trying them possibly, as these fans DO seem to push a lot of air, but would definitely not recommend buying PWM fans that cant be used in PWM mode. Expect these to be discontinued shortly, and hopefully replaced with some that actually work in PWM mode.
Great as always
Pros: Nothing to be said that hasnt already been said. Great mouse, 3rd I've owned (first two died through no fault of razers)
Cons: none
Overall Review: Great mouse. Black edition looks great compared to the original 3.5g
Great case
Pros: Roomy High quality steel, not noisy Quiet fans Pushes plenty of air through. PWM fans are nicer than non-PWM fans, and these are good PWM fans. When the fan controller for my motherboard is set to particular values the front LED's have a slight flicker to them like dim blue candlelight. Sounds weird but looks awesome.
Cons: Installed everything 5 months ago, and if there was anything that annoyed me in the slightest, I cant remember it now so it cant have been that bad.
Overall Review: Awesome case. Wasnt too sure whether or not I'd like the front LED's when I got it, but they're not too bright and dim when the fans spin down so when computer is idle they arent very bright (assuming you are using fan controlling software and your motherboard has fan controllers