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Thomas M.

Thomas M.

Joined on 11/24/12

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Easy Install, straight out of the box into the case and booted on the first try

Cons: Did not come with driver disk, but was able to get them from my laptop and transferred with a flash drive.

Overall Review: SATA connections are mounted sideways, couldn't find them at first.

This thing is LOUD

LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS124-04
LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS124-04

Pros: Cheap and it worked right out of the box.

Cons: When reading a disk this thing is so loud. Makes more noise then my 6 fans and watercooler do. But I will barely use it so not to big of an issue.

This thing does its job

CORSAIR Hydro Series H80i High Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm
CORSAIR Hydro Series H80i High Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm

Pros: Thing cooler does exactly as advertised, it works well and keeps my temps consistently cool, haven't been able to get the cpu above 50 under heavy load.

Cons: The fans that ship with the cooler, are quiet until you hit about 1800 rpm then they produce I high pitched squeal. I will be replacing them with another set of corsair fans that are much quieter. The product didn't ship with the washers like so many others have said but it wasn't an issue in my case.

Overall Review: If Corsair shipped this with some higher quality/quieter fans it would easily get 5 eggs. I also want to mention that this thing takes up more space then you would expect. The radiator is sandwiched between two fans that push/pull air through, so it requires some room to be properly mounted, this was kind of an issue with my NZXT Phantom 410. I was unable to mount the radiator in the specified location for a radiator which was in the top of the case. I was however able to mount it on the back exhaust of the case. So no harm done.

Great Case

NZXT Phantom 410 Series CA-PH410-B1 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
NZXT Phantom 410 Series CA-PH410-B1 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: This was my first build and this case was a great choice, very easy install for most parts, the thumb screws were great and the case provided prefect access to wherever I was trying to get to.

Cons: If I had to complain it would be that the 'wire management' included with the case is not the best design, but still usable, and that I had an issue installing my Corsair H80i radiator in the slot that was labeled for a water cooling radiator. This was however due to my oversight, I had looked at the available space for a radiator, and my H80i fit, but the radiator also has a fan on both sides and I only had room for one of them in the radiator labeled spot, the whole system did fit in a different fan slot though so no issue there.