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Daniel B.

Daniel B.

Joined on 12/27/13

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Most Favorable Review

Great mid-tower case

NZXT Source 210 S210-002 White w/Black Front Trim “Aluminum Brush / Plastic” ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
NZXT Source 210 S210-002 White w/Black Front Trim “Aluminum Brush / Plastic” ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: 1. Great design 2. Plenty of room 3. Wiring is solid and no need to re-solder 4. Install the riser studs for the board you have 5. Plenty of fan mounts

Cons: 1. None so far 2. For OC, the tower is not tall enough for large cooler like Evo 212

Overall Review: The case is sleek and the design sets it apart from others. The wiring is solid and I didn't find myself re-soldering the wiring. When installing the mobo, I set riser pins for the mobo, nice to see the case have a custom fit to my board. I was able to get great airflow with 4 120mm fans. For a low end or standard desktop PC, I'll buy it again.

Most Critical Review

Less than expected

Thermaltake Pure 20 CL-F015-PL20BL-A 200 mm Black LED Quiet High Airflow Case Fan
Thermaltake Pure 20 CL-F015-PL20BL-A 200 mm Black LED Quiet High Airflow Case Fan

Pros: 1. Large and somewhat quiet 2. Moves a good amount of air

Cons: 1. Developed a "clicking" noise as though something was tapping a hard surface inside 2. First fan began to make a clicking noise in the first two weeks 3. Replacement fan has the same clicking sound

Overall Review: Whether the noise is indicative of future failure or not, a silent fan should be silent.

Decent Mobo for standard desktop PC

GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3 (rev. 6.0) AM3+/AM3 AMD 760G USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3 (rev. 6.0) AM3+/AM3 AMD 760G USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: 1. Solid/strong caps 2. Great heat sinks 3. Size

Cons: 1. Driver disk is horrid(constantly gives access/read errors) 2. Could not install any drivers but LAN from driver disk 3. Only 2 fan connectors

Overall Review: The board is decent and would be great for a standard desktop board. The driver disk should be thrown away and gather all drivers but chip set from Gigabyte site. Grab the chip set driver from AMD site. I took off an egg for the driver disk, but the board is rock solid and it doing what I need it to do.

Great Case

Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Snow Edition VN700M6W2N White Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Snow Edition VN700M6W2N White Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: 1. Case has cable management ports for easy cabling 2. HDD trays are no-tool 3. Case has 2x200mm LED fans and 1x120mm fans 4. Case has 2xUSB3.0 ports on the top 4. Case has SATA cradle on top All in all, I love this case. It has the room I want and comes with a good hardware. The Sata cradle is great, as it has a true Sata connection, not USB. The case has a good amount of HDD trays and plenty of room for cabling or even watercooling.

Cons: The only true cons I can find is that the wiring on the top is a bit spotty. I had to re-solder the blue-pulse LED two times now and I have had to re-solder the power button. Be warned, if you take the top off, be very careful!

Overall Review: It is a great case, I would recommend it any day! I run all Thermaltake in my case.

Excellent Cooler

Thermaltake CLP0596 130mm Frio Advanced CPU Cooler
Thermaltake CLP0596 130mm Frio Advanced CPU Cooler

Pros: Large radiator with the good amount of heat pipes, there is high heat transfer to the radiator. Two 130 Mil fans to pull air through. Easy mounting.

Cons: The only con I see is that if you will need low profile memory on some boards.

Overall Review: Honestly, I knew what i was getting into with the size. The cooler is massive, compared to stock. It fits tightly in a full tower case. But, with two 130 Mil fans, you get great air flow. The kit was extremely easy to mount. I had the board ready in 5 minutes. Mounting on a i5 4670K with stock voltage, I stay a few degrees above ambient at idle and I never reach about 51 to 52 degrees under load.