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GABRIEL B.

GABRIEL B.

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Most Favorable Review

Nice case but some flaws

Thermaltake VP40031W2N Black ATX Full Tower Computer Case w/ Liquid Cooling System
Thermaltake VP40031W2N Black ATX Full Tower Computer Case w/ Liquid Cooling System

Pros: LCS is pretty nice for the price, it is a nice looking case

Cons: Okay, where to start<br><br>1. The cooling fans on the radiator are junk, they made more racket than a cat in heat. I had to remove the brand new fans and put on some articcool fans off of my old case.<br><br>2. The case needs to be at least 2 inches taller. You have to completely remove the radiator to install the mother board.<br><br>3. It will not work with RAM that has a tall heat sink. Once you put the MOBO in, you realize you need to put the ram in before you can put the radiator in. Well to my dismay when I put in the Radiator in, I bent one of the RAM DIMMS on ASUS Rampage IV Black mother board to the point that the dim in question no longer works. If the MOBO was just a hair taller it would have cleared everything. In the end I figured out if I clipped or removed the fans protective wiring it wold fit the ram.<br><br>4. It says it will handle an E-ATX MOBO, and it does, just not very well. I only have access to half of my processors heat sink brace. The MOBO covers up almost all of the cable routing holes.<br><br>5. The front faced fits very loose <br><br>6. The USB 3.0 cable for the front port is too stiff and torques on the plug a little to much and has popped off.<br><br>7. With the LCS in place you can only fit one 5 inch drive. The 3 inch drive can not be modified to for a 5 inch drive. Update: after a year and a half ownership the case is still holding up well and the SATA hard drive adapter on the top of the case has come in hand many many time. It just need to be a tad bigger in dimensions all around

Most Critical Review

Not that great

Avexir Raiden 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2800 (PC4 22400) Desktop Memory Model AVD4U28001508G-2RD
Avexir Raiden 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2800 (PC4 22400) Desktop Memory Model AVD4U28001508G-2RD

Pros: Looks great

Cons: Refuses to operate with stability with the XMP setting on an Asus Sabertooth S Z170. I did a fresh windows install, latest BIOS and component drives. Constantly blue screes on start up with XMP setting some times, wont POST other times. Not happy at all.

Overall Review: Its unique but I took a performance hit with this.

10/22/2016

Great for HTPC

CORSAIR RM Series RM650 650 W ATX12V v2.31 and EPS 2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
CORSAIR RM Series RM650 650 W ATX12V v2.31 and EPS 2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Absolutely silent Modular

Cons: none

Overall Review: Perfect for an always on HTPC. In the year I have owned the PS, my HTPC has only been shut off a small hand full of times. Not once have I had the fans come on to cool it down. If you want a dead quiet PS for your HTPC this is the only way to go.

Does NOT fit the Corsair H50

NZXT RL-KRG10-B1 Sleeve Kraken G10 GPU Bracket
NZXT RL-KRG10-B1 Sleeve Kraken G10 GPU Bracket

Pros: can use a OTC water cooling on your video card

Cons: Poor design soft metal poor fan placement for VRM VRM close to the back plate get no cooling at all DOES NOT WORK WITH THE CORSAIR H50. It looks like it will, but the pump and copper plate are too think and wide to fit into the the covers slip hole.

Overall Review: It is a good idea, but needs a better design. I attempted to re-engineer the H50 and destroyed it in the process.

It works

CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CW-9060007-WW) High Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm
CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CW-9060007-WW) High Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm

Pros: Cheap liquid cooling, no mess no fuss

Cons: none

Overall Review: I move doff to an open loop, but it was a great intro to watercooling