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R T.

R T.

Joined on 02/20/08

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Most Favorable Review

Nice, but...

Rosewill 19.7" Blue Round Serial ATA III Cable with Locking Latch - Supports 6 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps Transfer Rates (RCA-RU-19-SA3-90-BL)
Rosewill 19.7" Blue Round Serial ATA III Cable with Locking Latch - Supports 6 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps Transfer Rates (RCA-RU-19-SA3-90-BL)

Pros: Well built and nice looking, highly functional. I like the way round cable bends and moves at any axis.

Cons: The downside to round SATA cables, I discovered, is that at the connector they are a bit fat at the transition to the wire. This may require that I swithch to flat cables, should I need to add so many drives later that I need to use mobo connections that are "stacked" tightly together.

Overall Review: In tight situations where connectors are stacked tightly, go for flat cables.

Most Critical Review

You get et what you pay for...

XIGMATEK eXTREME SILENT Series XSF-F1252 120mm Case Fan with FCB (Fluid Circulative Bearing), 4 in 1 package CFS-SXGJR-KU3
XIGMATEK eXTREME SILENT Series XSF-F1252 120mm Case Fan with FCB (Fluid Circulative Bearing), 4 in 1 package CFS-SXGJR-KU3

Pros: Cheap. Maybe a good back-stock replacement to have on hand to use while you pick out and order a real fan. Better than no fan at all.

Cons: Installed 3 of these, one to replace a stock Corsair and 2 as additional airflow. One started rattling and buzzing in less than a month. Removed them all.

Overall Review: Don't use these in work you are doing on other people's machines, no matter how cheap the customer is. Maybe get the four pack intending to use 2 and keep the other two for replacements.

Nice!

[Support UHS-I Cards]UtechSmart USB 3.0 Card Reader 8-in-1 for SDXC, SDHC, SD, MMC, RS-MMC, Micro SDXC, Micro SD, Micro SDHC Card
[Support UHS-I Cards]UtechSmart USB 3.0 Card Reader 8-in-1 for SDXC, SDHC, SD, MMC, RS-MMC, Micro SDXC, Micro SD, Micro SDHC Card

Pros: Well built and good looking, 3.0 speed.

Cons: None

Overall Review: In my most recent build I wanted to keep things minimal and clean. I opted for this as opposed to an over-priced junky card reader or bay device. I just keep it in a drawer whe I'm not using it. I only use on type of card (DLSR) so this is vastly less of a burden on my system as opposed to all the inactive drive letters and buggy drivers you get with drive bay mounted card readers. Think about it before you build.

Right on.

OKGEAR FC444PWM-12BKS 1 ft. 4pin PWM fan Y cable w/ black sleeved Female to Male
OKGEAR FC444PWM-12BKS 1 ft. 4pin PWM fan Y cable w/ black sleeved Female to Male

Pros: Clean, solid, good-looking.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Don't ever skimp on any internal wiring. Your machine cost hunderds, maybe thousands. Why ruin it trying to save a few dollars by buying garbage wiring?