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Ian B.

Ian B.

Joined on 11/23/03

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Chill Out

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: Easily Adjustable Affordable Fits 90% of current processors Preapplied Thermal Keeps my i7 4790k @ 4.0ghz 33c idling Comes with brackets for intel & AMD

Cons: Included booklet can be mildly confusing You may have to actually use your brain and hands together a little If (like me) you are trying to get by one-handed, you may need a friend to help you install this.

Overall Review: Basically, if you can't figure this thing out with minimal help, you have no business building a computer. I could probably train a chimp to install one of these for an 1150 socket. As of April 2015, I've found nothing else on the market this effective at a pricepoint just above 50 USD, so it's kind of a no-brainer if you want or need simple cpu watercooling.

Most Critical Review

Did not work for me

Additional memory 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHZ only for Desktop AMD memory
Additional memory 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHZ only for Desktop AMD memory

Pros: Inexpensive Had good luck with this seller on other items

Cons: Would not work on any of the am2 motherboards I tried. 2 sticks together would not post 1stick solo -tried both separately- caused an os reboot loop

Overall Review: To be clear, I'm rating the item here not the seller. Sodial seems okay; just a poorly made batch of memory that I got here. It would cost more to send these back than it did to buy them in the first place, so I haven't even bothered the seller with an RMA. These were cheap enough that it was worth risking a few bucks to find out if they worked. They didn't work, but at least I now know these and similar items won't get the job done for me. Worth a few dollars to gain that information, so no complaints from me here. Sodial is still okay in my book, and Newegg, as always, rocks.

11/11/2017

Spectacular Self-own

DIYPC DIY-S08-G Green USB 3.0 Steel / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, 1 x 120mm Fan x Rear (Pre-Installed)
DIYPC DIY-S08-G Green USB 3.0 Steel / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, 1 x 120mm Fan x Rear (Pre-Installed)

Pros: Pretty design with a handful of convenient features and great potential -front panel cover doesn't house any electronics, reducing build hassle -decent number of fan slots for a cool system - larger than average cable management area on far side of mb tray - fits full ATX mb (barely) - slightly magnetic top filter mat is nice

Cons: -extremely poor execution of a good design: 1. Front frame stamp was either stamped backwards or intended for a different case, leading to a scenario in which fans almost had to be mounted outside the front frame, which cannot work because 2. while the front panel cover should be more than adequate to fit 120mmx25mm fans (or even larger HxWx25mm D fans), artistic tweaks to the panel cover eat roughly 15mm of its interior space, meaning front fans or radiators must be housed entirely within an already very cramped form factor. That's still not so bad, except the backward stamping of the front fan tracings, coupled with slightly bulbous ends to those tracings causes standard fan screws to completely penetrate the track, without having anything to grip on the frame. Put simply, the stock design doesn't allow any front fans at all. I had to borrow some oversize washers from a friend who's into woodworking and car repair to install my intake fans. 3. The combination HDD/ Power Supply bay gets pretty cramped, leading to poor airflow to the drives. I'd usually just remove the divider (which also gets in the way of ATX boards a little), but that doesn't appear to be possible. 4. the Power supply mount is integrated into the case's rear frame, and only supports a single orientation (so your power supply will most likely draw air from below the case, and whichever direction it draws in your case is the only orientation possible (in ye olden times, most cases had a little adapter plate or simply had holes punched to allow some leeway). 5. While I am sure there are plenty of other gripes (see below), these are the ones that matter or are very unusual.

Overall Review: As it is, I cannot recommend this case to most builders, but some tweaks by the maker would turn it into a real gem (all they'd need to do is either issue a front panel cover that doesn't curve inward 15mm at centerline or supply the sort of plastic spacer folks with 15"+ build area 3d printers could make) and narrow the cutout tracks for front fans to match standard fan screws. using a "flat" cutout track (without the bowing in mine) would make stamping mistakes less of an issue, as well as allowing for more compatibility overall. Nobody's perfect, and I've done pretty well with DIYPC (they also make Gamemax cases) over the last 15 or so years. I see no reason to shun the brand, but I'm hoping they'll redesign this particular case a bit.

Diamond in the rough - 4.7 eggs

Gamemax Dragon Knight USB3.0 E-ATX Full Tower Gaming Computer Case w/ 5 x ARGB Rainbow Fans (Pre-Installed)
Gamemax Dragon Knight USB3.0 E-ATX Full Tower Gaming Computer Case w/ 5 x ARGB Rainbow Fans (Pre-Installed)

Pros: +Good size case at low weight. Replaced a mid-tower of mine that was heavier +++Hdd dock, front bays, and construction that doesn't involve the eternal shipping hazard of glass. +Manufacterer still supplies a few replacement parts/addons via their site. Tons of drive bays, and good cable management options ++ARGB fan controller still powers fans if you bypass its lighting functions. +The supplied fans are decent quality, and also show off their LEDs well +++The clear plaz window is stronger than most I've used. It's not as hard as plexi, but you don't risk shattered glass if the shipping goes poorly. +Actually looks better after building than it does in the manufacturer photos (a rarity).

Cons: ---A bit cramped in several places that matter. Many AIO watercoolers simply will not fit or require a ton of work, and many upright air coolers are unlikely to fit (that 170mm limit is literal, and my heatpipe prongs barely fit). --Cable management options are good, but shipped configuration routes all cabling down a central trunk, blocking the access holes typically used for drive cables, power lines, etc. I had to rewire most of it just to make room. -Not much of a con, but the ARGB controller is only compatible with ASUS software. I solved this by bypassing its ARGB wiring (conect all together, and plug the result directly into motherboard), while leaving fan standard power lines connected to the controller. --HDD trays (like most in consumer cases) are not designed to accommodate server-style hard drives, so Seagate Exos and similar drives cannot be installed unless you use a 5.25" bay adapter or 3d-print compatible drive trays. -HDD dock (like most I own) refuses to read some drives (no idea why).

Overall Review: Overall, this is the best full-tower case for most folks like me, who don't mind a little extra work building a PC and still want the expansion options front bays offer. A good case at a decent price, but it will likely require some creativity to sandwich all your gear into the slightly tighter available space.

Has Potential? Had Potential ? It's HP either way

HP M700 2.5" 240GB SATA III Planar MLC NAND Flash Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 3DV74AA#ABC
HP M700 2.5" 240GB SATA III Planar MLC NAND Flash Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 3DV74AA#ABC

Pros: Looks decent. Good specs and price. Unlike hoverboards, they are unlikely to burn your house down.

Cons: HP may as well be named Casper, Christmas Present/Future/Past where this drive is concerned. Judging by Hp's and their partners' web pages, these are made by an unnamed 3rd party outside of North America, then shipped to Canada and thence to U.S. Like the old hoverboards, they are great if they work. If they don't, HP has made it virtually impossible to hold them accountable. As with hoverboards, you would need to track down a company in mainland China for support, and said company will have changed names several times in the last year.

Overall Review: I have lost track of mine at present, so I cannot comment on performance. It is worth mentioning I have one of HP's license-built OEM versions of the Samsung 840 Evo. When the 840 Evos were getting trashed for an algorithm error that slowed them to tar pits, Samsung found the error, fixed it and notified OEMs about their mistake. HP is the only OEM that failed to release firmware fixing the error. Now HP pretends that drive never existed. Sound familiar? Go ahead and search for this drive's product, spec, or support pages on HP.com; you'll find a lot of questions from owners about wether this is a fake -it is not- and where they can get support -you cannot. The sad part is these would be unstoppable if they had ANY kind of manufacturer support. This kind of nonsense is exactly why HP continues to struggle. They are too proud to admit either 1. that they did not manufacture these, or 2. that these have some sort of problem HP is not willing to fix. Did they forget how easy it is to search the internet for these discrepancies? Simply clicking Newegg's Manufacturer's Product Page link only manages to dump you on HP's main Store Page, which becomes morbidly humorous when a search for m700 on the HP Store turns up nothing. Another site for an HP Business partner provides specs and sales information for the M700, but no support, downloads, or RMA options. Their page also states they are committed to bringing quality ssd's to North America. Apologies if I misquoted them slightly; it has been a couple hours since I closed that page. For anyone wondering why this review still got 3 eggs, I only skew reviews positively or negatively when personal experience justifies it. Since there are no -1 to -5 egg options, 3 eggs should indicate a neutral stance.

Refurbisher of mine was a problem

HP Grade B Laptop AMD A8 PRO-7150B 8GB Memory 128 GB SSD 14.0" Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit 745 G2
HP Grade B Laptop AMD A8 PRO-7150B 8GB Memory 128 GB SSD 14.0" Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit 745 G2

Pros: Great hardware despite minor battery issues Incredible cost/quality ratio for hardware arrived in no time, as usual Windows 10 Pro is significantly better than Home

Cons: Would like to know who "refurbished" this thing. Came loaded with malware and a compromised bios. While these were relatively easy to fix, it was quite time consuming. Needed quite a bit of physical cleaning, as well. Keyboard, screen, and touchpad were particularly dirty. Strange, greasy fingerprint marks obscured a few keys, but Lysol wipes got things looking right again -note: do NOT use any kind of heavy-duty disinfectant wipe on any screen! That should be obvious, but there's a first time for everything. Battery currently works but has intermittent issues charging and reporting its status to Windows 10 Refurbished License key partially obscured by another sticker. impossible to determine its legitimacy and will never be able to re-enter it on this machine

Overall Review: Even assuming I will need a replacement battery sometime soon -about $35usd at various places- this remains an extremely good deal if you are willing to put in a little effort. I doubt all of these came from my refurbisher, as no other security complaints were in the reviews at time of my purchase. Even so, the steps I used to fix mine are easy to find online and fairly easy to follow, just a little time-consuming. Basically, it is a good idea to update/replace the bios and reload the os on any used computer you buy, and we simply are going to have to start treating every computer we buy now as used, regardless of its condition or where we bought it. The modern security environment renders anything short of that as simple negligence. Bottom line: 5 eggs for hardware quality and -2 eggs for bad behavior of the outfit that refurbished mine. Worth a shot

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Digital Silence

Ordered 4 boxes of paper sleeves from these guys, and 18 days later have none of them. Seller will not even respond to my email inquiry as to what happened. After reading other reviews of Digital Shopper, this seems par for the course. In the meantime I've found it's cheaper, faster and easier to get my CD sleeves from the ubiquitous wholesaler I hate. Hope Newegg finds somebody better to replace these guys, as I don't want Digital Shopper to hurt Newegg's business.

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