Joined on 11/27/04
great deal
Pros: benchmarked almost as high as what fx-6350's average passmark. Not even overclocked (scored 6703) does as well as intels that are priced at $200. Wasn't so sure the 3 physical core with 2 virtual on each would be so great but I was really surprised.
Cons: Haven't found any yet.
Disappointed
Pros: Case looks very nice aesthetically, case fans are quiet and white LEDs aren't obnoxiously bright, drive bay removes easily, includes plenty of case screws and the switch to control fan speed/brightness is a nice novelty.
Cons: I had my eye on the different NZXT cases for over a year since I really liked the way they looked and the reviews seemed mostly positive. However I was very disappointed with the design of this case. It's almost like when they were designing it they didnt try to see how actual motherboards, hard drives, PSUs would fit. ----First problem was the rear case fan wire runs across the opening for the rear motherboard inputs, not a big deal since I removed fan and managed to slide in mobo and sort of smash wire out of way, a little slack would have been nice instead of zip tying it at a spot nearly inaccessible to scissor, no slack elsewhere. ---Next problem was drive bays, the main drive bay is removable then each bay has a removable clip to slide in and out, looks good until you try to use it. The screws dont align with any 3.5 sata drive (I have seagate, WD and a maxtor all have the same screw hole positions) and the rubber screws fall out easily. -A little more clearance would have been nice too, the SATA and power plugs have to be smashed in when trying to slide the door back on. - The lower drive bay is not easily accessible since the clips are reversed, not a huge deal though. ----The bundle of cables was zip tied so tight that I couldnt get thin scissors or a knife in easily to cut it and with how thin the casing/wires are for some I'm lucky I didnt slice any. ----- The 4-pin rail on my PSU doesnt reach since I can only screw my psu in upside down, this isnt exactly NZXT's fault that the rail wire isnt long enough but it's worth mentioning for anyone else considering this case (make sure you have a lot of slack on your 4 pin PSU rail, running it behind the mobo is pointless) Overall I may have expected to much from NZXT but all the little things like the quality of the included wires---very thin casing and gauge, design that seems untested, power button that gets stuck, were a real let down for a $100 case.
Overall Review: For the price I expected something not made in China. Seeing "MADE IN CHINA" engraved on the back was a bit of a bummer. This more than anything was the biggest disappointment given its $100 price. I'm willing to try NZXT again in the future if it's made in America, but this one certainly did notlive up to my expectations.
pretty good
Pros: Cord is decent length and has tough casing. Buttons arent overly sensitive. Fits in hand real nice and I have fairly large hands and alternate between claw and palm grip. Sometimes I accidently click the back/forward buttons on accident but I'm doing it less as time goes on. I like that it is easy to click left/right buttons from way far back (like the center of the mouse) but yet they don't accidentally click alot. Weight is pretty decent---not super light---but a tiny bit heavier would be nice. Like the semi-matte finish, looks nice and better grip.
Cons: Was really tempted to give this a 4/5 for this big drawback: "SHARK FORCE" in bright green LED letters. It is embarrassing as hell... going to try to sand it off so it is just a solid green bar.
good
Pros: snaps in tight no issues, works as intended
Cons: it is 10 inches
Overall Review: it clearly states in the title 10" I dont know why people are surprised that something advertised as 10 inches is in fact 10 inches. Thats like buying a 4gb of RAM and complaining that its only 4gb. Not Coboc or Newegg's fault you dont pay attention to what you buy.
better than expected
Pros: was looking for a slim keyboard on the cheap end, could have got one for a few bucks less but I'm glad I didn't, this one is very thin, and pretty narrow---very compact overall. They key action is very good with quiet key clicks. The best part is the keyboard actually has a bit of weight to it and the casing almost feels like metal, its a very hard plastic im guessing but it should be able to take a beating.
Cons: The arrow keys/direction keys and some of the other key placement take a little bit to get used to, pretty minor inconvenience though and its worth it for the shorter width.
Overall Review: More orange than melon yellow---whatever that is. very bright.
Pros: very fast
Cons: havent owned it long enough
Overall Review: got this to intall win7 to and it is very fast, scored 4412 on passmark which puts it in the top 15. very pleased