Joined on 01/31/05
No problems...
Pros: This board is great. Has everything I need to overclock and then some. Just goes to show you don't need a top of the line mobo just to overclock (my I7 920 is at 3.8 on 1.27 volts!!) Has enough usb/ esata/ raid/ sata/ firewire/ you name it. If your a gamer you will be impressed. No need to spend the extra money on gimmicky features you don't need.
Cons: My only complaint with this board is if your running sli/ crossfire, you only have 1 pcix and PCIe 2.0 X4 slot open. Since both my soundcard and internet card are PCI-X I had to ditch one.
Overall Review: Remember the third PCIe slot is a X4. But this is with the new generation PCIe 2.0 so it's twice the speed (Think PCIe X8 first generation.) Should still run tri sli and tri-crossfireX just as well the other motherboards that do PCIe X16 X16 X16 with THIS GENERATION of cards...... Testing has actually shown that those motherboards are actually a tad bit slower because of latencies on the controller chip.
Great soundcard that dies...
Pros: Finally a creative soundcard that delivers. Sound is superb, directional 5.1 is awesome on the right setup and drivers are finally smooth after the last two gens....
Cons: Card died after four months. Tried all pci slots, moved to another computer and software won't recognize it. Figures since I've never had a creative product that actually works like it should. I never have any other troubles with my components except maybe a hdd or two after building multiple gaming machines in the past fourteen years.
Overall Review: Great product for the price. Just don't be surprised if it doesn't last.
Good product but a little dissapointed.....
Pros: Love the eco mode and fully modular setup with this. It's a standard size psu and has a decent amount of weight to it. It's been pushing my system for a few weeks now which is just an overclocked 2500k, GTX1070 overclocked and a few fans and ssd's. So solid power delivery for overclock cpu and gpu.
Cons: The thing I'm not happy with is when the fan does spin up it's not that quiet. I'm looking to build a silent system, and even my hyper212 CPU cooler is quieter when overclocked and benching. So if you're looking for a dead silent PSU, this is not it.
Dissapointing....
Pros: Like the feel. Plenty of buttons. Tracks pretty well for surfing the internet and for a wireless mouse.
Cons: I agree!! Battery life is HORRIBLE. I get about three hours on both my mice. That's in performance or power saving mode. If I fully charge a mouse and forget to turn it off, come back in two days it's drained, dead. Also buttons began to stick on one of my mice. It's the top one of the top three on the upper left of the mouse. They're pretty useless buttons but still, they're very poor quality.
Overall Review: I've owned a lot of Logitech products in the past and have been more than happy. But this mouse is a huge disappointment. I can't see where everyone was raving about it when I got it. Now I'm thinking about selling these and getting something else.
Quietist case I've ever owned!!
Pros: Sound dampening really works. Has enough hdd space that I'll never use. Putting together was real easy. I swear each case I own gets better and better. This case has more then enough airflow, filters, room for cables, mods, etc. Basically you can do so much for this case. I have an FT-02 Silverstone fortress for my main computer and thinking about switching over to this case.
Cons: I can hear my Corsair psu coil whine still. Not a fault of this case though.
Overall Review: Look, if you're overheating your gpu or cpu from overclocking ,it's not a case issue. That's the original reason I upgraded my case. I then switched out my cpu cooler to an aio, got an aftermarket Arctic cooler for my gpu, and replaced the case fans with the corsair quiet editions. This case is DEAD silent while all my components are cool. Would highly recommend.
Does not cool well at all!!!
Pros: Cheaper of the watercooling AIO. Takes the stress off the motherboard and makes the case look more roomy.
Cons: This AIO won't keep my 2500k overclocked to 4.5ghz cool at all. Can't pass Intel burn test, or prime95 without temps reaching in the mid 80's and throttling back. I've even tried 4.3ghz at 1.14volts and still reaching same temps just takes a bit longer. I just recently purchased a Fractal R4 and replaced all the fans with the new corsair high perofrmance fans. I have tons of airflow and room is cool. I've messed around with orientation of the direction of the airflow for intake in a push pull and still doesn't help. Reseated the cooler three times now and still nothing... Pump is running off PSU to so it's full speed and noisy.
Overall Review: My coolermaster Hyper 212Evo kept my cpu way cooler than this thing. For half the price and better performance, less worries, and noise, this AIO just doesn't make sense. Wish I didn't waste my money now....