Joined on 01/08/04
Concerned
Pros: Price - When I first got this unit there was something about it I didn't like -- trying to think back maybe it was the smell. If so that has gone away. Was not sure if I could trust it so I did not hook it up with my new computer - hooking up my older APC ups to the new comp and hooking this new ups to the old comp. Over the 18 months or so I've owned this power went out more then once and it always worked fine. Now however my older APC ups has died (5 years old so time) I moved this over to newer comp with confidence. However now thinking of buying a second one I read some more reviews - I see something I did not see before - Before buying the worst review I read talked about the smell when first hooked up. Now I see several reviews talking about fried systems.
Cons: To repeat myself - from the pros' up above - in the process of thinking of buying a second I read this response to someone with a fried system: "Manufacturer Response: Fact Protecting equipment that uses an Active PFC power supply with a non-sine wave UPS can cause data loss, hard shutdowns or a catastrophic failure! The power supply I bought this ups to protect is - CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX750 (CMPSU-750AX) 750W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Which means I need shut this computer down and un hook this ups from my computer before power goes out or risk frying this comp. I truly think that if this power supply has this issue it should be flagged up front on the page you purchase it from. Should be in bold red type face - -If you have an "Active PFC Power Supply" Do NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT -
Overall Review: Check your power supply before you buy. If it is an "Active PFC Power Supply" Do not buy this product. If not it works great at a great price. Now to shut down and unhook this thing.
Quiet
Pros: Quiet - I've not had any problems with its performance - It drives my new 144 Hz monitor in G-sinc with acceptable frame rates
Cons: This is a Large card. Not that this is a con - The trouble comes from its size and weight - again not that weight or size are in and of themselves bad. Not like I carry it around. Like most cards of this caliber it is a double wide. That is where it attaches to the case it takes two of the slotted openings and the card itself is over an inch wide - again not a problem. MB's are build to accommodate this side card as well as cases. The problem comes in with the attachment between the card and the face plate that anchors to the case with two screws. The only connection between the face plate and this heavy long card is the 1/16 in PCB board. When I first set up my new computer I had a problem with it locking up - to trouble shoot it and make sure it was not the graphics card I swapped cards with my other computer. In the process I felt how tenuous this connection was. I truly felt I was in danger of harming the card by cracking or snapping the PCB board. This could be fixed by extending the hard plastic cover plate or making a connection between the metal heat sink and the face plate. As I type this my tower case sits on my desk top side open and I can see a bending or sagging of the PCB across this gap.
Overall Review: Not sure if I was able to be clear about this problem. I just hope the manufacture sees this and addresses it in the future.
Love this case
Pros: Very roomy. Options galore! Love the area behind the mother board tray. Take the right hand side off the case and there is an area about an 1inch deep to run cabling with multiple access points to pass wires back and forth.
Cons: There has to be a con right? So to be very picky the flip up access to the front USB ports and mic in and other sound connections does not rotate back so as to be flush. It sticks out a half inch.
Overall Review: I love this case. The best case bar none I've ever bought. My first time building a system with a cpu water cooler. This case was built to make this simple and easy.
disapointed
Pros: none
Cons: I'm switching brands. I've been an APC guy for 20 years. Now I'm going CyberPower. I got a cyberPower about 2 years ago. Been very happy with it. Got my current APC about 6 months prior and have been very unhappy with it. It seems like it has always done this thing where it screams and shuts off, or actually shuts off then screams while the power is on. My other computer hooked up to the cyber power never blinks and the cyber power never indicates any disturbance in the power. My lights don't blink. But my APC unit turns off power to this computer and screams at me. After about 6 months of this with it getting more and more frequent I opted to try and replacement battery. This seemed to work for awhile - but then it happened again. But like the first time it started to happen I just turned the APC off waited a moment and turned it back on. I seem to like to just chalk it up to a fluke, and go on, as I can have an actual power blink where the lights do go out and both the APC and cyber power keep their respective computers up till the power comes back on or I shut down. But now it is doing it all the time again and I just checked the warranty. Year is up. 13 months to be exact. It first started doing it a couple months ago, but no company is going to care about that. So after 20 plus years with APC's I will be running two Cyber powers.
More then satisfied
Pros: Love this monitor. The size is great. Lots of room. The colors are good. I read a review about it before I bought it from someone that had sent 3 back because they had 1 artifact. This one has ONE as well. One pixel that stays white - I've got a black desk top which is the only reason I ever saw it and right now knowing its there I can't find it. I've never noticed it gaming or surfing or writing papers.
Cons: No cons. I wrote another review earlier where the con was I never got my rebate. Sincerely, Celeste ASUS Customer Loyalty Responded to my review and I took her up on her offer of contacting her and I got my Rebate. So now nothing but a happy camper.
Why didn't I get 3.. or 4
Pros: Price performance. I picked this thing up back 11/1/12 for $99.99. What a buy. I only wish I'd bought 4. I have 2 computers and would love 2 in each in raid. The one I did buy has just been great!
Cons: The only con is I did not buy more of them.
Overall Review: I love this utility that Intel provides. www.intel.com/go/ssdtoolbox I am sold on intel drives and processors. I swore off other processors about 6 years ago and now I'm swearing off other SSD's.