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CHAPLIN T.

CHAPLIN T.

Joined on 06/30/05

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Most Favorable Review

Another Excellent SeaSonic PSU

SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze EVO Edition 520W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze EVO Edition 520W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Has been operating at more than rated output for years.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Okay, I messed up... I installed an "old" GTX 670 in my HTPC after upgrading another computer. I forgot that the HTPC had this PSU in it, along with an old AMD X4 965 CPU. Amazingly, it ran fine for months before I started to get screen artifacts. Did some troubleshooting, and thought that the PSU was bad, so I pulled it out to RMA it to SeaSonic. Guess what? This is thing is only rated for 520 watts. I thought it had a 750 watt unit in it. The PSU is fine, and it's amazing that it even booted up, much less ran nonstop for months!

Most Critical Review

Absolute garbage. Inherently flawed.

Manufacturer Recertified OCZ Synapse Cache 2.5" 128GB (64GB cache capacity) SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SYN-25SAT3-128G
Manufacturer Recertified OCZ Synapse Cache 2.5" 128GB (64GB cache capacity) SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SYN-25SAT3-128G

Pros: None.

Cons: Completely unreliable, and if the stupid Dataplex software doesn't load completely on boot, all data is lost. Permanently. Completely. Even in a RAID (all drives are lost). Wanna give up and use it as an SSD? Too bad. Will only work for XP or Linux. Vista and higher hang if you try to access it.

Overall Review: OCZ needs to take this back and replace it with a real SSD or give us credit towards one. This is one of the worst tech products I have ever used. Will never buy OCZ again.

Solid PSU

SeaSonic SS-750KM3 750W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
SeaSonic SS-750KM3 750W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: Very, quiet, stable, and well-built. Zero issues.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I build and buy a lot of computers and components, and I am not very brand loyal for most things. In general, any PSU will work fine most of the time for average users. At home, though, I only buy Seasonic. Period. I like to have all of the computers use the same modular cables, and with one kid who is a hardcore PC gamer and one that does a ton of scientific modeling, I just can't deal with down time and instability. I have never had a Seasonic PSU fail, and the small price premium is well worth it for me.

Very good.

SilverStone Sugo Series SG02W-F-USB3.0 White ABS & SECC Steel Micro ATX Desktop Computer Case
SilverStone Sugo Series SG02W-F-USB3.0 White ABS & SECC Steel Micro ATX Desktop Computer Case

Pros: It's very quiet, sturdy, and compact.

Cons: Not for inexperienced, or impatient people. This case is very difficult to work with.

Overall Review: It's a really good project.

I really like this stuff.

ZALMAN ZM - STG1 Thermal Compound
ZALMAN ZM - STG1 Thermal Compound

Pros: I have bought quite a few bottles of this, and I really like it. It applies easily, is not messy, and has good thermal performance. A huge improvement over the usual syringes of "goo". Not really paste, more like nail polish. Also doesn't stick the CPU to the heatsink and does dry up and make a mess.

Cons: I keep losing the bottles before I use them up.

Overall Review: This is really a better way of applying thermal compound.