Joined on 11/07/06
cable lengths
Pros: I've been using this PSU for about week at the time this was written. Going by the Corsair Link software, I see I'm running at about 99% efficiency at idle, and using 68 watts. I don't have dual monitors, so I can't watch the statistics in real time while playing a game. But that's next on my list. I'm running the software in Windows 7 Home.
Cons: It took several restarts before the Corsair Link software detect the PSU. Not sure what's up with that, but oh well. It's working now.
Overall Review: No one has bothered to do this yet, so I'd thought I'd list all the cable lengths in my review. It's a safe gamble that this will work in the largest of cases, but better safe than sorry. I'm surprised that Corsair didn't list this in the specs on their product page. I put this in a Corsair 600T case and didn't have any issues with length. 8 pin CPU - 27in (X2) 24pin MB - 25in SATA - 28.5in and 16.5in to the first plug (X2) SATA - 34in and 22.5 to the first plug (X1) 6+2pin PCI-E single - 25in (X2) 6+2pin PCI-E dual - 25in + 6in (X2) Molex - 31in and 18.5in to the first plug (X2)
What happened?!?!?
Pros: The overall quality of this cooler really is top notch,... with the exception of one part. Over all performance is good. I'm seeing an overall drop of about 6 to 8 degrees Celsius average. The Corsair Link software is a nice feature too. It fits well in a Corsair 600T case... but what did you expect?
Cons: There is only one negative thing to say about this cooler... The included rear bracket is an absolute joke, and a blemish in what would otherwise be a perfect product. The bracket is nothing more than a CHEAP stamped out piece of metal. But the worst part is, it's made incorrectly... The nubs that you insert into the four holes around your CPU are too long. They protrude on the other side, and when you screw in the standoffs, the whole thing is loose, which makes the cooler completely useless. It's too loose to make proper contact with the CPU. How could Corsair have messed up something so critical, and yet so simple? This is the reason I had to give it 2/5... And I can't believe I'd ever give a Corsair product a rating like that. And considering that this is their second gen of the H100, this is horrible. But there is hope...
Overall Review: Lucky for me, this is the second cooler I've purchased for my PC. My original was a Zallman CNPS9500 copper orb air cooler. I was able to use the mounting nuts from the Zallman's with the standoffs from the Corsair. This allowed for a perfect fit. So if you have extra parts and want to take a chance, then I still recommend this cooler, even with the 2/5 score. My Specs: MB - Gigibyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH CPU - Intel i5 2500K Sandy
Issues with Gigabyte MB and Re-BAR
Pros: I've only played a few games with it... Minecraft, Minecraft RTX, Doom 3 BFG edition (all variants) and Doom (2016). All run smoothly at max settings with the acceptation of Minecraft RTX. It runs fair at best. I'll be attempting to play the long line of Call of Duty games with it next.
Cons: For a card that competes somewhere between an Nvidia 3060 and 3070, I can't really think of any cons... At least now that I have the Re-BAR problem fixed. Based on the problems I had with the card when Re-BAR is turned off (see below), I have to wonder how this card would perform on an older MB that doesn't support Re-BAR. I only had one MB to test on.
Overall Review: Regarding the title of the review, when I first got the card, I had problems right out of the box. I have a Gigabyte Aorus Master Z390 MB. I updated to the latest BIOS before the card came in and enabled Re-BAR with my old Nvidia Titan still installed. Nothing adverse happened, so I didn't give it another thought until the Intel card came in. On installation, the computer would not complete its POST and displayed a Code 62 on the LCD. I had to reinstall the old card to get into the BIOS to turn Re-BAR off. The allowed the PC to POST with the Intel card, but there were more problems. I had programs like VLC and MS Office flicker. That being the program windows and not the Windows desktop. MS Edge also had problems with glitching web pages. The fix to both issues was to disable a setting in the BIOS called CTR. Once this done and Re-BAR turned back on, the card works beautifully.
my 2 cents
Pros: Well made, smooth operation, skates are slick and glide across my desk easily. Button click nicely, and the texture on the outer plastic is not too slick and not too gripy. The simplicity of it (not too many extra button and features) makes it a good everyday work mouse too. The software for it is relatively simple and strait forward, although I can't comment on the macro settings, as I'll never use them. Over all, it seems to be a good mouse for gaming AND every day use.
Cons: I haven't found anything that could count as a actual con, although I do have some complaints that are specific to me, and possibly a few other people too.
Overall Review: It easier to go to a store and play with a mouse before settling on one. You can learn a lot about it in just a few seconds vs. looking at picture and reading specs. I wasn't aware that the wheel didn't have the left/right side scroll button that you find on other mice. There are two basic ways to grip a mouse. The palm method and the claw method. The sniper button seems to favor the palm method based on how far forward it is. For us people who "claw" the mouse, it needs to be back about 3/4 of an inch. The buttons above it could be moved back 1-2mm also. While using the sniper button with Call of Duty, I find that I have to turn the mouse at a 45 degree angle to get my thumb in the correct position to use it. I also tend to claw the mouse closer to the back, if I chock up on, it's not much of problem anymore, but feels odd to me. Like I said, these minor annoyance won't apply to very many people.
Seems to work...
Pros: Price point vs, some of the other names out there. Everyone else seems to love this drive, and the ratings give me confidence. As long as it holds up, I'll be happy. For mass storage, I don't need a great deal of performance out side of durability. But I have no complaints about it's read/write and access times.
Cons: Well... the software needed to make it work with a Windows system has at least one problem. Unfortunately, I never got the software to install. On two different computers, it would just hang up after two Win7 security popups. It appears the software attempts to look for the drive when you first install it before allowing you to continue. And I'm guessing something was stopping it from looking at my HD's. After 5 tries, I gave up and used a different method.
Overall Review: To get around the failed software, I used a RAID controller card to initialize the drive and set the partition. Once this was done, I removed the card and plugged the drive into the MB. Windows picked it up and showed the full capacity. Now it works great. I may another down the road.
Awesome…. For about a year and a half….
Pros: Setup was easy and it has all the features I needed for a medium level MB.
Cons: One day I notice my games are not running very smooth. During some system checks, I notice that Windows is only seeing 4 of my 8GB of memory. When I removed one of the sticks, and powered it back up, I instantly got rapid beeping. The typical response when you start up a PC with no memory. So, thinking I had a bad stick of memory, I swapped with the one I just took out, and got the same result. So now I’m thinking bad memory socket. But no… one or both in any other socket still did the same thing. The memory was tested in another PC, the same one I’m using to write this review, so it wasn't the issue. Now I believe it to be a bad memory controller and the board has been RMA’ed. Now I fear that I’ll get a refurb with all the mouse/keyboard issues I’m reading up on.
Overall Review: No other thoughts.... Just wondering how this will all play out. Who knows... I might be looking at a Haswell very soon.