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Travis B.

Travis B.

Joined on 06/12/10

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Most Favorable Review

Nice starter case

AZZA Solano 1000 Black Japanese SECC Steel/Metal mesh in front MicroATX/ATX/Full ATX Computer Case
AZZA Solano 1000 Black Japanese SECC Steel/Metal mesh in front MicroATX/ATX/Full ATX Computer Case

Pros: This case was part of my first build. I originally used two gtx 660's which this case had plenty of room for. Seems very sturdy. Can't find much wrong with the quality. Decently priced

Cons: Hard drive cages. Ughhh I hate hard drive cages. They're secured with a total of 8 thumb screws, and a total of 2 cages. Every time I wanted to make adjustments to them, i had to remove 16 screws!

Overall Review: I used this case for several months before deciding I wanted one that was a bit easier to modify. Was a good case just didn't suit my needs. knocked off 1 egg for the hard drive cage screws.

Most Critical Review

Cheap solution

TP-LINK TL-WN722N Wireless N150 High Gain USB Adapter, 150Mbps, w/4 dBi High Gain Detachable Antenna, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, WEP, WPA/WPA2
TP-LINK TL-WN722N Wireless N150 High Gain USB Adapter, 150Mbps, w/4 dBi High Gain Detachable Antenna, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, WEP, WPA/WPA2

Pros: This did exactly what i needed it to do and provide wireless internet connection. Mine came with a base stand as part of a promotion.

Cons: Would often disconnect from my wifi then reconnect. Very intermittent. Also kind of large for a wifi dongle.

Overall Review: Used this for over a year before deciding to hard wire my internet connection for reliability and lower latency. This should work fine though for non-gamers and light usage.

Intel 530 Series 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSC2BW240A4K5
Intel 530 Series 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSC2BW240A4K5

Pros: This drive is awesome. So far it has worked very well and very fast. I went with intel because they're known for their reliability.

Cons: None to speak of.

Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000DM001 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000DM001 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: This thing is still going strong. I use it mostly for a media drive and a download location. Run some larger programs on it like office. So far so good.

Cons: None really. I know HDD's are less reliable than SSD's so it'll eventually fail. Should be common knowledge.

Awesome

Mushkin Enhanced Ventura Plus 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive MKNUFDVS64GB
Mushkin Enhanced Ventura Plus 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive MKNUFDVS64GB

Pros: This thing stays in my pocket with my keys every day. Outside is scratched to hell but the drive keeps on kicking. I don't really have any issues with the speed. It's not an SSD so I don't expect that SSD performance. It'll definitely blow your old USB 2 drives out of the water.

Cons: The cap is terrible. The fact that USB's don't come with a locking cap that requires a lever or clip to be used for removal is beyond me. Especially when the build quality is metal. The cap sucks. Not going to dock an egg because I still really love the flash drive.

CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CW-9060007-WW) High Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm
CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CW-9060007-WW) High Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm

Pros: Great watercooling solution without all the hoses, pumps, price. Works well when you do a push/pull configuration on the radiator. My 4.2ghz 3570k is at 27C right now. Under stress testing it'll hover around 87C, 88C. This isn't really for extreme OCing.

Cons: Cables are a bit stiff and hard to get them to do what you want them to do. Not extremely elegant as far as looks go. Your mom will probably be impressed given she's not a PC guru.