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Nathaniel L.

Nathaniel L.

Joined on 04/14/13

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Most Favorable Review

Descent case

RAIDMAX Vampire ATX-001WBTi Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
RAIDMAX Vampire ATX-001WBTi Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: This case is rather large and fits most motherboard types needed. There are no worries about cable management or components not being able to fit in this case. Plenty of fan mounts, allowing not only for a cool system but also a quiet one, even has one on the bottom. Dust covers almost everywhere, hot swap bay on the top. Plenty of drive bays. And the best part is that the top and side panels all have thumb screws!

Cons: There are many that I have found. The molex connectors are a pain, very loose and I am not surprised when I find out ive spent five minutes to connect one. The front fan is a bit loud and is blue, so be sure to color code your components to match this case. The rear 140mm is the loudest fan ive ever had, I remounted it on the bottom and kept it at the lowest rpm I could and was a little annoying still and I ended up replacing it. The hard drive cage is non modular in any spot, even though there is a 200mm fan at the front i'd still like to mount a pump and reservoir without having to sacrifice my bottom fan mount. The side panel has 2x120mm mounts and the holes are square and you will grind into them or crack them, the plastic is smoked so adding led strips is a must to show off, and there are no filters for the side. This is a big con for me because I hate dust. I did buy filters but I couldn't use one due to having a 120mm rad in the rear, I couldn't get the side panel on. The top of the case has a nice filter but YOU DO NEED STATIC PRESSURE FANS otherwise mounting fans on the top is useless, I haven't gotten air to move through all 3 layers of mesh with airflow fans. There are no ssd mounts behind the right side panel unfortunately, and the cutouts for cable management have cheap grommets that will lose pieces and fall out, superglue fixes the falling out part.

Overall Review: this case is not for someone who wants to liquid cool their system, is hard to make a quiet and cool system, and isn't dust resistant. But for the average or even a little more of an enthusiast...this case is amazing

10/15/2014
Most Critical Review

The worst!

SILVERSTONE SFX Series SX600-G 600W +12V 80 PLUS GOLD Fully Modular Active PFC Power Supply
SILVERSTONE SFX Series SX600-G 600W +12V 80 PLUS GOLD Fully Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: -Modular -600w Gold

Cons: Second unit, in the raven rvz01 case I have to keep opening the case, wiggling the power connectors, turning the pc on, seeing if there is video output from the system and if not, repeat the process 10+ times till the psu wants to work. Its been with several video cards and motherboards so I know its a psu issue.

Great performance, terrible install

ZALMAN LQ-315 Water/Liquid CPU Cooler 120MM
ZALMAN LQ-315 Water/Liquid CPU Cooler 120MM

Pros: *Keeps my 8250 cool *Optional second fan *Not too bulky *Sealed

Cons: *terrible install *pump makes a little noise

Overall Review: So installing using the instructions I could not possibly install the waterblock, I had to actually take off the clips holding the screws into place, and use the backplate that came with my stock amd cooler, it was almost a insult to me, first not having the screws not be nearly long enough to reach the backplate with the clips on but secondly, the backplate was too thin to hold the cooler. I hope this helps anyone who buys this

Excelent

PowerColor PCS+ Radeon R9 290X 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card AXR9 290X 4GBD5-PPDHE
PowerColor PCS+ Radeon R9 290X 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card AXR9 290X 4GBD5-PPDHE

Pros: Nice overclock and great overclocker stays cool performs like a champ great features nice backplate quiet

Cons: the only con that I have is the blue screens of death. I thought others were just whining and I didn't get one for a while, soon as I got one they all kept coming. It doesn't happen every day but it does happen enough to be bothersome.

Descent case

ZALMAN MS800 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
ZALMAN MS800 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Plenty of expansion bays for dvd drives and hard drives, interior fan that cools the ram very well, plenty of spaces for fans, sturdy, professional looking, cant argue with 2x usb 2.0 and 3.0

Cons: my build was (main components) asus m5a97 le r 2.0, fx 8350, 16gb corsair dominator, corsair cx750 and gtx 760 (4gb). this case is slim so there isnt the best cable management with the 750w psu (non modular), and the airflow is okay, i added a second video card and the case couldnt take it and the side was near blistering hot, i almost cried having to move my build to a new case. But i plan on using it for a family member and having a high end build with one video card and a modular psu...this case cant be beat.

NOGO

Call of Duty: Ghosts PC Game
Call of Duty: Ghosts PC Game

Pros: Campaign

Cons: Everything else, no difference in weapons, spray and pray, just a messed up dead game