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Charles K.

Charles K.

Joined on 05/18/04

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Most Favorable Review

Great Cooler

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151

Pros: Kept my cpu almost 10*C cooler. Fan is prettty quiet. Didnt know that there is a bracket included to add a second fan.

Cons: Instructions are garbage. Watched a youtube video, but overall the installation was pretty painless. Even with the heatsink firmly in place it is possible to move it. A bit more secure locking system would be nice.

Overall Review: First after market cooler in a long time. AMD FX8350 AM3+ MSI 970 Gaming Mobo

10/27/2015

Refinded Case

NZXT Source 530 CA-SO530-M1 Matte Black Steel / Plastic / Mesh ATX Full Tower Computer Case
NZXT Source 530 CA-SO530-M1 Matte Black Steel / Plastic / Mesh ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: I did not want to leave my Lian Li PC65 case for years. So happy with the source 530 right now, that I'm actually happy I switched. 1. HDD cage config is great 2. Cable management is great 3. The rear IO lights are the greatest invention since rear view cameras on cars. Must become a standard on all cases. 4. Plenty of dust filters. 5. Plenty of ventilation and fan placement. 6. This case is slightly smaller than most other Full Size ATX cases but it really has the same amount of space. 7. USB 3.0 in front

Cons: 1. I'm worried that when I hit the IO Light switch on the side that I am going to hit the reset button instead. Not the best placement. 2. Side window is a smaller than most. 3. Just wish that the IO lights in the rear could be powered on even with the computer off. there must be a way to do that.

Overall Review: I had a hard time picking out a case but this one turned out to be a winner.

10/27/2015

Good Mobo

MSI Gaming 970 Gaming AM3+/AM3 AMD 970 and SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI Gaming 970 Gaming AM3+/AM3 AMD 970 and SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Good Style, plenty of features. Easy Overclocking. BIOS interface is very modern. Fast load times for windows 7.

Cons: 1. Did not like my DDR3 128000 G.SKill RAM. Not sure why. It took my backup Hyundai ram at the same exact speed. 2. I am not a fan of the one sided DIMM slots. Only one side as the little clip piece. The other side is stationary. They claim it makes it easy but i find it harder to pop sticks in and out. 3. Wish it had a second USB 3.0 internal slot.

Overall Review: My Setup. AMD 8350 FX MSI R9 380 4GB LE 16GB PC3 128000 250GB Samsung Evo SSD Random HDDs Cooler Master 212 Evo CPU Cooler all in a NZXT Source 530

10/27/2015

Good Fan

SilenX EFX-12-15 Effizio Quiet Case Fan
SilenX EFX-12-15 Effizio Quiet Case Fan

Pros: The fan is quiet. Good Looking and does allow for Molex or 4pin fan connector for power; Does push a decent amount of air. Comes with Rubber Mounts to use instead of metal screws to lower any rattle noise.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: This fan comes with rubber mounts to use instead of screws to lower the noise. I was unable to use those rubber mounts because my entire Case uses slots instead of holes. I have the NZXT Source 530. Not going to knock an an egg for that.

10/26/2015

Great Drive

WD 1TB My Passport Ultra Portable Hard Drive USB 3.0 Model WDBZFP0010BBK-NESN Black
WD 1TB My Passport Ultra Portable Hard Drive USB 3.0 Model WDBZFP0010BBK-NESN Black

Pros: Small and light. This thing really does move at USB 3.0 speeds if you plug it into a USB 3.0 port on your computer. Even with a 2.0 port the drive can transfer really fast. I use these drives at work to image stations in under 15 minutes. This drive also does not heat up after long reads or writes.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Use this with a 3.0 USB port for full potential

Great SSD

SAMSUNG 840 EVO  SAMSUNG 840 EVO 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7TE120BW
SAMSUNG 840 EVO SAMSUNG 840 EVO 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7TE120BW

Pros: Had Great Reviews and They are all True. Much faster then my 10k HDD. Very smooth and super fast operation so far.

Cons: None so Far.