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Nguyen T.

Nguyen T.

Joined on 01/25/10

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Most Favorable Review

Overall Good

SanDisk Ultra 2.5" 120GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SDSSDH-120G-G25
SanDisk Ultra 2.5" 120GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SDSSDH-120G-G25

Pros: Fast, quiet, and cheap. I was lucky to get it for $99.

Cons: Wished it had more storage capcity. I hope I don't run out of space any time soon =\

Overall Review: Running it in AHCI mode seem to add a couple of seconds to boot time but still pretty fast. Windows 7 Boots up in about 30 seconds. Newegg shipping is top notch. Free 4-7 days got it in 3 =).

Most Critical Review

Good Not Great

Corsair Obsidian Series 750D CC-9011035-WW Black Brushed Aluminum and Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Corsair Obsidian Series 750D CC-9011035-WW Black Brushed Aluminum and Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: Good overall clean looks, high quality rubber grommets, lots of flexibility for installing drives (3.5" & 2.5"), lots flexibility for installing fans, lots of room on the inside to allow for a wide range of configurations & decent price (129.99 AR)

Cons: questionable quality (flimsy side panels & extremely delicate front panel), not enough rubber grommets for cable management (if you use an eATX board you're not gonna be able to use them), no side vents for air flow (GPUs runs particularly hot) & the front panel chokes the front intake fans

Overall Review: Overall a decent case but Corsair really could have done a much BETTER job. One of the things I found particularly irritating with my case was the already mentioned delicate front panel, the brush aluminum is a stain magnet and with my particular case the brush plating for the top portion ,where the power/reset switch & USB ports are, started to separate from the main cover piece (either poor quality glue or not enough of it).

Eggcellent Power Supply

CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850 W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850 W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: I've had this power supply for a little over two months and have not had a problem yet. There were times where I had my rig running 24hrs straight with two 7870s full blast mining litecoins and never had a hiccup. This thing has enough connectors and is beefy enough to power three mid range GPU. I wouldn't be surprise if it has enough juice for me to put in a third 7870 if I wanted to.

Cons: None that I could think of.

Overall Review: I bought this when it was on sale for $125 with a $25 MIR such a steal. A few years back I spent $90 on OCZ 700Watt Modextream and while that was a pretty good PSU and it pails in comparison with this PSU.

  Good case but have some concerns (3.5 stars)

Corsair Graphite Series 600T Arctic White Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Corsair Graphite Series 600T Arctic White Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Looks great, plenty of room, great cable management (the best IMO), great drive mounting system

Cons: Side panels has a lot of flex, no option for 120mm front fans, side panels are not as flushed at the bottom (but not too noticeable), plastic exterior feels a bit cheap, no USB 3.0 internal header, minor concern with the white color staining over time.

Overall Review: Despite the long list of cons they are somewhat minor issues. However with a price tag of $150 I really do think corsair could've done a better job, that or lower the price to around $100 - $120.

Didn't Work

Ballistix Sport 4GB DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model BLS4G3D1609ES2LX0
Ballistix Sport 4GB DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model BLS4G3D1609ES2LX0

Pros: Small accommodates large CPU cooler. Got it for $29.99 a few weeks back, total price for 16GB was $120.

Cons: Would not work with a ASrock 970 Extreme4 or Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z. Other RAM kits worked on them so It appears to be something with this particular RAM.

Simply Did Not Work

HyperX XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model KHX16C9B1RK2/8X
HyperX XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model KHX16C9B1RK2/8X

Pros: Decent price point considering its specs on paper.

Cons: First board was DOA. Replacement board was able to post during initial testing but when I connected my hard drive and optical drive got nothing but a black screen. Did not want to bother with it anymore went and got an Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z, no regrets.