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Kyle C.

Kyle C.

Joined on 06/03/09

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Working well so far

Rosewill FORTRESS-550 - 550-Watt Active PFC Power Supply - Continuous @ 122 Deg. F (50C), 80 PLUS Platinum, ATX 12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92, Intel Haswell, SLI & CrossFire Ready
Rosewill FORTRESS-550 - 550-Watt Active PFC Power Supply - Continuous @ 122 Deg. F (50C), 80 PLUS Platinum, ATX 12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92, Intel Haswell, SLI & CrossFire Ready

Pros: 80+ Platinum, plenty of connections. Long warranty. Been using for about 11 months now in a custom build with no problems.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Using it to run a quad core Ivybridge, 4 HDDs, 2 SSDs, 1 GTX 650 Ti, 1 DVD drive, 2 x 8GB RAM, and a 16 in 1 bluetooth card reader with no power problems.

Used for 3 years so far with no issues

Intel 330 Series Maple Crest 2.5" 180GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSC2CT180A3K5
Intel 330 Series Maple Crest 2.5" 180GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSC2CT180A3K5

Pros: Fast Small No issues installing

Cons: None

Overall Review: Using two in RAID 0 with no issues Got as Shell Shocker deal for huge discount, otherwise probably wouldn't have bought two

Used for 3 years so far with no issues

Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Gaming PC Computer Case, Supports: E-ATX & XL-ATX, 4 Dual-Speed Fans, 10 Expansion Slots
Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Gaming PC Computer Case, Supports: E-ATX & XL-ATX, 4 Dual-Speed Fans, 10 Expansion Slots

Pros: Plenty of room for whatever parts you want to fit Cable management system keeps cables hidden and air flowing All metal, solid design with doors on both sides Plenty of fans Looks cool

Cons: None

Overall Review: Very large, but it's full size so you know what you're getting

No issues after three years

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM

Pros: Reliable Fast Reasonable price

Cons: None

Overall Review: BIOS automatically detected speed and timing correctly, so no issues installing.

No issues after three years of use

Rosewill FORTRESS-550 - 550-Watt Active PFC Power Supply - Continuous @ 122 Deg. F (50C), 80 PLUS Platinum, ATX 12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92, Intel Haswell, SLI & CrossFire Ready
Rosewill FORTRESS-550 - 550-Watt Active PFC Power Supply - Continuous @ 122 Deg. F (50C), 80 PLUS Platinum, ATX 12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92, Intel Haswell, SLI & CrossFire Ready

Pros: Plenty of connections, and they're long enough 80 Plus platinum 7-year warranty

Cons: None

Overall Review: Haven't had to try the 7-year warranty, but it's great that they offer it

Working well for

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ/ST500DM005 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ/ST500DM005 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Been using it for about 2.5 years with no problems at all, so it's reliable.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Bought to replace a dropped HDD. I haven't done any speed tests with it, but it's not noticeably slower or faster than my other 3 HDDs.