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Levi W.

Levi W.

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Most Favorable Review

Incredible little guy

ASUS Z97I-PLUS LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Z97I-PLUS LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Great UEFI Attractive design Built in WiFi Posted and recognized components out of the box

Cons: Front panel audio connector placement (see other thoughts) Other than that none, it was a great product and would highly recommend.

Overall Review: My only gripe with the board is the fact that the front panel audio connector is located directly underneath the two wifi modules connectors at the back of the board near the I/O panel. Terrible placement and requires me to have a cable running across the mobo. However it doesn't affect anything and is easily overlooked with my gpu sitting next to it, no need to deduct an egg for that. All in all it is a great board that arrived with no defects. Automatically detected my ram and pushed it to the 1866 Mhz that it was manufactured to run at. Detected that I had a pump attached to the cpu fan header and adjusted accordingly. Also detected that I was using a fan splitter and optimized my fans automatically. After researching many z97 mini itx boards I settled on this one and am glad I did. Posting right out the box without issues and without a need to mess with too many settings I was impressed. I highly recommend this board to anyone. Build: Case: Thermaltake Core V1 CPU: I5-4690k Memory: G. Skills Sniper 2x4gb 1866 Mhz Motherboard: Asus Z97I-plus Storage: 1x Samsung 850 pro 128gb and 1x 1tb WD Caviar Blue GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 Compact PSU: EVGA Supernova 750w b

11/23/2014
Most Critical Review

Not what I was expecting

Silverstone All Black Sleeved 1-3 PWM Fan Splitter Cable 100 mm (CPF02)
Silverstone All Black Sleeved 1-3 PWM Fan Splitter Cable 100 mm (CPF02)

Pros: Very attractive construction with sleeved cables

Cons: Had two connectors that were missing pins internally.

Overall Review: I was lucky that I really didn't need the splitter. It came in handy because the pull fan on my liquid setup didn't reach but that could have been changed with removing the fan and turning it to face the header. Working in a mini itx frame I decided just to use the splitter to save myself the hassle of removing multiple parts to do so. Also got lucky that my exhaust fans had molex connectors as the other two connectors on the splitter were faulty and unresponsive due to missing pins. Three eggs for being a single splitter when I purchased a one to 3.

11/23/2014

Powerful PSU

EVGA SuperNOVA 750 B1 110-B1-0750-VR 80+ BRONZE 750W Semi Modular Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 B1 110-B1-0750-VR 80+ BRONZE 750W Semi Modular Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply

Pros: + appealing to look at + Semi-modular (look at other thoughts) + High quality construction + Braided cables + Straps + 80+ Bronze Certified + Cheap price (got mine for $49.99)

Cons: - Semi Modular (not an issue to me but could be to others)

Overall Review: Great little PSU that is attractive and quite silent when under load. Whisper quiet when at idle and has great temperatures. I was a little leery about buying this model but the positive reviews outweighed the negative so I went with it. At the discount I got for it and the high quality brand it comes with I am not disappointed at all. The only con I had was that it is not fully modular. To anyone reading this it isn't evga's fault in this instance as it is labeled incorrectly on the newegg store. I knew this going into it though and did not deduct an egg for it. Even in my small mini itx build I was able to hide the motherboard cable without issue so really it is very worth the price. I will be buying more EVGA products in the future.

10/30/2014