Recent content by Maniacmous

Voted yes - mostly to save you the out-of-pocket, all predicated on your ability to maintain impartiality. I will say, reading the NDA had my Spider-sense tingling a bit on that front, especially as Section 2 (shall not disclose confidential information without prior written approval) relates...

Have yet to try a Seasonic product, if we're honest. Reviews are always great, so I would love the chance, just haven't gotten there yet.

Have to go with their PSUs. Have used half a dozen or more over the years, all have been bulletproof (not literally - haven't tried that).

If you want to reserve some space, something like this 4 2.5" to 1 5.25" could be useful - http://www.amazon.com/B-Q2T5-5-25-Drive-Adapter-Bracket/dp/B008L5Y4OO/ref=pd_sim_sbs_pc_5

Mostly I need to upgrade from my like 5 year old hardware. Beyond that, I want a powerful solution with a legit cooling system so I don't have to go deaf cranking speakers or headphones to drown out some banshee fan attached to a lesser cooler.

Pondered doing something very similar with the Lagan countertop. Where did you find it though? Everywhere I've looked online shows sold out in store, and paying what they want to ship a block of that is insane (wish they did ship-to-store).

Been in this game for more than a few years now, and what I like about Antec is that their products always deliver quality at a reasonable price. I've used their cases, PSUs, fans, and some other bits, and everything worked out of the box until I retired it for newer gear. Always worked...

No need to splice, just get an adapter. http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10429&cs_id=1042901&p_id=7230&seq=1&format=2 Rat Shack has them too, for a bit more money.

I have a neon green one with a system still running in it... :D

I had originally planned on doing something similar, but using the Lagan countertop instead of Numerar, however, before I had the space in my house (currently in the middle of living in it while gutting it), it looks like they discontinued it. I might end up at Numerar yet.

Aside from the clutter, I don't know if I could love that any more, Matrix.

I love that green fan - it is really UFO-like, and would look really sweet in my green build.

I like the performance these put out, which is well beyond what my old (current) gear is giving me.

My favorite part is the cutouts on the motherboard tray for cable routing - so simple to do, at least I'd think, but far too many cases still don't implement things like this for effective and simple cable management.

What do I like? Easy setup, efficient operation, quality product. And of course the umlauts take it to 11!