Building a CustoMac: Buyer's Guide March 2014

[Tom012]

Corsair psus are of very bad quality. The connectors don't fit well and the sata connectors are all upside down.
Corsair psus are not recommended.

 

[Stork]

Article: Building a CustoMac: Buyer's Guide March 2014

Corsair psus are of very bad quality. The connectors don't fit well and the sata connectors are all upside down.
Corsair psus are not recommended.

Is this your personal experience or can you site credible references?

 

[tonymacx86]

Article: Building a CustoMac: Buyer's Guide March 2014

How is the IOGear bluetooth 4.0 adapter still listed? I have two of them that now do not work. Has anyone either found a solution or a replacement for them?

Not sure what the problem is- but it's not with that. I have tested and it works better than any I've ever used- that's why we recommend them.

 

[WonkeyDonkey]

Article: Building a CustoMac: Buyer's Guide March 2014

Not sure what the problem is- but it's not with that. I have tested and it works better than any I've ever used- that's why we recommend them.

Was it the IOGear that had some batches that worked perfectly and others that just didnt work at all, even though they were supposedly identical, or am I thinking about a different manufacturer ?

 

[sebgreen]

Article: Building a CustoMac: Buyer's Guide March 2014

Corsair psus are of very bad quality. The connectors don't fit well and the sata connectors are all upside down.
Corsair psus are not recommended.

Disagree with this. Had a few over the years and all have been good.

 

[WonkeyDonkey]

Article: Building a CustoMac: Buyer's Guide March 2014

Disagree with this. Had a few over the years and all have been good.

+1

Corsair AX750 here, has been rock solid for several years and the fan doesnt spin up at all. Its passive as far as noise goes and has never let me down yet.

Made by seasonic for corsair too, so has a damn fine pedigree.

 

[PumblissPC]

Hey I got a few questions: First up, could I use the Asus Rampage IV Gene as a board? So I can fit the Ivy Bridge-E Into an mATX factor. Are Noctua coolers like the NH-D14 SE2011 supported? Corsair LP Vengeance? Noctua 120MM Fans? And last, NZXT Sentry Touch 2? Thanks in advance.

 

[marsofearth]

Article: Building a CustoMac: Buyer's Guide March 2014

A little bit expensive, but txs for your advice

I have heard great reviews of the Monoprice 27" monitors:

27" IPS LED CrystalPro Monitor WQHD 2560x1440
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?p_id=9579

and

27" IPS-ZERO-G Slim Monitor WQHD 2560x1440 - Dual Link DVI, VGA
https://www.monoprice.com/Product?p_id=10509

Very well priced for the quality I have heard.

 

[tabarus]

Article: Building a CustoMac: Buyer's Guide March 2014

@TonyMac:

"As of OS X 10.9.2, Ivy Bridge E/EP based systems are working with the native kernel, however workarounds are necessary for full support."
Which workarounds please?

 

[MacGrummel]

Article: Building a CustoMac: Buyer's Guide March 2014

tonymacx86 member JacksonSneed has tested this model: Cirago -- Model: BTA3310
and found it to work very well with most builds.

I've not tried it myself but his thread is here. http://www.tonymacx86.com/general-h...-mavericks-update-what-works-what-doesnt.html

Only the Broadcom-Chipset will work now, not one from Cambridge Silicon Radio Ltd.: "DeLOCK 61772 Bluetooth 3.0 + EDR, USB 2.0" is working, "Trust Bluetooth 3.0 USB Adapter" is working, all others I've tried including the CSR-Chipset, do not..