BitFenix "Control Yourself!" End User Reviews

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Yup :)

My bitfenix raider was also from caseking (although I didn't receive any sweets or magazines :()

IIRC caseking supply the majority of the review sites with the products as well (mainly cases :p)
 
Went over to the post office and picked up my caseking box. The Recon, two black spectre Pros and a pack of Haribo were inside.

Had a quick look at the Recon and I'm already thinking of modding it's backlight to Orange. I've located the LEDs on the PCB and it should be a breeze to switch them. Will wait until after review though :)
 
Ill try get mine up today,i wasnt gonna use my new case yet but decided the Hydra looked so damn good in the storm trooper i had to use that case.
 
Emm, what about the other 2 end user reviews........... (believe that Shashman and honosuseri still haven't posted a review for their items? IIRC items were received around the 27th July, surely it doesn't take 2 weeks and 4 days to get something done?)



Seriously if you cba doing a review, which would take only a few hours to do then don't bother entering these competitions at all. You got something for free and all that was expected in return were a few photos and paragraphs on the product and that was it. Probably sold on for some extra cash no doubt. :rolleyes:
 
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I thought I was taking a bit long to do mine and it was done within about 5 days. I think it's a good trade, a few hours of my time for £40 worth of product.

Come on guys. Get it done.
 
Yeah and your review was very in depth as well with all the additional modding etc. and yet you still got yours done before everyone else and I very much doubt that the last couple will be doing all of that as well so will take even less time to do a review.

This isn't the first time that this has happened. The other problem is that they have now given this community/forum a bad image in some ways. After this why should bitfenix or any other company for that matter do any more give aways like this if people can't keep their word?


When this happened before with a fan giveaway by OCUK I think quite a few people suggested (including me) that the people who didn't keep their word should be suspended until they get a review (decent enough quality, not just 2 photos and like 400 words on the product) done and then email one of the dons with the review and they can be un-suspended then, same should apply here.



I think if one guy can spend his time playing "World of Tanks" as well as posting away here just like the other guy posting away in threads suggesting components etc. they can use that time to get a 2-3 hour review done instead.
 
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Yeah and your review was very in depth as well with all the additional modding etc. and yet you still got yours done before everyone else and I very much doubt that the last couple will be doing all of that as well so will take even less time to do a review.

This isn't the first time that this has happened. The other problem is that they have now given this community/forum a bad image in some ways. After this why should bitfenix or any other company for that matter do any more give aways like this if people can't keep their word?


When this happened before with a fan giveaway by OCUK I think quite a few people suggested (including me) that the people who didn't keep their word should be suspended until they get a review (decent enough quality, not just 2 photos and like 400 words on the product) done and then email one of the dons with the review and they can be un-suspended then, same should apply here.



I think if one guy can spend his time playing "World of Tanks" as well as posting away here just like the other guy posting away in threads suggesting components etc. they can use that time to get a 2-3 hour review done instead.
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Agree with Nexus,i was slow with mine due to the fact i decided to swap cases and had to wait on some parts for my loop but i did take a few pics when the Hydra arrived but they didnt come out so good so started again when all was up and ready
 
I reported my post to a don yesterday to see if anything could be done, but looks like nothing will happen.......




If Bitfenix or any other company decide to do another giveaway like this after what has happened here (and other competitions), at least they will know who not to choose next time.
 
Well, since Shashman wasn't posting here about his review, I seen that he was posting in his wee game thread (tanks) and posted about the review there and here is his answer :rolleyes:

Shashman said:
Where do you guys see this win percentage thing? :/
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Nexus18 said:
shashman, your bitfenix recon fan controller review must be very good if it is taking you this long to do, must be putting a lot of effort into it, whilst playing games........




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Shashman said:
Cool story bro.










Not that it's any of your business, but my life's been extremely hectic for the past couple of weeks. Not only that, but I have heard nothing from Bitfenix about this review, no guidelines, submission dates or anything.
I'll do the review when I have the time to, so kindly do one.
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Nexus18 said:
Oh yeah, your life must be so hectic yet you have time to play games etc. :rolleyes:

You haven't had a couple of hours free time to take some photos and write a few paragraphs in the last 3 weeks? Sure..... :rolleyes:

Bitfenix don't guide you on how to do a review, why do you need guidelines to help you, especially when you seemed to be very confident in writing a review up in your entry post.........

I don't think the bitfenix rep meant for you to take as long as this to do a review on a basic enough product and he even asked in the thread about the remaining reviews and you didn't bother replying back (and for the other bitfenix giveaways, all the people have got their reviews done within 2 weeks and some of the items required far more time spent on them than a fan controller i.e. their cases). If he had known how long you and the other guy were going to take (that is if either of you have even got any intentions of doing a review anyway, of course if you still have product that is........), I am sure that he would have picked someone else instead.

Also you got an item worth £30+ for free and all that was asked in return was a couple of hours of your time to review the product and that is your answer/attitude to Bitfenix, really impressive, I am sure that they will be glad to see that and any other company that comes on here giving stuff away for free in return for a review, so not only are you harming your image for getting give aways like this but you are also tainting the image of OcUK forums as well, which means that companies will see that you and the other guy cba doing a review and therefore won't bother doing this sort of thing.
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So in other words "don't expect a review from me any time soon" :rolleyes:
 
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Indeed, my bitfenix raider review took me 4 days to do and I put a lot of effort into that with having to do tests in my previous case i.e. noise and temps at idle usage and load usage and at different fan speeds (I also ran some tests on another case, so in total had 3 cases being compared), photos before and after, moving all my components to the new case, then writing up the review (think I had over 4000 words done), editing the photos and stitching some together etc. and I was also extremely busy that week but I made time just to do the review and got it done within 4 days of receiving the case.

Ah well, as I said before, at least Bitfenix rep (and other companies, just link them to this thread etc. if those guys enter the competitions) knows who not to choose next time.

BTW, he just replied to my last post there:

Shashman said:
Who the hell do you think you are?!

So I've had the odd 10mins on WoT, what of it? In the past month I've moved house, been ill, looked for work, started a new job, had personal problems, amongst a shedload of other FAR MORE IMPORTANT things to deal with, so shut up, mind your own business, find a hobby, and get a life.

P.S. If you cared about this forum, you wouldn't be trolling like you are and you certainly wouldn't be posting in this thread about this.
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Listing every excuse there is, haha.
 
Nexus18, I've already reported you to the moderators for that post in the WoT thread, but just for the benefit of the others here, and to show that it's not a case of me not giving a damn:

I've moved house, been ill, been out of work and job hunting, had personal problems and have had far more important things to do in the past few weeks (Sorry for having a real life).
Unlike you Nexus18, I have more important things to do with my time than b*tch about stuff online about a complete stranger, about something that has absolutely nothing to do with you (Are you a bitfenix rep? Are you losing money?).

I will write the review when I have the time to, between my 12 hour shifts, between finishing moving in and between sorting my life out.

Is that acceptable to you, Mr. Nexus18? :rolleyes:

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I'm not justifying myself to you anymore, you either still live with mummy and daddy and have absolutely no responsibilities or commitments in your life, or you're just trolling for the sake of it, but consider yourself reported.
 
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