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Michael T.

Michael T.

Joined on 08/14/12

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Most Favorable Review

Pretty good

Logitech Wireless Gaming Headset G930 with 7.1 Surround Sound, Wireless Headphones with Microphone
Logitech Wireless Gaming Headset G930 with 7.1 Surround Sound, Wireless Headphones with Microphone

Pros: Wireless Mic-boom auto-mutes, very useful when you forget you're wearing them and go into the bathroom

Cons: Breaks semi-easily, but i would assume if you're spending $80+ on a headset, you wouldn't attempt to use it as a bowling ball. Battery life is laughable when in surround mode, lasts a decent time in stereo mode.

Overall Review: Try not to drop them like my friend did, a headset covered in duct tape isn't much of a fashion statement.

Most Critical Review

Pretty meh

Samsung U28D590D 28" UHD LED Backlight Monitor with Metallic Easel Stand - Black
Samsung U28D590D 28" UHD LED Backlight Monitor with Metallic Easel Stand - Black

Pros: 4k @ 60hz!

Cons: Stand is a bit wobbly and cant be adjusted. For me, this causes the top 1-2 inches of the screen to be faded a good deal. Probably an issue with it being a refurb, but less than 30 days after the return policy was over, I got a solid 3-pixle thick vertical yellow line on the right side. SUPER annoying, but I've grown used to it, and named it Franklin.

Overall Review: If the stand could move (I knew about this before I bought it), it would be fantastic. The wobbly stand is not ok, and neither is my new friend Franklin.

Perfect

RAZER Anansi MMO Gaming Keyboard
RAZER Anansi MMO Gaming Keyboard

Pros: Many macro keys USB cable is very long Customizable backlight Key caps are easy to take apart & clean

Cons: It won't cook dinner for me

11/18/2015

Very good at its job

ARCTIC Accelero Xtreme 7970 VGA Cooler - nVidia & AMD, 3 Quiet 92mm PWM Fans, CrossFire
ARCTIC Accelero Xtreme 7970 VGA Cooler - nVidia & AMD, 3 Quiet 92mm PWM Fans, CrossFire

Pros: Very quit, lowered my 7950 idle temps by about 10 degrees C, and lowered the 100% load temps by ~15.

Cons: This thing is an absolute NIGHTMARE to install. With almost no directions you have to figure out almost everything by yourself.

Overall Review: Make sure you're ready to invest 1-2 hours to install this monster.

Smooth as silk

XTRAC PADS Ripper Mouse Pad
XTRAC PADS Ripper Mouse Pad

Pros: Super smooth with a grip like nothing else.

Cons: None that I can see within 1 hour of using it.

Overall Review: The box it came in was about 10 times larger than it needed to be, not a complaint but it did surprise me a bit.

Very good

AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor

Pros: Very cheap for the amount of power this thing puts out; 4.0 GHz right out of the box is pretty nice. It seems to run at a lower temp. than the FX-6100 it replaced.

Cons: After booting Windows for the first 2 times after installation, it locked up after ~45 minutes. It probably had nothing to do with the CPU, but I could be wrong. I kept it off for an hour or so after the second lock-up; no problems since then.

Overall Review: I have yet to overclock this beast as I don't need to at the moment; so I can't attest to how well it runs temp. and stability wise, but I really doubt it has any flaws. I didn't use the heatsink that came with it, but it seems to be built quite well.