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Cory S.

Cory S.

Joined on 02/16/14

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Most Favorable Review

Powerful Card

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-2974-KR 4GB SC GAMING w/ACX 2.0, Silent Cooling Graphics Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-2974-KR 4GB SC GAMING w/ACX 2.0, Silent Cooling Graphics Card

Pros: By far the best Nvidia GPU for the price. Fans are absolutely quiet and rarely ever go above 30% and spin down to 0 when temps are low.

Cons: Coil whine. The card I have received does have coil whine. It is only audible within 1-2 feet of the case so it's not a big issue to me. But nonetheless, it is still there.

Overall Review: Anyone purchasing a 970 in general is taking a gamble. The 900 series so far has a coil whine issue and its not just EVGA models. All of them have this issue so don't let it stop you from buying one from EVGA. No matter which one you buy, whether it be Asus, MSI, EVGA, etc. They have all been having this issue from what I can see. I still give it 5 stars even though it has coil whine simply because EVGA support has been very responsive in helping me. and to me, good support really deserves an extra egg.

Most Critical Review

Horrible fan

Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators
Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators

Pros: They move a lot of air.

Cons: Loud. Unbalanced. If you plug it in and hold it in your hand you can feel a bad vibration for this size of fan.For me it doesn't move enough air to be worth the horrible noise they make. I bought 3 and all did the exact same thing. Made my computer sound like it was going to take off flying. On top of the noises and vibrations. I put all 3 beside each other, exact same fans bought at the exact same time. They had different shades of blue LEDs which were very noticeable. I can see why they went on sale. Horrible fans.

Overall Review: To their credit, they did move a lot of air for the whole 5 mins they were in my computer. Unless you plan to crank up the speakers very loud the whole time your computer is on I highly recommend staying away from these fans. Would be perfect cooling solution for someone who can get past the many defects. Though I don't know how long they would last with the vibrations they make.

Faulty

WD Black 1TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD1003FZEX
WD Black 1TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD1003FZEX

Pros: Good RMA system... have been using it a lot lately....

Cons: I am currently on my 4th RMA. My first one made a bit of noise but hardly noticeable. but i wasnt experienced enough at the time to realize it wasnt normal. So i RMA it when i realize it was making the tick of death. The next one came and plugged it in. it made an even worse ticking/clunking noise. RMA again. Third drive one worked fine for a month. It started ticking. RMA yet again.... 4th one came. Plugged that one in and what do you know... loud grinding noises. I am currently waiting for a FIFTH one to arrive. Not had a single one that didn't sound like it was going to die any minute. I am at the point where I expect every single drive that is sent to me is going to just be sent back. Luckily i have a second hard drive of a different brand to keep me going while i wait... If the fifth one doesn't work as intended. I will never be buying a WD drive again. Only reason I even waited this long is because they have a great RMA system. But FOUR RMAs done and it hasn't even been half a year. When u pay $100 for a 1TB hard drive. This is unacceptable.

Overall Review: Frustrating. One or two RMAs is still not good but I can accept that. but four..... ridiculous. and I am not even sure its done yet. I have yet to receive the fifth drive to see if its going to work properly.

Great

APEVIA CF12SL-UBL Blue LED Cooling Fan
APEVIA CF12SL-UBL Blue LED Cooling Fan

Pros: Silent. doesn't move as much air as others do but it does look great and I don't even notice a sound difference with it in the case.

Cons: None. Great quality for the price. Havn't had for long but for the price you cant really go wrong with it,

Good PSU

SeaSonic S12II Series S12II 620 Bronze (SS-620GB) 620 W Intel ATX 12 V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
SeaSonic S12II Series S12II 620 Bronze (SS-620GB) 620 W Intel ATX 12 V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Has every connection I could possibly need and is reliable.

Cons: none

Overall Review: Great PSU

Great

MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card N650TI-1GD5/V1
MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card N650TI-1GD5/V1

Pros: Fast for the price with great overclocking capabilities that allow it to surpass its competitors. with no overclock i was able to play Skyrim on ultra with every feature turned on at 60+ fps. id like to see what its capable of with an overclock. This GPU has handled everything i have thrown at it flawlessly. Was also extremely easy to install and get the newest drivers.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: Definitely worth the price.