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Christopher R.

Christopher R.

Joined on 09/24/10

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Most Favorable Review

GREAT BUY

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4650 512MB GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Low Profile Ready Video Card 100253HDMI
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4650 512MB GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Low Profile Ready Video Card 100253HDMI

Pros: - Small Card, fits well with plenty of space. - Fan is fairly quiet, not too noisy at all. - Includes both regular and low profile brackets. - Price was great, got it on a Sale.

Cons: - Comes with Low Profile bar on it by default. (not a big deal, but it took an extra two-three minutes to get it in.)

Overall Review: - I'm able to average 40-50 FPS in WoW while raiding on good settings at 1600x1200 resolution. Main Cities at peak hours can cause it to dip as low as 20FPS. Currently running in a Pentium D 3.2 GHZ machine with 4GBs of RAM. - With it, I get a 6.4 Gaming Graphics rating in Windows 7 Pro, only getting 4.9 Rating on AERO though, not sure if that's effected or limited by the processor or not. - Forgot to fill out my Rebate form, I don't know if it's even still eligible, but sale was great even without it.

Most Critical Review

Didn't work as expected

ASUS (USB-N10) wireless-N USB Adapter (150Mbps Transmit / 150Mbps Receive) with fast USB2.0 Interface, software WPS Button Support
ASUS (USB-N10) wireless-N USB Adapter (150Mbps Transmit / 150Mbps Receive) with fast USB2.0 Interface, software WPS Button Support

Pros: - Small, compact receiver.

Cons: - ASUS wireless software seemed clunky. - Did not work with USB extension cable, I tried two cables and multiple ports, no luck.

Overall Review: - Range seemed exceptionally low, I had intended to use this to get a connection on my basement PC and since I couldn't get the extension cable to work it had to be plugged directly into the PC. Interference shouldn't have been a problem, as the adapter was no where near any common interference device like a microwave, washer/dryer, or any cordless phones. Plugged into the PC it found no available wireless networks.

IDK

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151

Pros: It works well, keeps the PC nice and cool

Cons: It's freakishly huge and may not fit in every case... pls check your case dimensions.

Overall Review: Also after about 6 months the fan seems to be making a pretty aggrivating whurring noise that it wasn't making before. I'm assuming it's an issue with the bearings (if it has any?) I haven't taken the time to pull it apart and look but when you spin the fan freely with a vaccume or by hand it makes no noise, when the pc runs it makes noise... kinda silly but I guess I need to replace the fan now.

Works Well and Looks Good.

RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply, New Version with Build-in LED Fan On/Off Switch
RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply, New Version with Build-in LED Fan On/Off Switch

Pros: - Blue LED looks AWESOME! - Big Fan seems to work really well, it is very quiet compared to the Power supply I was using before. - Cables are very long, plenty of reach anywhere in the box.

Cons: - Blue LED stays on most of the time, only seems to go off if the PC goes into sleep mode, or is turned off. It can be pretty bright which has it's advantages and disadvantages. - Power Supply is not what I expected when listed "Modular", rather then having inset ports, the cables protrude from the unit like a non-modular power supply and you can disconnect or connect cables as needed.

Overall Review: - If I was buying at full price, I'd have gone with a different power supply. The sale price is really what sold me. It does seem to be a very solid PSU, but I don't have much to base off of in comparison. - The light is bright and beautiful, when the room is dark it is almost as bright as a nightlight, and I can see where that might be annoying to some. - Like I said before, not what I was expecting when it was listed as modular. I'm using a dell case currently, so the opening panel is on right side of the PC as apposed to the left which seems normal with other cases. Because of this when mounted the cable extensions (where you would plug in the cables to the PSU) are really deep into the back of the machine and hard to reach.

Works nice out of the box

WD Elements 120GB USB 2.0 2.5" External Hard Drive WDBAAR1200ABK-NESN
WD Elements 120GB USB 2.0 2.5" External Hard Drive WDBAAR1200ABK-NESN

Pros: - Small, Compact device. It's reasonably light, to be honest it's about the same as a laptop hard drive in a slim enclosure. - Transfer rate is acceptable for my use. Backed up 4GBs worth of music in 4 minutes.

Cons: - White LED on the front is a bit bright. If I leave it plugged in over night, it's like a high powered key chain light. Not a big detractor, since it's easy to unhook.

Overall Review: Solid buy, got it on sale for $19.99, no regrets!

LOGISYS Computer PS550ABK 550Watts ATX12V Power Supply With SATA and 20/24 Pin connectors.
LOGISYS Computer PS550ABK 550Watts ATX12V Power Supply With SATA and 20/24 Pin connectors.

Pros: Cheap, fits the Dell Optiplex and serves as a perfect upgrade solution.

Cons: The power adapter in the back didn't fit perfectly, so I had to unscrew it and the screw the housing back in after mounting the power supply. This is probably only an issue if you are trying to put this in a dell case, but still it was the only problem I had really. I guess also the cables are a little unwieldy since they aren't bound.