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David L.

David L.

Joined on 11/25/05

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Most Favorable Review

It's worth it!

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 great! Basically everything I would like to say about this product has already been mentioned in the reviews here and I agree with most. So I did a mobo/cpu/ram upgrade on my aging gaming system, relevant parts are: -Old Cooler Master Centurion ATX mid-tower case -GA-990FXA-UD3 full size ATX mobo (12”x9.6”) -AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz cpu -G.Skill Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1600 mem (big heat spreaders) (Beware new builders, some Motherboards can be ATX but shorter in width and probably wouldn’t work here… I’ve missed this detail myself ordering parts in the past) Everything fits great using only 2 sticks of memory with that huge fan installed on the memory side pushing into heatsink and towards back/exhaust but, I’ve got 2 more sticks on the way and the fan just slightly blocks that slot closest to the cpu, but thankfully the fan is easy to move away from the mobo and not locked into one place (only need like 1/16” vertical to fit that closest memory sitck), and I have plenty of room on other side for a pull fan with clips included (nowhere close to nb heatsink)

Cons: Absolutely no con’s, but I was surprised at the difficulty installing this huge thing, it takes some time and effort, even saw a little blood with a small fin cut, lol… My case is really old, bought it years ago so it does not have access to back of mobo. This meant disassembling almost everything because you must change cpu mounting brackets. Watch a Youtube video of someone doing it before tearing apart your computer, helped for me.

Overall Review: Aright, I really like the processor I got and I thought I could get away with just using the stock cooler... nope. I had temp alarms set in bios for overheating and they finally went off after a little dust collection on case, cpu fan, and higher ambient room temp… Cpu was hitting 80C!!!! Got this cooler installed and the highest I have seen is 42C under very heavy load for extended periods of time! It does come with small tube of thermal paste but I used Arctic Silver: Arctic Alumina that I had open already. If you’re buying an AMD Processor just go ahead and order this with it and save yourself the trouble. Cool thing is that it’s compatible with all the high-end stuff right now so it could transfer to your next build as well (amd or intel), I love it! Sad thing is that it’s almost always out of stock, keep checking and refresh the page, I got lucky! I rely a lot on the reviews posted here on NewEgg when purchasing stuff; personal experiences offer much more than just specifications can, so if you like my review please login and hit like, thanks

Most Critical Review

It's ok

Insten Transparent 2 packs Anti-Glare LCD Covers Compatible with LG Nexus 5 D820 1624614
Insten Transparent 2 packs Anti-Glare LCD Covers Compatible with LG Nexus 5 D820 1624614

Pros: Does what it's supposed to, protects the screen on my brand new Nexus 5 and does reduce glare.

Cons: Did not come with instructions. I botched the installation of the 1st one and had to use the 2nd to get it right. With this installed the screen seems dimmer and has a very noticeable grainy look to it now.

Overall Review: Not a bad product, but in the future I'll likely go for a hard screen cover rather than a film protector. Can be tricky to install, it's a protector with a sheet of plastic on each side that peels off. Everything must be very clean, even the smallest spec of dust results in a ugly bubble. Kinda like window tinting a car...

Nice

Spigen Slim Armor Smooth Black Nexus 5 Case SGP10569
Spigen Slim Armor Smooth Black Nexus 5 Case SGP10569

Pros: Exactly what I wanted, good build quality and not to bulky, looks nice too. Fits LG Nexus 5 D820 nice and snug. Maybe a bit expensive but I recommend it, would buy again

Cons: none

Overall Review: Would have been great if a screen cover was included...

Solid Product!

Rosewill RX-358 V2 BLK - Black, 3.5" SATA to USB & eSATA External Enclosure with Internal 80 mm Fan
Rosewill RX-358 V2 BLK - Black, 3.5" SATA to USB & eSATA External Enclosure with Internal 80 mm Fan

Pros: It’s sturdy and looks cool. Perfect if you have an extra Sata drive and want to convert it to an external for backup. Sure beats buying an external hard drive brand new, especially a Sata3.0Gb/s 320gb one. I’ve owned it for over a month now and it works great. And as an added bonus the blue lights are cool; one for power and another for activity.

Cons: Don’t recommend using it 24/7, fan collects dust like an air purifier! On/off switch is great though, just make sure to select “safely remove hardware”, then just hit the switch to off. I like that though; having the hdd completely separate from your system is great for when weird/bad things happen… that’s why it’s a backup!

Overall Review: Not much else to say, I’m happy with it and again it looks and feels like a serious piece of equipment. Have had no problems with speeds on transfers whatsoever and it’s just an all around good product!

Just what I needed!

EVGA 02G-P4-3765-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Dual Superclocked w/ EVGA ACX Cooler Video Card
EVGA 02G-P4-3765-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Dual Superclocked w/ EVGA ACX Cooler Video Card

Pros: Great card for 1920x1080 resolution gaming paired with a Amd FX-6300 Cpu or better. Plays all of the newest and prettiest games using the highest settings with 30+ fps, although I do need to turn off AA but that’s fine at 1080p on a 23” monitor (can barely notice any rough jaggy edges). The most demanding game I’ve tried is Crysis 3 on very high, no AA, Vsync off and still usually get 30-40 fps, only saw 20’s a couple times in weird spots, very playable. To get closer to 60fps you would need to drop down to high settings w/no AA or drop $500 bucks on a GTX780 but I simply can’t spend that much on a video card right now, my budget build does exactly what I need; it’s got me playing the latest games at respectable settings!

Cons: Did not come with a backplate, disappointed about that but it was not advertised so no big deal. Also kinda pricey, it’s the most expensive component in my computer but worth it since pc gaming is a hobby I enjoy and also for Battlefield 4 with friends (again highest settings just no AA). My last card was a 260GTX so a huge upgrade for me!

Overall Review: I like the ACX cooler look and design, I did need to order some new case cooling fans just because of this card and have been watching temps with EVGA precision (great program btw); seems ok with temps hitting 75 to 80C on the most intensive games. Also would like to mention the PSU I’m using is a Corsair TR2 600W and does have the 6+2 and 6 pin connectors, works great no problems. Was supposed to come with Nvidia Holiday Bundle with 2 games, had to contact NewEgg chat online to get it sorted out, they shipped the game codes right away no fuss! Thanks NewEgg!

Great!

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL

Pros: Well they work, not much else to say. I started with 4gigs then ordered 2 more sticks, all work just fine.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Lot’s of programs including my mobo’s bios say there running at 800mhz, but it’s really double that cause the ddr thing (double rate), anyway they work just as expected. Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ Mobo v.4 AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz 8GB (4x2GB) of these