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Roxanne G.

Roxanne G.

Joined on 10/26/05

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Most Favorable Review

No Problems...

MSI K9A2 Platinum AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI K9A2 Platinum AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Good board... I'm not an overclocker, so I cannot attest to its ability to overclock but it works really well out of the box and I had no problems with it at all.

Cons: None.

Most Critical Review

Will Be Returning This Mouse....

RAZER Lachesis Black 9 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser 5600 dpi Mouse
RAZER Lachesis Black 9 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser 5600 dpi Mouse

Pros: Its pretty. It works .... when it wants to.

Cons: So, I have been buying razor mice for a long time because I like their set up and the feel of their mice. However, I must be a sucker because I keep buying razer mice after one breaks. My prefered mouse before the Lachesis was the Razer DeathAdder. This mouse crapped out on me numerous times and I kept replacing it. So, a few weeks ago I decided enough was enough and to upgrade to a laser mouse. I think I read like the first two reviews here and that was it... I feel like a dummy because if I had read a few more of the reviews, I would have seen the EXACT same problems I'm having now with this mouse. It just stops working... all the time. Must unplug it and plug it back in. I just had to switch back to my old DeathAdder mouse.

Overall Review: I also believe this mouse is causing me to have the first BSODs (blue screens of death) that I have experienced in over 3 years. I am a gamer and when I play Lord of the Rings Online, ever since I bought this mouse, my system has started throwing blue screens. The blue screen is very vague of course but all the research says its probably due to a hardware problem. If you don't want to waste your money, please do not buy this mouse.

10/11/2011

Extremely Happy With Purchase

XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Double Dissipation Edition Video Card R9-280X-TDFD
XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Double Dissipation Edition Video Card R9-280X-TDFD

Pros: Performs well Temps are good Quiet Bargain price for what you get

Cons: None

Overall Review: Have been very impressed so far. Just upgraded from an Radeon HD 6970 that I've had for almost 4 years. Its a HUGE improvement over that. :) Am an avid MMORPG gamer and my 6970 was finally taxed too much by ArcheAge (which uses Cry Engine 3). Previous card would overheat, driver would reset, many graphics glitches in the game. Just played it with this new R9 280X and the game is very smooth, no issues and the card is actually quite cool (compared to my other card and other reviews). The card is idling at 32C and the max temp it got while I was playing was 64C. This was on ultra settings at 1900 x 1200 resolution. Very happy with this purchase.

No Problems :)

MSI K9A2 Platinum AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI K9A2 Platinum AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: I have purchased this board twice now... once in this version and the new phenom version of the board. Works very well and easy crossfire setup.

Cons: None.

Great Value for the money!

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 3850 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card 100226L
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 3850 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card 100226L

Pros: Love that these cards are single slot!! Definate plus! I ordered two of these and crossfired them. They fit very easily and setup is very simple.

Cons: They do infact run very hot as others have mentioned. I downloaded a fan speed regulator program and just kick the fans up to 65% pretty much all the time. Keeps them in the "yellow" (according to the ATI temperature guage).

Overall Review: If you have limited space in your case or just want a nice ATI card for a fairly decent price, then get these... all it requires is a simple fan speed controller application to keep them within optimal levels.

Phenominal... ;)

AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor
AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor

Pros: So far, this chip is outperforming my Intel Quad 6600. Not only is it running cooler but it seems to be more stable than my intel box. I am running Windows XP pro on this and it worked great straight out of the box on power up.

Cons: It doesn't come with the world's best fan. Don't use the stock one. ;)