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Mark C.

Mark C.

Joined on 03/01/06

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Most Favorable Review

Antec Platinum Power Supplies are the best!

Antec HCP-1300 Platinum 1300W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI CrossFire 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Intel Haswell Fully Compatible
Antec HCP-1300 Platinum 1300W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI CrossFire 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Intel Haswell Fully Compatible

Pros: >94% Efficiency Rating. Huge number of connectors batman. Like the Modularity. 7 Year Warranty. Can count on Antec PS's reliability.

Cons: price, but you do get what you pay for.

Overall Review: This will be my 3rd Antec Platinum PS. Antec has great Customer Support, if you do need to contact them, they will reply to all inquiries. Antec Platinum PS's rock! I highly recommend them!

Most Critical Review

Ok for the price!

Acer 28" 60 Hz TN UHD LED Backlight Monitor 2 ms DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort B286HK ymjdpprz UM.PB6AA.003
Acer 28" 60 Hz TN UHD LED Backlight Monitor 2 ms DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort B286HK ymjdpprz UM.PB6AA.003

Pros: A 4k monitor with a decent screen for under $350 bucks. This monitor costs less than many smaller, much lower resolution monitors. The picture is perfect when viewed from straight in front, brightness is good, image is crisp, contrast is good. Plenty of extra USB 3.0 ports. Accepts both mini and full display ports. Color and clarity is amazing coming from regular HD, you notice a difference in regular jpeg pictures. This is coming from a Dell U2412M monitor. The monitor stand is very adjustable and firm, you can tilt the monitor left and right, move it up and down and tilt it up and down. No dead pixels that I can tell from the monitor and no ghosting effect that I can tell from this monitor.

Cons: Looking at the monitor from a side, underneath, or top view angle shows that this monitor is not a IPS monitor. Now I know why IPS is so important, I see dark shadows in the pictures when viewing the screen from a angle. Minus 1 egg for this problem. Second there is no sound coming from my monitor after I double checked my computer and cables were configured correctly. I just have to purchase a separate speaker system to correct this problem, and I am hesitant to return this monitor just because the sound system is broken. By the time I pay for shipping, I could have just purchased new speakers. Minus 1 egg for the broken sound system.

Overall Review: System Specs: Acer B286HK 28" 4k2k monitor Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC-Force MB Intel 4970k Haswell Refresh CPU Intel HD 4600 Graphics, using DP with 3840x2160 at 60p Hz refresh. 32gb Patriot Viper III DDR3 2133Mhz Samsung Evo 250gb SSD Logitech Z313 2.1 Speakers 2 x LG 14x BR-RE Drives Microsoft LifeCam Studio HD Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit Classic Shell Desktop Mod Lian Li Full Tower Case

Great performance, Great Value

Coboc CY-CAT7-25- White 25ft. 26AWG Snagless Cat 7 White Color 600MHz SSTP(PIMF) Shielded Ethernet Stranded Copper Patch cord /Molded Network lan Cable
Coboc CY-CAT7-25- White 25ft. 26AWG Snagless Cat 7 White Color 600MHz SSTP(PIMF) Shielded Ethernet Stranded Copper Patch cord /Molded Network lan Cable

Pros: Great Performance and Great Value. Capable of 10gigabit/sec, although my equipment, doesn't yet go that fast. High quality Shielded twisted pair. Easy to install.

Cons: None that I can think of.

Work Great, Excellent Quality

Coboc CY-CAT7-25- Red 25ft. 26AWG Snagless Cat 7 Red Color 600MHz SSTP(PIMF) Shielded Ethernet Stranded Copper Patch cord /Molded Network lan Cable
Coboc CY-CAT7-25- Red 25ft. 26AWG Snagless Cat 7 Red Color 600MHz SSTP(PIMF) Shielded Ethernet Stranded Copper Patch cord /Molded Network lan Cable

Pros: These CAT7 cables work perfectly for my High Speed Multicomputer setup. I have two lines coming into my room and 7 computers, along with a Cisco switch, these cables provide lag free performance. In addition, they are easy to use and install.

Cons: None that I can think of.

Overall Review: Perfect length for a inside bedroom, multicomputer setup.

Great Value Case and Power Supply

LOGISYS Computer CS305BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Enhanced SOHO Computer Case 480W Power Supply
LOGISYS Computer CS305BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Enhanced SOHO Computer Case 480W Power Supply

Pros: Power Supply and Case are a great value at under $35 bucks on sale, I purchased 3 of them for computer builds. Great looking and well organized case. Comes with everything you need to start a computer build.

Cons: Made out of flimsy, thin steel. The steel was so flimsy and thin, the power supply had fallen below the support steel bracket which was bent. The PS was at an angle with only the 4 screws in the back holding the PS. Minus 1 egg for this. Not very sturdy.

Overall Review: Comes with everything needed to build a basic older Core 2 type system. The PS comes with the 20 pin main board power plug and a 4 pin plug for the CPU. No 8 or 16 pin plug like the 850 Watt+ power supplies.

Great Value; Works Great!

LG Electronics 14X SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter without Software, Black Model WH14NS40 - OEM
LG Electronics 14X SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter without Software, Black Model WH14NS40 - OEM

Pros: Works with BDXL-YAHOO! An added bonus will write once and forever on Blu Ray M-disc 1000 year archival discs. Easy Installation, plug and play, Windows 8.1 Pro recognized the new drives immediately. Can't beat the value for under $35 bucks on sale, I bought 4 of these for some of my computers. Reads and writes to CD, DVD, BR-RE, M-disc. All in one drive.

Cons: None that I can think of.

Overall Review: Even though Blu Ray discs, DVDs, and CD's are going the way of the dinasour, there is currently no other data storage type that will last you 1000 years like a Blu Ray Mdisc. As far as will there even be any Blu Ray drives around in 1000 years, I don't know.