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Joshua D.

Joshua D.

Joined on 01/06/07

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Most Favorable Review
COOLER MASTER R4-S2S-124K-GP Silent Case Fan (4-Pack)
COOLER MASTER R4-S2S-124K-GP Silent Case Fan (4-Pack)

Pros: Pretty quiet!

Cons: All fans at once is noticeable.

Overall Review: I would but them again for the price no problem! I installed all of them, but only use 3. Maybe its the way my case and components are arranged, but the 4th fan as a sucking in air fan is over kill, louder and not needed. All other fans are blowing out creating a negative pressure. Google negative/positive CPU case pressure and decide which is better for you.

XFX Black Edition Double D Radeon R9 280 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card R9-280A-TDBD
XFX Black Edition Double D Radeon R9 280 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card R9-280A-TDBD

Pros: Great upgrade from an Nvidia 560...

Cons: Not the 280X

Overall Review: Should have paid more attention to the details. The 280X was just a few dollars more on another site. The X specs are better, but worth it? I dunno. Not going to complain still can play GTA5 in 1080 on high/ultra around 35+ FPS. Looks good to me.

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: Quiet and cool. Almost silent under CPU load.

Cons: LARGE, still fits my full size cooler master case, but it is close to the side not being able to closer properly. It still does, its just close.

Overall Review: Pretty skeptical at first... Last CPU had a stock fan and was pretty quiet. You could hear it when it was under load for a while, but not too bad. When I upgraded the CPU, the stock fan was fine until it got under load, then it was noticeably louder. I tried the old fan from the old CPU but it was consonantly under load. The CPU just ran hotter. With this large of fan my CPU runs nice and cool and when it gets under load and the fan speeds up, its still quiet.

bad at first now great

Hauppauge PCTV HD Pro Stick 801e  USB 2.0 Interface
Hauppauge PCTV HD Pro Stick 801e USB 2.0 Interface

Pros: Picture looks great, software/driver finally works like it should. I have been recording the Olympics for a few days now.

Cons: for the first year and a half maybe I was so angry this thing didnt work half the time. updated drivers got new software that is odd, but it now works

Overall Review: I use windows media center on win7 64bit. 2.5 quad core. 4gb ram

I like it!

Cooler Master Elite 371 (RC-371-KKN1) Black Steel / ABS plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Cooler Master Elite 371 (RC-371-KKN1) Black Steel / ABS plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: I wanted a cheap case that had USB and audio ports on the top. Lots of fan options, so far I doubt I need to add any more. Simple plain black, I don't care for all the flashy lights and clear side panels. The included fan is quiet. Other than one blue light, its hard to tell its on.

Cons: None for me. The air filters are more of a gimmick than a practicality. The might keep out large clumps. I dunno.

Overall Review: I don't know why someone couldn't run the FP connectors down the side of DVD drives instead of trying to go over them, there is plenty of room. I have had the flashy lights and different colors and clear side panels and all that, I don't care for any of that anymore. Its just a case you only look at when you turn the CPU on, otherwise its down on the ground under a desk. I mounted my PSU with the fan vent facing up blowing air into the case from the bottom up. It has never really gotten hot anyways, so blowing air from the bottom past the dual fans on my GPU and around to the CPU and out the top and back makes more since to me since hot air rises. One thing to be aware of is dropping screws into the PSU when building and will keep and eye out for dust settling. Time will tell.

XFX Radeon HD 4550 512MB DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Low Profile Ready Video Card HD-455X-YAF2
XFX Radeon HD 4550 512MB DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Low Profile Ready Video Card HD-455X-YAF2

Pros: My second XFX purchase, first ATI brand. Always have used Nvidia cards, just needed something to replace a dead card in a second PC that gets little to no gaming time. Works fine.

Cons: None