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Daniel C.

Daniel C.

Joined on 12/20/10

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Most Favorable Review

Legit the best monitor i've ever owned.

Acer Gaming Series ED323QUR Abidpx 32" (Actual size 31.5") 2560 x 1440 2K Resolution 144Hz DisplayPort HDMI DVI AMD FreeSync LED Backlit Curved Gaming Monitor
Acer Gaming Series ED323QUR Abidpx 32" (Actual size 31.5") 2560 x 1440 2K Resolution 144Hz DisplayPort HDMI DVI AMD FreeSync LED Backlit Curved Gaming Monitor

Pros: - HUGE! - Nearly no bezels. - Good viewing angles, not quite IPS tier angles, but you're more than likely gonna be sitting directly in front of it anyways, especially with the curve it has. - Got it for a steal at $299. - Fast shipping! Arrived before I expected it to! - VESA mountable (there's a con here too though - Stand snaps in to back of monitor making it easy to take it off or put it on - Bright screen - Excellent response time, even for a 4ms panel - High refresh rate - Did I mention it's HUGE!? - ZERO dead pixels that I could find. -Peeling the giant protective sheet of plastic off the back of the panel was extremely satisfying - OSD is easy to navigate, depressable thumbstick on the back of the screen is actually pretty intuitive. - Full color calibration. 6 axis color and 6 axis saturate

Cons: - Stand is a bit flimsy - No height adjust on stand - VESA mounting is recessed in to the monitor by about a quarter inch, so not all mounts will work (seriously what was the point of that!?) - Where the stand mounts in to the monitor is not centered on the back of the monitor, it's actually about 2/3rds down from the top. -Doesnt come with screws for mounting it on another stand - Color isn't that great on the panel, but it's fine for gaming - The built in Speaker(s) is absolute garbage. It's quiet and tinny and just overall kind of pathetic. My guess is you're probably not going to be using it anyways, so that's not too big of a con.

Overall Review: I would 110% recommend this monitor to my friends, if they're only mostly using it for gaming or streaming. I'm a gamer myself and occasionally decide to stream for friends that want to watch. I had to push it all the way to the back of my desk because it's so big it felt like it was right in my face compared to the 24" monitor I also have that is now my second monitor. Overall, if you can find this thing for less than $400, it's a steal and a great addition to any gaming setup.

11/30/2018
Most Critical Review

:-/

Intel Giveaway Digital Code
Intel Giveaway Digital Code

Pros: Could win something.

Cons: But you probably wont.

Overall Review: I lost.

Not bad for the price.

Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim - Ultra Slim Laptop Cooling Pad with 160 mm Fan
Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim - Ultra Slim Laptop Cooling Pad with 160 mm Fan

Pros: - Lowered my idle temps on my MSI GT62VR gaming laptop by 8C - Looks nice, but appearance is subjective. It doesnt have a super "Gamer" look to it but it still looks sleek, which I like - Aesthetic matches my laptop - It's not "silent" but it's not loud either. - Has USB pass-through so you dont have to dedicated a USB port to it alone.

Cons: - No extra USB ports - No fan speed control - It's barely as big as my 15.6" laptop, so if you're trying to fit a 17" laptop on it, you might want to reconsider and get a bigger one.

Overall Review: Overall it's a pretty good little laptop cooler. It's made a difference in my idle temps. Gaming temps, I ramp up the fan speed on the laptop anyways, so it doesn't get too hot as it is. It's when the fan speed is low on the laptop that I get high temps, so this laptop cooling pad did me right.

Absolutely love it.

Intel Core i7-5930K - Core i7 5th Gen Haswell-E 6-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W Desktop Processor - BX80648I75930K
Intel Core i7-5930K - Core i7 5th Gen Haswell-E 6-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W Desktop Processor - BX80648I75930K

Pros: Overclocked like a boss. 4.8ghz under a Phanteks PH-TC14PE. Super fast CPU. 40 PCI-E gen 3 lanes vs only 28 lanes of the 5820K. Scored a 1409 in cinebench R15

Cons: This isnt really a con since I knew it coming in to it, but I really with they'd start putting integrated graphics on these chips. It cant hurt to have it and the newer haswell and skylake igpus actually have pretty good power when paired with fast RAM.

Overall Review: Runs a little on the warm side at 4.8ghz, but that's to be expected of a hex-core CPU. Worth the money for the extra lanes for enthusiasts that want to run three or more graphics cards. and still have lanes left for a PCI-E based M.2 SSD. *waves hand*

Quiet, Fast, Sexy!

SAPPHIRE NITRO Radeon R9 Fury 4GB HBM PCI Express 3.0 x16 Graphics Card 100379NTOCSR
SAPPHIRE NITRO Radeon R9 Fury 4GB HBM PCI Express 3.0 x16 Graphics Card 100379NTOCSR

Pros: -Runs quieter than my old Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X -Uses less power than the 290 Tri-X -Sexy as hell -Fast as hell -Perfectly playable framerates at near ultra settings at 4K resolution -HBM is stupid fast

Cons: -Only 4GB of VRAM -A little on the large side, dont buy if you've got a tiny case -Voltage is locked....Not very happy about that for a flagship card. -HBM only overclocks a little bit, but hey, it overclocks. Was able to get 580mhz out of it, still much faster than any other VRAM out there

Overall Review: Overall i'm very happy with this product, aside from the minor gripes I put in the cons. I want to get another for crossfire because according to many benchmarks, two of these in crossfire are faster than two 980ti's in SLI.

12/23/2015

Cant get it to boot windows

Samsung 256GB SM951 Single Sided 80mm (2280/2280SS) M.2 PCI Express 3.0 x4 (PCIe Gen3 x4) SSD - AHCI Version - MZHPV256HDGL
Samsung 256GB SM951 Single Sided 80mm (2280/2280SS) M.2 PCI Express 3.0 x4 (PCIe Gen3 x4) SSD - AHCI Version - MZHPV256HDGL

Pros: Blazing fast...in the right motherboard.

Cons: Cant get windows to boot on it to save my life.

Overall Review: Running a Gigabyte X99 SOC FORCE and i7 5930K with dedicated M.2 port that claims 20Gb/s written right on the board. Still only reads at about 1650 and writes at about 1200. You'd think a $340 motherboard wouldnt have any problems with this drive. Dont do what I did. Do a LOT of research, not just some. As of now i'm gonna keep this thing and just make it a dedicated game drive.