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Colin V.

Colin V.

Joined on 10/07/09

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A step up!

Logitech G110 LED Backlighting Gaming Keyboard
Logitech G110 LED Backlighting Gaming Keyboard

Pros: The ability to record the Macro keys on the fly. The volume wheel is so much better then my old keyboard Love the LED keys.

Cons: The only thing I would have to say negative about the keyboard is the height legs. I wish they would go up just a little bit more, but it depends on your preferences.

Overall Review: So this is the first time I have ever purchased a keyboard. Ever. I was using an HP PS/2 Keyboard but once I was playing Mass Effect 3 online I realized that I needed to get a better Keyboard with anti-ghosting. So far so good

For homelab and gaming

ASRock Challenger Arc A580 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 x16 ATX Graphics Card A580 CL 8GO
ASRock Challenger Arc A580 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 x16 ATX Graphics Card A580 CL 8GO

Pros: -On par with GTX 1080 in certain games, and surpasses in others. -Quiet

Cons: -The dirvers could be a tad better, so far Intel has updated the drivers twice since owning the card, and both times it required a full computer restart, compared to my Nvidia cards, and the AMD cards I have owned and used, it is slight odd, but it might be because of some requirement for the GPU or something.

Overall Review: I would recommend this card to people. I purhcased it originally for my HomeLab to get familiar with the Intel ARC GPUs, but while building the system with the GPU, my main rig (i7-5930K, GTX 1080) started to act up and instead of trying to bandaid that for now, I moved my gaming rig over to the machine I build for my HomeLab. This is my first interaction with the ARC GPUs, and I am very impressed in the preformance. I look forward to seeing what the next gen of Intel Arc's are capable of.

Good Laptop - Don't own though

HP Laptop EliteBook Intel Core i5-2450M 4GB Memory 500GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 3000 14.0" Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit 8460p (LJ540UT#ABA)
HP Laptop EliteBook Intel Core i5-2450M 4GB Memory 500GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 3000 14.0" Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit 8460p (LJ540UT#ABA)

Pros: I like this laptop a lot. I work for a company that has purchased several of these machines for various locations for the employees. Some of these locations use it simply as a word processing machine, others have Adobe CS5 and some 3d Visual software installed, granted a dedicate GPU is installed on those models. As a Tech that has to work with these machines, it is very easy and nice to be able to simply remove 1 cover to access the entire back of the machine. Also because of that there are no screws needed to hold the back in place.

Cons: Not really a con of the product but my company has installed windows XP on some of the machines.

Overall Review: This is a great machine for me as a tech to work on. The only things that have any screws are the components inside the machine. The only reason I did not give it 5 eggs is that I don't own the product, but my knowledge of servicing the product and using the product is what I am basing this review on.

Good Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3P LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3P LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: This motherboard is very good for what I want it to do. Plenty of SATA ports, USB 3.0 ports, powered USB 2.0, nice locking PCIe x16 slots.

Cons: It is not really a major problem but it would have been nice to see a rear eSATA port.

Overall Review: This is truly my first computer build for myself. I selected this board for my Gaming desktop. I have built other computers for others using other Motherboards, like MSI. I enjoy the motherboard, it looks very sleek in my CM Storm Trooper Case, with my Corsair 16gb kit and my EVGA GTX 560 2gb SC card. I have been sold on Gigabyte, I will continue to use and recommend their products for years to come.

Amazing

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes

Pros: Keeps the CPU temp low. Good cooling.

Cons: the fan is a little bit thicker then i would have liked to see. I am considering getting another 120mm that is slimmer. Also because of the Fan and my RAM (Vengance) the fan cannot go on the right right side of the cooler because of the fan width.

Overall Review: This was my first Aftermarket CPU cooler. The installation guide could do with a little better instructions because I though the standoffs go behind the mobo. I then lookes up a vid on youtube about it and i realized mr error.

The Galactic Empire would be Proud

CM Storm Trooper - Gaming Full Tower Computer Case with Handle and External 2.5" Drive Dock
CM Storm Trooper - Gaming Full Tower Computer Case with Handle and External 2.5" Drive Dock

Pros: I just finished building my system last night and it was AMAZING! + I love the Handle better then the Scout's + HUGE + Great Airflow + Modular components like the Hard drive cages. + Quite Fans + Storage on the case

Cons: There really is not much to dislike but I will say one thing When increasing the fan speed or decreasing the fan speed the case makes a single beep. Not worth taking an egg off but just to let you know.

Overall Review: I love cooler master products. I will continue to use cooler master forever.