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Royce W.

Royce W.

Joined on 10/03/11

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Most Favorable Review

Great First Mechanical Keyboard

CM Storm QuickFire Rapid - Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with CHERRY MX Blue Switches
CM Storm QuickFire Rapid - Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with CHERRY MX Blue Switches

Pros: -High quality mechanical keys -Substantial weight -Has no number pad

Cons: -Has no number pad

Overall Review: This is my first mechanical keyboard. I've had it for about 6 months and I absolutely love it. The keyboard is heavy and feels substantial so it doesn't slide around when you use it. I'm a programmer and Cherry Blue switches are amazing for typing other than when they wake up my wife.. I list the lack of a number pad as a positive and negative because I love it and hate it at the same time. It's actually very convenient to have that extra space when gaming and I don't notice its absence when I'm doing most work. However I recently switched from 3ds max to blender and the lack of a number pad is fairly crippling. For most purposes though, this is a great deal on a great keyboard. I would recommend it to anyone thinking of buying their first mechanical keyboard.

Excellent

Acer S231HLbid Black 23" 5ms HDMI  LED-Backlight LCD monitor  Slim Design  250 cd/m2 ACM 12,000,000:1 (1000:1)
Acer S231HLbid Black 23" 5ms HDMI LED-Backlight LCD monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 ACM 12,000,000:1 (1000:1)

Pros: Great color out of box, pretty slim but stable base.

Cons: Monitor takes a little longer to turn on than I'm used to, nothing too annoying, especially if you never turn off your monitor.

Amazing Mouse

Logitech G500 10 Buttons Dual-mode Scroll Wheel USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse
Logitech G500 10 Buttons Dual-mode Scroll Wheel USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse

Pros: On the fly adjustable DPI Adjustable weights Works well without a mouse pad Included Logitech Setpoint software is robust

Cons: Braided cord is nice but sometimes gets caught on the edge of the desk The skin makes the mouse look a little dirty/used

Overall Review: This is my first quality mouse and I have to say it's totally worth the price. Getting used to higher DPI took about a day of use. The software included with this mouse is very easy to use and allows a lot of customization. I guess the real theme of this mouse is the ability to make it as good or bad for you as you want. Functionally I love everything about this mouse and my only concerns are on the cosmetic side. The braided cord is nice, but on my cheap walmart desk it will occasionally snag on the back edge, usually only with very long mouse motions. Also, I'm not a huge fan of the "smudged" look on the mouse skin. It makes it look like I've owned it for a year when I haven't. Overall I would definitely recommend this mouse to anyone looking to upgrade from a standard cheap mouse especially if you can find it on sale.

Excellent Memory

G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBNT
G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBNT

Pros: Simple, straight-forward memory. It doesn't have any of the fancy heat dispersing pieces, but it really doesn't need it. Easy to install, just plug and play.

Cons: None really, unless you're really into the fancy looking memory. Performance-wise there's no issues at all.

Overall Review: If you're looking for an affordable upgrade to your memory this is as far as you need to look. You can multitask like a boss with 8 GB.