cover
Derrick D.

Derrick D.

Joined on 02/10/15

0
0

Product Reviews
product reviews
  • 4
Most Favorable Review
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-2978-KR 4GB FTW GAMING w/ACX 2.0, Silent Cooling Graphics Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-2978-KR 4GB FTW GAMING w/ACX 2.0, Silent Cooling Graphics Card

Pros: Works well... as it should for the price. I haven't pushed the card with demanding games so cant review that. Witcher free comes free with the card, so I will review after that.

Cons: Coil whine... Sounds like a small piece of metal on a block of dry ice. Very common complaint just google it.

Overall Review: I wanted to try and clear this up for people reading the reviews. It does emit painful coil whine, but this is a very easy fix. Turn on adaptive N-Sync in the control panel. It whines because the frame rates are higher than your monitors refresh rate. For example, I get at a minimum... 400fps playing League of Legends and the card whines. N-Sync limits the fps to my monitors refresh rate (60hz) and it completely disappears. 4 starts because of the coil whine.

Most Critical Review

Works on ATT. Phone bricked after 4 months

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Dual SIM Unlocked Smart Phone, Dual Edge 5.5" AMOLED Display, Silver Color, 32GB Storage 4GB RAM International Version - No Warranty
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Dual SIM Unlocked Smart Phone, Dual Edge 5.5" AMOLED Display, Silver Color, 32GB Storage 4GB RAM International Version - No Warranty

Pros: This phone works on the ATT network. It is 4g lte all the time. It never says H network or extended network. Battery life is much better than my galaxy s5. Camera is amazing, especially in low light.

Cons: Can be hard to select things when it's at the edge of the screen. No warranty

Overall Review: I changed my review from 5 to 1 because my phone is now a $600 paperweight. While browsing YouTube, the screen cut off completely. The phone and touchscreen still works, but display is gone. I've never dropped the phone nor has it seen water. I have tried all software troubleshooting steps and I cannot get the screen to turn on. I am now debating if I should take it apart to diagnose further or trade it in for $70 and go with a pay plan phone.

nice cheap case

Cooler Master Elite 430 - Mid Tower Computer Case with All-Black Interior and Windowed Side Panel
Cooler Master Elite 430 - Mid Tower Computer Case with All-Black Interior and Windowed Side Panel

Pros: I like that you can install 6 fans in this case + whatever fans on your mother board. Its pretty easy to put together.

Cons: I do not like how much room is given behing the motherboard and back plate. There is maybe 1/4 inch to run wires though. I had to bend a piece of metal to allow sata wires to reach hdd/dvd

Decent Board

ASUS Z97-E LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Z97-E LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: The board is cheap but good quality. ASUS bios and fan expert are convenient. Dim Orange LED strip integrated in the motherboard looks very cool and maintains an eerie glow.

Cons: -Does not have optical out like the z97-a. I bought mine in a bundle with 4690k for about $100 off. So it was cheaper for me to go this route and buy a sound card for optical out. -The ram slots are pretty close to the cpu. I added an aftermarket cpu cooler and the fan on the stick of ram... granted the G.Skill Ripjaws X is pretty tall. -Does not have 5-way Optimization... whatever that is.

Overall Review: Decent board for the money and your getting a trustworthy brand. Although if your not getting it in a bundle, id go for the z97-a.