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Greg S.

Greg S.

Joined on 01/14/08

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Samsung XP941

SAMSUNG XP941 MZHPU512HCGL-00004(0) M.2 2280 512GB PCI-Express 2.0 x4 MLC Solid State Drive
SAMSUNG XP941 MZHPU512HCGL-00004(0) M.2 2280 512GB PCI-Express 2.0 x4 MLC Solid State Drive

Pros: -Great for a OS Boot Drive. -Great for a Storage Drive -Equivalent to 2-3 SATA SSDs in RAID0. -It is blazing fast and will leave you in awe. -Speechless.......

Cons: -Heat. These things can get very hot if they are used to move large amounts of data over time. I purchased some high quality thermal pads and some heat sinks to take care of any heat issues as that will greatly improve its longevity as well. -Warranty. Buyers need to be aware that this is an OEM product as the manufacturer, Samsung in this case does not and will not be in charge of any RMA's. This is up to the buyer to make sure they include the warranty Newegg sells as I did. I purchased a plan to insure my very premium priced product. -Price but that is a given since I'm an early adopters to M.2 on the desktop platform but was caught by surprise when I had to fork over more cash just to strap a warranty to this product. I was quite disappointed but after a few benchmarks those feeling went away.

Overall Review: For the gamers out there, this drive will decrease your load time substantially. It will make file transfer great as well. Only problem is if you're moving anything from a SATA SSD to a PCI-E SSD, well unfortunately you will be capped to SATA's transfer rates. You're able to see this thing shine when benchmarking, installing and transferring between two PCI-E SSDs. Again, I will say you won't be disappointed but make sure your MB supports form factor M.2, size 8022 before purchasing.

Dolica TX570B150DS Tripod

Dolica TX570B150DS Tripod
Dolica TX570B150DS Tripod

Pros: -Best Tripod I've ever used. -Great for beginners to moderate users into photography. -Very lightweight as its made out of Aluminum. -Very mobile and great for travels. - Twisting leg locks that are very forgiving to your hands and VERY easy to use when compared to the old locks. I used the old locks on some other tripods and my hand and fingers were in pain after a few height and angle changes. -Easy to use locking mechanisms for the camera base along with nice quick release feature. -Lots of customization when it comes to a variety of angled shots.

Cons: -When twisting the locks to get the legs loose, make sure you don't twist them all the way as I had one of the legs separate from each other with a few internal pieces falling out which were part of the mechanism. It took me approximately 30-40 minutes to get it back to its original state. -Price. I've noticed a few other competitors that were a tad lower priced than Dolica but to be fair, they didn't seem to have the slick features this Tripod has. -Warranty, unfortunately is only 1 year for such a premium priced Tripod.

Overall Review: I don't regret this purchase one bit. Still use it from time to time as it was worth every penny. Great for a beginners and moderate users. Even some professionals use this tripod.

Pantum P2501W

Pantum P2502W 1200 x 1200 DPI Wireless / USB Monochrome Laser Printer
Pantum P2502W 1200 x 1200 DPI Wireless / USB Monochrome Laser Printer

Pros: -Fast Monochrome Laser Printer -Very portable because of its small footprint compared to other printers. -Price and did I say Price again? I purchased this on Cyber Monday for only $29.99. -Connects via WIFI -Connects to many devices that support WIFI for printing needs including smart phones. -1600 page capacity before replacing the Cartridge.

Cons: -None.

Overall Review: Best printer I've purchased in a long time.

Nice OCing CPU

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: Worked like a charm. OC'd it to 4.5Ghz without a hitch and is running fabulously.

Cons: I came from a i7 950 - X58 system. I didn't feel a huge difference in performance I was expecting. It does feel faster but at times it feels almost the same as before. I do wish at this price level at the least we were 8 cores by now.

Overall Review: I've heard that 4.5GHz seems to be the sweet spot for these chips. I might go more than 4.5, maybe to 4.6-4.8 but don't feel like increasing my already great temps. (avg. 60c - Custom Water Cooling)

EVGA 015-P3-1482-AR GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) SuperClocked 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
EVGA 015-P3-1482-AR GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) SuperClocked 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: Great quality parts. I throw any game at it at maxxed settings no problem. Have 2 way SLI setup and isnt chewing up my PSU as I thought it might have and didn't have to resort in a new PSU. Iam using a Corsair TX950w. Can't wait for future games to come out w/ Direct X 11 Tesslation etc etc to truly beat on these cards finally.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: For a fine product expect to have a high price and lots of heat for a beefed up high-end card like the GTX8800 back a few years ago.