Joined on 05/05/05
Fun
Pros: This device is a really neat piece of work! I use it every day at work to listen to music and podcasts and the sound quality (when matched with a good pair of headphones) is great! They just came out with some new games which is nice for when I'm at school waiting for class Video looks very nice on the device and the battery life when playing video/games is pretty good.
Cons: Wireless internet paired with video/games sucks up battery pretty quickly, but it's still pretty phenominal. Lag issues sometimes when seeking through videos or playing some games.
Overall Review: I am not regretting choosing this over the fruit product
Not So Silent
Pros: Good LED color Cheap
Cons: Noisier than they say they are. Not air noise, we're talking actual fan noise.
Overall Review: I was hoping that I had found a cheap quiet solution for my Deskputer build. I originally bought some quiet fans without LEDs but found it didn't showcase my work the way I wanted it to, so I needed more light. My mistake was getting Sleeve Bearing which is what these fans use. Compared to the fluid dynamic bearing fans I originally had connected to my radiator, these were immensely louder. It wasn't air noise either, it was a growling sort of sound that was amplified by my radiator and the cowl I had it mounted to. When I stopped the fans, the noise stopped. Sooooo, I'm going to use them somewhere else. Maybe my network rack so I can enclose it or something. Either way, if you want quiet fans, don't go cheap... get fluid dynamic fans. They are much more reliable and quiet.
Disappointed
Pros: High wattage Nice looking EVGA support as always is top notch.
Cons: I've been through 3 of these power supplies. First one worked for a while and then suddenly my computer started rebooting randomly. Intermittent power failure in various scenarios made it super hard to nail this down. But when I kept my computer in BIOS and experienced the issue again with individual sticks of RAM at a time and removed all unnecessary peripherals, I narrowed it down to either the PSU or Motherboard. That was my first time replacing the PSU. Got the RMA replacement, and replaced the device. started happening again a few days later. Replaced motherboard and experienced the same issue. So, I ran the computer on two different PSU's. Ran the Motherboard on the EVGA PSU, ran all the extras on a separate PSU by jumping the pins on the motherboard connection of that PSU. Didn't have any problems. The computer ran fine for a couple weeks in this state. I decided it most definitely has to be the PSU tripping something with an overload false positive or something. Replaced the PSU again. That was the last straw. A week later, reboots happened again.
Overall Review: This has all occurred over a year of "just dealing with it" and switching to gaming on a console to get away from the frustration. I've since bought a different brand altogether to see what happens. I've been up on that PSU for 3 weeks. No random reboots or issues. Are my issues truly resolved? I'm not sure... I wish I didn't have this unreliable PSU sitting around though. Can't sell it with a clear conscience and can't use it. Can't return it for store credit (want that GTX 970 soooo bad!) and I didn't buy it directly from EVGA so their warranty will just replace the device... Bummer
Laggy
Pros: It's good ol' Halo and the PVP maps from it too
Cons: The campaign. Well, it's the same campaign which is fine, but the overlay causes issues in my opinion. I'll have a full .5 second delay between my moving the joystick and my reticle moving. Gunfire is also delayed. I have less issue when the new graphic mode is turned off, so I would have to place the blame on the game running an overlay on the old graphics. It could be my TV, but honestly, if I change a thing in the game and get better response time, then it is most likely not the TV's fault.
Overall Review: I wouldn't pay $30 again for this. Basically the only great thing about this is the classic maps for the Reach online multiplayer.
Nice-n-Quiet
Pros: I needed a quieter CPU fan for my old PC that I basically turned in to a media PC in my room. The old Intel CPU fan that came w/ my 3.2 GHz P4 HT processor was still kickin but it was LOUD! I figured replacing the whole cooler would probably be the best solution. I'd say I made a good choice. The fan is nice and quiet, I think the GPU card fan is the loudest part of my PC now. Pretty inexpensive too.
Cons: Of course everyone has different levels of "difficulty" of installing this processor. Personally, I had to wrestle with the brackets for a decent amount of time. I sweat and bled on it, but finally got it secured.
Overall Review: The blood was from my nose... don't ask me how I started bleeding from my nose... maybe pure exertion or something. Either way, it's installed and running beautifully. If you still have an old 478 socket CPU and need to quiet the fan down, this is a viable solution. Or just go for a new 60/80mm fan on the current one and see what happens... personally I like to keep original parts together.
Works well enough
Pros: Comfortable and has pretty good sound quality
Cons: There is a slightly restricted range on these headphones. When you hit the high or low range you get the distortion you do with any set of speakers. Also, the blue LED is bring (solution in other thoughts). If you do not install the driver/software that comes with the headset, the audio is LOUD. I read reviews previous to this so i knew what was coming and had my headset off when I first plugged them in and booted up. After install of software it lowers the intensity but it is still a bit loud. Mute microphone button on the cord control doesn't work for some reason. Not sure why. This is in windows 7 though so I am not sure about Vista.
Overall Review: The headset works. I wanted a low priced headset after my logitech set died (they were great but expensive to replace) The sound quality is represented by the price of the headset. Med-low. I like them though. If you are purchasing this for the virtual surround, don't get your hopes up. It really is only some sort of enhanced stereo. And the Blue LED brightness issue is easily solved by throwing some Elmers School glue in the LED hole. Gives it a nice blue glow instead of piercing light. Still kind of bright but more reasonable.