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Adrian C.

Adrian C.

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Most Favorable Review

Very Nice.

ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1 (1000:1) W/Speakers
ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1 (1000:1) W/Speakers

Pros: The color is great, the size is awesome and the pirce is perftect! I bought this about a year ago and I love that it has a port for speaker input and output (the speakers themselves are not that loud). I am using the sound from my video card's (gtx 560 Ti 2 gig x2 in SLI) with a HDMI cord then I run the Audio out from the monitor into the speakers. I could have just ran the speakers from my computer and muted the monitor through the mixer, but it sounds better this way.

Cons: I broke the button that controls the video color/contrast type (gaming,movie, etc) on a late night of gamming when I went to turn down my speakers. I miss judged and I ended up pushing the button , and yeah, kiida sucks, but what ever. I could sendit in o pop off the out side panale myself an put things where they belong. Other than that they are great.

Overall Review: Great product from a sound company. This was the perfect monitor to go with my Dragon Rider full tower case and the image is superb. I only wish that I had 2 more to go for the whole 3 way vission setup, oh well, mabe next year...

Most Critical Review

garbage

USB Wired Controller for Microsoft Xbox 360 XBOX360 OEM Black
USB Wired Controller for Microsoft Xbox 360 XBOX360 OEM Black

Pros: drivers installed fine and it works.

Cons: I got two of these, out of the two one of them had a broken button, the left upper trigger to be exact. Not really pleased. I would RMA it, but it took almost two weeks to get to me and don't really want to deal with it. I will probably go to game stop and get a used controller because of this. Not impressed!

Overall Review: Feels like an xbox 360 controller, but a lot lighter, translating into cheap rubbish. Regret buying these and wish I just got the actual Microsoft brand, this controller is not worth it. The one that is fully functional just seems cheap, and the left joy stick feels like there is dirt or something in it right from the start. Had no box and was shipped in bag, which is probably how that button got broke. Not worth the RMA because shipping it will cost me about 12 bux when I could spend 8 more and get a better controller. Bottom line is don't buy this cheap knock off.

It never worked

Rosewill CAPSTONE 1000M-2 1000W Modular Power Supply (80 PLUS GOLD Certified)
Rosewill CAPSTONE 1000M-2 1000W Modular Power Supply (80 PLUS GOLD Certified)

Pros: None

Cons: It never worked, DOA. I no longer have the box. Not sure if I can exchange.

Overall Review: its not turning one.

12/30/2020

Very nice CPU for the $$$

AMD Ryzen 7 3rd Gen - RYZEN 7 3700X Matisse (Zen 2) 8-Core 3.6 GHz (4.4 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 65W 100-100000071BOX Desktop Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 3rd Gen - RYZEN 7 3700X Matisse (Zen 2) 8-Core 3.6 GHz (4.4 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 65W 100-100000071BOX Desktop Processor

Pros: Without an OC it boosts to 4.3 steady on all cores. I am so impressed I haven't even started to overclock it yet. I noticed a difference with recording music with multiple MIDI instruments playing at once. I was getting crackling and lag on my Ryzen 2700 (which I gave to my son). I will be throwing in a 4000 series chip eventually into my Taiichi X570 by AsRock , but for now this beast will do.

Cons: None, very easy install on the x570 and x470 boards.

Overall Review: I would recommend this CPU for video editing, MIDI music production, streaming and gaming. But a 3600 would honestly be fine if you were just looking to game.

Great case! Plenty of room and Air flow.

LIAN LI Lancool One Digital Black SECC / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case w/ Front Panel Addressable RGB LED
LIAN LI Lancool One Digital Black SECC / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case w/ Front Panel Addressable RGB LED

Pros: This is a very nice case, well built and pretty rugged. I love the brushed aluminum, it matches my Taiichi X570 board. Love the front RGB, and I love how its a steel case and not much plastic at all. worth every penny!

Cons: Wish it came with more fans.

Overall Review: Amazing case, overall the best I've ever owned, very professional looking, but still coming with the RGB to add a splash of color and modern appeal.

Great Product!

ASUS Prime X470-Pro AM4 AMD X470 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS Prime X470-Pro AM4 AMD X470 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: I want to thank JJ from ASUS. His videos on this board and series was probably my leading factor to purchasing this MB, the combo deal price from Newegg was also a huge factor. But, shout out to JJ, where ever he may be. ASUS, pay that man more, he deserves it! This board is perfect for my Ryzen 2700. The overclocking features in the Bios are great, easy to understand, and very intuitive. I was able to get this thing to post on my first attempt. I have had issues in the past with motherboard instructions for where the case plugs and pins are (+ or - mostly, they some times read backwards I think its because most mother board manufactures are in Asia and they read right to left, but I'm not sure. I have just had issues with MSI and Bio-star boards in the past) but this board came with an addition connecter that would only fit one way on the board, and was clearly labeled for where to put the pins for the case connectors. The Ai suite 3 is a cool feature, but the overclocks I do in my OS will not stay if I reboot. So I have done all my over clocking in the bios. I might be missing a step, idk, but having to load a profile every time gets annoying. Love the white color on the board, love the RGB and the AURA Sync RGB, love the easy Bios, love the features, and absolutely love the performance per $$! I got this on a combo sale with the Ryzen 2700 CPU for only $309! One last thing I absolutely love the how easy they made it to adjust the power fazes! Both in the bios and in the OS using AI suite! Great job to those who designed the graphical interface in both!!

Cons: I was not able to get my RAM at 3000 as advertised by the RAM company. No matter what timings, I would get a blue screen after just a few minutes in windows. I am running the RAM now at stock timings, and 2933. I don't believe there is a performance hit since the frequency is pretty much the same, but it did cost me about 2 hours trying to get them to work at the advertised speeds. Could be the RAM, could be the board, I really couldn't tell you.

Overall Review: Simply buy this board if you are considering an upgrade in this series of Ryzen CPUs. I will be upgrading again when the new chips come out. I plan on giving this board and chip to my son after all the new chips are launched and after all the bugs are worked out of the new hardware, software, firmware. One last note, I was a INTEL fan boy until this series of CPUs. I have gone from Blue to RED and performance per dollar has never been sweeter.