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Jonathon K.

Jonathon K.

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Most Favorable Review

Impressed!

ASUS VH226H Black 21.5" HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 12000:1 (1000:1) Built in Speakers
ASUS VH226H Black 21.5" HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 12000:1 (1000:1) Built in Speakers

Pros: I could NOT be happier with this monitor. Arrived over two years ago (ordered January 19th, 2009) and I remember the shipment being very timely (thanks NewEgg!) and I was stoked when I was able to finally unplug my old 4:3 ratio 17" Dell Flat Panel LCD screen with a simple VGA hookup. I was running an SLI build on THAT... YIKES!

Cons: -Amount of inputs... no real con though - only runs my PC. Wouldn't have minded running a Blu-Ray player through the HDMI instead of using it for my PC's main display port. -Speakers leave room to be desired but by no means warrants a loss in egg rating. Get USB speakers like I did

Overall Review: I NEVER own computer parts more than a year. Rarely more than 6 months. I've gone through at least 6 PC builds including 2-way and 3-way SLI rigs, single card dual gpu cards, dual cores, single cores, quad cores (including i7 :P) and I think THE ONLY original part I have from all of the builds is THIS MONITOR. It is running to this day, with nearly 24/7/365 use and NO dead pixels NO blemishes NO fade. NOTHING. PERFECT JUST LIKE THE DAY I GOT IT! I have a hard time saying that you will regret this purchase. I'm not one to lie, therefore I won't say it. You just won't regret it.

Most Critical Review

Good if you dont expect what it shows

Lenovo Laptop IdeaPad Intel Core i5-3210M 6GB Memory 750GB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE 14.0" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Y480 (2093XB2)
Lenovo Laptop IdeaPad Intel Core i5-3210M 6GB Memory 750GB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE 14.0" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Y480 (2093XB2)

Pros: It offers some pretty good tech specs for the price, it seems like. But you are NOT getting what you pay for according to the item description as it is right now (21FEB2013). See cons/other thoughts.

Cons: It's Refurbished - BUT THIS IS FINE in reality, I knew when I purchased it. Build quality = The overall construction is good but there was a loose screw moving around on the inside of the case. GT 640M LE 1GB = this model's graphics card. Not even in the same league as the GT 650M 2GB as advertised, VERY disappointed!

Overall Review: I contacted Lenovo prior to purchasing this to find out if the advertised 650M had GDDR3 or GDDR5, and they told me this model comes with the GT 650M with GDDR5 memory. Well, that's obviously not the case. I have already addressed the issue with NewEgg customer support, and they estimate I will hear back from them within 1-3 business days as to what could have happened with the misinformation on this order. I hope NewEgg makes it right - I purchased this with the intention of a "Grade-A" graphics card and instead got a "Grade-C". I've no doubt the 640M LE will perform tasks fine, but not everything I need for it to do. I'll come back with another review after any attempt for resolution is complete, or after the 3 business days to report anything that comes my way.

Overall a great card

ASRock Taichi Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Graphics Card RX7900XTX TC 24GO
ASRock Taichi Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Graphics Card RX7900XTX TC 24GO

Pros: Benchmarks well in Time Spy Extreme

Cons: RDNA3 I wish I could say that the card has been perfect but no matter what I do I can't keep my system from crashing. Ultimately had to start a return on mine.

Overall Review: I ended up really liking the look of the card although I have my heart set on a Sapphire Nitro+

As expected and therefore great!

CORSAIR Vengeance RGB DRAM 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory for Intel 100/200 Model CMR16GX4M2C3600C18
CORSAIR Vengeance RGB DRAM 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory for Intel 100/200 Model CMR16GX4M2C3600C18

Pros: Runs at 3600mhz without a fuss, that alone is worth it to me.

Cons: None; RAM prices are obviously higher than I would like but I got this cheaper than most 3200mhz and 3000mhz kits here on the egg. That's a major PRO, not a Con.

Overall Review: I will absolutely buy again. No, really. I'm going to order this exact kit again, just waiting for a sale if one should come around

It's a looker but falls short for my expectations

Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Shift PH-ES217E_AG Anthracite Gray Anodized aluminium panels, Powder coated steel chassis, Tempered glass side panels Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case Support SFX, SFX-L Power Supply
Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Shift PH-ES217E_AG Anthracite Gray Anodized aluminium panels, Powder coated steel chassis, Tempered glass side panels Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case Support SFX, SFX-L Power Supply

Pros: The appearance of the case is fantastic. It's gorgeous, and the Anthracite Gray (albeit more silver in my opinion) to dark tempered glass is an enjoyable contrast to me. + Cable management isn't that bad. The glass side panels have a sort of border around which makes it easy to hide your cables + 120mm AIO CPU cooler friendly + I was able to fit a high end build in this. Listed in Other Thoughts + Anti-Vibration cushion between tempered glass and frame is a nice touch

Cons: - Build quality (Although this case is absolutely beautiful, the plastic bottom base which is necessary to remove for PSU installation and/or mounting an AIO cooler is flimsy. When I initially removed it, one of the four feet broke off! Big turnoff.) - As expected, not very good airflow or thermals because of that - I don't have LED strips in my case. I understand many people do want that, but I appreciate a muted subtle look. WHY are the Phanteks LED control strips in the top area of the case? Wish they were removable - No matter what I have attempted, CAN NOT get dual 120mm AIO's to fit in this although it's described as capable online

Overall Review: If you can live with potential poor plastic strength on the few plastic pieces, and the thermal limitations with this case, absolutely get it. It is the second Phanteks case I've purchased, and I will probably try again in the future. I gave this three eggs simply because of the leg breaking off, that should not have happened. What I'm running in my rig, nicknamed my Skyline system: Phanteks Evolv Shift (Gray) Corsair SF600 SFX-L Power Supply ASUS Z370-i STRIX ITX Motherboard Intel Core i5-8600k @ 5.0GHz, 1.248v De-lidded with Phobya LM between IHS and Silicon EVGA CLC 120 AIO Water Cooler 16GB Dual-Channel kit of Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4-3600 RAM 1TB Samsung 960 EVO NVMe SSD 11GB EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 More sauce: With this configuration, and the 1080 Ti FTW3 running at 100% power limit and no additional overclock, my 8600k peaks at 65C (12 hour stress test in AIDA64) and GPU 75C after 2 hours of Player Unknown's Battlegrounds.

NO AM4 BRACKET, ordered useless item!

EVGA CLC 120 Liquid / Water CPU Cooler, 400-HY-CL12-V1, 120mm Radiator, RGB LED with EVGA Flow Control Software
EVGA CLC 120 Liquid / Water CPU Cooler, 400-HY-CL12-V1, 120mm Radiator, RGB LED with EVGA Flow Control Software

Pros: -Responsiveness from EVGA/NewEgg customer service. See Other/Cons.

Cons: -No AM4 bracket - bodes well with my ASUS Strix B350-i motherboard -Contacted Newegg (at) EVGA . com email address explaining my issue, they won't help because the email address I emailed them from doesn't show a CLC 120 registered to it. This is fantastic! I don't have access to the old email address my EVGA account is associated with :)

Overall Review: I over paid for a 120mm AIO in this purchase anyway. I bought it where it explicitly states "Includes AM4 bracket" and it didn't. I reached out to one of the biggest and best names in the computer hardware and peripheral business by count of their customer service, and wound up with nothing. NewEgg/EVGA, if you're going to advertise a product as INCLUDING an AM4 BRACKET, then include the AM4 bracket. Or make it right when it doesn't. I'm returning this and going with a DeepCool product instead, hoping that the AM4 bracket is included. P.S. - I'm now without my computer until I get a new cooler. And this is happening on a weekend! First world problems? Sure. Am I entitled to be mad about this? Absolutely.