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james o.

james o.

Joined on 07/27/05

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Most Favorable Review

Amazing on 1 card better with SLI

EVGA G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 770 DUAL SuperClocked 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card 04G-P4-3774-KR
EVGA G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 770 DUAL SuperClocked 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card 04G-P4-3774-KR

Pros: So the most excited I've ever been was running modded Skyrim (with ultra setting obviously) and seeing pollen in the air, water so real it made me thirsty, and an aurora borealis I imagine people in Alaska see. That was the minute I was sure I got a graphics card that suited me and it was at that point I wish I had a 3 monitor setup........ and my wallet became my only regret

Cons: Price $$$, if you're looking at making a truly epic system then you might go with the 780 or some stupid titan and quad SLI but for the every day joe schmo who doesn't want to get murdered even more than the spouse/significant other already wants to deliver to you; then this setup makes sense to your lively hood... I mean wallet

Overall Review: if you're not going to water cool then I think the integrated heat sink and heat spreader works great in a case that is well ventilated

Entertainment value alone

LOGISYS Computer CLK15WT 15" White Deluxe Sound Activated Cold Cathode Kit
LOGISYS Computer CLK15WT 15" White Deluxe Sound Activated Cold Cathode Kit

Pros: So I work in construction where I wire stupid LED lights up all the time to cabinets and this I the first one to actually bring a smile to my face. After hooking it up with out a problem to my new computer I got into an argument with my significant other about price of my new computer and so on and so forth to which I actually feel like the light was on my side of the argument. I would raise my voice and she would do the same only the mic pic up and placement in my case according to my fan exhausts panels would only pick up my voice when I talked adding emphasis to my side of the argument. This ended up making me laugh when I noticed it and just making her more angry which is the only reason this case light gets a 4/5 eggs

Cons: won't win an argument

Overall Review: come on it's a case light, it does it's job and has selective man voice mode apparently while arguing with women. Looses an egg for cord length but if you're not a woman you can figure it out..... not a comment directed at women just one from a disgruntled man

Never not Cooler Master

CM Storm Stryker - White Full Tower Gaming Computer Case with Handle and External 2.5" Drive Dock
CM Storm Stryker - White Full Tower Gaming Computer Case with Handle and External 2.5" Drive Dock

Pros: Simply I've never built a computer that wasn't encased in a cooler master not because of their name but because of the quality. If I'm purchasing a premium system then I'm going to purchase a premium case. This case is amazing cause of the ease of build and functionality. If I have to review the internals then you didn't read the specs and you were lazy so shame on you

Cons: massive interior but I can't configure a push-pull fan setup on a h100 corsair CPU cooling radiator...... that and no side fan for Mobo exhaust like the HAF932 which is obviously a bigger case

Overall Review: I still think I will always buy cooler master because of their quality... all day everyday.... the versatility of the configuration of the case is AAAAAmazing!! I spent 2 hours just ripping fans out and installing them in different orientations and getting rid of the 2.5 HDD mounting slot allowed for 2 120mm intake/exhaust fans on the bottoms which just gets me all giddy inside when I can intake cold air from the bottom and reorient my fans to push hot air out the top and or back which is why this case gets my golden egg award after searching through other cooler master cases, even my favorite the HAF932 and HAF-X

Great Mobo plenty of options

ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79 USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79 USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: To make this quick as possible I just have to say that this Mobo is exactly what I expected, so user friendly with the GUI EFI and bios buttons. I didn't bother doing a test run on my first post outside of the case and wired the entire shin dig up to my chassis hit the power button and everything from there has been a go

Cons: out of all the Mobo's I've installed this is the first one that had the most inconvenient configuration (keep in mind I haven't installed everything since ever) but some of the placements are awkward to get to after you install components and especially in my full tower case where I have a liquid cooled heat sink on my top mounted fans In a full tower case I found myself fighting some power supply locations..... only reason this Mobo was about to lose an egg (which I explain in my conclusion) was cause of the build and it's only cause I've had easier.... just like James Bond

Overall Review: wish my build didn't take 8 hours but I found it was mostly cause I am paranoid about connection points and wire placement on the board according to where the architecture was placed then after I found out how amazingly useful the ROG OC Key is for overclocking the system I figured I've give it that perfect egg especially since I read reviews where people said they had Dead On Arrival products and I can vouch that if you static shield yourself this girl came out of the box and "performed" and that what he said

Exactly what i expect from Corsair

CORSAIR HX Series HX1050 1050 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
CORSAIR HX Series HX1050 1050 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: My second hand computer knowledge comes from my friend who's a windows rep, so excuse me for any prejudices but I love corsair as a company. I usually always choose their power supplies and have yet to be disappointed. I picked up this power supply for a dual SLI configuration and so far don't have any problems with an overclocked i7 4820k. Also with my current setup my pc runs soo cool I only hear the fan on the PSU at start up and then it shuts off just as promised, and only ever kicks on under heavy load On an unrelated not it is the only thing I've ever purchased other than crown royal whisky that comes packaged in a velvet bag... kind of a plus

Cons: only 1050watts modular cables are extremely stiff and could be an issue for smaller cases bulky as expected once again don't put in anything less than a full size tower

Overall Review: The only other thing I can think of that is actually meaningful to write is the PSU still runs silent on a overclocked dual SLI configuration which is impressive, efficiency wise but I definitely would go with a bigger PSU for a 3 way SLI

Great ram for the Price

G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-8GZH
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-8GZH

Pros: Great speeds, while not the fastest they are handling my over clocking perfectly and on the asus mobo I bought with my new system i can expand the 4 sticks @16GB to 8@32GB; doubling the performance if I want to ram cache or ram disk in the future. Also going to point you that this is my first set of memory I've purchased that wasn't corsair and I am 100% ok with that decision after benchmarking

Cons: the sticks are only 2GB a piece and not the fastest frequency available

Overall Review: For someone who has to keep price in mind when their building a brand new system I would highly recommend this ram set for the price of starting off on a 16GB (buying 2 sticks) also they worked on the first bios so they get at least 2 eggs just for working out of the box