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LEE G.

LEE G.

Joined on 05/12/04

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Most Favorable Review
Brother TN330 Toner Cartridge - Black
Brother TN330 Toner Cartridge - Black

Pros: It's toner for a printer. Really not much to say.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: This is the low yield (1,500 pages) toner cartridge. TN-360 is the high yield (2,600 pages) toner cartridge.

Most Critical Review
VSGO VUS-1010 High Definition Screen Cleaning Kit for LCD/Plasma/Laptop
VSGO VUS-1010 High Definition Screen Cleaning Kit for LCD/Plasma/Laptop

Pros: It works okay.

Cons: The writing on the bottles clearly aren't written by a native English speaker. The cleaning cloth is an embroidered, sewn cloth (almost like silk) when I expected something thick like you'd use to clean disks.

Overall Review: I would be inclined to try a different brand.

Nippon Labs HDMI-HS-3 3 ft. HDMI 2.0 Male to Male High Speed Cable with Ethernet Channel, Black
Nippon Labs HDMI-HS-3 3 ft. HDMI 2.0 Male to Male High Speed Cable with Ethernet Channel, Black

Pros: Is exactly what it claims to be.

Cons: A little bit stiff but such is the nature of good cables.

Great Card

PowerColor Radeon R7 360 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support ATX Graphics Card AXR7 360 2GBD5-DHE/OC
PowerColor Radeon R7 360 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support ATX Graphics Card AXR7 360 2GBD5-DHE/OC

Pros: -The 3D gaming performance surprised me. Walking into it, I doubted that I would be able to play Payday 2 at 1920x1200 on it and I couldn't tell the difference between this card, R9 290X, R9 270, nor my R7 5870. There was maybe one framerate dip that the other cards wouldn't do but considering the price difference--I'm impressed. -It's a HUGE step up from Intel HD 530 (integrated i7-6700K graphics) which had unplayable framerates in Payday 2 at 1920x1200 -It gets louder with load (as all cards do) but it never became a problem even under heavy load (thanks in large part to its big fan). -It has a large fan (make sure your case can handle it or this becomes a con--see "other" for details)

Cons: It doesn't come with cake?

Overall Review: -It has a lot larger fan than most cards do. Notice how the fan shroud extends beyond the PCI bracket in the pictures. If you have a slim case, bare that in mind. If you don't, that's a pretty big plus for this card. -I gamed on this card for a few weeks before getting a PowerColor R9 390 returned on RMA. Right now, this R7 360 drives my secondary VGA monitor while my R9 390 drives my primary DVI monitor. As a result of this relationship, the R7 360 now runs at idle clocks of 300 MHz GPU and 150 MHz RAM while keeping the temperature at 29-30C, even with the R9 390 under full load. -PowerColor has honored all rebates I've sent them. -I have called USA support recently and am very satisfied with the service. -When plugging in the PCI Express 6-pin power connector, the tab for holding it in is in line with the PCB (opposite side of the fan). There is plenty of room to move your fingers around to connect/disconnect it. -As always, don't bother with the drivers on the disk--get the latest directly from AMD.

This has been a snowball

PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support ATX Graphics Card AXR9 270 2GBD5-DHEV2
PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support ATX Graphics Card AXR9 270 2GBD5-DHEV2

Pros: Works great most of the time. Tops out at 72C. It loud under heavy load but not obnoxious.

Cons: The entire display it runs occasionally corrupts; needs to be returned.

Overall Review: Problem #1: PowerColor's registration form would not accept my card's serial number. Problem #2: The UPC code on the box and card does not match the UPC code in the rebate offer. Problem #3: Mentioned in the cons. I've been in constant contact with PowerColor on all of these issues. #1 should be fixed with two emails should #3 not have popped up. #2 the representative said they would still honor the rebate if I sent it in but I can't test that claim because of #3. #3 the representative said to return it to Newegg which I intend to do (if I can) before the return window closes. Other thoughts? I'm rather bummed about all of this. :(

Intel Core i7 6th Gen - Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530
Intel Core i7 6th Gen - Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530

Pros: It's a really fast (four billion clocks per second fast) quad-core with Hyper-Threading.

Cons: Intel HD 530 sucks at gaming. Nuff' said.

Overall Review: You knew that con already, I hope. And no, I'm not crazy enough to consider that "Plan A." It's "Plan B" as in trying to stick a legacy card in a UEFI motherboard. I deserve that facepalm you're giving me right now.