cover
William B.

William B.

Joined on 03/19/09

0
0

Product Reviews
Seller Reviews
product reviews
  • 11
Most Favorable Review

Good, not great

LG 27EA83R-D Ocean Black 27" 5ms WQHD HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor IPS pivot&height adjustable 350 cd/m2 5,000,000:1
LG 27EA83R-D Ocean Black 27" 5ms WQHD HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor IPS pivot&height adjustable 350 cd/m2 5,000,000:1

Pros: Overall its a pretty nice monitor. Color is very good and comes pretty well calibrated out of the box, with little need for adjustment. The OSD menu is fully-featured and easy to use. The stand is very well made and functional. I really like the aesthetics of the bezel and base with the nice brushed aluminum looking finish. Comes with a cable for each input type. No dead or stuck pixels.

Cons: Image quality is good, but not great. There are 2 issues that made me dock an egg. 1) Being an IPS panel, it is prone to IPS glow (aka PLS glow) which can look similar to backlight bleeding. This can vary monitor to monitor. The one I received has a bit of glow from the bottom-right corner, but it is only noticeable on dark screens and not that bothersome to me. 2) Crosshatching. It is not too bad, as I only really notice it on a white screen if I lean in such that my face is a little too close anyway. At my normal viewing distance of about 2.5 feet, I don't notice it.

Overall Review: There is a price point at which I would have found the cons I listed, however minor, to be unacceptable. I picked this when it was at a very good sale price though, so I find myself content with it. If you're picky, you probably won't be satisfied this. If you can live with some minor imperfections, this is not a bad way to go, especially when its on sale.

Most Critical Review

Not as Good as Expected

Corsair Vengeance 2100 Circumaural Wireless Dolby 7.1 Gaming Headset
Corsair Vengeance 2100 Circumaural Wireless Dolby 7.1 Gaming Headset

Pros: Wireless with good range. Good frequency response. Virtual surround works pretty well. Mic sounds good.

Cons: I found them rather uncomfortable. The ear cups are smaller than I expected, and my pretty average sized ears were a tight fit. The wireless signal causes a hissing noise. It is barely audible when there isn't any sound playing. It becomes much louder whenever any sound is being played and for a few seconds after the sound stops. This hissing is a noticeable in the background of whatever you're trying to listen too, and it is a real nuisance.

Overall Review: I already own the Vengeance 1500 v2 headset, which, spec-wise, is the same thing only wired. I wanted a wireless headset, so the 2100 seemed like a no-brainer. However, the earcups are smaller on the 2100, the batteries make it noticeably heavier, and in general its not as comfortable. Add in the hissing noise specific to the wireless version, and the 2100 is significantly worse than its wired sibling.

Fantastic Card

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 06G-P4-1996-KR 6GB HYBRID GAMING, "All in One" No Hassle Water Cooling, Just Plug and Play Graphics Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 06G-P4-1996-KR 6GB HYBRID GAMING, "All in One" No Hassle Water Cooling, Just Plug and Play Graphics Card

Pros: Quiet Cool temps Great overclocking potential Fantastic build quality and looks Includes backplate Better performance than stock Titan X

Cons: None

Overall Review: Haven't experienced any issues with this card so far. It is infinitely quieter than the 780 TI SC ACX it replaced, the temps are much lower, and performance is much better. The 780 Ti would often reach 80C, pouring all the heat into the case, causing the CPU cooler to go nuts and make my room too hot to sleep, which was the primary reason I decided to upgrade to this. The highest I've seen this thing reach is 56C. Averaging around 50 fps in The Witcher 3 max settings at 1440p. Easily averages over 60fps with a mix of high and ultra. Everything else I've thrown at it, it cuts through like butter. And thats with my old i7-2600k. My specs: i7-2600k @ 4.4 Ghz Corsair H100i Cooler 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3 2133Mhz 9-11-10-30 EVGA GTX 980 Ti Hybrid Asrock Extreme4-m Corsair AX760 PSU ADATA SX900 256GB SSD Corsair 350D Asus PG278Q ROG Swift Gsync Monitor @ 144Hz

Perfect RAM

CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model CMD16GX3M4A2133C9
CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model CMD16GX3M4A2133C9

Pros: Plugged these in, loaded up XMP profile in bios, and everything has worked perfectly at the advertised 2133mhz, Cas 9, 1.5v. System has been rock-solid. They also look fantastic.

Cons: None

Overall Review: A bit pricey, but you do get what you pay for.

So smooth

ASUS ROG Swift 27" 1440P Gaming Monitor (PG278Q) - QHD (2560 x 1440), 144Hz, 1ms, G-SYNC, USB 3.0, DisplayPort, Pivot, Tilt, Swivel, Height Adjustable
ASUS ROG Swift 27" 1440P Gaming Monitor (PG278Q) - QHD (2560 x 1440), 144Hz, 1ms, G-SYNC, USB 3.0, DisplayPort, Pivot, Tilt, Swivel, Height Adjustable

Pros: The build quality is top-notch. This monitor is very well constructed and looks fantastic. I wasn't sure I'd be a fan of the styling, but it really looks good, especially with that thin bezel. The specs are unmatched - it is the only G-Sync monitor at 1440p, and its the only 144hz monitor above 1080p that I know of. It worked right away, and nvidia's drivers immediately detected and enabled G-Sync. The display controls are by far the easiest and most intuitive I have ever used, and calibrating it to my liking was a breeze. Zero dead pixels, and minimal backlight bleed. The color is not quite as diverse and doesn't pop like it did on my IPS panel, but it is really good for a TN. This thing is so smooth. Even moving windows around on the desktop is noticeably crisp and smooth. G-Sync really is a thing of beauty. It is something that you have to experience yourself to realize what you've been missing. The packaging was very solid, and I love the fact that it is ready to go right out of the box, no assembly required.

Cons: I'll mention here that when frames dip low enough, 30ish or less, it will still stutter with G-Sync.

Overall Review: I've been searching for a monitor for about a year, and after going through 3 different screens, I finally found one that satisfies. This is the best gaming monitor out there, hands down. You will definitely need a top of the line video card to push 1440p and still get good frames on max settings in most of today's games. I have a 780ti, and while it performs great overall, there are a few titles that I can't quite max out and get >60 fps consistently. I recommend you get monitor the driver from the product page on Asus's website. The turbo button did not actively change the refresh rate with the generic Windows 7 monitor driver. The fact that so many reviews mention the cost as a con is laughable. If you bought it, then apparently the price wasn't too high. There is a strong demand for this monitor and a very limited supply. They could easily have charged more and still be sold out. If you buy it and then decide the value of the benefits are not worth what you paid, the current demand provides plenty of options to recoup...

10/16/2014

Perfect for 1440p

EVGA 03G-P4-2884-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 780 Ti Superclocked 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support w/EVGA ACX Cooler Video Card
EVGA 03G-P4-2884-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 780 Ti Superclocked 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support w/EVGA ACX Cooler Video Card

Pros: This thing is perfect for gaming at 1440p. Runs most games at max settings over 60fps without a hiccup. I do have to turn certain memory hungry settings down a notch to avoid fps dips in a few titles, like TXAA in ACIV, but not enough to notice any degradation to the quality. No need to OC this card, as it routinely throttles itself higher than the listed 1072MHz boost clock, breaking 1100 on a regular basis. The ACX cooler does a great job of keeping temps down. It rarely breaches 70C while gaming and stays very quiet. The card looks very clean and modern, much better than the cheap plastic look of the past.

Cons: nVidia started giving away Watch Dogs a few days after I made my purchase, and all I got was Daylight. woe is me

Overall Review: Upgraded from a GTX 680 SC, which was great at 1080p. But after switching to 1440, the 680 could no longer keep up with max settings on the majority of my games. You could argue this purchase was completely unnecessary and a waste of money, and I'd probably agree with you. I don't regret the purchase, though.

seller reviews
  • 1

Battery Tender Jr

Just wanted to confirm that the issue where some people who ordered the Battery Tender Jr received something else has been fixed. I ordered a Battery Tender Jr on 4/10/14 and got a Battery Tender Jr on 4/12/14. No complaints!

On-time
Delivery
Product
Accuracy
Customer Service
Satisfactory