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James N.

James N.

Joined on 09/05/04

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Most Favorable Review

Does the job!

EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2662-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2662-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: Purchased this to replace an SLI rig of two 9800GTX and was definitely worth the upgrade. Purchased primarilty for Battlefield and it plays BF4 at high and ultra!

Cons: None so far...

Most Critical Review

Cheap, functional

POWMAX MATX3308-B Black SGCC Steel ATX Mini Tower Computer Case 400W Power Supply
POWMAX MATX3308-B Black SGCC Steel ATX Mini Tower Computer Case 400W Power Supply

Pros: Keep in mind, this is a cheap case; you get what you pay for. The power supply does not have any SATA connections so you'll need a SATA power adapter if using SATA drives. Also, there are no case fans included.

Cons: Very thin steel and very tight interior. The CD bay is made to be removable so that the mother board can be mounted. It has only one mount for a 3.5" drive, so only one HDD and one CD/DVD drive. The audio connector was too short to reach from the front of the case to the connection on my mother board.

Overall Review: Good for a basic, no frills machine. I set this up simply to play an MP3 library in a gym. Works fine for that but if you're looking for a good case that offers more options/functionality, looks elsewhere.

Runners no more!

Petsafe PDT00-13625 Big Dog Remote Trainer
Petsafe PDT00-13625 Big Dog Remote Trainer

Pros: Definitely work as designed. I have two mastif/rottweiler mixes that liked to roam out of the yard and didn't listen when called. No more! Only had to zap one once and he now responds to audio only on the first beep. Neither have run off since putting the collars on. Battery life is good, a charge will easily last a week and it only takes about an hour to recharge.

Cons: the collars have to be pretty tight in order for the contacts to work, a lot tighter than a normal collar. The remote has a +2 button that increases the zap if the dog doesn't respond to the setting applied. The way it's positioned, it's difficult to apply and generally will require two hands to push the +2 and the zap button simultaneously. Fortunately, I've only had to do this once, they learn very quickly as the collar is extremely effective.

Better than expected

Polk Audio Tabletop Digital Audio System with iPod/iPhone Dock - I-Sonic
Polk Audio Tabletop Digital Audio System with iPod/iPhone Dock - I-Sonic

Pros: Sounds great! I always had the opinion Polk speakers sounded good with crystal highs and excellent midrange but lacked in bass. This player is actually an excellent all around device and has very good bass response. It also comes with extra adapters for various ipod players.

Cons: volume level is good for personal listening in a medium size room (bedroom, dorm, etc) but don't expect to rock a party.

Overall Review: would definitely recommend

Disappointed

Western Digital Blue WD6400AAKS 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Western Digital Blue WD6400AAKS 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Pros: Large cache, fast, large capacity

Cons: Purchased two of these for a Windows 2003 Server. After 2 months the server started crashing, BSOD, IRQ errors, executables failing, applications dropping out. These drives were data only, the OS was not installed on them yet they killed the server. Once the drives were removed no more issues.

Overall Review: I did notice they ran extremely hot, one has the knock of death already. Maybe better cooling would have helped...but they should last longer than 2 months.

Cheap, functional (2)

POWMAX MATX3308-B Black SGCC Steel ATX Mini Tower Computer Case 400W Power Supply
POWMAX MATX3308-B Black SGCC Steel ATX Mini Tower Computer Case 400W Power Supply

Pros: It is a case....

Cons: lots of work, very tight space, one HDD, one CD drive. Power supply does not support SATA Power supply died after 2 days; turned it off one day and never came back on.

Overall Review: find something else. the price isn't worth the aggravation.