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Timothy T.

Timothy T.

Joined on 05/07/06

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Didn't catch the "modular" feature when purchased somehow

CORSAIR CX-M series CX430M 430W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Modular Power Supply
CORSAIR CX-M series CX430M 430W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Modular Power Supply

Pros: Modular, quiet

Cons: None

Overall Review: Modular was quite the bonus! Easy to install (as would be expected), minimal wire mess from modularity, and it's black!

12/12/2015
Most Critical Review

Works well depending on the application

LINKSYS USB300M Ethernet Adapter 10/100Mbps USB 1 x RJ45
LINKSYS USB300M Ethernet Adapter 10/100Mbps USB 1 x RJ45

Pros: If it works for your application, it works well

Cons: Doesn't work on some networks (see thoughts below)?

Overall Review: No idea what's actually going on, but it would seem that it does not work on some networks. Strange, I know, but I used this on a PC to add another network port. It didn't work at first (device web interfaces would not load). I swapped it with the other network port, and it worked just fine on that network. No idea why, but beware of this flaw.

On the second RMA

ASRock B250M-HDV LGA 1151 Intel B250 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
ASRock B250M-HDV LGA 1151 Intel B250 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel

Pros: Cheap, compact board

Cons: On the second RMA, both times for power-up related issues.

Overall Review: Have swapped and tested everything else in the PC, narrowing it down to the motherboard each time. I bought it because it was cheap, and I've paid for it handily.

Great performance:cost ratio

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Plug-in Card Graphics Card ZT-70605-10M
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Plug-in Card Graphics Card ZT-70605-10M

Pros: Quiet, much faster than a 7600 GT XXX edition...

Cons: Petty - expansion slot plate is a little long, so it bottoms out on the case before the lip where you screw it into the case touches. Just had to hold the card in place while screwing in.

Overall Review: No worthwhile complaints. Has been a great card so far for a good price.

12/12/2015

Great cooler

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes

Pros: Large, easily configurable to your CPU, keeps CPU very cool

Cons: Not completely intuitive installation, but pictures with a little interpretation are just fine.

Overall Review: On an AMD Athlon II X4 630, went from 39ºC to 27ºC idle, and 60+ºC to 31º full load compared to the stock cooler. Well worth the investment. Instructions mentioned above are adequate, but do take some interpretation. I think there are some videos too, but that might be another cooler. Either way, it's well designed and definitely stays put.

12/12/2015

Buys digital goods, almost nuff said

Xbox Gift Card $40 US (Email Delivery)
Xbox Gift Card $40 US (Email Delivery)

Pros: These are great for stocking up while on sale and then buying games on the Xbox marketplace. Then you get the games at a discount, same price as disc-based games on sale or better, and don't have to worry about discs.

Cons: Nothing