Joined on 01/01/13
Great gaming mouse, although a little pricy.
Pros: Buttons are placed in good locations, once you get used to it, they are all pretty easy to reach. I love having access to so many buttons. Mouse moves smoothly, never seems to lag. It's nice to have so many options in changing the dpi and buttons.
Cons: The left part of the mouse is flaky, which is more annoying than anything. Not sure why, but I've lost the ability to go wireless with this mouse. It works fine when it is plugged in, but doesn't seem to work when not plugged in.
Overall Review: I probably overspent on this mouse. I think it's a great mouse, but I definitely don't need a mouse that goes over 3600dpi.
Cheap Motherboard for an APU system
Pros: The price is good, it works mostly without any issues, other than one I will name in the cons.
Cons: USB ports on the front go out on the front and back every so often. I finally solved it mostly by reinstalling the drivers. It seems like the drivers don't stick very well. Only 1 PCIe slot.
Overall Review: I probably would have chosen a different Motherboard if I was building this now, but I didn't have a big budget when I was building this system. This does the job for the price, but it is probably worth spending the extra money for a better motherboard.
Good webcam for the price.
Pros: The cheapest 720p Cam I could find. Works well and picture seems to be very clear.
Cons: It's a pain to put it on a monitor or anywhere else until you get used to it.
Perfect Memory for an APU System.
Pros: These can be overclocked to 2400mhz with the right motherboard. That makes them some of the fastest memory for the price. Part of the reason my APU system works so well is because of these. They really help push the most out of the system.
Cons: Nothing yet.
Overall Review: To overclock these, you have to go into the Bios. It isn't really that hard, but it easy to overlook. You also have to have the right motherboard to use these at their highest settings.
Insanely fast SSD
Pros: SSDs mostly only helps with loading times, but who wants to spend time looking at a loading screen? Thanks to this, Windows loads in 10 to 15 seconds and most games load insanely fast as well. This had the highest speed stats for the price and it shows. This thing is super quick in every task.
Cons: None.
Overall Review: There's some things you can't do with a SSD that you can do with a normal drive. You should definitely read up on these things.
Great APU for the price
Pros: For a budget price, the graphics are better than expected, runs most games at a decent FPS, some at medium or high settings. Although not the most powerful CPU, it can be easily overclocked. Since AMD has decided not to focus on plain CPUs anymore, this one will be much easier to upgrade.
Cons: Throw away the cooler that comes with it. It is worthless. Buy another one instead.
Overall Review: I think that APUs are the future of budget gaming. This one is great for the price, but I expect the next series to really push the technology. If you have time, I would wait for the new one to come out next year, but either way it should be easy to upgrade if you get this one.