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Jeffrey D.

Jeffrey D.

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Most Favorable Review

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Pioneer Black 16X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X BD-ROM 4MB Cache Serial ATA Revision 3.0 Blu-ray Burner BDR-212DBK
Pioneer Black 16X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X BD-ROM 4MB Cache Serial ATA Revision 3.0 Blu-ray Burner BDR-212DBK

Pros: Quiet, and it WORKS!

Cons: I can't come up with any.

Overall Review: I tried other brands. The Pioneer is inexpensive and it burns to any CD, DVD+R, DVD-R and BD-R I try. I have it in four different rigs. If I need another ODD, this is the only one I'll consider. I primarily use K3B to make back-up discs and for the occasional mixed CD. It's not being a billboard for who made it is just icing on the cake.

Most Critical Review

DIY seems to be appropriate.

DIYPC MA08-BK Black USB 3.0 Micro-ATX Mini Tower Gaming Computer Case with Dual Fans
DIYPC MA08-BK Black USB 3.0 Micro-ATX Mini Tower Gaming Computer Case with Dual Fans

Pros: cheap I was able to make it work after a few hours of measuring, drilling, and a trip to the hardware store. The fans are decent enough given the price of this case.

Cons: VERY cheap, thin. Who comes up with where these guys put their mounting holes? They don't line up with anything! This was my second - and last - DIYPC case. Good thing I know how to measure for and drill out necessary holes for mounting. Last case was for the front fans. This one, along with using an adapter that wasn't quite wide enolugh, but worked with long screws I got from ACE hardware, I had to put in holes at the top to mount a conventional HDD. (I needed the only other good spot for a card reader.) Don't get me started on the cables for the front panel stuff. Really, guys! Forget the fancy black ribbon and just give us some good 'ol LONG ENOUGH twisted wires! And, what were these rubber grommets for? Not to mount anything, that's for sure, since they line up with nothing from this planet!

Overall Review: I would highly recommend spending even twice as much on a better designed and constructed case. In the end your time is worth more than what you save with this thing, not to mention you'll probably get sheet metal that's twice the gauge they used for this thing.

Excellent choice for HTPC

MSI Mech Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Graphics Card RX 6600 XT MECH 2X 8G OC
MSI Mech Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Graphics Card RX 6600 XT MECH 2X 8G OC

Pros: I'm going from a 13-yr.old HTPC which had some upgrades over time - like the GTX 970 I dropped in years back. This thing, along with an 19-11900K, and a new 4K 75" UHDTV, is giving me wonderful video (and games)! I love it! Linux Mint default driver works flawlessly.

Overall Review: I can't say anything negative about this GPU, card.

This review for ASRock review rebate program.

ASRock 25" (24.5" viewable) 100Hz (Max.) IPS FULL HD FreeSync (AMD Adaptive Sync) 1920 x 1080 sRGB 99% Challenger CL25FF Monitor
ASRock 25" (24.5" viewable) 100Hz (Max.) IPS FULL HD FreeSync (AMD Adaptive Sync) 1920 x 1080 sRGB 99% Challenger CL25FF Monitor

Pros: Very nice monitor for such a low cost. Can't complain. Freesync working well with RX 5500 XT. This monitor is being used by my 13-yr. old son for Steam games and school work. Text, etc. for school is crisp. Over-all, not bad at all.

Cons: Too many hoops to jump through for a rebate.

Overall Review: I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a low-cost gaming monitor.

as expected, but...

DIYPC  DIY-F2-O Black/Orange USB 3.0 Micro-ATX Mini Tower Gaming Computer Case with 2 x Orange LED Fans (Pre-installed)
DIYPC DIY-F2-O Black/Orange USB 3.0 Micro-ATX Mini Tower Gaming Computer Case with 2 x Orange LED Fans (Pre-installed)

Pros: It's worth the low price, but if you're willing and able to pay for better, then do so. I'd rather they put the material costs to things more functional than a side panel window. It's a better design than some budget cases I've worked with. Can't beat the price, so it really is a competitive product.

Cons: I don't expect an inexpensive case like this to put the smile on my face my Antec Three Hundred Two did - and does. But, when I wanted to move the back fan to the front for positive pressure, and lower the fans, I found the mounting holes at the bottom were drilled out too small. I drilled 'em out, but was shaking my head wondering why I should have to. I'd rather they put the material costs to things more functional than a side panel window.

Overall Review: It'll do.

10/19/2023

Saved Some Old Components

Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H Micro ATX mATX 4xDDR3 LGA 1155 Intel Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H Micro ATX mATX 4xDDR3 LGA 1155 Intel Motherboard

Pros: Posted and Fired Up Like New. Everything's Working. Came with an I/O Plate - Something Too Often Missing from Old & Refurbished Boards.

Cons: None - It's and Old MOBO but Nothing Gave Me Regrets. It took a while to arrive from the other side of the planet, but what should I expect?

Overall Review: An old motherboard wouldn't post. I swapped everything over to this board, installed Xubuntu, and I have a decent little extra HTPC in the exercise room now. Without this I'd have had to get a new CPU and memory - driving up the cost beyond what I would have been willing to put into the thing.