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Nicholas H.

Nicholas H.

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Most Favorable Review

They sure are "Quiet"

Corsair Air Series SP120 (CO-9050012-WW) PWM Quiet Edition High Static Pressure Fan (Twin Pack)
Corsair Air Series SP120 (CO-9050012-WW) PWM Quiet Edition High Static Pressure Fan (Twin Pack)

Pros: - They are almost silent, they are very quiet. - Look very sexy in any build. You can put on different ring colors.

Cons: - Just "Okay" cooling, but you already should know you are losing performance with the "Quiet" editions.

Overall Review: Corsair makes some of the best products on the market, and these fans do not disappoint. If you want a silent, sick looking system, these are the fans for you. If you want really low temperatures, you might consider the performance fans, or another brand.

Most Critical Review

Better than expected

GIGABYTE - 14.0" NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M - Intel Core i7-5700HQ  - 8GB Memory - 128 GB SSD - Windows 10 Home - Gaming Laptop - (P34Wv4-BW1T )
GIGABYTE - 14.0" NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M - Intel Core i7-5700HQ - 8GB Memory - 128 GB SSD - Windows 10 Home - Gaming Laptop - (P34Wv4-BW1T )

Pros: Very Mobile -- Super light considering its power<br>Gaming Ready -- Using Nvidia's optimizer, it preset Fallout 4 to ultra settings and held a solid 60fps! (~200fps in LoL maxed out)<br>Solid Construction -- I was most surprised by the construction... Its the best I have seen in a non-apple laptop. <br>Sharp Screen -- Being a 14" screen, the 1080p almost looks as sharp as my Note 5's screen. Viewing angles are fantastic. Colors are pretty good.<br>Battery -- Easily had 4hrs of regular non-gaming use. (Don't game on the battery, FPS gets capped)

Cons: Keyboard -- Not the best keyboard I have seen. Very clicky with not much linear travel. (you will need to get used to this)<br>Software -- Applications become blurry because of the software. This is probably fixable so take this "con" lightly. <br>Charger -- Bit bulky compared to the laptop itself.

Overall Review: So far I have not encountered anything serious that would make me want to return this laptop. At the price I paid for it ($1099) its an absolute steal! I should also note that the speakers were surprisingly good; base was good considering they are so small. While gaming the computer does heat up quite a bit obviously and the fans ramp up. With some headphones plugged in, this becomes a non issue for the user.<br><br>TLDR: If you want a small powerhouse for gaming and a portable workstation, look no further. The pros outweigh the cons by a significant margin. EDIT: Started to notice that the Gigabyte motherboard drivers (Wifi and Backlight most notability) load incredibly slow after boot. After booting into the windows login screen it takes at least 30-60s for those to load. This should not be happening in this caliber of laptop. I have issued a refund because of this major issue and other minor issues.

12/23/2015

There are better options

ASUS 23" LCD Monitor 1ms (GTG) HDMI x 2, D-Sub VX238H
ASUS 23" LCD Monitor 1ms (GTG) HDMI x 2, D-Sub VX238H

Pros: 23" screen 1ms (no input lag) Asus quality

Cons: Horrible back light bleed Large bezels

Overall Review: It's an okay monitor if you are on a budget but there are some way better options that are now available.

11/11/2015

Residue on PCB

MSI Z97-Gaming 7 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI Z97-Gaming 7 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Beautiful

Cons: Came with residue on PCB - sticky - definitely an error in manufacturing.

Overall Review: RMAed for a new board. Will update my egg count after

So far so good!

Superb Choice® 12-cell for HP Pavilion dv7-6000 dv7-6175sf dv7-6175us dv7-6178us Laptop Battery
Superb Choice® 12-cell for HP Pavilion dv7-6000 dv7-6175sf dv7-6175us dv7-6178us Laptop Battery

Pros: Good battery life

Cons: Its big, but I expected that, It is a little loose in my computer (HP Pavilion)

Really good product.

NZXT 5.25-Inch Hue RGB LED Color Changing Controller (AA-HUE30-01)
NZXT 5.25-Inch Hue RGB LED Color Changing Controller (AA-HUE30-01)

Pros: Multiple settings, making it work for practically any computer color scheme you can think of, different modes which all look really good, adjustable brightness

Cons: Sticky adhesive on the back of the LED strip is pretty bad to say the least, doesn't stick to well. Also, while peeling off the back of the adhesive, I took parts of the sticky part with it in some spots.

Overall Review: Really good, Id recommend this to anyone. Only thing that I didn't like was the adhesive, with it not sticking so well.