Joined on 01/01/14
Good running little drive
Pros: Unbeatable price. And it does what you need it to do.
Cons: none,
Overall Review: Nice drive. Simple fast easy to install.
Great if you love living in a glass house!
Pros: The only pro is DX12, And that is it! I would not have even gone with windows 10 if it was not for all the money I spent on a DX12 card! Windows 10 is a Orwellian nightmare! And I would still not use 10 if I was not smart enough to know how to disable all the spyware! It took me almost a whole day to disable and get rid of cortana and edge, And drive one, and the cloud garbage! And the rest of the spyware! Now it is basically Windows 8.1 without Internet Explorer, But I never used IE anyway! So no loss!
Cons: Cortana is just annoying! And it takes forever to sift through and disable all the new Microcrap embedded spyware!
Overall Review: This is just unacceptable! Whatever happened to power to the people? Give the people what they want? Nobody wants this garbage!
Good high end CPU
Pros: (EDIT) Yes my CPU is still doing great! But I want to make issue with this CPU being sold by NothingButSavings for $309! This is a CPU from 2012/2013! And when I bought it back in mid 2014 it only cost me $179. When this CPU was brand new in late 2012 it only cost $190! So why is NothingButSavings selling a dated 3rd gen i5 for $309? Stay away from NothingButSavings! Newegg needs to stop allowing questionable vendors use their site! This is why I stopped using Newegg! It's fast and very powerful at stock speeds. Goes perfect with my R9 270. I had a i5 750 lynnfield chip running my rig before this one, And the temps on the i5 3470 is so much better. I am using just the stock cooler and it idles in the 30's and does not go past 58c under load. The old i5 750 would get past 80c under load. So there is a big improvement in temps with this chip over previous gen i5's. Also the performance of the i5 3470 is a massive improvement over my old i5 750.
Cons: Well I can't think of any big cons except the multiplier being limited to x40, But honestly it is still able to be overclocked decently.
Overall Review: Well in my opinion this is the perfect gaming processor. It holds it's own against all other processor's and you never need to take it past stock speed. It is not the fastest or the newest on the market. But it is a very respectable High end processor. And it should satisfy most enthusiasts.
Versa H22
Pros: Cheap! And is excellent quality!
Cons: Drive bay snaps can be annoying, And the sides should have been designed a little better to make them easier to get off and on.
Overall Review: You can't ask for a better case at this price! I bought this to replace my very very loud Antec ThreeHundred, Don't get me wrong I love my old Antec case, but it is a older design. My New Thermaltake Versa H22 keeps my system just as cool as the Antec did with only one fan! I run this hardware in this case, CPU: Intel Ivy [email protected] Mobo: Biostar TZ77A GPU: EVGA GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 Ram: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1600mhz PSU: Corsair CX600 And just the rear fan in this case keeps everything cool, My CPU (stock intel fan) and GPU will get a little past 60c under load but that's it. And most important it's very quiet now. My ears no longer ring. Also cable management is excellent. I have no idea why some people can't figure out the fan mounts on the air filter. It's called common sense people! Just like when you played legos!
Pros: Very Fast GPU, And has a very respectable factory overclock, Runs anything and everything at ultra. Runs every game in existence at Ultra settings at 1080p. Despite some problems with EVGA's design and no backplate, I love this GPU and really enjoy it.
Cons: Well, The cooler is a better than average cooler. But EVGA could have done much better for the price you have to pay. The VRM is not cooled very well and the rear V-Ram chips are left to roast unless you have a decent fan setup in your case. Also I did not get a backplate. I was under the impression if you bought a expensive high end GPU from EVGA they would give you a backplate for free. I was hoping for one too because of the back V_Ram chips. But EVGA is not the great customer server after all. They are just as slimy as the worst. And I will never buy another EVGA. The only reason this GPU is functional is thanks to Nvidia's quality control.
Overall Review: Despite EVGA's sudden spiral out of control, This is still a good GPU. And the GTX 970 and the R9 290X are two of the greatest bang for buck GPUs you can get. If you game you should not go any lower than this GPU. Because game devs get worse on optimization each year.
CX600 V3 quality has changed
Pros: Says Corsair on it, Says 46amps and 522w on 12v rail
Cons: Corsair cx v3 used to be great! I have a early v3 model that still runs wonderful and actually delivers it's rated power. Now they are still labeled as v3, but are now different, and no longer deliver their rated power.
Overall Review: I just want to clear up that this is not Newegg's fault. This is strictly Corsair's wrong doing. I bought a V3 CX600 back in early 2014, The V2 CX models were good, But they improved allot when the V3 came out. But now Corsair has changed the CX series again, They are still labeled as v2.3 (V3) But now they no longer deliver their rated wattage or amps. I was lucky to get a early V3 CX600. I have no idea how corsair thinks they can just do this to loyal customers! But the CX750 can only put out around 560watts! So I can imagine how bad the CX600 is now. It is probably only a 400watt unit now. Huntkey tried this back around 2008 and it did not work, Why Corsair thinks they can suddenly do this is beyond me! I really hate to see this happen to the CX series, I used to recommend the CX series all the time. It was the go to PSU. But now it is dangerous to use in a system, The PSU is the most important component of your system. If the PSU fails it will take everything down with it. So I now recommend Antec and Seasonic. You may have to pay a bit more. But it will be worth not ruining your system with a overrated PSU.