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Christopher C.

Christopher C.

Joined on 02/20/10

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Most Favorable Review

Perfect performance and looks great!

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

Pros: -Works well -Inexpensive! -Looks great

Cons: None so far.

Most Critical Review
MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G
MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G

Pros: -Still a powerful card that runs everything on Ultra -Good price to performance ratio -Quiet and cool

Cons: -They intentionally lied about it having 4GB of DDR5, only 3.5 is accessible at full speed, and they got caught -They have no ability to fix it, it's not a bug -Deceitful and misleading claims about their product and no compensation for it

Great SSD thus far

SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E250B/AM
SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E250B/AM

Pros: -Fast -Sleek looking -Works fast -No drivers required -Boots Windows in 5 seconds

Cons: -None so far

Overall Review: Pricey, but probably the fastest and most durable SSD on the market.

Great CPU, no complaints

Intel Core i5-4690K - Core i5 4th Gen Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1150 88W Intel HD Graphics 4600 Desktop Processor - BX80646I54690K
Intel Core i5-4690K - Core i5 4th Gen Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1150 88W Intel HD Graphics 4600 Desktop Processor - BX80646I54690K

Pros: -Fast -Cool -Turbos to 3.9 and easily overclocked to 4.4+ w/ aftermarket cooler -Nice OC'ing features from Intel Extreme Tuning software

Cons: -Weak, ugly stock fan

Good Price-to-Performance Ratio

Corsair Carbide Series CC-9011050-WW SPEC-01 Black ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case
Corsair Carbide Series CC-9011050-WW SPEC-01 Black ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case

Pros: -Looks great -Barebones cable management gets job done on a budget -Sturdy construction -Nice side panel window -Large GPUs like the GTX 970 fit -Dust filter on 2 intakes -Worked well enough for first build

Cons: -Atrocious, inept manual -Almost broke my 970 trying to put it in... you need to remove an additional plate top plate that has 2 screws in it above and beyond the 2 PCI-E backpanels that you need to remove -- took me an hour to figure it out, then installed easily -No spacing at the top of the case for CPU power cable or fan cables... no idea how I'm going to fit 2 extra fans up there if I'm ever going to SLI -Lacks a bit of width... my GPU power cable hits the window and is uncomfortably squeezed

Overall Review: Good case, got what I paid for... I think next time I'll buy something with a bit more cable management space in back and at the top of the case, and with rubber grommets, but that's my fault, not Corsairs. The manual, however, is just ridiculously bad. The removal of the top plate to put in PCI cards like the GPU is not explained at all, and can easily lead to you breaking something worth hundreds of dollars.

Great mobo, easy install

MSI MSI Gaming Z97-G45 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI MSI Gaming Z97-G45 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: -SLI support -Optical out for my 5.1 Surround Sound -Looks fantastic, especially w/ red/black products -Easy to install -Good instruction manual -Well-built parts -Wonderful BIOS screen -Supports OC'ing

Cons: -Youtube links in instruction manual DO NOT WORK

Overall Review: Perfect mobo, would definitely recommend.