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George D.

George D.

Joined on 12/25/06

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Most Favorable Review

Good enough

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A2133C11B
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A2133C11B

Pros: Stable at 1866MHz, 9-9-9-24-1T

Cons: Not stable at 2133MHz, 11-11-11-27

Overall Review: The lower clock with tighter timings is good enough for me (bought it on sale, so for the money at those speeds it was still a good buy).

Most Critical Review

Great mouse, terrible keyboard

IOGEAR GKM552R Black USB RF Wireless Slim Long Range Keyboard and Mouse Combo
IOGEAR GKM552R Black USB RF Wireless Slim Long Range Keyboard and Mouse Combo

Pros: Very impressed with the mouse. It seems to have a very good range, is comfortable, has mouse sensitivity adjustment buttons (yes!!), and most importantly has excellent response times when gaming. The keys on the keyboard have a nice feel in my opinion, also very thin and lightweight.

Cons: The keyboard cuts out while gaming (even new batteries). If a keyboard can't register presses, that is a deal breaker. When holding the keyboard from one end, it creaks quite a bit. It isn't a problem, but it does feel cheap. Also, I don't like the placement of the backslash and enter keys.

Overall Review: [Actually didn't buy this through newegg, but from a different store. Putting my review here since a lot of people will see it.] Buy this mouse on its own. The keyboard is not worth it.

11/14/2012

No issues

G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Laptop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSK
G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Laptop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSK

Pros: Runs at 1600MHz 9-9-9-27-1T just by default. I have used two sets of these, both have worked great. The memory WEI score is 7.5

Cons: none

Overall Review: I like the heat spreaders (even if it isn't that important)

Very satisfied.

NZXT Air Flow Series RF-FZ120-U1 Blue LED Case Fan
NZXT Air Flow Series RF-FZ120-U1 Blue LED Case Fan

Pros: - Very cool design. I love the blade design - Nice acoustics. The sound from the air on the blades has a nice pitch. Silent at lower speeds, not bad at higher speeds. - Moves quite a lot of air - I am confused by people's comments saying otherwise.

Cons: none that I can see

Overall Review: Using it to blow on my GPUs right now, and works marvelously; GPU temps are down by 10 C.

10/30/2012

Driver fails

SABRENT 1 ft. USB to Serial (9-pin) DB-9 RS-232 Adapter Cable (SBT-USC1M)
SABRENT 1 ft. USB to Serial (9-pin) DB-9 RS-232 Adapter Cable (SBT-USC1M)

Pros: Looks like a nice cable

Cons: The driver fails to install, giving error "This device cannot start. (Code 10)" - meaning it doesn't work.

Overall Review: Prolific (the company that makes the controllers for these, and provides the drivers) says in their documentation, "Please be warned that counterfeit/fake PL-2303HX Rev A (or PL-2303HXA) USB-to-Serial Controller ICs using Prolific's trademark logo, brandname, and drivers, are being sold in the China market. Counterfeit IC products show exactly the same outside chip markings but generally are of poor quality and causes Windows driver compatibility issues (Yellow Mark Error Code 10 in Device Manager under WinXP, Vista, and 7)." ....makes you wonder.

Looks good

Antec Performance One Series P183 V3 Black Aluminum / Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Antec Performance One Series P183 V3 Black Aluminum / Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: This case is beautiful. It is both industrial and elegant, and professional but interesting. Seriously. Also, it is fairly quiet. You'll need different fans if you want a silent system, but the case itself has nice sound insulation. Theoretically, there is a lot of room for stuff. Airflow is good with an extra front fan. 3 front USB 3.0 (see cons)

Cons: Managing the cables is ... tricky. Antec obviously put thought into it, but it was still a bit difficult to manage (I had 5 sata devices total, and a large graphics card. Cable management will be nice and easy if you don't have as much stuff). The case is very tall, so it will be a stretch getting some of the cables to route nicely. The new ones are being shipped with 3 USB 3.0 ports with internal USB 3.0 connectors. That should be good, but to use all 3, you need two USB 3.0 headers on your motherboard which is very uncommon.

Overall Review: I do highly recommend this case, especially if you like the looks of it. Just be aware that it is not easiest case to work with.