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Thomas R.

Thomas R.

Joined on 05/28/10

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Most Favorable Review

Its here and complete

Xigmatek Utgard Mesh CPC-T90DB-U03 Black Steel / Aluminum and Mesh Bezel Computer Case
Xigmatek Utgard Mesh CPC-T90DB-U03 Black Steel / Aluminum and Mesh Bezel Computer Case

Pros: Trident obviously didn't do his research, and belittling a product because of his own ignorance is crazy. A word to the wise.. put in and set the hard drive before you install the motherboard, that was really the only hassle that i had with this case.. you CAN take the hard drive holder out the front of the case though its a little difficult to move back and forth.. Some people complained about the screws not being long enough? Idk i had PLENTY of long screws that came with the case.. enough to set the motherboard and install 2 hard drives.. So i have no idea why they didn't have screws.. I did add the 200mm fan but if i could i would probably order the 220 and i also installed another 120 in the front even though i had to use zip ties to attach it because there is no where to add another fan.. but as far as cable management goes there is enough space behind the mobo and drive bays to stuff the wires between them and the back panel.. a little more room wouldn't hurt though.

Cons: The instructions are defiantly lacking but I didn't really need them because i knew what i was doing.. The mesh for the fans is a bit dark and dense makes it harder to see the LED's but they are nice to look at and it keeps alot of the dust out with the dust filters.. for those that cannot do research on the fans.. they are orange with 4 white LED's in the "corners" of the fan where the screws go helps illuminate the orange but not give that overpowering color like the blue, red, and greens are known for.. The I/O panel around the fan speed controllers gets really hot, but the rest of the case is ICE COLD with all the fans i have installed and the fans don't really make much of a sound unless i have all 5 of them cranked up to 100% which isn't often.

Overall Review: The cons are really really nit picky.. I love the case and I'm glad i went with it.. This case may not be the best if its your first build and you don't really know what to do.. but other than that I would recommend it to anyone.. I like it alot better than my wifes and she has the Armor A90..

Most Critical Review

Decent mouse

SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO 62006-BP 15 Buttons USB Wired Gaming Mouse
SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO 62006-BP 15 Buttons USB Wired Gaming Mouse

Pros: It's a rather large mouse, yet somehow still fits my wife's hand just fine. The side button placement is just far enough so your thumb does not click the buttons, but I think it could have been moved an inch forward for a little more space. The interface works ok, only really used it to change the mouse color and speed. My wife doesn't really use the program at all, she has SEVERAL healing classes and uses clique to bind all her spells. So I can't really speak much about the program you have to download that includes the driver.

Cons: The "brushed steel" is actually painted on and it did not take long for it to start to peel, as well as the undercoat. It gets a lot of use from my wife but still, it's been three months and she is already working down to the base.

Overall Review: The first one died within a week, but the second one is going strong. I know there was a recall of the first batch steelseries made, so maybe it was one of those still in circulation. I'm not really worried about that. What did make me angry is the "steel" is just really cheap paint. Other than it's a pretty decent mouse.

Nice mini board

ASRock H310CM-ITX/ac LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel H310 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
ASRock H310CM-ITX/ac LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel H310 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Compact, but also comes with bluetooth and wifi at a great cost!

Cons: My build wouldn't post after I completed it. The problem was the memory slots. One side is supposed to stay locked and the other unlocks, however the locked side does not keep the ram locked in.. I can insert the the stick properly and pull out the permanently locked side with ease... after figuring that out and ramming in the ram.. it posted.

Overall Review: Good board with lots of features at a great price point... just watch the ram slots!

Nice little processor

Intel Core i3 9th Gen - Core i3-9100F Coffee Lake 4-Core 3.6 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 65W BX80684i39100F Desktop Processor Without Graphics
Intel Core i3 9th Gen - Core i3-9100F Coffee Lake 4-Core 3.6 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 65W BX80684i39100F Desktop Processor Without Graphics

Pros: -Low heat, sits at about 35c in a mini Itx build. Sits around the mid 60s under load. -Works great in an emulation machine, I have mine paired with a 1650 super so it does emulation and other 1080p gaming with little issue.

Cons: The intel cpu cooler is still ugly AF..

Overall Review: It's an excellent chip as long as you don't you aren't doing editing, 1440p or 4k gaming.

Excellent so far

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X OC EDITION, GV-N970WF3OC-4GD
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X OC EDITION, GV-N970WF3OC-4GD

Pros: Great looking card Very fast -- In my new system it can run anything that is thrown at it without a single flinch. Runs very cool, It sits in my Urban S31 idle at 32c and while gaming over several hours (4+) it was at a whopping 41c.

Cons: The length of this card is ridiculous, however I kind of knew this going in. With my Urban S31 I had to take out the middle drive holder, not like I need 6 hard drives anyway, so it didn't really bother me. That is my only real complaint -- It really isn't that loud, especially for how cold it is at all times.

Overall Review: Great card, and great price!

11/18/2014

Cyber Acoustics CA-3602

Cyber Acoustics CA-3602 30 Watts 2.1 3 Piece Flat Panel Design Subwoofer & Satellite Speaker System
Cyber Acoustics CA-3602 30 Watts 2.1 3 Piece Flat Panel Design Subwoofer & Satellite Speaker System

Pros: Cheap with great sound. I'm no audiophile so to me these sound great with a surprising amount of bass. Really easy to setup.

Cons: Despite being really easy to setup, if you connect it directly to the TV you cannot adjust the volume with the TV so you have to get up and walk over to the TV everytime you want to change the volume. I also have a set on my PC and this configuration works much better.