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Bryan M.

Bryan M.

Joined on 02/15/05

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Most Favorable Review

Ram

Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model TLBED38G1600HC9DC01
Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model TLBED38G1600HC9DC01

Pros: Looks pretty and was a breeze to install. Price not too shabby either.

Cons: None

Most Critical Review

DOA

APEVIA ATX-CB700W 700 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply
APEVIA ATX-CB700W 700 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply

Pros: Blue lights, lots of connectors, 700W for cheap.

Cons: Dead on arrival, horrible packaging.

Overall Review: Unit came dead on arrival. It is packaged very poorly wrapped in bubble wrap and thrown in a box. I didn't even attempt to use it until a few months after my purchase (wasn't very urgent) only to find out that it was dead. I ended up just tossing it and taking it as a loss since it was so long after my purchase I didn't wanna mess with the hassle of sending it back and trying to exchange it. PSUs are always hit or miss and this was definitely a miss for me. 700W for $40? Sounded too good to be true and it was.

Great CPU!

AMD FX-6300 - FX-6000 Series Vishera 6-Core 3.5 GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Desktop Processor - FD6300WMHKBOX
AMD FX-6300 - FX-6000 Series Vishera 6-Core 3.5 GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Desktop Processor - FD6300WMHKBOX

Pros: It was really easy to install and works fantastic playing games etc.

Cons: The heatsink it came with it pretty meh. If you plan on overclocking it definitely invest in a new one. Other than that, nothing at all.

Overall Review: I should have paid a little bit more and got something a little more powerful. This works great for me so far but isn't quite the best around.

DOA AS A DOORNAIL

ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 AM3+/AM3 AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 AM3+/AM3 AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Pros: Uhm I guess the pro was being that it came to my house?

Cons: The board was dead on arrival. I usually go through reviews when I buy something on newegg and this product looked very hit or miss. I usually get lucky but nope, my ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 was dead as a doornail. I did EVERYTHING possible to troubleshoot it. Above and beyond what anyone else would have done and now I'm sending it back for a replacement. I would have just got a refund and got a new board altogether but I got this as a bundle with my CPU and I don't feel like sending it all back. I'm moving at the end of the month and I HOPE i get my replacement by then. If not, uh well idk. I will up the review a few eggs if I get a working one but I'm not counting on it based on reviews.

Overall Review: I should have paid an extra $20 and got a better quality board... I really should have.

Works

Standard A133 Black USB Wired Optical 800 dpi Mouse
Standard A133 Black USB Wired Optical 800 dpi Mouse

Pros: Free with my PSU purchse, lighted scroll wheel.

Cons: Cheap plastic, super light.

Overall Review: Auto bundled with my with PSU purchase for free which was a surprise to me since I didn't even notice. It works like it should. Since my PSU came dead on arrival it was nice that it wasn't a total waste.