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Cody E.

Cody E.

Joined on 02/09/10

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

great money saver

Rosewill 2 x 3.5mm Connector Circumaural Multimedia Stereo Headset - RH-001
Rosewill 2 x 3.5mm Connector Circumaural Multimedia Stereo Headset - RH-001

Pros: great mic, no static, crisp vibrant sound, very good noise cancelation and high volume capacities. GREAT quality for the price, couldnt get better without spending more.

Cons: very snug on the head... can hurt the ears and even the temple a bit after extended wear.

Overall Review: if you dont want to spend much and want a great headset and dont intend on using for extended periods, this is for you.

Most Critical Review

Fast Card, Poorly Built

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 4G, ZT-90308-10M
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 4G, ZT-90308-10M

Pros: Card runs games at high to ultra high settings, and some very intensive games very nicely, when its not crashing entirely.

Cons: it has blue screened and crashed on multiple systems and builds since a few months after purchase. temperature doesnt need to exceed 28c for crashing to happen. its wonky all around, without technical terms, its refuse. no matter what i do it just isnt kosher. not a very high quality construction, the fan is now making a squealing crunching noise, i have watched it with a flashlight and it is not running into anything or wobbling, its the bearings or something just crapping out.

Overall Review: do not buy this card. a friend bought one made by zotac and has similar issues. skip the gtx960 by zotac. it is disappointing considering im a zotac fanboy, this is a pile of refuse on a plate.... i expected better. zotac usually hits it out of the park and looks good doing it. this time, they only looked good.

Not worth it.

Gear Head Mouse
Gear Head Mouse

Pros: It wasn't dead on arrival.

Cons: clicks multiple times when you barley touch it, scroll wheel is very resistant to being rolled, and takes a heck of a lot of pressure to click. the design and function of this mouse is very flawed and the cord is bent and pulled out a bit from the mouse already after 3 days of use.

Overall Review: if you are looking to save money on a mouse, go to a thrift store... seriously you will get a better quality mouse. im tossing this one out once i get a new one... which is what i was hopping this was but my mouse from pre windows vista works better, and thats the one i bought this to replace!

Maxell 190025 Blast Away Canned Air (Single Can) - 10 fl oz - Non-flammable - 1 Each - Blue, White
Maxell 190025 Blast Away Canned Air (Single Can) - 10 fl oz - Non-flammable - 1 Each - Blue, White

Pros: Great pressure from can, straw fit snug, worked very well for its intended use, has plenty in a can, multiple uses possible.

Cons: Contains bittering agent, beware the taste if you eat at the computer, as the agent will get on your keyboard.

Overall Review: If you use this product, my suggestion is to use electronic wipes after applying it to mouse/keyboard so as not to get bittering agent on your hands, speaking from past experience, it tastes horrible for hours.

XCLIO A380BK Fully Black SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower Computer Case
XCLIO A380BK Fully Black SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: Does an excellent job of cooling, even at high loads/close to max load, the CPU in my system stays between 30 and 34 degrees Celsius. As many people are saying, yes this does say "mid-tower" but be prepared for a "mid-tower xxL" because it is truly the size of most full towers. Some reviews say that the front door doesn't close all the way, it will, if you turn the brackets on the CD bays the right way when you put them in, and this is a pro, because a front door is nice for keeping trays safe, considering how often backup discs are burnt, and loaded in my system, often before I would forget to close the trays, but with the door, I don't have this issue anymore. This case was pretty cheap, which is nice.

Cons: One of the 3.5" drive bay clips snapped off when I attempted to pull it out- I applied the correct force, and motion at the correct times, but the plastic prong still snapped off. This is sort of expected, it's plastic, not titanium, and at the price, im not going to complain, especially since I can do without that one last drive bay holder, the others will do nicely... can't blame newegg or the manufacturer for me getting one of the low percentage defected parts, there is no 100% quality, as hard and as much as newegg or the manufactuerer may have tried, and I'm ok with that, but beware - your drive bay things might not be so sturdy, so be extremely gentle.

ENERMAX LIBERTY ECO II ELT720AWT-ECO_II 720 W ATX12V v2.3 CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
ENERMAX LIBERTY ECO II ELT720AWT-ECO_II 720 W ATX12V v2.3 CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Came with a backup fan, which is designed to withstand the heat and abuse of being inside of a power supply, and has that bearing system everyone seems to favor. The cables to this PS are cased in what looks like thermal reinforced plastic braiding, which is very nice. It provides the power as advertised, hasn't died, and isnt loud or hot, just what you expect from a good part- proper function and solid operation. I like the power cord brace that this thing came with, ive always had a pet peeve about dangling cords being stressed at the connections due to their weight and that thing called physics.

Cons: Bit more than I would like to pay for a power supply... there was a broken foam peanut in the shipping box? wait thats no con... guess for me just the price was a little high, other than that, this is a good solid power supply for any ATX tower.

Overall Review: Instructions, no matter what you buy, or what brand it is, electronic or otherwise, none of the manufacturer's ever do a solid job with instructions. Yes, some things are left out of them, more thorough instructions please, if possible. :)