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Josh J.

Josh J.

Joined on 07/07/10

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Most Favorable Review

Ridiculous

ASUS DirectCU II GTX780TI-DC2OC-3GD5 G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
ASUS DirectCU II GTX780TI-DC2OC-3GD5 G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: Insane GPU DirectCU II cooler is much quieter than I anticipated HDCP support metal plate on back of card to help support the weight

Cons: PRICE! - For this price you MAY be better off going with a cheaper card and running 2 in SLI if your motherboard is able to. Size - Make sure your case+motherboard can accommodate the huge amount of space this will take up. Any heatsinks located behind your PCI-E port could be in the way.

Overall Review: In 3dMark, this card paired with an AMD 6350 CPU scored slightly over (but almost exactly) what a 4770k with a Titan scored

Most Critical Review

NOT circumaural

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 sound quality for the price! I've only had one headset that had this kind of quality for anywhere near this price, and they were found on a discount rack for $20 in a clothing store. Amazing price!

Cons: Not circumaural at all (except for maybe on an infant) but for the price, this isn't a big deal Uncomfortable after ~1 Hour of use

Overall Review: I'm glad I chose to get this as a cheap backup to my good set. When the good ones broke, these were a great replacement, but I would not suggest using them for long, they compress your ears to the point where it hurts after a while (especially if you wear glasses, this might just be my big head though)

Great, when it wants to be

KINGWIN MDP-1  Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter/Active
KINGWIN MDP-1 Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter/Active

Pros: - Active! - Worked great for just over a week

Cons: - plastic casing over the adapter is too big (it's similar to putting a 2.5" HDD in a 3.5" enclosure.) - Stopped working after about 8 days of use. - The holes used to secure the VGA cable in place are set back way to far for any VGA cable head I've ever used

Overall Review: I woke up one morning to see that my card had disabled my third monitor, I assumed that the driver crashed overnight and tried restarting... too bad for me, the adapter itself seems to have gone bad, I've tried switching ports, switching monitors, and vga cables. everything else works :( I would say it's worth buying, I may have just gotten a bad cable.

Works

BYTECC MIDP-HM005 Mini DisplayPort to HDMI 5" Adapter
BYTECC MIDP-HM005 Mini DisplayPort to HDMI 5" Adapter

Pros: Works fine

Cons: not active white

Overall Review: Was great for my setup until my active vga adapter crapped out on me... now I have to either buy another active vga adapter or an active HDMI to replace this.

Cool and easy to get the hang of

Razer Naga MMO PC Gaming Mouse
Razer Naga MMO PC Gaming Mouse

Pros: -17 BUTTONS!!!!!! -You can turn off the glowing razor emblem -Every button (with the exception of left click) is COMPLETELY customize-able, and able to be assigned multiple profiles, each with their own set of Macro's and other useful things -Completely adjustable DPI (100-5600DPI) -Easy to setup -Surprisingly easy to get used to having 12 more buttons for your thumb -Easily interchangeable side (the right side is held on by magnets, and is interchangeable with 3 different styles) -great fiber-braided cable -Simple USB, Works fine without the Razor software (the side buttons will just work like a keypad on a keyboard without the software, with a hardware switch for number-pad or top row keys) -extreamely low friction pads

Cons: -Green instead of blue -Cable is only like 7ft long. (If it was just a few inches longer, it would be the perfect size for my desk, for now I'll just move my computer back a few inches) -The lights for the wheel and number seem to be wired together (if you want one on, they both must be on, I would've liked to have just the scroll-wheel light without the number lights) -The lighting for the numbers is too bright -Not made in America :)

Overall Review: None of the interchangeable sides feel "right" to me. They are comfortable and everything, but I'm not used to having a place to rest my ring finger. I would usually pick my mouse up with my thumb and ring-finger with my old mouse, now I have to use my little-finger and thumb. I may take one of the sides apart and try to make my own at some point. Overall, This mouse deserves at least 4 eggs. It probably deserves a 5 but this seems a bit expensive for a mouse. The one it is replacing for me costed me only about $3.25 a few years ago and it has some of the more useful features of this mouse (an extra programmable macro-enabled button and adjustable DPI)

Simply awesome

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD 24-bit 96KHz USB Interface Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD 24-bit 96KHz USB Interface Sound Card

Pros: -Awesome 1/4 jacks on the front for use with my guitars/basses -Optical in AND out (haven't got to test much yet) -Simple usb makes it portable and easy -Small

Cons: Not the EXACT color of my speakers, but I'll let it slide since it's barely big enough to be noticeable ;) -I can't seem to get the LINE/PHONO-IN to work properly, but I won't blame that on the device since my computer crashed during driver installation. Will try re-installing later to see if it fixes

Overall Review: Just got it a few days ago, and it's already came in handy. I've used it to use my computer as a second amplifier for my guitars and basses, and record everything. The main reason I purchased it was to use the optical in for my Xbox, and I've had so much fun with the other features that I haven't used the Xbox to test the optical ports!