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David L.

David L.

Joined on 06/09/12

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Most Favorable Review

It goes fast

ARRIS SurfBoard SB6121 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem
ARRIS SurfBoard SB6121 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem

Pros: I bought this 3 months ago to replace the junky Motorola modem Comcast gave me. When I had a 50mbit down link, I was pushing 75mbit easily. I've since downgraded to 30mbit and am still getting speeds in the neighborhood of 54mbit down. Not sure how or why but I'm not complaining

Cons: None, it works

Overall Review: This modem should be good for many years to come, so if you're paying $5-$10/month for a "rental" it pays for itself in less than two years.

Most Critical Review

Weak

Polk Audio PSW Series PSW10 Black Subwoofer
Polk Audio PSW Series PSW10 Black Subwoofer

Pros: It's better than nothing, and cheap on sale

Cons: I'm finally building my own home theater and bought this for a very low price to start out. However, I really feel like I just wasted $100 I could have spent on a better sub. It's ok, it rumbles and punches when given some serious bass but overall it's really weak. I used to be really into car audio and built dozens of "systems". Even the weakest system I built would embarrass this. Also compared to my Dad's 2 decade old Mirage sub, that thing eats this alive.

Overall Review: Good if you don't have any sub at all...otherwise spend your money on something quality.

12/12/2012

It's a monster

Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Gaming PC Computer Case, Supports: E-ATX & XL-ATX, 4 Dual-Speed Fans, 10 Expansion Slots
Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Gaming PC Computer Case, Supports: E-ATX & XL-ATX, 4 Dual-Speed Fans, 10 Expansion Slots

Pros: All I have to say is if you're looking for a full tower for any reason, this is a solid buy. The construction quality is extremely impressive, the cable managment is great, it has more bays extra space than I know what to do with.

Cons: It's big, but you already know that.

Overall Review: The fans included push/pull air through the case like you wouldn't believe. My GeForce 670 is actually colder than the ambient temperature of my house due to the fans on the card and this case. My I7-4770 idles at 77F and under stress gets up to 115F-120F with the stock heatsink/fan. Clearly the airflow in the case is greatly helping keep everything nice and cool. On the front panel you have eSATA, 2x USB3.0, 2x USB2.0, Mic, Headphones, and fanspeed knobs.

Great

EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: This is the first video card I've purchased since Quake was the rage. Obviously things have changed quite a bit since then, and this card is a perfect example. It's simply amazing, handling everything I throw at it without a hiccup. I haven't bothered to adjust any of the settings as I haven't had any performance issues. The EVGA Precion-X software is awesome - you can set temp points where the fan will speed up. The temp has never gone above 27 C, or about 81 F. Right now it's actually colder than my thermostat....

Cons: It's huge, make sure you can fit it.

Overall Review: It's kind of crazy how expensive video cards are these days, but maybe I'm just getting old. It'd be nice if the top of the line cards were in the $300-$400 range, not $500-$1000. Oh well, I plan on using this for several years, until I cannot keep up with 4k displays. Maybe I'll just SLI it then :)

Very nice

SeaSonic X Series X-850 (SS-850KM3 Active PFC F3) 850W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
SeaSonic X Series X-850 (SS-850KM3 Active PFC F3) 850W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: - High efficiency Gold certified - Fully modular and easy to know what plugs in where - Very sturdy construction - Cannot hear the fan

Cons: None...it works.

Overall Review: As someone else mentioned, the build quality and packaging are top notch. The PSU came in a black velvet satchel (now using for my camera) and the unused cables go in a convenient padded package. Powering an ASRock Z87, I7-4770, GeForce 670 FTW and other peripherals. No problems to report.

It works

Seagate Backup Plus 4TB USB 3.0 3.5" Desktop Hard Drive STCA4000100 Black
Seagate Backup Plus 4TB USB 3.0 3.5" Desktop Hard Drive STCA4000100 Black

Pros: I have no complaints - the price is great for a 4tb drive, you can remove the case to make it internal if desired. Transfer speeds are 130MB - 140MB / sec from SSD, 44MB - 70MB / sec from a WD Green HDD

Cons: None so far

Overall Review: Only had this for a month so if it takes a dive I will update. So far it's working great though.