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Peter D.

Peter D.

Joined on 02/20/09

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Most Favorable Review

MSI P67A-G43

MSI P67A-G43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI P67A-G43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Setup was a breeze,this board is rock stable so far with Core i5 2500k overclocked @ 4.2ghz,4 gigs of G.SKILL RIPJAWS @ 2133mhz,NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 285 OC,OCZ VERTEX 2 60gig SSD and Caviar Black 1TB hard drive with only a ANTEC TRIPLE rail 650 PSU.Cool onboard status leds,clear CMOS at the push of a button,Sata 3 and USB 3.0,dual PCI EXPRESS 2.0,THX audio sounds great through my surround sound.The military class components and 10 year lifespan on this motherboard made it my choice this time over ASUS and Gigabyte boards that I have been using for years.

Cons: Haven't had any issues with this motherboard yet so no Cons to report at this time.Will repost if i have any.

Overall Review: First time MSI motherboard buy for me and so far so good.The Bios on this motherboard is awesome.Nice Utility software from MSI too as you can control many bios features and components right from Windows platform.Rock solid with CPU,Ram,and video card modestly overclocked.

Most Critical Review

VERY DISAPPOINTED

GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Looks KOOL... performance is subpar....

Cons: Very disappointed with this motherboard.Would not unlock 4th core on Amd PhenomII 720 BE revision 0904...Poor overclocker had to raise voltage to 1.375 to get it 720be to run at 3.2 ghz stable..Board did not come with chipset drivers on DVD...Prime 95 showed 3 cores finishing at all differect times...Bios F2b didn't help the overall stability of this board either....

Overall Review: Not sure if the Phenom II 720BE is bad or this motherboard but I am unable to get stable perfomance unless I run everything stock in the Bios..4 GIGS of OCZ REAPER DDR2 1066 would only run stable at 800mhz...SO much for this being a high end board...Expected more from GIGABYTE but was let down...

Pioneer sp-c22

Pioneer SP-C22 Andrew Jones Designed Center Channel Speaker Single
Pioneer SP-C22 Andrew Jones Designed Center Channel Speaker Single

Pros: Don't listen to the previous reviewer who stated that the polk cs10 is way better than this pioneer center channel. For the price this center channel can not be beat. I still own a polk cs 1 center channel and it can' t even come close to the musical reproduction of the Pioneer center. Read all over the internet as Cnet, Sound and Vision, HiFi, and many more praise this pioneer center and all of the second run of Andrew Jones built Pioneer Speaker. With my Yamaha and Harman Kardon receivers this C22 produces clear voices in movies, is very musical, lacks any coloration of sound, AND get LOWER than the polk frequency wise without sounding boomy or muddy. At a 6 ohms rating it is easily driven with even the basic of receivers on the market today. The 6-way crossover network literally destroys the crossover in the polk CS-1 and CS-10. The dual ported rear design was an excellent choice for getting these 4 inch long throw drivers to get deeper than most 5.25 inch drivers and to be more accurate in doing so. I own Polk Monitor 40s and the speaker cones barely move. The curved design reduces internal cancellation and the quality of the MDF board is superb at this price range. The silk dome tweeter in this center channel really shines but it does have just a slight sibilance to it at higher volumes. I bought this speaker for $69.00 and had a $30 coupon so it cause me just over 40 bucks... To anyone questioned the quality build and sound of this C22 center channel I recommend you buy it, try it, and I guarantee unless you are the pickiest of audiophiles you will not return it. Also if you are an audiophile why would you even be looking at a $100.00 center channel.

Cons: None at this price range.

Overall Review: Pioneer should have charged closer to $300.00 for this center because common consumers think paying more always means better quality. ( Joking!!! )

12/24/2013

Pioneer SW-8 A WOLF in SHEEP's clothing

Pioneer SW-8-K 100W Powered Subwoofer Single
Pioneer SW-8-K 100W Powered Subwoofer Single

Pros: Great build quality,accurate and musical bass,small compact size,and good fine tuning capabilities

Cons: port chuffing at high volumes,plate amp gets very hot at 60% volume,no high level out back to front speakers,plate amp is unpowered for this 8 inch driver,short power cord

Overall Review: This sub is an excellent performer for its speaker size and small plate amp.I've played AVATAR and Billy JOEL+U2 blu ray concerts and the bass,kick drums,and low end piano notes sounded phenominal.This sub plays fast bass notes with extreme accurancy.Explosions,gun fire,car crashes etc. sound so life like it feels like they are in my room.At times I feel this sub sounds like it has a 10 inch driver!!! I own a Polk PSW 505 and for music I would definitely use the Pioner SW-8 as it gets low enough,has fast accurate bass response,and doesn't get muddy or over ring while playing at higher volumes like my POLK.This sub wont bust the walls down but it does get loud enough to impact your chest and rattle objects in my 15x15 bedroom.Don't think you can find a better overall performing sub in this price range PERIOD! $70.00 bucks to my front door and I feel like I stole it.Buy one while you can as this is the best deal for a quality sub that out performs it price tag!!!

Rosewill Pellucid HDMI cables

Rosewill HDMI Cable 6 ft., Support 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) and HD 1080p, HDMI Cord 6 Feet Black Male to Male, Gold Plated Connectors, Ethernet/Audio Return Channel, RC-6-HDM-MM-BK-3
Rosewill HDMI Cable 6 ft., Support 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) and HD 1080p, HDMI Cord 6 Feet Black Male to Male, Gold Plated Connectors, Ethernet/Audio Return Channel, RC-6-HDM-MM-BK-3

Pros: Heavy duty,ordered 4 and all worked perfectly,fast shipping,and well packaged

Cons: none

Overall Review: I still cant understand why people buy the "NAME BRAND" HDMI cables and these Rosewill HDMI cables perform just as good for 1/10 of the price.4 cables cost me less than $30.00 and they are excellent products...Buy them you will not be disappointed!!!

Crucial Ballistix awesomeness!!!

Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model BLS2KIT2G3D1339DS1S00
Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model BLS2KIT2G3D1339DS1S00

Pros: Booted right up,no memory test errors,and it looks awesome.The black and chrome heat sheilds really set off the looks of this RAM...

Cons: None