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John H.

John H.

Joined on 07/01/10

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Most Favorable Review

Great But......

Ergotron 45-243-026 LX Wall Mount LCD Monitor Arm (Polished Aluminum)
Ergotron 45-243-026 LX Wall Mount LCD Monitor Arm (Polished Aluminum)

Pros: Sturdy, good rotation, easy to position

Cons: Doesn't have very good downward viewing angle. I use this as a mount above my center monitor. Its alright, but the angle could be slightly better.

Overall Review: Overall great buy

Fantastic Buy

Rosewill Gaming Computer Case - ATX Mid Tower - Top HDD Dock, Side Window Panel, 5 Preinstalled Fans - BLACKHAWK
Rosewill Gaming Computer Case - ATX Mid Tower - Top HDD Dock, Side Window Panel, 5 Preinstalled Fans - BLACKHAWK

Pros: Just got it in and I am very very impressed. Got it for 75 bucks on black friday. I couldn't get a better case for 75 bucks. Much more room than my old case. Love the metal mesh around it. Good ventilation with the fans. Great cable management. Sturdy metal fram. The HDD docks are going to save me a ton of work. Nice front top dash for USBs and such. Very pretty. I love this case.

Cons: The rubber mesh that you stick your cables into the other side (for cable management) comes off pretty easily. But it doesn't really matter now that its all set up.

Overall Review: I don't know why so many people trash Rosewill. Everything that I have gotten from them has been good quality and a great price.

11/28/2012

Real Good

ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula-Z AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard with 3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support and UEFI BIOS
ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula-Z AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard with 3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support and UEFI BIOS

Pros: By my standards, its an excellent motherboard. Had to RMA the first one they sent me, it may or may not have been my fault =/ but very little trouble from Asus. BIOS is really cool to tweak with. Overall lots of cool features that I didn't know existed. I would advise buying this to anyone. A+++

Cons: Doesn't go to work in the morning for me.

11/28/2012

Great HDD

WD Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
WD Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Ok, I've had this hard drive for almost 2 years now. Not gonna lie; this thing has taken a beating from me. It's on my "experiment" computer. I've formatted this thing, partitioned, encrypted it dozens of times. I am not positive if this degrades the magnetic disk or messes up the sectors. But I do it well above normal and still works fine.

Cons: None.

11/23/2012

Very Fast

AMD FX-8120 - FX-Series Zambezi 8-Core 3.1 GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor - FD8120FRGUBOX
AMD FX-8120 - FX-Series Zambezi 8-Core 3.1 GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor - FD8120FRGUBOX

Pros: Excellent speed for multitasking and general processing.

Cons: Not sure if this was a PSU issue but had trouble everytime I'd be doing some heavy batch processing. Gets very hot. But for everyday use, its a killer.

Overall Review: Overall, with AMD, best bang for your buck

11/23/2012

Great Picture

HP 2311x Black 23" 5ms Full HD  LED BackLight LCD Monitor Slim Design  250 cd/m2 DC 3,000,000:1 (1,000:1)
HP 2311x Black 23" 5ms Full HD LED BackLight LCD Monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 DC 3,000,000:1 (1,000:1)

Pros: Excellent picutre, sleek design. Got it for 120 bucks on Black Friday.

Cons: I hate the flimsy bases coming out on so many monitors. I'm also not much of a fan of glossy finish but thats tough to avoid these days unfortunately. My biggest issue was that I bought 2 desk mounts for my monitor. I was told it was mountable and turns out is not. You can buy HP's proprietary desk mount which costs more than the monitor., Rip off