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Michael K.

Michael K.

Joined on 07/18/08

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Most Favorable Review

Great Drive, Great Price

WD My Passport Essential 250GB USB 2.0 2.5" External Hard Drive WDMEW2500TN Arctic White
WD My Passport Essential 250GB USB 2.0 2.5" External Hard Drive WDMEW2500TN Arctic White

Pros: Let me first begin by saying I bought this for ninety-nine dollars. That's pretty cheap compared to other drives that are similar to this. Not to mention it is Western Digital, which to me has always meant quality. It arrived in a minimum packaging, opened it right away, disregarded any paper work, and plugged it in to my computer. Right away it recognized it and tried to run it's programs. It's very small, small enough to fit into my jean pockets. Not warm at all, I've had it plugged in and playing music from it for the past 2 hours, it's cool to the touch.

Cons: Comes with short cord, which is fixable, but I prefer it. Now when I have it connected to my laptop I don't have a six foot long snake of a cord bunching up all over my work area. No other cons as of yet, except that you get gipped out of 20 gigs or so of space, I assume it's the formatting of the drive and If I were a bit more knowledgeable I think it's something that can be remedied.

Overall Review: Very impressive drive, the white finish looks wonderful, very modern and sleep. Impressive space for such a size, I guess bigger isn't always better. Very portable.

Most Critical Review

One stick is good

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBPK
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBPK

Pros: The memory looks great, I built this for my girlfriend and she picked out all the pieces. The blue color of these is what sold her, and I liked that they were 1333 and timed well. I only have one stick in at the moment (read cons/other thoughts). I have bought G.Skill memory before and never have been let down, it's great memory at a great price. Perfect if you're building a modest rig for medium-level gaming.

Cons: One of the sticks was out of time with the other. Since this is my first completely new build I don't know if there is any way to remedy this, I contacted G.Skill support and hope to hear back from them soon.

Overall Review: Aside from only running one stick Windows 7 gives the memory a rating of 5.5. I would expect that to go up once I get the second in there, but with both in I was getting crashes every time I started it up.

A plastic bit with metal bits that makes fans go "whirrrrrrr"

Phobya 4-Pin Molex to 6x 3-Pin Fan Splitter PCB (81097)
Phobya 4-Pin Molex to 6x 3-Pin Fan Splitter PCB (81097)

Pros: -Takes one 4-pin Molex -Converts it to 6 (six !!!!!) 3-pin fan plugs -Weighs about 0.02 grams -Comes pre-equipped with some sort of fabric hook and eyelet system, I think it's called Velcro, for attaching it to your case.

Cons: -Takes one 4-pin Molex (I'll never be free of Molex! NEVER!) -Doesn't convert it into 8 (EIGHT!!!!!!!) 3-pin fan plugs -Velcro...

Overall Review: Had six fans I wanted to power only had 3 plugs on my board. Could care less about variable speed, so I bought this cheap piece of plastic and metal and tadah! I now have six fans all running at the same speed. Really makes for nice cable management.

Basic But Gets The Job Done

Intel Core i5-6500 - Core i5 6th Gen Skylake Quad-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1151 65W Intel HD Graphics 530 Desktop Processor - BX80662I56500
Intel Core i5-6500 - Core i5 6th Gen Skylake Quad-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1151 65W Intel HD Graphics 530 Desktop Processor - BX80662I56500

Pros: -Decent speed -Great price -Sufficient OEM heatsink

Cons: -Not unlocked, but that's more of an issue with Intel's poor business ethics rather than a fault in the product itself.

Overall Review: Put this in with my modest build I put together to game with. Had no intention or desire to overclock so I didn't bother with the 6600K and I felt that the 0.1GHz difference between this and the 6600 was not worth the extra $30 or whatever the difference is.

Great Looking Memory With Good Timings

GeIL SUPER LUCE 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Desktop Memory Model GLW416GB2400C15DC
GeIL SUPER LUCE 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Desktop Memory Model GLW416GB2400C15DC

Pros: -Good, accurate timings -Looks great -Neat "breathing" effect to the LEDs

Cons: -None

Overall Review: Looks great. Gotta be honest, I bought this because it was cheap RAM and it had the look that I wanted. Paired it with a MSI B150M Artic white board in a white In Win 303 case with white LED Corsair fans. perfectly matches the other lighting. RAM is RAM. DDR4 is all 2133, anything more is just factory overclocked, so don't be swayed by the fact that this isn't higher than 2400MHz

Excellent looking board for those not wanting to OC

MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel

Pros: -Great looking board. -Micro-ATX but still with plenty of features -Reinforced PCI slot -Perfect for users not intending to overclock -LGA 1151, DDR4

Cons: -Limited overclocking features (but that's a given, not really a con) -Instruction manual less than stellar, but anyone who's built a computer before can figure it out

Overall Review: I wanted to replace my current build, which is an i7 3770K and a Maximus V Formula board with something more stable and user friendly. I specifically didn't want to overclock, and I wanted to keep my overall build cost down. Tired of dealing with voltages and clock speeds and all the hassle associated with overclocking and cooling and all that I decided to go for an inexpensive build for gaming with no emphasis whatsoever on overclocking. The result had me buying this board which looks fantastic in my case (a white In Win 303) and has all the features I want and none that I don't. Don't buy this board if you want overclocking and all the bells and whistles. Do buy this board if you want a nice looking white board with some nice features at a very nice price point.