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Victor H.

Victor H.

Joined on 12/09/10

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Most Favorable Review

Burns Through Everything

EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Graphics Card 02G-P4-2760-KR
EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Graphics Card 02G-P4-2760-KR

Pros: This card blew me away the moment I tested it. The price tag is extremely competitive for this beast. I upgraded from a GTX 560, and saw my performance double in nearly all my games. Battlefield 3 Ultra settings at 60-70 fps. Beautiful card as well, fits real nicely inside the case.

Cons: Big?

Overall Review: If you are planning to upgrade from a GTX 560 or earlier model, do it. You won't regret it.

Excellent Gaming Laptop

MSI GE Series GE72 Apache-264 Gaming Laptop 4th Generation Intel Core i7 4720HQ (2.60 GHz) 12 GB Memory 1 TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 2 GB GDDR5 17.3" Windows 8.1 64-Bit
MSI GE Series GE72 Apache-264 Gaming Laptop 4th Generation Intel Core i7 4720HQ (2.60 GHz) 12 GB Memory 1 TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 2 GB GDDR5 17.3" Windows 8.1 64-Bit

Pros: - Excellent hardware (i7 & GeForce GTX 960) - Colorful display - SteelSeries keyboard - Nice gaming software provided by MSI - Audio is surprisingly good for this laptop - Lighter than I thought it would be - Multiple SSD slots available - Superb fan system keeps the laptop cool during gaming sessions

Cons: - Questionable build quality. A lot of it is in what feels like cheap plastic, and makes me nervous when handling it - Difficult to open up for upgrades, you have to take your time - The hard drive is WAY TO SLOW. Had to upgrade to an SSD

Overall Review: Overall, I'm very pleased with this laptop. It's excellent for mobile gaming. I've tried less demanding games such as StarCraft II and high-demanding games like Witcher 3. This laptop manages to plough through all of them on high settings. One thing to keep in mind, you'll likely have to spend some extra money buying an SSD for this laptop as the HD it comes with is simply too slow. Remember, M.2 SSD slots for this laptop. Other than that (and the plastic build), I'd highly recommend this laptop to any mobile gamer out there.

Fast and Small

Mushkin Enhanced Atlas Vital M.2 2280 250GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDAV250GB-D8
Mushkin Enhanced Atlas Vital M.2 2280 250GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDAV250GB-D8

Pros: - Very fast, literally boots my system up in less than 10 seconds - Small. Surprisingly small - Easy to install in M.2 slots - Price is great for 250GB of space

Cons: - Absolutely none

Overall Review: Used this as my SSD for my MSI GE72 laptop. Computer needed a faster drive and this did the trick. Very impressed.

Good fans, but can be loud

Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Red LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators
Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Red LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators

Pros: - Nice red glow - Pushes lots of air - Comes with adapters

Cons: - Can be VERY loud if you try to make it push air into the case

Overall Review: I learned that this fan can be very loud if you try to push air into the case. I decided to keep these fans (I bought two) to point outwards and have my other ones do the inward job. They have a nice red glow to them as well.

Great phone for the price

Nokia Lumia 521 T-Mobile No Contract 1.0GHz Windows Smart Phone
Nokia Lumia 521 T-Mobile No Contract 1.0GHz Windows Smart Phone

Pros: - Cheap - Comes with a built in GPS - Good camera for the price - Ability to upgrade memory - Great touch screen - No contract - Great sync functionality with Windows 8.1

Cons: - Plastic can feel a bit flimsy - Vibration buttons don't function well after 4 months of use - My first lumia 521 was DOA due to battery problems - Can be a bit slow when many apps are running simultanously - Windows store is lackluster at the moment. Does not compare at all to the apple app store

Overall Review: For me it was either to spend big money on an expensive Nokia or iPhone ($600) or find something cheap. This phone is the only cheap phone that truly delivers an excellent smartphone experience. What really makes this good in my opinion is the expandable memory size. Expensive phones such as the iPhone do not allow the user to expand the memory which is a huge downturn for me. I was able to upgrade my Nokia with 32GB for only 12 dollars and it works great! Overall, if you want a smartphone but you are on a tight budget, this phone will not disappoint!

A lot better than I had hoped

Windows 8.1 64-bit
Windows 8.1 64-bit

Pros: - Very fast, boots up in 5 seconds on a SSD drive - Very responsive. Apps launch quickly and run smoothly even when I have 20 of them going at the same time. - Efficient use of my AMD six core processor. - Comes with some handy built in apps - Syncs with your live cloud. Images, settings, etc. - Compatability with older software is great

Cons: - Some apps will only launch in full screen mode, something Microsoft really needs to fix. Luckily it's only a few of them.

Overall Review: I was originally fearful of upgrading to Windows 8.1, but after thinking about it for a long time, I decided to give it a try. Boy was I amazed. I would personally say it's much better than Windows 7. It's far more responsive and better optimized. I also enjoy the start screen. I find it more intuitive to see all my apps across my desktop that I can arrange personally. Overall, very impressed with the operating system. I found all the negative reviews to be by conservative computer users who don't like some intuitive changes. I say go for this OS.