Joined on 11/24/04
Hard tlo beat for the price for 144hz
Pros: This is going to be a realistic view from an average gamer. There are plenty of reviews out there by people with high tech equipment to test monitors that know every little bit of the technology, that isnt me. I use my PC for games, basic video editing, watching movies, web browsing etc, it is used for a little of everything. My primary connectivity is via Display port, it worked right out of the box. The stand was very sturdy and easy to connect. I like that it had a small bolt to hand tighten rather than depending 100% on some snap in. Once you screw it in you know it is in there and won't fall off. This is a TN panel and I thought the colors were really good and the viewing angle is okay. I set the response time to advanced because I noticed some weird shadows in windows with it set to Ultrafast. Ultrafast might be better for games, but I prefer to have my settings work for all the things I do, I hate having to modify stuff each time. Freesync works fine, if you do not have an ATI card this isn't going to help you. I also tested the monitor with an nVidia card and had zero issue. Games still play great, but I am not some pro Gamer, if there is any lag I didn’t notice it. Movies played really well on this 16:9 screen. Viewing angle is not great due to it being a TN panel, but for one or two people it works fine. Built in speakers were okay, They were on par with what you expect from most built in speakers.
Cons: The bezel is a bit large, I prefer a very thin to non-existent bezel around the edge Is a little bright when you first get it, but its fine once you turn it down a bit. The configuration screens were a tiny bit difficult to get around in, but it works.
Overall Review: This is a very affordable 144hz monitor with Freesync. It has a very solid build quality, it comes well packaged. I am happy with this monitor and I think it is well suited to those that do more than just game. Great all around monitor.
not reliable
Pros: 4 antennas 4 gigabyte ports Unit Power Button Wifi power button LED on/off switch Two USB 3.0 ports I general it seems well built and I was hopeful it would work well. The interface is easy to use and the security settings are enabled by default. It took very minimal effort to get this up and running
Cons: Power cable is way too short Applying changed and rebooting takes too long After using this for a few week sit has started to require a reboot. I have been unable to figure out the specific cause, but the internet just slows to a crawl and sometimes the 5gh wireless just stops working and SSID disappears. Slowness was seen on wired and wireless devices even when I was the only one home using it. Maybe I just got a bad unit, but based on how this one is performing I can not recommend it.
Overall Review: there are much better devices out there, pick something else.
Best case I ever used
Pros: Side Panels go on and off super easy. Cable management is great, tons of room and included straps to hold everything neatly. Included fans work great and are quiet. Keeps everything nice and cool. IO Panel works well. Fit my 4080 and large air cooler no problem.
Cons: Hard to think of any, but I guess maybe it would be nice if their was a screw for the right side panel and not just the glass panel. I am nit picking, there is nothing I was unhappy with.
Overall Review: This really is the best case I ever built something in. The way the side panels slot in and snap closed is genius. All cases should be this way. All the panels are thick enough, it feels like a premium case, but is not too heavy and has everything I needed for an ATX build. I used an NH-D15 cooler which fit with no issues, all my drives are nVME so I did not need to use any of the included drive mounts. The slots to route wires are plentiful and well thought out. I left it in "Watercooling mode" I do not think moving the motherboard tray higher really adds much so I left it alone and did not use the additional fan bracket they include to mount a 4th fan on the rear of the case. There are a lot of cases at this price point, but I think this one is the best of them.
Best 1440p for the money
Pros: Physical adjustments are easy to use Menu system and controls work well, not complicated at all. Great picture, good brightness levels
Cons: None that I have found
Overall Review: This monitor got great reviews from places I trust. It is my first 1440P monitor, running it off and RTX4080. The size is just perfect, I would not want to go any larger. Games look amazing and 170hz is more than enough. I did not have to do any adjusting the the picture, it looked great out of the box. I watch movies on it from numerous streaming services as well as anime that is usually at 1080P max and it all looks fine to me. You can't go wrong with this monitor for the money, you won't find something better unless you go up in price by a lot.
Exactly what they say they are
Pros: No RGB No giant heat spreaders to get in the way of CPU coolers No giant price Easy to get up and running
Cons: I did not run into any issues.
Overall Review: In short if you just want some reliable DDR5 for your PC and you are not planning on overclocking, these are for you. Crucial is a great brand I have been using for years with no issues and these are no different. What can I say its RAM, it took a few minutes to plug in and boot up. Very simple. No RGB, no fancy heat spreaders, just solid RAM that works and won't break your wallet. A positive of being simple is they are not going to interfere with your CPU heatsink. I used these with an I5-13500k on an MSI B660m motherboard without issues. These are not for over clockers, just those of us who want reliable memory to work at its rated speeds. I guess you could call it budget DDR5, not that any DDR5 are really inexpensive. I use this PC to game casually and for many other things and I need stability. I have never been able to notice a difference when overclocking RAM, I just noticed I paid too much so this time I went for lower cost. I feel I made the right decision.
Great product, easy to install and configure
Pros: Easy to install has easy to find configurations lets you know when there are more things you could be doing for your security It does not seem to use up too much resources, I had no issues with performance
Cons: I did not care for some of the popups for features of the program, but they are not often enough to be too much of a problem.
Overall Review: I already had an old Norton account so I just logged in and used the serial # It then makes you put in a Credit Card thought it does say "You won't be charged until the next renewal term" and it points out you can cancel before then to not be charged. It was then easy to download and install the software. Once the primary install was done if gives you the option to setup additional included features such as Dark Web Monitoring - notifies you if your personal info shows up where it should not. Cloud Backup - it included 50GB of storage, honestly this is not much for me, but it might be useful to others. AutoVPN Gives you some options for instructions on how to setup additional devices with protection After that it does an update Once you logon to My Norton console you can easily make changes to the services such as adding additional information for it to scan the Dark Web for, running PC scans, password managers, VPN etc. A quick scan took only a few minutes and I was all done. One thing I really like is that right clicking the tray Icon gives you the option to disable the software. This is such a simple thing, but many threat protection software do not make it easy to disable them. Sometimes I have software that I know is safe that a virus scan blocks for one reason or another and I just need to get it installed or test it quickly and so this is a nice feature for those rare occasions.
Superb products
I never used Super Flower before, but I read many great reviews. I am very happy with my purchase and I would buy from them again. Item was received in in the timeframe that was expected and showed up with zero issues.