cover
Brian W.

Brian W.

Joined on 11/20/04

0
0

Product Reviews
product reviews
  • 6
Most Favorable Review

Decent computer

CybertronPC Rhodium GTX (Blue) Gaming Desktop PC AMD FX-Series FX-4300 (3.80 GHz) 8 GB DDR3 GeForce GTX 1050 2 GB  1 TB HDD Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
CybertronPC Rhodium GTX (Blue) Gaming Desktop PC AMD FX-Series FX-4300 (3.80 GHz) 8 GB DDR3 GeForce GTX 1050 2 GB 1 TB HDD Windows 10 Home 64-Bit

Pros: -Runs smooth -Price is right compared to other major brands and components included -Manuals for the components are included for your reading

Cons: -1 year warranty -No room for additional cards (video card blocks the last remaining PCI) -No option for wireless card addition unless you use a USB or POE option. I had to run some cat 6 to give my computer some internet access.

Overall Review: -I will look into installing a SSD for the OS drive and making the 1TB drive a storage drive. -Adding another case fan and upgrading the memory will help sweeten this machine.

Most Critical Review

Won't buy again

PC Power and Cooling S61EPS 610W Continuous @ 40°C EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7
PC Power and Cooling S61EPS 610W Continuous @ 40°C EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7

Pros: Power supply works great!

Cons: OCZ jacked me out of my rebate. I bought this supply only because the rebate price made the purchase reasonable. I just received a notification that my claim was denied! I followed the dates and instructions to the T. Promotion: US & CDN through Newegg (12/24/08-12/31/08) H830260 Claim ID: 50905704 It was purchased 12/29/08 and mailed the first week of January using first class.

Overall Review: I will pursue this through CA's Attorney General office. I suspect fraud in this case if not human error on the side of OCZ.

Nice Monitor

ASUS 23" LCD Monitor 1ms (GTG) 1920 x 1080 HDMI x 2, D-Sub VX238H
ASUS 23" LCD Monitor 1ms (GTG) 1920 x 1080 HDMI x 2, D-Sub VX238H

Pros: Monitor looks great and have had no issues for the past three months.

Cons: ASUS rebate never came. I would not recommend buying rebates from ASUS. Showed shipped but never received. I even selected expedited to receive less money on the card. Newegg said to take the issue up with ASUS. The ASUS rebate customer number does not have a person on the other end. That site that sells the Kindle might be a better choice next time.

12/30/2015

Good Deal

Acer 22" WSXGA+ LCD Monitor 5 ms 1680 x 1050 D-Sub, DVI X223Wbd
Acer 22" WSXGA+ LCD Monitor 5 ms 1680 x 1050 D-Sub, DVI X223Wbd

Pros: No dead pixels, has DVI and VGA, and picture quality is very nice for the price that I paid.

Cons: No vertical adjustment and screen menu buttons are awkward to touch (i.e., they feel cheap).

Not a quick install

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler  I5 775 AMD compatible
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler I5 775 AMD compatible

Pros: It cools well! The price is decent and Newegg rocks for the free shipping and bundled USB cable. Fits on the ASUS P5QL Pro board in the Antec 900 case.

Cons: The protective plastic on the heatsink left tons of glue adhesive on the aluminum and copper base where the processor meets. I had to use 70% iso alcohol to remove the gummy mess. The fan is also not easily installed.

Overall Review: Intel's 775 heatsink mounting design sucks!