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Daniel M.

Daniel M.

Joined on 11/13/04

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Most Favorable Review

Perfect PS4 Upgrade

HGST Travelstar H2IK10003272SN (0S03563) 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" High Performance Mobile Hard Drive Retail Packaging
HGST Travelstar H2IK10003272SN (0S03563) 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" High Performance Mobile Hard Drive Retail Packaging

Pros: It works and works well Fast

Cons: None

Overall Review: This is the same brand hard drive that was already in my PS4, so swapping it was a no brainer and works perfectly fine.

Most Critical Review

Stay away for AM3+

ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro - Compact Multi-Compatible Tower CPU Cooler | 92 mm PWM Fan | for AMD AM4 and Intel 115x CPU | Recommended up to 115 W TDP
ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro - Compact Multi-Compatible Tower CPU Cooler | 92 mm PWM Fan | for AMD AM4 and Intel 115x CPU | Recommended up to 115 W TDP

Pros: It's quiet and looks nice

Cons: The contact point of the heatsink does not even cover the whole processor It does not sufficiently cool the FX-8350 processor I use under load. The stock cooler does a better job.

Overall Review: Spend a few more bucks and get the 212 EVO

Works perfectly

Fosmon 3x1 SPDIF/Toslink Optical Digital Audio Switch (3
Inputs 1 Output) - Black
Fosmon 3x1 SPDIF/Toslink Optical Digital Audio Switch (3 Inputs 1 Output) - Black

Pros: - No moving parts - Includes a remote which works fine - detached ir receiver

Cons: - power cable isn't very long, but it's not a huge deal

Overall Review: There are other manual optical switches that have moving parts that I've used in the past and they tend to wear out over time. This little guy is inexpensive and works great to switch between 3 devices connected to an Astro Mixamp Pro.

Just what I needed.

Arozzi Torretta XL Advanced Racing Style Gaming Chair, Black
Arozzi Torretta XL Advanced Racing Style Gaming Chair, Black

Pros: - Solid build - Large for bigger people - Cloth instead of fake leather like most gaming chairs - Head/neck pillow that is actually worth keeping on the chair - Nicely padded armrests - Fully metal base- - The full reclining is pretty nice

Cons: - The assembly is not complicated, but it takes some eblow grease and patience to get it all together; particularly lining up the bolts to attach the back to the seat, but I've assembled much more annoying chairs in the past. - The cloth has a pretty potent smell (kind of like an extra strong new car smell) - Up/Down adjustment range is not as much as I was expecting, but not a big deal.

Overall Review: Overall I am VERY pleased with this product. If the assembly had been a little bit easier and the new material smell weren;t so strong I would have given it 5 stars.

Best FM2+ Mini-ITX available

GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XN-WIFI FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X (Bolton D4) USB 3.0 HDMI Mini ITX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XN-WIFI FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X (Bolton D4) USB 3.0 HDMI Mini ITX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Easy setup Perfectly fine motherboard layout Feature Rich Great price/performance with AMD APUs or an X4 with a dedicated GPU.

Cons: BIOS needed some tweaking

Overall Review: The primary complaint on this board seemed to be the BIOS update for Kaveri CPUs not being done out of box, which is no longer a problem and wasn't when I purchased this board in April. Other complaints seem to be from people that did poor planning for a M-ITX build. Do your research and make sure your parts are compatible with each other and you shouldn't have any problems using this board.

Excellent Product

NZXT 5.25-Inch Hue RGB LED Color Changing Controller (AA-HUE30-01)
NZXT 5.25-Inch Hue RGB LED Color Changing Controller (AA-HUE30-01)

Pros: Easy Installation Custom colors Simple to use

Cons: Included adhesive

Overall Review: For the price on sale this was an easy choice for me. The mesh front of the NZXT Hue goes well with the mesh front of my case (CM 690 III). I was looking at all kinds of options and was about to pull the trigger on custom LEDs that I would solder wiring to then came across the Hue. The knobs on the front make it easy to turn on/off, adjust colors and cycle between lighting modes. The strip of LEDs seem to be of pretty high quality; it is nice and rubbery to simplify routing it through the inside of your case without worrying much about breaking it. If you have a side window on your case, I easily recommend grabbing one of these. The only suggestion I have for anyone getting this is to make sure to clean the inside of your case well before installing the LED strip, especially with alcohol along the section you will be sticking them too. The adhesive that comes pre-installed on the bottom of the strip isn't the greatest so if you stick it on a dusty area or have to pull it back up for adjustments after sticking it down it won't stay down, particularly along the top of the case. After seeing the adhesive wouldn't hold at the top after installing the strip I ended up grabbing some 3M double sided mounting tape from Home Depot and cut then installed the tape in the case where I wanted the LEDs run. I removed the included adhesive then pressed the LED strip down on the mounting tape and it holds WAY better. I'm not going to take an egg off for that though 'cause even with having to use a different tape I am SO impressed with how awesome this has made my case look.