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Stephen C.

Stephen C.

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Most Favorable Review

Solid upgrade

PNY VCGGTX7602XPB G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
PNY VCGGTX7602XPB G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card

Pros: As a upgrade from my older 9800GTX (may the computer diety of your choice rest its soul). i can say it fits nicely in my NZXT full tower case, pumps out good to great graphic quality on most games and had little to no problems with drivers out of the box. my Asus Sabertooth motherboard accepted it with little to no struggle and the screw holes for the back bracket seems the be off by just a hair but other then that no other problems

Cons: the cooling fan seems to be a bit small for this unit and if you really push it you can hear it. although the fan is a small hum, the screw holes were slightly picky and needed some coaxing in my full tower case. Nvida's drivers do like to complain about games not being optimized to its liking rather then yours (my tv has a slightly off resolution and games don't always know how to handle 1890x1080 so either things are slightly cut off at the top or it wants to complain about not being optimized.) after that i will say that the first time install for drivers was fairly quick. windows on the other hand decided it wanted to update more drivers for the next few hours.

Overall Review: Why doesn't this have a quieter fan? prefer a bit more openness on the casing but overall still good

Most Critical Review

Overall trash

Sans Digital 4 Bay eSATA Port Multiplier JBOD Tower Storage Enclosure (no eSATA Card bundle) TR4M+BNC
Sans Digital 4 Bay eSATA Port Multiplier JBOD Tower Storage Enclosure (no eSATA Card bundle) TR4M+BNC

Pros: For while it worked picked up nicely on Win7 pro, 4 WD Black Drives speed was a little slower then advertised but not a whole lot.

Cons: After about 1 year, different dives would just drop off and the whole box would need to be power cycled. then ports just stopped working even after trying with different HDs all together. Sans Digital support was basically useless after waiting 30+ minutes to speak with a person.

Overall Review: I bought 2 of these boxes within 6 months of each other... 1 is completely dead. the other 2 of the 4 bays work. Would not recommend this or would i purchase another one.

Good at first

Razer Carcharias Over Ear Xbox 360/PC Gaming Headset
Razer Carcharias Over Ear Xbox 360/PC Gaming Headset

Pros: When i first received this headset it was replacing a hold Microsoft headset and it was an excellent upgrade. after a solid 3 months of use things started to go down hill

Cons: After about 4 months there was an increasing amount of static feedback. the mic no matter what settings would pick up like phantom noise. after checking the Razer forums they had a solid of that your computer isn't completely grounded and that's feedback from your psu. try plugging it in to a wall outlet for its power. that didn't solve it. tried to get service from Razer and after 2 weeks of run around i was told that its out of service when their website has a year and i purchased a extended from newegg. terrible service and it appears to be a major defect in the product that they don't want to own up to. as i've tried this headset on multiple computers and 2 different usb wall chargers.

Overall Review: the headset is comfortable to wear and while it worked with minimal static feedback, tech support is garbage and i would recommend trying something else.

Cheap and good in some areas

Turtle Beach Ear Force Z1M 3.5mm Connector Supra-aural Noise-Reduction PC Stereo Gaming Headset with Mic
Turtle Beach Ear Force Z1M 3.5mm Connector Supra-aural Noise-Reduction PC Stereo Gaming Headset with Mic

Pros: the sound quality of the speakers is surprisingly good the mic has little feedback in both games and holding live meetings. Long cable allows to not have to be the usual short distance from the computer and also lightweight and comfortable for long periods of time.

Cons: Very cheap connectors, broke within 10 mins but a little electrical tape to fix the right side and re-enforce the leftside. the cable is actually well made so far haven't seen any other problems then the swival piece that connects the headphone speakers.

Overall Review: for a cheap headset i can't complain, the sound quality is way better then the build quality so overall still worth the buy

10/19/2012

Adds a bit of Color

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

Pros: Solid casing, and easy to install. little to no effort needed in getting the proper seating.

Cons: have had some issuses with the ram not always showing up in its completely in the OS after some reboots. sometimes shows as 4gb sometimes shows as 8gb and have had a few where it shows as 7gb. so might be the version of windows 7 pro.

Overall Review: Looks very nice to have matching Ram, lights and case great for showing off

10/16/2012

So far Rock Solid

ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Pros: Board is very solidly made, little effort while attching to my full tower case. matched up quite nicely with the sata inputs and the pci placement is nicely spaced.

Cons: Auido connectors and jumpers are very difficult to read on the board. had to loosen the chip fan screws a bit to get it to connect with my Phenom II. Graphical Bios interface is a bit slow and a bit difficult to navigate. but don't need to go in it that often

Overall Review: Solid upgrade from my previous Asus board and i feel like its been a good choice. solid weight and good heat management. so far so good looking forward to another 4+ years of Asus board service.

10/16/2012