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BRENDAN M.

BRENDAN M.

Joined on 03/23/07

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Most Favorable Review

Perfect for under 20 bucks!

BUFFALO AirStation HighPower N150 Wireless USB Adapter - WLI-UC-GNHP
BUFFALO AirStation HighPower N150 Wireless USB Adapter - WLI-UC-GNHP

Pros: Works perfectly for what I need. I prefer this over my ethernet because its mobile. Very fast for web browsing. I downloaded games on Steam blazingly fast.

Cons: The attachment that comes with the device is loose and may fall out of the USB port. Would not recommend using it.

Overall Review: Do not twist it fully because I did that and thought I broke it. Im pretty sure if I had done it twice I would have snapped the antenna out of its solder points. (dumb me.)

Most Critical Review

Broken Sata Connectors

WD Black 2TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD2003FZEX
WD Black 2TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD2003FZEX

Pros: Fast, lots of storage, name brand.

Cons: Not very durable, plastic is brittle. Broke the SATA connector off with not much force after trying to get the drive out of my case. The entire polycarbonate L piece snapped off. (Instead of using vinyl they use polycarbonate. A quick google will show results that the problem is widespread.) As it turns out Western Digital is not accepting RMAs for broken Sata connector ports. IT'S A PIECE OF PLASTIC??? How hard is it to replace that? WD customer support will not admit they skimped out on the plastic durability on the product. Meanwhile I am going to try and salvage the drive using superglue and my wits.

Overall Review: $130 dollar purchase dead within a year because of poor cost cutting measures by Western Digital.

I don't think I would spend as much for this again, especially after having two dead pixels.

BenQ XL2730Z Black-Red 27" 1ms (GTG) WQHD Widescreen 2560 x 1440 LED Backlight TN Panel Adaptive-Sync (Free Sync), Auto Game Modes, Ergonomic Professional Gaming Monitor
BenQ XL2730Z Black-Red 27" 1ms (GTG) WQHD Widescreen 2560 x 1440 LED Backlight TN Panel Adaptive-Sync (Free Sync), Auto Game Modes, Ergonomic Professional Gaming Monitor

Pros: It's as the product description says: -1440p -144hz -has AMD freesync capability -The monitor has plenty of bells and whistles -External USB hub -sizable bezel for those who like "borders" on their monitors as opposed to those who like "flush" ones -1 MS response time makes input lag MUCH less noticeable

Cons: -The monitor came with two dead pixels which appeared after one year of use -The monitor has a weird "sparkly" look to it which may be hard to explain -- It's almost like its really glossy looking, but I can't make heads or tails of how to describe it. I have two other older monitors sitting beside it and they don't have that look to them.

Overall Review: I would probably look into other brands and not worry about "freesync" this or "Gsync" that. I have an Nvidia graphics card and plan to go to AMD, but I feel like the sync features are just gimmicks. I paid 500 dollars for a monitor that came with one dead pixel and had another go out. Not quality at all, if you ask me.

No Brainer

EVGA SuperClocked w/ ACX Cooling 02G-P4-2774-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
EVGA SuperClocked w/ ACX Cooling 02G-P4-2774-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card

Pros: TOTAL ANNIHILATION. THIS CARD WILL BLOW YOUR SOCKS OFF! It runs everything on ultra that I throw at it. Quieter than my GTX 570 and consumes less power/produces less heat. I ran benchmarks using MSI Kombuster and got 78 FPS on the combined one @ 1080p. Overall happy with this purchase

Cons: none.

Okay quality - good options - Scared it will blow up

CORSAIR CX-M Series CX750M 750W 80 PLUS BRONZE Haswell Ready ATX12V & EPS12V Semi-modular Power Supply
CORSAIR CX-M Series CX750M 750W 80 PLUS BRONZE Haswell Ready ATX12V & EPS12V Semi-modular Power Supply

Pros: Modular, 750 watts, bronze certified. Your basic PSU...

Cons: -Biggest CONCERN: whining inside the PSU, possibly from a bad capacitor. -The PSU would shut off power to the computer randomly on its first start ups. Works fine now, but still worried it could happen again. Possibly MFR flaws. -The PSU itself seems like it was produced cheaply. If you look inside where the fan sits you can see alot of "out of alignment" parts. I owned a XION PSU @ 1000 watts and that thing was beautiful. IDK if people regard them as high quality, but I thought the one I purchased was perfect. This PSU is nothing to compare to that one.

Overall Review: I was told over and over that Corsair is the best brand of PSU out there, but I am disappointed in the quality of this one. For 90 bucks I could get something a little more powerful from a different brand.

She's a beaut

Rexus Rexflo250mm Red 250mm Red LED Silent LED FAN
Rexus Rexflo250mm Red 250mm Red LED Silent LED FAN

Pros: BIG... LEDs light up the fan quite a bit. Nice Airflow. SUPER QUIET!!! less quiet than the graphics card fan.

Cons: My case wasn't meant for it... I drilled holes though and it works just fine. This isn't a problem with the fan though, just my lack of research. Case is an IN WIN dragon slayer

Overall Review: I bought a giant CPU cooler (5in tall) and it fits. keep in mind that the fan sits inside an inch from the screen (in my case a 1/2 because the screen sits a 1/2 an inch from the actual metal. (it protrudes)