Joined on 04/14/09
nice case
Pros: -good ventilation -case looks awesome -black/finished inside -this case will light up a room if you use LED fans (if that's what you like) -lots of rooms for your massive xfire or SLI card setup.
Cons: MY ONLY complaints about this case are.... -it comes with 3 fans (front, back, top)....but the case only comes with 2 3pin to molex adapters. 3 fans....2 connectors. @(#*$. So i basially just plugged my exhaust fan into my MoBo which is fine. -the top is WIDE OPEN. There is only the honeycomb top....so be careful and do not let anything drop in there.
Overall Review: -disk drive trays are tool-less, which is nice, but it felt a bit cheap when inserting the drive. very simple and ease though, just felt a bit too easy to be true because its held in by a few small pieces of plastic -HDD/SDD bays are simple and efficient. they are plastic...which is a bit cheap, but you shouldn't be mishandling them anyways. -I REALLY do not like how the top side is so vulnerable....luckily this tower sits under a desk so nothing will be spilled or dropped on it.
worked great until 1 year later.......
Pros: -runs smooth -temps are fine -typical Nvidia software
Cons: -today, after 1 year & 1 month the fan over the GPU has died. I've noticed some coil whine over the last month or 2. I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it. So I'm going to try and send it back to Gigabyte for a return since it's under a 3 year warranty. -was playing a game and i suddenly heard a grinding sound. I immediately shut my pc off and looked inside. I started blowing everything with compressed air and noticed 1 fan over the GPU did not spin. I took out the card and noticed the fan seems unseated. It wobbles and doesn't spin smoothly. -Tried calling Gigabyte (2 days after Christmas) and they're closed for the holidays......wonder how long they'll be closed. -I've read it takes 2-3 weeks of waiting to get another card back. So that means I'm without a card for a while.....great
2 defective purchases - look elseware for Z390 mobo
Pros: -Colorful -Easy to install -Solid manual -Great price
Cons: PCIEx16 slot was dead on the first motherboard. Everything worked fine but I had to install GPU in x8 slot which bottlenecks performance. Called Gigabyte tech support to establish it's defective and I'm not crazy lol. Solid customer service. RMA process with newegg. great customer service Received 2nd motherboard. CPU slot was defective and my pc would restart every 10 seconds. RMA process with newegg. great customer service.
Overall Review: Very disappointed as I've been without my desktop pc for over a month... Just ordered the ole tried & true Asrock brand. been using their boards for years so we'll see if the Taichi Ultimate works.
Solid "on-sale" purchase
Pros: -Like all Samsung products, it looks good. -Solid amount of controls on remote -Plenty loud enough and plenty of bass for my situation (see other thoughts below) -Wifi Sub, less cords -Sub EQ adjustment -Comes with metal mounting bracket. It's about 6 inches long and mounts to the center of the sound bar. Soundbar just hooks on and rests on the mount. -You can power on/off and do other cool things IF you have the 2013 Samsung TV....apparently my top of the line 2014 Smart TV isn't compatible...if so, then my tv's directions nor the sound system's directions aren't helping... -Sound quality is solid, great for the price. It could be better if you could manually adjust EQ settings....
Cons: -I've had a difficult time trying to get multiple devices hooked up to this thing the way I want and I'm somewhat unsuccessful. -Only has 1 HDMI-in, 1 HDMI-out, 3.5mm jack, and direct output jack -Not the greatest instruction manual...can't believe I actually used one lol -I don't have HDMI hooked up, just the 3.5mm out...so I can't speak for the virtual SS. -Lack of EQ...only preset adjustments...bleh
Overall Review: So I live in an apartment (about 1,200 sqft). This system is PLENTY loud enough for the entire place. I could disturb neighbors if I wanted. Sub EQ ranges from -6 to +6. I keep it on +3. It's not a very highquality sub and lacks punch but it does put out. The volume goes pretty high as I keep it on 20 (in the middle-ish) and I can hear it over most things I do across the apartment. I can't STAND preset EQ settings.... This system is definitely worth $150 or less, which is what I got it for.
Does it's job
Pros: Does what it's supposed to do. Went on very easily. Flimsy, so if the length isn't perfect you can make it perfect! lol
Cons: none
Overall Review: I've used this for my Nvidia 670 FTWs and haven't had any problems after about 8 months of use. Very simple to install and activate in the Nvidia control panel. I had lost my Asrock SLI bridge (no clue how but I did) and so I spent a lot of time making sure I bought the correct/best replacement. This one seems to be great. So buy with confidence!
Great card for the money
Pros: -great price -5.1 -pretty good downloadable software -puts out nice sound quality -comes with voice altercation presets (fun to joke around with people in voice chat programs)
Cons: -would be nice to have color coded input jacks (minor con) -i feel like the software is missing a feature or 2 that would really make this card a steal for the money. -does not fit perfectly into mobo & tower.
Overall Review: PLEASE READ THIS: The main reason why I gave it 4 eggs is because the card does not fit %100 snug into my mobo. It goes in far enough so the gold teeth disappear but it doesn't reach all the way for the card to be flush with the back of the pci slot. This really worries me, but it's been fine so far (I've had this card about a month now). ATTENTION/WARNING!!! Do not expect to find a great pair of True/Real 5.1 headsets. Just tried the Cooler Master Sirus & Sirus-S are horrible (dont believe the hype). Ok sounding mic & bad sound quality. Everything sounds like you're in a tin trash can. I'm pretty sure the Roccat Kaves aren't any better. The only headset that I've yet to try are the Razer Tiamat 7.1. I'd have to go without using 7.1 and just use 5.1 but true surround sound is SOOOO much better than stereo and virtual surround sound for any type of gaming. So the hunt for a good pair is worth it (if you successfully find a pair). I might just have to be content with my awesome Sennheisers (stereo headset). I used to have the Turtle Beach Earforce HPA2's back in the day....they were pretty solid for the 3+ years they lasted. Great mic & surround sound audio quality. Too bad Turtle Beach went down hill and makes cheap headsets now mainly for consoles.