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Robert S.

Robert S.

Joined on 07/05/05

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Most Favorable Review

Gearhead!

GEAR HEAD 24x DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R Black SATA Model 24XDVDINT
GEAR HEAD 24x DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R Black SATA Model 24XDVDINT

Pros: Does what it is suppose to do. It also feels to be a higher quality metal than the majority of other drives.

Cons: None

Overall Review: When my next build comes up, I will definitely buy again.

Most Critical Review

Disposable?

GIGABYTE Z390 UD LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z390 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard for Cryptocurrency Mining with Above 4G Decoding, 6 x PCIe Slots
GIGABYTE Z390 UD LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z390 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard for Cryptocurrency Mining with Above 4G Decoding, 6 x PCIe Slots

Pros: Easy install, set up and bios functions. Nothing complex going on in build, used for school homework and surfing.

Cons: Turned off pc, took it to son's new room, plugged everything in and nothing, quick power on and immediately shuts down. Have checked all connections and tried changing the cpu, gpu, psu and nvme. Boot flashes first led light at cpu for about 1/4 of a second and turns off immediately. Smelled slight burn smell around usb 3.0 and power connection area fainty immediately after first failing, now nothing.

Overall Review: Lasted 6 months. So many cases like mine posted all over the interwebz, very common issue with motherboard. Was good for doing school work and surfing, worked real well, when it worked. Prices went from $109 to $159 and maybe a newer component build is in order but warranty is 3 years, so hopefully it isn't a pain. Registered to rma, got an rma number but no directions for shipping, fail.

SuperNova Goes Boom!

EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G+, 80 Plus Gold 750W, Fully Modular, FDB Fan, 10 Year Warranty, Includes Power ON Self Tester, Power Supply 120-GP-0750-X1
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G+, 80 Plus Gold 750W, Fully Modular, FDB Fan, 10 Year Warranty, Includes Power ON Self Tester, Power Supply 120-GP-0750-X1

Pros: It worked up to about 92% of it's warranty period being left.

Cons: It only worked for about 8% of it's warranty period.

Overall Review: With a push of the Case power button, a giant pop, a bright burst of light, a little smoke with a slightly ever so pungent aroma of burn circuitry and we almost had a wormhole open.

Out of the box specs are simply not true.

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model F4-2666C15D-16GVS
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model F4-2666C15D-16GVS

Pros: It works great and doesn't crash; I know why.

Cons: Immediately disappointed upon bios boot. This ram only runs at 2133 @ 15-15-15-34 2T in non-XMP profile computers. It is advertised as 2666 Mhz @ 15-15-15-35.

Overall Review: I have purchased numerous G.Skill ripjaws ddr laptop ram kits over the years and never had a set run slower than the advertised speeds, without xmp features. Slower than single rank 2666 Mhz ddr4 in single channel mode. This ram should have the lowest speeds advertised along with the xmp profile. 2666 Mhz is not listed as XMP mode. So, am I to guess which ram will run at 2666 without xmp?

Go Grey, not Green!

HyperX Grey Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX
HyperX Grey Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX

Pros: Always reliable. Set XMP profile in Bios and forget. Have 3 custom systems with Grey in them. I have tried others, but they all always seem to fail, but I have never had a Kingston memory stick fail, ever. I have used their memory product for the past 15 years and can say while others have failed, Kingston always, always pulls through with reliability and speed. I have had power outages and brown outs that have killed other memory, but not a single Kingston has been affected by these happenings. They can run 1T all day long at listed timings, but the important part is reliability. You get what you pay for.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I now use no other.

Impressed

ASUS VS Series VS238H-P Black 23" HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 50,000,000:1
ASUS VS Series VS238H-P Black 23" HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 50,000,000:1

Pros: Options, options, options. VGA, DVI, HDMI, Modes. Plenty of controls to dial in that perfect room setting. No glare in a room with 2 windows across from each other with the desk located at the middle of the adjacent wall. Digital interface to hook up the DVI and an XBOX 360 or DVD, Blu-ray player to HDMI for options of multiple uses. We have HDMI from his 770GTX with built in HD audio. The XBOX 360 is on another flatscreen, but if you are cramped for space or don't have an additional screen, this monitor gives you options, and that is what it is about. Sound passthough is nice for a gaming tower tucked out of the way, as most headphone leads are 3-4ft in length, simply use HDMI or an audio cable to bring the headphones closer. The colors are really nice and the backlight is very bright, see cons. 2ms response time with 11ms input lag!

Cons: The factory setting seems too bright, washing out somewhat, but this is with almost all monitors calibrated from the factory, so not really a con. No deduction for this, just turn the backlight down or pick from plenty of options in the menu to calibrate the color.

Overall Review: Purchased for my 4 year old son, now 6, to hook to his gaming rig. He loves it. I love it. I decided to get the VX238H 1ms monitor that has dual HDMI and built in speakers for myself. Most people confuse response time as how fast the monitor responds to gaming, this is actually input lag, two different things. While a monitor can have a low response time, the input lag can cause gaming problems, ghosting, etc. Be sure to research before dropping money on low ms response monitor, as it may have, say, 38 to 78ms input lag, something most gamers don't understand. The monitor is a critical component and the most misunderstood or over looked. G-Sync is coming!

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Small things count.

The shipping was fast, it only took a couple days to receive. Once I received the package I looked the out box over, it was quite a bit larger than the motherboard, yet not too bulky. Upon opening the package, filled to my joyous surprise was the fact the motherboard was place inside a double layer of bubble wrap and inside of that was an anti static bag containing the motherboard and IO shield. The product was in A grade condition and booted up immediately; So far it's been 24 hours with 3 GPUs humming steadily along. Care in product packaging is second to none and is a win every time with me. Thank you MM!

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