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Jeremi D.

Jeremi D.

Joined on 05/11/11

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Most Favorable Review

Works.

LG Super-Multi Portable DVD Rewriter with M-DISC Mac & Surface Support Model GP50NB40
LG Super-Multi Portable DVD Rewriter with M-DISC Mac & Surface Support Model GP50NB40

Pros: -Used it to install Windows 10. The BIOS had no problem detecting it as a USB boot drive. -Works like you'd expect from an external DVD drive.

Cons: -Noisy.

Most Critical Review

Mediocre in every sense.

RAIDMAX Tornado ATX-238WU Black / Blue SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
RAIDMAX Tornado ATX-238WU Black / Blue SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: One of the cheaper "gaming" cases. Comes with a rear and front fan.

Cons: The case wasn't able to hold my Cooler Master 212 Plus CPU cooler. Quality was flimsy. Some of the metal parts were bent and used. The box it came in had a huge gaping hole in it. I'm thinking I got gypped and received a returned item in bad condition.

Overall Review: You get what you pay for. If you want a case for gaming, look higher up.

Solid case.

LIAN LI PC-O5X Black Side Panel: Tempered Glass
Body Material: Aluminum Mini Chassis Computer Case
LIAN LI PC-O5X Black Side Panel: Tempered Glass Body Material: Aluminum Mini Chassis Computer Case

Pros: -High quality materials. Brushed aluminum and a thick glass panel make it very hefty. -Beautiful. This is easily one of the most beautiful cases I've had the pleasure of working on. -Solid. Chassis has no give whatsoever. -Internal layout displays the components nicely.

Cons: -Airflow is so-so. There's no vent above the CPU and GPU. -The PSU's back panel is inaccessible unless you remove the glass pane. Switching it on/off and unplugging the cable is a pain. -Surfaces fingerprint easily.

Overall Review: Would recommend for: -HTPCs -Workstations/gaming rigs w/o overclocking Would not recommend for: -People who plan to OC, particularly their GPU

Nice HDD.

WD Black 5TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD5001FZWX
WD Black 5TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD5001FZWX

Pros: -Write speeds are pretty fast at 7200RPM. -5 TB is huge. -128 MB cache won't make a difference in most apps, but it's useful for home servers.

Cons: -Some clicking noise could be heard while copying large amounts of data, although that's inevitable with high capacity drives due to the amount of platters.

Overall Review: Would recommend for anyone needing lots of storage.

Works as advertised

Intel Core i7 6th Gen - Core i7-6700 Skylake Quad-Core 3.4 GHz LGA 1151 65W BX80662I76700 Desktop Processor
Intel Core i7 6th Gen - Core i7-6700 Skylake Quad-Core 3.4 GHz LGA 1151 65W BX80662I76700 Desktop Processor

Pros: -Low power consumption and temps. Definitely Skylake's biggest feat. -Tears through CPU-hungry editing apps with little effort.

Cons: -Has 600 MHz less idle clock speed than the K version and 200 MHz less under load. This means lower temps, but I'd like to see a return to identical specs between non-K and stock K versions.

Overall Review: Would recommend this CPU for a compromise between performance and energy savings, particularly in builds with limited space/airflow.

Nice low profile cooler.

Noctua NH-L9i, Premium Low-Profile CPU Cooler for Intel LGA1200 & LGA115x (Brown)
Noctua NH-L9i, Premium Low-Profile CPU Cooler for Intel LGA1200 & LGA115x (Brown)

Pros: -Good replacement for Intel's stock cooler. Runs a few degrees cooler and is much more silent. -It's tiny. Fits nicely in my mITX case (Lian Li PC-05X). -Doesn't hang over the RAM slots.

Cons: -Not immensely powerful. Not sure I'd recommend it for an OC build.

Overall Review: Great CPU cooler for small form factor builds or if you simply want a better version of Intel/AMD's stock cooler.