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Arne B.

Arne B.

Joined on 09/19/04

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Most Favorable Review

Fast

EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 896-P3-1260-AR
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 896-P3-1260-AR

Pros: Stepped up from a 8800GTS 640. The GTX 260 is much much faster. Install was easy, software worked flawlessly. Good overclocker, no real reason to buy the GTX 280. Worth every penny. Make sure your power supply has enough PCIe power connectors and is rated appropriately.

Cons: This card is huge. Measure before you buy to make sure it fits. Provide adequate cooling in your case.

Overall Review: Great card, no regrets. I run a triple monitor setup. 2 monitors on the GTX 260 and one monitor on the 8800 GTS, works like a charm.

10/14/2008
Most Critical Review

so so monitor

Acer 24" WUXGA LCD Monitor with HDCP Support 2ms(GTG) D-Sub, DVI P243WAid
Acer 24" WUXGA LCD Monitor with HDCP Support 2ms(GTG) D-Sub, DVI P243WAid

Pros: Relatively cheap for the size.

Cons: Stuck pixel. Glossy border attracts finger prints. Light bleeding around edges. Screen reflects like a mirror, very annoying. No height adjustment. Probably requires calibration equipment to get the colors right. Not suitable for movie watching.

Overall Review: Way too bright out of the box. Would probably not buy again.

10/22/2008

Does not work

CM Storm SF-17 - Gaming Laptop Cooling Stand with 180 mm Fan and 4 Ergonomic Height Settings
CM Storm SF-17 - Gaming Laptop Cooling Stand with 180 mm Fan and 4 Ergonomic Height Settings

Pros: pretty silent, ok construction, pretty red LED on front

Cons: I have done some pretty extensive testing and the result is that this cooler provides no measurable cooling for a laptop. A silent fan running at these RPM's simple can't provide enough airflow to influence the laptops temperature in anyway. Save your money, this cooler is useless.

Overall Review: not recommended

12/16/2016

Works as advertised

CORSAIR Survivor Stealth 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive CMFSS3-32GB
CORSAIR Survivor Stealth 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive CMFSS3-32GB

Pros: Rugged USB drive. It seems to work without any issues to far.

Cons: none yet

fabulous

Portal 2 PC Game
Portal 2 PC Game

Pros: Fantastic puzzle game. Funny/witty characters. Graphics are good. Unless you absolutely hate puzzles you will enjoy this game.

Cons: I found the game to be kind of short relative to the price paid. The single player puzzles, while interesting and fun, are surprisingly easy, borderline too easy almost.

Amazing heatsink

Cooler Master Hyper N520 - CPU Cooler with Copper Base and 5 Heatpipes
Cooler Master Hyper N520 - CPU Cooler with Copper Base and 5 Heatpipes

Pros: Excellent heatsink. Keeps temps way down on i5 2500K@4GHz. Easy to install. Does not interfere with RAM slots on Asrock P67 Extreme 4 motherboard.

Cons: None

Overall Review: This is a large heatsink. Make sure you have room in your case. Check compatibility with your motherboard.