Joined on 06/26/10
Great Card ASUS!
Pros: -Easily OC options with MSI Afterburner -Runs cool (48c) on load -SLI Support -Cheap with rebate! -Nice adapters for any monitor hook-up -Very appealing warranty! -Passive Heatsink Install was so easy a noob could do it, and as far as space restrictions, it fit into my roommates NZXT Mid Tower perfectly fine. It will take up 2 PCI slots, so make sure you arent trying to load up your MoBo with all PCI hardware. Best Bang for MY Buck Award!
Cons: -Didn't realize there was a promo code for an EXTRA $10 off... -Like everything else from ASUS, NONE!!!!!
Overall Review: I've built low budget, "muscle" machines for 6 years now, and this is a must have for gamers! Given its specs and price, even if you need a little more, you can get 2 (sli) and still save on the 570 and 580 series. For all you "1 eggerz" because you actually get a lemon, save it. 1 bad card should never deserve 1 egg. ASUS is not just a MoBo company anymore for me! -ASUS Sabertooth 990fx -Phenom II 555BE -Cooler Master 1000W -ASUS GTX 560 from GeForce -Cooler Master HafX Full Tower -Hitachi 1.5Tb HDD 7200rpm SATA 6.0 64mb Cache -Zalman CNPS9900A LED -Kingston HYPERX 8GB (2x4) 1600(12800) MEMORY
MSI GE Series GE72 Apache Pro-242 Gaming Laptop
Pros: - Fast - Lots of bells and whistles for the price - Screen has a great image for gaming showing colors and shadowing very clearly - Keyboard is impressively comfortable for a laptop. - Exhaust fans go out the back, so no hindrance with cooling if you have it set directly on a table. - The packaging was phenomenal!!!
Cons: - Smudges...so many smudges! Not a performance issue, but it can be an eye sore. - Only 1600mhz Ram speed. Honestly, the price difference isn't that huge, 2133 should have been installed with this beast. - Tons of extra software I could "care less about" when trying to initially set up the laptop. Not a huge deal breaker, but an annoyance.
Overall Review: This laptop is a very good buy, one I would recommend to anyone. the color scheme is excellent, and the price for performance is as good as I've found. Another note, which is more of a newegg.com deal is this. I purchased this laptop less than a week ago, and it went on sale for $50 less than I bought it retail, and now offers a game with purchase. I wish there were some type of way to have a lowest price guarantee when this stuff happens.
Cryorig R1 Ultimate
Pros: -Moves tons of air -Good color scheme -Great packaging -Design left room for low profile RAM in either pairs -Quiet, QUIET, QUIET!!!
Cons: -Really, REALLY big. This wasn't an issue for case space as I'm running a CM HAF X, however, more on the "flimsiness" of the heatsink itself. This is my first time with a dual tower model, but to me, the heatsinks have a bit of bend to them I was not truly ready for.
Overall Review: Although I listed about the heatsink's flexibility in the cons, I don't see it as enough to take an egg away. I haven't had enough experience with dual tower coolers yet to know if this is a problem, but I do know one thing, it hasn't effected the noise quality this beast has. Great overall purchase!
ASUS ROG STRIKER - GTX 760
Pros: - Fast - ROG Color Scheme - Easy 100Mhz bump with no other adjutments, with an even higher OC potential - VERY QUIET - ASUS' quality cooling system keeps this card under 65c on load.
Cons: The only thing, and this is not a huge deal, but the heat sink pipe coming out of the top I felt should have been black instead of the chrome. This is a very minor detail to me and does not deserve the taking of an egg.
Overall Review: This card, especially when OD'ed, beats out a GTX 770 with 4Gb at stock or lightly OC'ed (depending on if you OC this card) and costs anywhere from $80-$100 less. TDP with my OC running at 1345 core clock is roughly 235W. Scores on 3dMark hit 31k and change paired with a stock i5 4690k and ASRock z97 FATAL1TY board.
Coboc Model SC-SATA3-18
Pros: Great packaging, color and length was accurate, and the price you can't beat!
Cons: None really, see other thoughts.
Overall Review: The red coloring on the cables looks much darker in the picture than the actual color when I received the product. Its not a huge deal for most, but I will be hiding more of the cable now instead of using them for aesthetic addons for my system.
Hanns-G HL273HPB Black 27" Monitor
Pros: Fast Shipping, Great Packaging, everything was included that was supposed to be, and great picture!
Cons: Did not come with an HDMI cable. I know this was not listed, and it was a big deal since I have extras, but why advertise a 1080p monitor with no HDMI? This is the only reason for not giving a full 5 eggs.
Overall Review: The base of this monitor for some reason gave me the hardest time. I had to have someone hold the screen while I put decent amount of force to get the screw to start threading. Other than that, this monitor is a dream upgrade from my 19" Optiquest running 1440x900.