Joined on 08/01/02
Two Worlds - PC
Pros: A very pretty game on my 8500GT vidcard/Windows Vista/AMD 6000+ system. Some of the effects are really good looking. The art design for weapons and armor is top notch. The combat is fairly automatic which means not having to work too hard to have fun. A lot of quests and places to roam around as well as freedom to do what I want in game. The game utilizes different types of physical damage (piercing, blunt, etc.) along with magical, which I love.
Cons: The controls are not exactly what I would prefer. I would rather have the mouse controlled camera be seperate from character movement, but I can adjust to it. Having enemies auto selected is a bit annoying when it switches from a lower health enemy to a higher health one. I had some trouble setting up the quick bar; I would have preferred drag and drop to it. The cast spells do not follow terrain so I often end up shooting the ground with a spell when trying to hit an enemy on a hill.
Overall Review: Overall it's a very good RPG game. I am happy with it, and somewhat addicted.
It's pretty good.
Pros: It's an alright value. It stays pretty cool with two fans in the front and one in the rear.
Cons: My only real issue is that this case doesn't support the taller CPU heatsinks. 155mm limits your choices.
Overall Review: It's a good case, but you may want check out some other Cougar models if you want larger CPU heatsinks.
The real deal!
Pros: - 4000Hz polling - Real mechanical goodness - It's heavy enough and doesn't move around. - I like this lighting a lot, but only use a solid color - The software is good - The volume wheel is great
Cons: - The EVGA silver logo bit looks a little dorky - Mechanical goodness is a little loud, but it seems to be getting quieter over time
Overall Review: This thing is fast, and I haven't been able to notice any extra processor use while cranking up the polling rate (I'm using a 5600x and B450 setup). One review site tested the latency and it's very low. I've tried some other gaming keyboards, but I like this one the best. This is faster than the membrane ones, and the higher polling is so sweet. The lighting is tasteful in my opinion. I was able to get this for $69.99 which is one hell of a deal. Both thumbs up!
It works.
Pros: The instructions were no help, but I got it alright. I used the blue strip on top of my 970 Pro SSD and the red strip under it. It's important to remove the plastic protective layers from those, first. Also, I put a little pressure on the heatsink while tightening down the screws. I think if I would do it again, I'd have used a couple of the little blue squares on the bottom, and that blue strip on the top. Temps were reaching 80C in HWInfo on drive temperature 2 with no heatsink and the label removed, now the highest I have seen is 66C. It depends on your airflow of course, but this little bugger works alright. It seems like my drive is operating a little faster, too....
Cons: Figuring out the installation is a little tricky, which is why only 4 eggs.
Overall Review: I definitely recommend this for all M.2 SSD's. It shipped out alright. Thumbs up.
Edit
Pros: I posted that review that mentioned RAM timings of CL 2, it turns out this was an error in CPU-Z the program I was looking at for timings. The actual timings I have are 7-7-7-20 at 4.1GHz CPU and 1.15Ghz memory. Don't know what I was thinking, but still this memory feels fast to me even with more reasonable numbers for latency.
Cons: none
Pros: This board is excellent bang for the buck. It only handles a single x16 videocard but that's fine with me. Not too many additions that raise the price but all the performance. More USB ports than I know what to do with and the SATA III allows my Corsair Force GT SSD drive to hit about 480 MB/s. I wasn't able to drive get speeds near this using an adapter card on my older mobo. This board really unlocks the power of an SSD drive. Its very stable overclocking a Zambezi 3.6 quad core to over 4GHz. With the Corsair XMS 3 memory I have for it this board has a lot of headroom for overclocking and speed upgrades. I should be able to upgrade the processor for it a few times, I think. I plan to get an 8 core CPU for it once the speed for them ramps up enough.
Cons: I forgot to get a SATA DVD drive for this board, so I ended up getting a cheap external USB DVD drive at a local store to do the Windows install. Don't make the same mistake I did with that. lol > <
Overall Review: I wasn't a huge fan of Gigabyte before this board although I thought they were ok. This board makes me like them a bunch. Almost all the features of more expensive versions of the 900 chipset, reasonable price, top notch performance and good craftsmanship make for a great board.
Noctua are top notch
These Noctua NF-A12x15 slim fans are great. I'm pretty sure they are quieter than the thick Panaflo fans I was using. The included rubber push-through mounts are really fantastic!