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Michael N.

Michael N.

Joined on 10/31/10

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Most Favorable Review

Awesome and Functional!

NZXT SWITCH 810 Matte Black CA-SW810-M1 Steel / Plastic ATX HYBRID Full Tower Gaming Computer Case
NZXT SWITCH 810 Matte Black CA-SW810-M1 Steel / Plastic ATX HYBRID Full Tower Gaming Computer Case

Pros: -The case is very roomy -The Cable management is fantastic. -Really good airflow. The top vents were a nice addition and are fully functional. *Closed for quiet idling times, Open for under-load* It's a fantastic case. It makes a great buy for the Enthusiast gamer, the first-time builder, or a person wanting to use it as a Workstation build.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I bought this case a week ago, and it came in from UPS Ground today. I checked all the for-mentioned faults from the original series (Gloss Black/Gloss White), and nothing on the case was broken at all. I was pleasantly surprised about this, considering the box that it was shipped in was torn to hell. (That'd be on the fault of UPS, but as long as the case itself wasn't messed up and is still usable - which in my case, it was flawless - I'm not worried about having to get another case) I'd definitely recommend this case to anyone interested in a full tower, but I also would like to warn those interested in the case: IT'S HUGE!

Most Critical Review

Mouse quit tracking after 2 months of purchase...

Razer Naga Molten MMO PC Gaming Mouse
Razer Naga Molten MMO PC Gaming Mouse

Pros: When it worked: - Felt wonderful - Was a really good mouse while it lasted. - After a few hours, the side buttons were easily implemented into any gameplay: for almost every MMORPG that I've played.

Cons: When it quit working: - Tried reinstalling the firmware, and even updating it 5 times. I uninstalled the entire mouse, then reinstalled it, and my new ASUS G73 hit it's first BSOD. - Mouse just quit working in general except for clicking. It wouldn't poll, and the sensor just went "kaput." - Horrible Tech Services, and will RMA soon.

Overall Review: If the company contacted me asap, I might be still interested in using Razer's products... but as far as I've seen and witnessed, I'm not a happy customer right now. I've talked with their customer support, and all they've said was "Update your firmware, update your drivers..." And honestly, IT DOESN'T WORK. Wouldn't recommend Razer products unless they get a new customer support group.

Eh... Needs alot of Firmware Tweaks...

Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse, RGB Backlit, 20 Programmable Buttons
Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse, RGB Backlit, 20 Programmable Buttons

Pros: I picked up this mouse on the 29th of June at a local brick and mortar "Best Buy" store, and I thought I had lucked out on picking up a G600 way before Newegg and other online-retailers put them on sale. But, alas, no pros to be stated about except for two points: -Decent implementation of the "G-Shift" key: Felt really nice under my ring finger, and registered with a color tweak - letting the user know that his/her own personal hotkeys could be used without hitting the physical Shift key on the keyboard. -Customization of LED lighting. It's something I've enjoyed on each Logitech product that I've owned. It allows the user to match their mouse with the Logitech Gaming Software - that combines the (G-Series) Keyboard and G600 to work flawlessly together, and share the same LED color. It was a pretty nifty feature.

Cons: Now, there are two major cons, so bare with me when it comes to being nit-picky about this product. The first thing, the overall feel of the side-keypad felt like the buttons were loosely adjusted together, and could not stand constant mashing (game wise, or rendering wise). The second thing dealt with the problems of the polling rates of the mouse: At default, the mouse was refusing to cooperate with most of my usage when it came to gaming. Even with Angle-Snapping off, the cursor would veer completely in the most random directions, erratically, and would cause major "detail errors" when it came to which program or game I was dealing with. Because of the "erratic" polling issues, I immediately tried updating the firmware - to which Logitech had no current firmware upgrades available (because the mouse was officially released on the 14th of July), so I had no choice but to return the mouse back and label it as a broken product. Came back home with #2, but it had the same problem

Overall Review: After going through two of these G600 MMO Mice, I've learned that Logitech hastily output these mice before the launch date, and honestly I could give it another try... but I'm honestly going to stick with Logitech Keyboards and Razer mice. Logitech tried to make a decent competitor to Razer's Naga (Epic, Molten CE, Original, and 2012 editions) and failed. Honestly, Logitech should just stick to making keyboards, audio peripherals, and dedicated "normal" and "fps" mice. For MMO Mice/Rendering mice, I'm going back to using my Molten CE and 2012 Nagas. Because they still work properly as compared to the G600 MMO (2/2 failed). /end rant.

Nice Bootdrive

Crucial M4 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT064M4SSD2
Crucial M4 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT064M4SSD2

Pros: Serves perfectly as a boot drive, boots windows 7 in less than 8 seconds, quite a little trooper.

Cons: Heard quite a bit about them dying in a couple of months... I'll believe it when I see it.

Overall Review: Got a great deal on it when it was on sale for 75 bucks. Definitely worth it.

Works

BYTECC Model MDPDVI-06 Mini Display Port to DVI Cable Male to Male
BYTECC Model MDPDVI-06 Mini Display Port to DVI Cable Male to Male

Pros: Works as advertised.

Cons: Still kinda wish that they noted if this was a "passive" miniDP cable though.

Awesome GPU!

HIS IceQ X² Radeon HD 7970 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H797QM3G2M
HIS IceQ X² Radeon HD 7970 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H797QM3G2M

Pros: -Running two IPS 235's @ 1920x1080, running at 45*C on full load. -Fans and coils keep the card cooled pretty well. -Maxes any game that I throw at it, and runs Maya 2012 and Mudbox 2012 without any tearing or input lag.

Cons: None. Wish I had money to buy another one to Crossfire.

Overall Review: I keep hearing that there's problems with certain cards having a coil whine, but honestly it's not THAT noticeable. I'm not planning on overclocking, but with the aid of MSI Afterburner I have the potential to.. but honestly it runs just fine at "Stock OC," with MSI AB being a great monitoring tool.