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Ryan K.

Ryan K.

Joined on 06/13/03

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Lasted 6.5 Years

Hanns-G 19" Active Matrix, TFT LCD WXGA+ LCD Monitor 5 ms D-Sub, DVI-D HW-191DPB
Hanns-G 19" Active Matrix, TFT LCD WXGA+ LCD Monitor 5 ms D-Sub, DVI-D HW-191DPB

Pros: Excellent price per quality at the time.

Cons: Died in 2013 after 6.5 years of daily use.

Overall Review: Excellent monitor when it was working, this ol' hanns just finally died almost 7 years after time of purchase in 2007.

Most Critical Review

Switches failing after 6 months

Corsair Vengeance K95 CH-9000020-NA Black/Metal USB Wired Gaming Mechanical Keyboard (NA)
Corsair Vengeance K95 CH-9000020-NA Black/Metal USB Wired Gaming Mechanical Keyboard (NA)

Pros: Brushed Aluminum finish, functionality and looks great. Software non-invasive and simple to use.

Cons: Got it in October 2013, this board is now doubling, sometimes triple typing the letters I'm pushing down. Enter key barely recognizes my push and sometimes takes >4 times to register. A few other keys are sharing same pattern of failure. I'm not sure if the switches are bad or if this can be resolved by drivers. Severely disappointed with the amount of $ I've spent on this board only for it to last <year. Havent spilled anything on it, normal use. Kept in climate controlled room, etc.

Overall Review: Bought 2, 1 for me and my brother. His is working fine.

Still going after 10 years

Creative Inspire T5400 74 Watts 5.1 Speaker
Creative Inspire T5400 74 Watts 5.1 Speaker

Pros: Bought in 2003, Still working PERFECTLY even after 10 years of daily use.

Cons: Cloth Mesh gathers dust quickly

Overall Review: 10 years and still work perfectly.

Still Kickin

ATI Radeon 9800PRO 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Graphics Card 100-435002
ATI Radeon 9800PRO 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Graphics Card 100-435002

Pros: This card is still running in a friends legacy system after replacing the stock fan with an aftermarket one. Can still run anything from around 2003-2005ish. Got me through my Planetside 1 and Anarchy Online addiction days like a champ.

Cons: Fan literally melted off, added aftermarket HSF.

Luck of the draw?

SENNHEISER PC 363D 2 x 3.5mm Connector Circumaural Headset - Black
SENNHEISER PC 363D 2 x 3.5mm Connector Circumaural Headset - Black

Pros: Comfortable, light, solid yet agile build construction. Breathable. Over ear is comfortable even with glasses on. Sound is impressive over an average headset, especially so when paired with a good headphone amped sound card.

Cons: My right ear cup rattles whenever sound is present, really disappointing this being my first sennheiser product and all. After everything I've heard about them I feel a bit underwhelmed. It was instantly noticeable. Via sound card or the USB included 7.1, rattle in right ear cup. Figured they would have tested these pre packing for this price range. Hopefully I can RMA.

10/24/2013

No issues here.

GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD4-B3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD4-B3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Ive always preferred gigabyte mobos but after reading about the looping issues i had my doubts about ordering this board. After a day or 2 of going through countless forum posts and reviews i still ended up going with this board and i have no regrets. It seems all the boards for this chipset are going to be a roll of the dice until the bios bugs are worked out, fortunately for me i havent had any of those issues. Board came with F3 bios.

Cons: I have yet to overclock so keep that in mind, that is the only reason im giving it 4 eggs.