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Andrew G.

Andrew G.

Joined on 02/02/13

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Good

ASUS - 17.3" FHD - Intel Core i7-5500U - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M - 8GB Memory DDR3L 1600 - - Windows 8.1 64-Bit  ()
ASUS - 17.3" FHD - Intel Core i7-5500U - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M - 8GB Memory DDR3L 1600 - - Windows 8.1 64-Bit ()

Pros: IPS display GTX 950 is enough for the casual games I play (Civ 5, Company of Heroes.etc) Broadwell i7 is no slouch Free upgrade to Windows 10

Cons: Poor battery life, around 2/3 hours surfing the web

Overall Review: Overall, this is a good laptop and I will update it if any problems arise

ok

NVIDIA GIFT Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
NVIDIA GIFT Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Pros: I sent a tank, a sheep, a horse and a bear into space using balloons. Then I played Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and it was pretty fun.

Cons: none

No Complaints

Thermaltake Core V21 Black Extreme Micro ATX Cube Chassis CA-1D5-00S1WN-00
Thermaltake Core V21 Black Extreme Micro ATX Cube Chassis CA-1D5-00S1WN-00

Pros: Got it $40 with rebate Looks nice Front fan moves a lot of air and is quiet Magnetic dust filters are a nice touch

Cons: I felt the manual was a bit lacking in some areas but I had no problems.

Good

ASRock H97M Pro4 LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock H97M Pro4 LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Looks good Cheap No Problems with installation

Cons: No M2 socket, but I didn't need or want one anyway

Fine

Cooler Master GeminII M4 - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes
Cooler Master GeminII M4 - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes

Pros: Keeps my two Xeon E5-2630v3s cool in a 2U case.

Cons: none

Great

Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Haswell-EP 2.4 GHz 8 x 256KB L2 Cache 20MB L3 Cache LGA 2011-3 85W BX80644E52630V3 Server Processor
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Haswell-EP 2.4 GHz 8 x 256KB L2 Cache 20MB L3 Cache LGA 2011-3 85W BX80644E52630V3 Server Processor

Pros: 8 cores, works with ASUS dual-cpu motherboards

Cons: none

Overall Review: Bought two of these for a sever and have complaints yet