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Matthew S.

Matthew S.

Joined on 06/15/04

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Most Favorable Review

Great drivers

Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Bought two drives and had them setup as RAID 0. Large buffer and fast reads make this a great boost in performance. Had the drives for about three months now and they are working great.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Remember, OEM means drives only. After setting up RAID 0, I get 440GB of drive space, plenty for me.

Most Critical Review

OK Headset

Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset
Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset

Pros: Headset is comfortable and has some nice controls on the wire as well as sound. Microphone works very well.

Cons: The sound is a bit clear but the headset is geared toward bass. No matter how you adjust your audio, you get bass. I guess somehow bass equals good sound. The other issue is the cord keeps twisting and will NOT stop. Since day 1 the cord has been twisting around itself and it doesn't matter what you try to do to stop it. So one day those little teeny wires are going to twist themselves apart and I will be purchasing something else.

Overall Review: Overall the headphones are OK. I have had better headphones in the past that were more clear and less bass. I would look around a bit more or pay a little more for another brand.

Great SSD

Corsair Neutron Series 2.5" 256GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CSSD-N256GB3-BK
Corsair Neutron Series 2.5" 256GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CSSD-N256GB3-BK

Pros: Comes with everything you need Very good SSD size Speed is good Price is competitive

Cons: None

Overall Review: Overall a very nice SSD. Ive installed and tested many different ones, but this is the first one I decided to use for gaming. Responds very well and is very fast. Have had no issues with it and it is running like I expected it to. Using it mainly for Battlefield 4 and it loads all the maps very fast and one of the first in the game.

Great keyboard

CM Storm QuickFire TK - Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with CHERRY MX Blue Switches and Fully Backlit
CM Storm QuickFire TK - Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with CHERRY MX Blue Switches and Fully Backlit

Pros: Excellent mechanical keyboard. It feels very good to type with and is built well. Also has a number pad. Very nice addition.

Cons: I only wish that other key types come in blue. You get blue mechanical keys with the blue keyboard. That is preference though, so I am not taking an egg off for that.

Overall Review: I wasnt sure how I would like a mechanical keyboard, but this has worked out very well. Having every key have its own LED makes the keyboard look very nice. I also like how it has a number pad on it as a lot of keyboards do not.

Very nice gaming card.

EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2662-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2662-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: Excellent upgrade for the price. Everything works fine and the games look great.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Upgraded from a GTX 470 and this card has really increased performance in a number of differenet games including Battlefield 3. Overall a great upgrade and glad I bought.

Great Power Supply

Thermaltake TR2 RX TRX-1000M 1000 W ATX 12V v2.3 /  EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Thermaltake TR2 RX TRX-1000M 1000 W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Quiet and has a lot of power for big systems that require it. Plenty of cables come with the unit and modular design is nice.

Cons: Like another reviewer, it is not entirely modular. I was surprised when I opened the box to see that. I have a case that can hide those extra cables, but many dont, so be aware of that.

Overall Review: Great overall power supply. Comes with long cables and extras for installation.