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Joseph P.

Joseph P.

Joined on 12/12/10

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Most Favorable Review

Great for gaming, or email

Intel Pentium G860 - Pentium Sandy Bridge Dual-Core 3.0 GHz LGA 1155 65W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80623G860
Intel Pentium G860 - Pentium Sandy Bridge Dual-Core 3.0 GHz LGA 1155 65W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80623G860

Pros: *Stable *Good for gaming on med-high settings *Awesome for budget builds. *Easy to install with pre-applied thermal paste

Cons: heatsink is cheap, but works well and is quiet as long as you don't intend on over-clocking.

Overall Review: I've purchased two G850 CPU, and I have to say there isn't a really notable difference between the G850 and the G860, Same WEI rating, etc. i bought this one because the price of the G850 has shot over this one, despite it being a technically more powerful CPU

Most Critical Review

Not dependable

Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDCR120GB-DX
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDCR120GB-DX

Pros: -7.9 WEI -Very fast! -Worked fantastically for nearly a year -Never gave me an issue (until death)

Cons: -Randomly wouldn't be detected by BIOS when I came home from work 8 months after initial installation.

Overall Review: Lost a lot of stuff, really peeved. SSD showed no signs of failure, just quit working. Don't relax with this drive!

11/25/2012

Works well, was cheap

Rosewill RX25-AT-SC-BLK Aluminum & plastic 2.5" Black SATA USB 2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure
Rosewill RX25-AT-SC-BLK Aluminum & plastic 2.5" Black SATA USB 2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure

Pros: *works well *lights that indicate power/ HDD activity *sleek, metal, sturdy

Cons: None

Overall Review: Bought this for a friend, he really enjoys it. The included cable has two USB plugs, but you only have to use the main one as long as you're not using cheap USB ports that don't supply enough power.

Best little motherboard I've ever used

ASRock B75M-GL LGA 1155 Intel B75 USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock B75M-GL LGA 1155 Intel B75 USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: *Stable. I haven't had a random crash, BSOD, or otherwise with this motherboard. *Very compact, but chock full of goodies! *Easy to upgrade later

Cons: If you use a large graphics card, you have to remove it before you remove the ram. Also you have to install your RAM before your graphics card. No biggie though, definitely not enough to knock an egg of for.

Overall Review: This particular motherboard was my first ASRock product, but won't be the last. I've bought two of these within a few months, both work well, as intended, no issues from either. Really love this board Buy it already

Terrific PSU

Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Intel Haswell Fully Compatible
Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Intel Haswell Fully Compatible

Pros: *Modular *Very reliable *Quiet

Cons: You're kidding, right?

Overall Review: I assemble and repair a fair amount of computers, and I've used this PSU in nearly every one. I haven't had to RMA a single onw

Awesome little CPU

Intel Pentium G850 - Pentium Sandy Bridge Dual-Core 2.9 GHz LGA 1155 65W Intel HD Graphics 2000 Desktop Processor - BX80623G850
Intel Pentium G850 - Pentium Sandy Bridge Dual-Core 2.9 GHz LGA 1155 65W Intel HD Graphics 2000 Desktop Processor - BX80623G850

Pros: *Very stable CPU *Works well for gaming (coupled with a capable GPU) *Easy to install *Runs at pretty low temps with included heatsink (30'C idle)

Cons: *Included heatsink is kind of cheap

Overall Review: The wires for the CPU fan are wrapped around the heatsink. I have purchased two of these and on both the wires had to be manually moved because they were causing the fan to not spin. After I moved the wires slightly, there was no problem.