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Jeffrey K.

Jeffrey K.

Joined on 11/20/08

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Most Favorable Review

Great for a low budget

ASUS Radeon HD 3450 512MB GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Card EAH3450/HTP/512M
ASUS Radeon HD 3450 512MB GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Card EAH3450/HTP/512M

Pros: Inexpensive, great build quality, quiet - no fan, fast enough to play new games on fair settings (720 x 480, low textures, all the extras turned on, 4xAA) on a 4 year old P4 machine running XP. Replaced an old All-In-Wonder. Installed in minutes. No glitches on reboot. Highly recommend for those on a tight budget.

Cons: Not as fast as the $500 boards Who would've guessed

12/19/2008
Most Critical Review

Fun Toy

9808 Mini Gyro Remote Control RC Helicopter
9808 Mini Gyro Remote Control RC Helicopter

Pros: It works. It's inexpensive and fun. Cool toy. Drives the cats crazy.

Cons: The trim adjustment to keep the helicopter from rotating left or right is nearly impossible to set. It's not reliable or repeatable.

Overall Review: It's still a lot of fun if you never had one before. I bought my first one in China but it broke after a few crashes. This one still hasn't broken.

Owned for 15 years EXCELLENT

SONY - Studio Monitor Series Stereo Headphones (MDR-V600)
SONY - Studio Monitor Series Stereo Headphones (MDR-V600)

Pros: Excellent studio monitor headphones. Clear, undistorted, full spectrum sound. I use them mostly for guitar and bass practice. Wish the instruments sounded this good through my amps (which are very high quality as well).

Cons: They were 'accidently' stolen by my stepson when he moved out a few months ago. He likes using them for practice as well.

Overall Review: I didn't know they were still around. I paid ninety-nine for them 15 years ago. Definitely ordering another set. He can keep the old ones.

Excellent

Fractal Design Define XL Black ATX Full Tower Silent PC Computer Case
Fractal Design Define XL Black ATX Full Tower Silent PC Computer Case

Pros: Excellent design and flawlessly built, fit and finish are 1st class, very quiet. The air flow is good according to the motherboard thermometers and you can feel the heat blowing out the back. The case is quite large and looks rather empty with only 4 HDD's in it. Assembling the rest of the machine was a breeze. Cable management is very good. Came with lots of hardware.

Cons: Make sure your power supply has long cables or you'll get extensions.

Overall Review: You can spend a lot more but I doubt you'll do better.

Kingston 2GB Unbuffered DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) System Specific Memory for Lenovo Model KTL-TP667/2G
Kingston 2GB Unbuffered DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) System Specific Memory for Lenovo Model KTL-TP667/2G

Pros: It works. Trouble free installation.

Cons: None

Overall Review: There's nothing like having enough RAM

ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink
ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink

Pros: Works well. The OEM cooling on the 4 year old P4 was unable to keep up with the demands of a gaming teenager. The fan aligns with the rear case fan. You can really feel the heat coming out of the back now.

Cons: Pricey. Large. Time consuming installation (not difficult though).

Overall Review: Make sure you have the room in your case. The overheat alarm would sound after just a few minutes of gaming. Not anymore.