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JOHN O.

JOHN O.

Joined on 06/07/08

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Most Favorable Review

THIS THING WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

Hanns-G HZ281HPB 27.5'' 3ms Full HD 1080P HDMI WideScreen LCD Monitor 400cd/m2  X-Contrast 15,000:1(800:1)Built-in Speakers
Hanns-G HZ281HPB 27.5'' 3ms Full HD 1080P HDMI WideScreen LCD Monitor 400cd/m2 X-Contrast 15,000:1(800:1)Built-in Speakers

Pros: Brave soul, if you've convinced yourself that you're prepared for how ungodly gigantic this thing is, rest assured -- you have not. If Milton had witnessed it in all it's glory, he would have written epics about it that would make Paradise Lost look like a children's novel. But not only is it huge, it's got an amazingly good picture - much better than I was expecting considering what I paid for it. It's no graphics monitor, but for watching movies and hobby-level photo/video editing, it's more than good enough. HD Video in particular looks ABSOLUTELY AMAZING on this thing - unlike sitting on your couch 10 feet away from your TV, sitting a foot or two in front of this monitor really reveals the stunning detail in HD video; I'd rather watch a movie on this than on my 42" TV any day. Also, I didn't have a single dead/stuck pixel, which on a monitor of this size is really exceptional.

Cons: Like most LCD screens, it's designed assuming that you'll either be sitting at it's same level or above it, and by virtue of how huge it is, the average person will probably find themselves looking up at it, even while sitting at a desk. I have a somewhat tall desk and a somewhat low chair, and I was definitely not getting all the contrast; but I found a chair that was a few inches taller and that alone made it look much better. Not too big a deal - just something to keep in mind.

Overall Review: I've got this next to an older 22" 1680x1050 widescreen that I flipped vertically - I might be fooling myself, but I feel a million times more productive with all this screen space to play with... imagine writing a research paper while being able to look around at 8 different documents at the same time - it's like going from an office in the basement to the corner office on the top floor.

Most Critical Review

Stopped working after about a year

ASUS USB 2.0 Black External Slim CD / DVD Re-writer MacOS Compatible Model SDRW-08D2S-U
ASUS USB 2.0 Black External Slim CD / DVD Re-writer MacOS Compatible Model SDRW-08D2S-U

Pros: Worked when it worked.

Cons: It broke.

Works with AM5

Thermalright AXP90-X47 Full Low Profile CPU Cooler, 47mm Height, Quiet 90x90x15mm PWM Fan, 4 Heat Pipes, Compatible with AMD AM4/Intel LGA 1150/1151/1155/1156/1200
Thermalright AXP90-X47 Full Low Profile CPU Cooler, 47mm Height, Quiet 90x90x15mm PWM Fan, 4 Heat Pipes, Compatible with AMD AM4/Intel LGA 1150/1151/1155/1156/1200

Overall Review: Best performance for the size and price I've ever found. The easily replaceable fan is a big plus.

Blown away

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - Ryzen 9 7000 Series Zen 4 16-Core 4.2 GHz - Socket AM5 120W - AMD Radeon Graphics Desktop Processor - 100-100000908WOF
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - Ryzen 9 7000 Series Zen 4 16-Core 4.2 GHz - Socket AM5 120W - AMD Radeon Graphics Desktop Processor - 100-100000908WOF

Overall Review: Running large compile jobs, my new 32-core 7950X3D outperforms the 8-core i7-4770 it replaced by a factor of EIGHT. Each individual core is twice as fast! Maybe I should upgrade more than once every ten years...

No issues on Linux

GIGABYTE A620I AX AM5 LGA 1718 AMD A620 Mini-ITX Motherboard, DDR5, Single M.2, PCIe 4.0, USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C, Realtek Wi-Fi 6E, Realtek 2.5GbE, Q-Flash Plus, PCIe EZ-Latch
GIGABYTE A620I AX AM5 LGA 1718 AMD A620 Mini-ITX Motherboard, DDR5, Single M.2, PCIe 4.0, USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C, Realtek Wi-Fi 6E, Realtek 2.5GbE, Q-Flash Plus, PCIe EZ-Latch

Overall Review: Onboard wifi works flawlessly with upstream Linux drivers on 6.9: driver is rtw89_8852ce, firmware is rtw89/rtw8852c_fw.bin

Love this little cases

SilverStone Sugo Series SG05BB-LITE Black SECC / Plastic Mini-ITX Desktop Computer Case with 2 x USB3.0 ports (Black)
SilverStone Sugo Series SG05BB-LITE Black SECC / Plastic Mini-ITX Desktop Computer Case with 2 x USB3.0 ports (Black)

Overall Review: This is a fantastic case: I built a machine almost a decade ago with it and was delighted to see they still make it when I set out to build a new one. The design has been improved: you don't have to drill out rivets to remove the assembly for holding a hard drive anymore, it has screws! And an ergonomic handle has been added to the back of the case.