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Michael A.

Michael A.

Joined on 10/30/10

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Not too shabby

Rosewill RTK-025 PC Tools Kit
Rosewill RTK-025 PC Tools Kit

Pros: Good quality for the price. Nice case.

Cons: I pretty well destroyed one of the screwdrivers the first day out, although I did put some torque to it. The multi bit screwdriver uses a magnet to hold the bits in place like almost all similar screwdrivers, seeing that it is labeled as a "PC" tool kit, I did not expect that.

Overall Review: The only thing I didn't like was the multi bit screwdriver being magnetic, it seems like an oxymoron having a magnet in a PC tool kit. I didn't cause me any trouble as I didn't use it around any sensitive equipment, still I wonder why?

11/26/2010
Most Critical Review

Buy another mouse.....

PC Laptop 6D USB Wired LED Optical Game Gaming Mouse Mice 500 1000 1600 DPI CS
PC Laptop 6D USB Wired LED Optical Game Gaming Mouse Mice 500 1000 1600 DPI CS

Pros: It's very light weight and has a comfortable grip, just don't click too hard....

Cons: Poor construction, cheap components.

Overall Review: From day one the scroll wheel didn't function properly. As I try to scroll either up or down it jumps in the opposite direction I'm scrolling. The "back" button or "button 4" works only when it feels like it. The left button works much like the scroll wheel doing whatever it feels like, it will sometimes double click while I'm trying to drag things or just drop it as if i let go of the button. It's junk...

Great features and quality.

ASUS TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING AM4 AMD B450 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING AM4 AMD B450 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: It’s got a good amount of I/O and features, a very good bios that’s easy to navigate and understand, plus it does what it’s supposed to and it looks pretty darn good doing it.

Cons: On board WiFi would be great, but at this price point it’s hard to gripe about too much. A ten dollar dongle will do the job nicely anyway for most applications. A third fan header (not counting the cpu fan header) would be kinda nice, or maybe include a pwm splitter.

Overall Review: So far I’m very happy with it and I don’t really have anything to complain about. I’d definitely recommend it.

Nice monitor

ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24" HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1 (1000:1) Built-in Speakers
ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24" HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1 (1000:1) Built-in Speakers

Pros: Lots of connectivity options, lots of settings and options to customize the image. Never had a single issue with it.

Cons: The buttons are slightly cheap feeling and there is a slight delay between the time you press the button and something actually happening but......I don't really consider this a con because I don't even use the buttons at this point except the volume and they all still work fine.

Overall Review: You want a nice big monitor for a good price? You found it.

10/21/2011

Stylish and well equipped.

ASUS M4N75TD AM3 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS M4N75TD AM3 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: It doesn't make much difference being in the case, but it does look cool. Expressgate is a really cool feature. Lots of extras like the core unlocker, SLI support, and turbo V. Pretty easy install and setup. Excellent price for the features and quality.

Cons: It seems that Expressgate requires a wired LAN connection to fully function, it doesn't load the drivers for wireless cards. I didn't really look into this though because I don't much care, I bought it for other reasons.

Overall Review: I used this in my first ground up build, and as yet I have no complaints. I paired it with the Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition and all my games and programs fly. It does NOT have an onboard GPU in case you are like me and skim through specs and reviews. I don't consider this a bad thing, because it keeps the price lower, and typically onboard graphics are poop anyway. Just be prepared to buy a graphics card if you don't already have one. For $100 I really don't think you can do much better. If you want a good board at a good price, this is it. ---Plus you don't have to pay out he nose for an awesome CPU to power it.

11/26/2010

It's good

Kingwin ATS-W24 Anti-Static Wrist Strap w/ Grounding Wire
Kingwin ATS-W24 Anti-Static Wrist Strap w/ Grounding Wire

Pros: Good quality and value, does what it's supposed to.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Well worth the six bucks. Easily adjustable wrist strap, doesn't come loose while you work. It's a very good, and inexpensive way to protect your new build or upgrade from an untimely demise.

11/26/2010