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PATRICK G.

PATRICK G.

Joined on 08/12/11

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Most Favorable Review

I LOVE IT

ViewSonic VX2453mh-LED Black 23.6" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor Slim Design w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 DC 30,000,000:1 (1,000:1)
ViewSonic VX2453mh-LED Black 23.6" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor Slim Design w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 DC 30,000,000:1 (1,000:1)

Pros: The picture is sharp The OSD controls are intuitive, and have buttons not touch pads The price is perfect for my needs 24 inch size will be perfect for my Eyefinity set up when my rig is completed

Cons: Was auto preset at factory to A/V. This setting causes blurry text, as some reviewers noted. In my opinion most people will be using this as a PC monitor, so it should be set to PC at the factory. To me, this is a no brainer, and worth noting but certainly no big deal and not worthy of an egg. The sound can only be considered "poor". This should be expected if you have read the reviews. I did read the reviews. I expected less than average sound. I planned on using separate aftermarket speakers, thus no removal of an egg. DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE BUYING ONLINE!

Overall Review: In fact I have read all the reviews on this site on this product and I have to say this: If you do your research, and you buy a model that has a feature you don't like, it's your fault, not the product. IMO eggs should only be docked for product failures, misleading product nomenclature, or features promised that were not delivered on. If there had been no reviews to study"quality sound" would be worth an egg because in fact what it should say is this: "Expect barely adequate sound, the speakers in this model are tiny and if you have to listen to music or games with only your monitor speakers, this model will probably not be best for you." If you changed from AV mode to PC mode and it still had blurry text, that might be worth 3 eggs, unless you need glasses. Obviously the monitor should have clear text. But did you switch modes? We don't know. I guess my point is you have to separate what is objective and what is subjective so to speak in studying these reviews.

12/10/2011
Most Critical Review

PNY IS THE WORST EVER

PNY XLR8 VCGGTX4601XPB-OC GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) OC 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
PNY XLR8 VCGGTX4601XPB-OC GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) OC 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: My PNY GTX460 overclocked worked for almost a year.

Cons: Card went bad. Customer service treated me like a criminal.

Overall Review: My card went bad. I isolated the problem. Wasn't Mobo, windows still booted. Wasn't CPU, windows still booted. Wasn't anything else. I even tried a different monitor to make sure it wasn't the monitor. When I called PNY, the rep interrogated me. Accused me of not doing enough to make sure it was the graphics card. Treated me like a criminal. I asked to speak to a manager. I was forwarded to a voice mail. That was a week ago. No response yet. I will never buy PNY again. Their year long warrantee, their "lifetime warantee", are all just so much hot air. They have no intention of ever replacing their card if it goes bad. Proof that it was the card? I was so angry I went to AMD from Nvidia. I purchased a new 6950 toxic from Sapphire, it unlocked and I got a free game. It rocks. PNY is the worst I have ever dealt with. Please do not buy from them if you expect them to honor their commitments.

10/19/2011

This motherboard is fantastic!

ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming X AM4 AMD Premium X570 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming X AM4 AMD Premium X570 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Easy to install. Easy to attach all the things that make your Ryzen fly

Cons: None

Overall Review: I would recommend and I would buy it again.

Love the Piledriver

AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor

Pros: Makes my machine run like a scalded dog. Very nice performance upgrade from my Phenom II 945 Runs multiple applications with no freezing, no slow downs, no continuously spinning wheels waiting for something to start up or finish. Helps my SSD boot to Windows login page in an average 22 seconds. Almost any program opens as fast as I click the mouse. Games load very quickly and I have no issues with bottlenecking. They all (Crysis 2, BF3, AvP, BFBC2)run between 45 and 100 FPS depending on the game, and this is an improvement of 5-10 fps from the 945 PII. I got it for $199.99 at a local box store, no waiting and with sales tax still saved a few bucks.

Cons: I haven't found any other than it's supposedly not as speedy as some Intel models.

Overall Review: I see no reason to upgrade to Windows 8. Processor: AMD 8350 overclocked to 4400 mhz (idle 28 C) turbo off Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990fx Memory: 8 Gigabytes of G-Skill Ripjaws 1600 DDR3 overclocked to 1728 mghz. SSD: Samsung 830 256 gigabyte Graphics card: Sapphire Toxic 6950, bios changed to match 6970. Idle 29C fan 35% Storage: 2x Seagate Barracuda 1 terabyte HDD Power: Enermax MaxRevo 1350 watt Cooling: CoolerMaster Hyper212 Evo with Arctic Silver 5, x 2 COUGAR CF-V12HP Case: Corsair Graphite T600 White with stock case fans Fans in side panel: 4 x COUGAR CF-V12HP ran with PWM Monitor: 1 x ViewSonic 24” 1920 x 1080p Next upgrades: 1. EVGA 680 FTW with backplate and 4 GB memory, or x2 EVGA 670 FTW 4 gb in SLI 2. Replace memory with 16 GB (2x8 GB) Corsair or GSkill 1866 high performance 3. Additional 24” monitors x 2 (ASUS or ViewSonic) 4. Seagate Barracuda HDD 3GB, X 2 Then do it all again. I love this hobby!

11/14/2012

Power, Baby. Just power.

Enermax MaxRevo 1350W 80 Plus Gold Certified, Full Modular, ATX12V/EPS12V SLI Ready, Server Ready, 7 Year Warranty, Power Supply, EMR1350EWT
Enermax MaxRevo 1350W 80 Plus Gold Certified, Full Modular, ATX12V/EPS12V SLI Ready, Server Ready, 7 Year Warranty, Power Supply, EMR1350EWT

Pros: Very easy install. Totally modular. Cords were stiff, meaning 16 awg and can handle the amps and watts. Nice looking. Ratings were golden or equivalent everywhere I looked. Price was right (in fact the price was darn near ridiculous after rebate).

Cons: Transient load ratings were in spec but only average. Knew this going in. So no Eggs for something I already knew.

Overall Review: This is the power supply that will power this rig through various incarnations for the next few years. I can go tri-crossfire, SLI or even higher. I can add fans and hard drives until I am out of money. And when I think I am out of money I can still think of things I will have power for. Truly a freedom not to be missed. Having the power to do whatever the heck you want. Now I know how G W felt on his first day in office.

12/30/2011

Definitely a city mouse

Logitech G9x Black Two modes scroll USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse
Logitech G9x Black Two modes scroll USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse

Pros: The mouse is smoooooth. The DPI adjustments will help me kill choppers in BFBC2. The nine buttons do not disappoint. I did geek out a little bit over the changeable colors on the LED. Am I the only one who would have liked 10 gram wgts too? And I really like the quality feel of the braided cover on the cord.

Cons: I did my research. This was the mouse I wanted, It was on sale for one third (almost) off..."so what's a cons?"

12/30/2011