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Stuart P.

Stuart P.

Joined on 01/26/09

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Most Favorable Review

More than happy

MSI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card N460GTX CYCLONE 1GD5/OC
MSI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card N460GTX CYCLONE 1GD5/OC

Pros: This card isn't quiet.. it's absolutely SILENT. It overclocks like a pro and I have yet to get this thing over 56 degrees (ran all sorts of benchmarks and games for hours on end) -Metro 2033 looks beautiful.

Cons: I don't have two of them yet.

Overall Review: I'm upgrading to this from a 9800GT. The difference is astronomical; this card runs cooler, faster, smoother and more quiet than I could have ever dreamed. My build: MSI GTX 460 Coolermaster Storm Sniper case Intel Core i5 750 4gb ddr3 ram

Most Critical Review

Never again

Broadway Com Corp Okia-black-650 650 W ATX SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply
Broadway Com Corp Okia-black-650 650 W ATX SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply

Pros: It's quiet, and has all the cords I could ever want. Each time I've sent in my RMA's they have been quick and easy. About 3 days tops for the total exchange

Cons: I have replaced this power supply two times within the year. Each time, the power supply fan has gone out causing it to overheat and have a total melt down. Perhaps it's a manufacturing flaw, or I am just extremely unlucky. I do not recommend this product

Overall Review: My 500w power supply from my previous build runs my system better than this.

Solid system

HP ProBook 15.6" Intel Core i3-2310M 4GB Memory DDR3 1333 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit XU015UT#ABA
HP ProBook 15.6" Intel Core i3-2310M 4GB Memory DDR3 1333 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit XU015UT#ABA

Pros: The build is solid, no creaks or bending in the chasis. Webcam is decent quality. Keyboard is very nice and fits my hand well (I have big hands). very fast.. I play World of Warcraft on it and I can also have 4-5 internet tabs open and multi-task through them all without the slightest bit of lag.

Cons: Touchpad. While typing it constantly messes up my text because my hand brushes up against it and it counts it as a click. I have yet to find the hotkey to disable it... I think the touchpad should be placed in the middle, not off to the left. Bloatware but it was as I expected it to be. I ran a fresh Windows 7 install and everhing yt is quick as can be

Overall Review: Speakers are trash but what do you expect

12/14/2011

Works (read cons/other)

ECS A885GM-A2 (V1.1) AM3 AMD 880G ATX AMD Motherboard
ECS A885GM-A2 (V1.1) AM3 AMD 880G ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: It works. Looks nice.

Cons: The 12v ATX socket will only power the board if one 4-pin is inserted. Which wouldn't be a con if it hadn't been for the two hours I spent figuring that out.

Overall Review: In order to make use of the PCI-e slot you'll need to disable internal graphics via BIOS. Not a con for me because someone had already posted about this

12/10/2011

Great case, loud though

COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Cable management is amazing. Plenty of room. Tool-less drive bays actually work and are easily managed. Very durable and sturdy. LED looks great and can be toggled on/off.

Cons: Fans make quite a bit of noise compared to my old Antec Three Hundred case. USB ports on the top of the case not the front (knew that going in).

Overall Review: Heavy? Lol.

12/10/2011

Best!

Logitech Z623 400 Watt Home Speaker System, 2.1 Speaker System - Black
Logitech Z623 400 Watt Home Speaker System, 2.1 Speaker System - Black

Pros: So LOUD!; and so QUIET! Both ends of the spectrum are fantastic. Output is crystal clear. Headphone jack on speaker is nice. Bass control on speaker is nice. Movies sound amazing, I can actually hear the quiet voices and experience the thrilling music of the chase scenes without adjusting my volume. The important thing here is that at night time when you have to turn the volume down it still sounds impressive and clear. It gives the bang when you need it, and the whispers in the dark. I love this system

Cons: I can hear my walls shaking! LOL! I think I might have gone a bit deaf after using this system for a week or so. LOL!

Overall Review: My volume on Windows 7 is at 50% and I can't even tolerate cranking the system up anymore. It's that powerful. My brother and his friends ran downstairs wondering what was shaking the house. This system hits harder than the 12' in my friends car.