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Steven A.

Steven A.

Joined on 05/15/06

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Most Favorable Review

Unfreakinbealivable

ViewSonic 20.1" Active Matrix, TFT LCD WSXGA LCD Monitor 8ms gray-to-gray (avg.); 16ms white-black-white (typ) D-Sub, DVI-D X Series VX2025WM
ViewSonic 20.1" Active Matrix, TFT LCD WSXGA LCD Monitor 8ms gray-to-gray (avg.); 16ms white-black-white (typ) D-Sub, DVI-D X Series VX2025WM

Pros: I was scared to get an LCD for a few reasons. One, ghosting, this monitor has absolutely no noticable ghosting. Half Life 2, Quake 4 (runs perfectly even though it is a dark game), and Fable are all awesome. This monitor has perfect color recreation. Toms hardware just did a comparison of 20" widescreens and this beast came out on top. I just built a computer and this is the only thing that completely amazed me. 2ms response times are completely unnecessary. Trust in all of the reviews that you read on this monitor it is truely astounding. You cannot go wrong with this monitor.

Cons: You cannot watch movies on this monitor, at least not the matrix.But thats why people invented TV's. This monitor has the famous X baclight blead which is completely bearable. you will only notice when there is a black screen up. Seriously, do not worry about the back light bleeding, it is nothing that gets in the way.

Overall Review: this monitor is very bright i have my brightness and contrast in the 30's. if you play games you may need to buy a new graphics card to run this at 1680x1050. I have 2 7600 GS and they will run current games without AA ... so i blew another 100 dollars and am upgrading to a 7900GT KO superclocked.

Most Critical Review
AeroCool ZERODBA S620 620 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply
AeroCool ZERODBA S620 620 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply

Pros: silent and 620 watts

Cons: just built a new computer and started it up and it worked! turned off my computer and it would not start again. had to rma it, but newegg customer service is great. the cables are huge and not flexible and thus cannot be hidden away. hard to plug in and take out but that can also be good cause they will not pull out on accident.

Overall Review: buy the x2 connect powersupply with flexforce cables. it is very quiet not silent but the cables are awesome

Too Shiny

ASUS VG236HE Black 23" 1920x1080 2ms Height, Swivel & Tilt Adjustable Full HD HDMI Widescreen LCD 120Hz 3D Monitor 400 cd/m2 100,000:1
ASUS VG236HE Black 23" 1920x1080 2ms Height, Swivel & Tilt Adjustable Full HD HDMI Widescreen LCD 120Hz 3D Monitor 400 cd/m2 100,000:1

Pros: 120hz, probably the reason your buying it. Its nice, some do overhype the 120hz though. Still, it's everything i wanted except LED backlight. 120hz HD LCD monitor with good color.

Cons: As my title says, this thing is shiny. I've had for only a few days and it is a dust monster. Not huge but it won't be shiny for long. Finally the reason i dropped the egg, the screen reflection. I could definitely pop a pimple in the middle of the day with this baby. Not sure bout everyone but i dont wanna see my reflection when im gaming. Its annoying but does not ruin the product.

Overall Review: Everything i wanted except LED backlight and non-reflective screen. Everybody wants to look at the shinyness.

works great

EVGA GeForce 7900GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 256-P2-N567
EVGA GeForce 7900GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 256-P2-N567

Pros: it works great better than two 7600's in sli. it's pretty should run all current games till next gen nvidia cards come out. great copper heatsink. i cant wait to do my first overclock on this beast. if i get my mail in rebate then it will have been a great deal

Cons: you must use the ugly nvidia power dongle. this messed me up for a while cause when i used the one from my power supply my computer would not even turn on. but i figured it out in the end

Overall Review: should have bought this card first and not two 7600's. cause i could have saved myself a hundred buckaroos. but ohhwell its a good learning experience

i can hear everything

Logitech X-230 32 Watts 2.1 Black Speakers
Logitech X-230 32 Watts 2.1 Black Speakers

Pros: amazing sound quality for xx dollars with shipping. you will not regret this purchase. i have them wall mounted and they are awesome.

Cons: none

Overall Review: i thought my creative Xi-fi sound card was producing the good sound. no its these speakers.

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card

Pros: It is sexy(black and gold) puts out sound. Creative media source software is nice. if you bought a decent motherboard than you will not notice the difference between this and integrated.

Cons: not better than integrated. the back connectors are not labled and creative gives you a sticker to put on it, a sticker. i had sound problems with black and white 2

Overall Review: go with integrated sound or a cheaper soundcard