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Luke B.

Luke B.

Joined on 06/13/12

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Most Favorable Review

Whisper Quiet. Impressed.

be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140mm Premium Low Noise Cooling Fan | Black | BL047
be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140mm Premium Low Noise Cooling Fan | Black | BL047

Pros: -Solid build quality - Rifle bearing, so you can mount it horizontally as a top exhaust - Barely audible with my ear up to it at medium/low speed - shipping was quick

Cons: - It...wasn't...free?

Most Critical Review

Sparks flew from the power connector

SAPPHIRE DUAL-X Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100363BF4L
SAPPHIRE DUAL-X Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100363BF4L

Pros: card died after a week

Cons: I sometimes leave my computer on. Woke up one day and my computer was off. Turned it on and sparks flew from the card. Looking around the internet, many people have encountered the exact same issue. Going to RMA and hopefully they send me one without the VRM issue or whatever caused this

Overall Review: Never again.

Amazing card

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 AMP! Edition, ZT-P10700C-10P, 8GB GDDR5 IceStorm Cooling, Metal Wraparound Carbon ExoArmor exterior, Ultra-wide 100mm Fans, Spectra Lighting, PowerBoost, FREEZE fan stop
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 AMP! Edition, ZT-P10700C-10P, 8GB GDDR5 IceStorm Cooling, Metal Wraparound Carbon ExoArmor exterior, Ultra-wide 100mm Fans, Spectra Lighting, PowerBoost, FREEZE fan stop

Pros: Looks amazing. Cooler and carbon look are a bit heavy, but look phenomenal Backplate is appealing Card boosts close to 2000mhz core clock out of the box Never rises above 68c in benchmarks and games. Not sure what the other folks are complaining about. LED customization is great when you download the latest version

Cons: Watch out for GPU sag. Use a higher cable management hole so some of the downward tension is relieved by the power connectors coming from above LED software doesnt work out of the box, have to download latest version of Firestorm from Zotac site. It's a long card. About 12 inches. Had to move around my HDD a bit to get it to fit.

Overall Review: Participating in ZOTAC Experience campaign

Great processor

Intel Core i5-4690K - Core i5 4th Gen Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1150 88W Intel HD Graphics 4600 Desktop Processor - BX80646I54690K
Intel Core i5-4690K - Core i5 4th Gen Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1150 88W Intel HD Graphics 4600 Desktop Processor - BX80646I54690K

Pros: - Leaps and bounds more capable than any FX processor (save maybe the 9590 overclocked) - Great potential for overclocking - Excellent per core performance

Cons: - Its not an i7?

Overall Review: I'd recommend it if one is unable to justify dropping the money for an i7. This will almost keep up in most games.

Huge improvement over sleeve bearing

DEEPCOOL XFAN 120L/R Hydro Bearing Transparent Fan with Red LED
DEEPCOOL XFAN 120L/R Hydro Bearing Transparent Fan with Red LED

Pros: -Silent -pushes more air than my stock Rosewill case fans (Ranger Mid tower- red LEDs) - No vibration - Molex AND 3 pin connector

Cons: -No rubber braces (not a big deal at all) - LEDs could be a tad brighter (i'm just nitpicking here) - Case fan shipping cost usually helps determine my selection of brand (although this time, I lucked out) - If molex connector is unused, it can affect aesthetics (cable manage what you can)

Overall Review: I'd recommend right now. They're quite silent compared to my ole sleeve bearings, no whine whatsoever when cranking fan speed. They move a noticeable amount of air and were cost effective.

No extra keycaps as advertised.

Rosewill RK-8300 - Wired Gaming Keyboard - Anti-Ghosting, 5 Profile Settings, Adjustable Key Speed
Rosewill RK-8300 - Wired Gaming Keyboard - Anti-Ghosting, 5 Profile Settings, Adjustable Key Speed

Pros: Reasonable build quality for the price. Macro keys work as advertised. Not full rollover, but for what it is, it works well.

Cons: - I disliked how separate keycaps were advertised but not provided - The enter key is an ancient layout. Took some getting used to.

Overall Review: Decent for the price, but get your act together with the false advertising.