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Geoffrey B.

Geoffrey B.

Joined on 12/29/04

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Most Favorable Review

A thoroughbred gaming display

LG 34UC79G-B 34" 21:9 UltraWide IPS Curved Gaming Monitor 2560 x 1080 Resolution, AMD FreeSync, 144 Hz Refresh Rate, Dynamic Action Sync & Black Stabilize, DisplayPort/HDMI/USB 3.0
LG 34UC79G-B 34" 21:9 UltraWide IPS Curved Gaming Monitor 2560 x 1080 Resolution, AMD FreeSync, 144 Hz Refresh Rate, Dynamic Action Sync & Black Stabilize, DisplayPort/HDMI/USB 3.0

Pros: Very big and immersive display. Got it on sale, a terrific value for a premium gaming monitor. Aesthetically pleasing curvature. 144 Hz refresh rate, shows its strength in gaming. Plays games well without blur reduction. Plays even better with it on. No noticeable ghosting. Makes the 3D scenery pop. Screen proportions perfect for the big movies (Star Wars, Transformers, etc.) Ajustable for height.

Cons: A bit of backlight bleed on the upper left corner for my particular monitor (my old monitor was worse). Turning on blur reduction mitigates the bleed somewhat. Provided cables are short.

Overall Review: Coming from a 24" Asus 1080p monitor, I bought this one based from a recommendation by Tom's Hardware. The LG 34UC79G is geared for gaming, and it shows. It took me a while to work through all the adjustments to find the best settings for me. Not quite perfect, but for the size and price, I'd be hard pressed to find better.

Most Critical Review

Adquate for budget builds

Thermaltake V3 Black Edition VL80001W2Z Black SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition VL80001W2Z Black SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: It's looks good, inexpensive, bottom mounted PSU and overall case depth helps with room for a large video cards and at least two hard drives--if not four.

Cons: The front bezel is about the worst I have ever seen with these inverted claw washers and screws holding the bottom half of it to the chassis--it's very difficult to remove the bezel (to install a front intake fan). And forget about top-mounted fans. There's no room for them above the motherboard.

Overall Review: Even without top mounted fans, excess warm air not already exhausted out the included rear fan would tend to rise through the holes in the top. The sheet metal is thin, but the case itself is rigid enough once the system is fully assembled.

11/19/2013

Powerful AIO, good value

DeepCool LT720 Premium Liquid CPU Cooler, 360mm, High-Performance FK120 FDB Fans, Multidimensional Infinity Mirror Block
DeepCool LT720 Premium Liquid CPU Cooler, 360mm, High-Performance FK120 FDB Fans, Multidimensional Infinity Mirror Block

Pros: Compared to my Noctua NH-D15S, it takes at least 10 degrees off my Cinebench temperatures on my Core i7-12700k, now about 71 degrees C. Also since the heat exchange (top mounted) is away from my video card, my video card (EVGA RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra) runs a bit cooler too in gaming. It has some RGB without going overboard. Finally, the price is significantly less than many other similar AIO's.

Cons: It does get a bit loud under load.

Overall Review: Highly recommended.

Good, reasonably priced display

GIGABYTE - G27Q - 27" IPS Gaming Monitor - QHD 2560x1440 - 144Hz - 1ms MPRT - AMD FreeSync Premium - HDMI, DP, USB-A - Height Adjustable - Black
GIGABYTE - G27Q - 27" IPS Gaming Monitor - QHD 2560x1440 - 144Hz - 1ms MPRT - AMD FreeSync Premium - HDMI, DP, USB-A - Height Adjustable - Black

Pros: Fine picture quality. 144Hz without a reduction in image quality. No dead pixels (so far). Adequate stand.

Cons: Cheap, tinny speakers. Some backlight bleed on mine.

Overall Review: I wasn't looking for a premium quality display, just something for an older computer without settling for a measly 60Hz refresh rate.

Compact, well priced, and elusive

EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC GAMING, 12G-P5-3657-KR, 12GB GDDR6, Dual-Fan, Metal Backplate
EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC GAMING, 12G-P5-3657-KR, 12GB GDDR6, Dual-Fan, Metal Backplate

Pros: Cheaper than even some RTX 3050s, assuming you can find one in stock. 12 GB VRAM Passable gaming performance--mostly. Compact dimensions make it easy to fit in practically any case with 2 standard slots. Reasonable power consumption.

Cons: Still elusive after all this time. Fans become audible under load. For heavy ray tracing titles, you will need a stronger card. No aRGB (a pro for some).

Overall Review: A good midrange card, just not a great one.

So far so good

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C16D-32GVKC
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C16D-32GVKC

Pros: Runs at rated Speed and Timings via XMP.Right at about the sweet spot for a Ryzen 3000 or 5000 series CPU.32 GB of usability.

Cons: Price keeps creeping up (that's industry-wide though).No RGB (for those who care).

Overall Review: Running with a Ryzen 5 3600X and a GIgabyte B450i Auros Pro Wifi motherboard. All at stock speeds.