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Richard B.

Richard B.

Joined on 02/05/10

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Most Favorable Review

MSI and Nvidia make perfection!

MSI Gaming N760 TF 4GD5/OC G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
MSI Gaming N760 TF 4GD5/OC G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card

Pros: -Extremely quiet even under load -Incredibly powerful (huge upgrade over 660s) -Insane efficiency in SLI -Anti-Dust tech on the Twin Frozr actually works -4GB gives you tons of headroom for mods -Included backplate makes card impressively rigid even with a heavy cooling solution. -MSI tuning and overclocking software is easy to use and very effective. It's safe to even let it auto-adjust.

Cons: -Red and Black clashes with my case motif...

Overall Review: I spent a lot of time figuring out what the best price/performance bang for my buck was going to be when updating my video cards. It's the 760. In SLI 760 demolishes even the Titan. Dropping between 500 and 600 dollars for two cards equaling this kind of power is jaw dropping. If you are on the fence, and don't think it can be as good as advertised, think again. It is that awesome. And after quite a bit of reading and watching, MSI wins at the cooling solution contest and software.

11/14/2013
Most Critical Review

Small but critical defect

Acer H6 Series H236HLbid Black 23" 5ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LED Backlit LCD Monitor, IPS Panel 250 cd/m2 ACM 100,000,000:1 (1000:1)
Acer H6 Series H236HLbid Black 23" 5ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LED Backlit LCD Monitor, IPS Panel 250 cd/m2 ACM 100,000,000:1 (1000:1)

Pros: -Gorgeous IPS color -Great build quality with bezel flush with glass -Awesome response time. No ghosting at all during games. -Does include speakers... in case you'd ever want them. -Awesome price. Picked up two at 149 each. (see cons)

Cons: -VERY bright. It causes painful eyestrain fairly quickly. Reduce brightness to at most 50% right away. -One button on one of the 2 monitors I ordered is dead, meaning the brightness (or any setting) cannot be turned down. Leading to painful viewing. It's a small, but very critical build error on the part of Acer. -The $25 for the shipping on the RMA seriously hurts the price point. Making one of my monitors essentially 175 and adding I'm sure weeks till I'll be able to enjoy it.

Overall Review: If there were a simple way to remove the casing for the monitor that didn't void the warranty this could likely be easily fixed at home. But since it's so uncommon to use simple, visible, fasteners, that kind of self-help is almost always unlikely.

10/23/2013

Cannot detect display port monitors

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GDDR5X PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GDDR5X PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X

Pros: None. This is the worst thing that has ever been invented.

Cons: MSI has invented a 1080 Ti that is only capable of operating through HDMI and DVI. And if I attempt to connect a monitor via display port, the others stop working and the computer crashes.

Overall Review: Not only don't buy this, actively AVOID ALL MSI PRODUCTS FOREVER.

About what you paid for

SOAI 2.4GHz Wireless Headphones Gaming Headset and Mouse Combo For Computer Laptop - Coffee
SOAI 2.4GHz Wireless Headphones Gaming Headset and Mouse Combo For Computer Laptop - Coffee

Pros: The mouse works great. Lightweight to reduce strain and the DPI button switches between two preset values that offer a solid two choices. The headset is light and comfortable. Headset holds a charge very well, and intelligently powers donw. Mouse intelligently powers done, a simple toggle of the DPI switch wakes it up.

Cons: The mouse is a bit small and will leave your pinky either hovering or dragging. Headset audio quality is only so-so. At the high end there is some noticeable distortion.

Overall Review: I don't think too many people will have illusions about what they are buying. This isn't Razer, Corsair, Steel Series, etc. This is SOAI... who make impressively functional devices for impressively cheap prices. It's a good value, and it made my workspace a bit more comfortable, but it's no hidden gem that you have to tell everyone about.

My Favorite Case EVER!!!

Corsair Carbide Series Air 540 (CC-9011030-WW) Black Steel High Airflow ATX Cube Case Support ATX Power Supply
Corsair Carbide Series Air 540 (CC-9011030-WW) Black Steel High Airflow ATX Cube Case Support ATX Power Supply

Pros: -Tons of space! -Dual compartment design allows you to showcase the goods, and hide the fugly. -Huge window -built to accommodate 140mm fans -tremendous airflow for air cooling or liquid cooling radiators. -nice matte texture -cable management has never been easier

Cons: -Corsair needs to release the H110i so we have a closed loop 140mm solution to compliment this bad boy -Black as the only color is a bit restrictive, I'd have preferred white. -I plain don't like sideways 5.25" bays. It really restricts what you can do with them. No fan meter is built for vertical orientation, and most reservoirs wouldn't work well.

Overall Review: I didn't realize what I wanted and what I was missing till I got this case. It's gorgeous, shows off your build and hides the mess, and keeps heat generation separate from heat dissipation. Dual compartment is really the way to go.

11/14/2013

50% fail rate... on a 2 pack

Innovera Compressed Gas Duster, 10oz Can, 2/Pack
Innovera Compressed Gas Duster, 10oz Can, 2/Pack

Pros: It's compressed air... it works at cleaning out dust.

Cons: One of the two had a broken top, making it inoperable. Seeing as the only moving part has a 50% failure rate I can't go higher than 2 eggs

Overall Review: Shipping or Quality Control dropped the ball, I'm not sure who, and it doesn't really matter. You might have better luck than me in which case the rating would be higher... it's compressed air, if it's not broken it gets 4 eggs at least, good price gets it 5.

11/14/2013