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Andrew P.

Andrew P.

Joined on 07/28/02

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Most Favorable Review

Working fine.

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 3TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 3TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive

Pros: Does what it's supposed to. USB 2 and 3 compatible. Works right out of the box. No issues or failures to report so far. It's a standard SATA drive inside a case with a sata to USB adapter attached. This means you can use it in many ways!

Cons: Umm, unless it fails no cons. I guess price is the only one. Honestly I came here first then ended up buying this puppy in a store for 149.99. It's the first time I've EVER seen a brick and mortar store beat a newegg price on something like this. First time for everything I suppose, I was shocked! Anyways, for 3TB even this price is worth it.

Overall Review: Works for me, seagate is a good brand and I love that they use a standard sata form factor drive. The last WD I bought, I opened up hoping to use the drive internally only the find out the drive was manufactured with USB and was not able to be used as a sata drive. Dirty trick. Long live seagate (i mean the company not the drive, well ok that too) :)

Most Critical Review

Waste of time a money.

RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply, New Version with Build-in LED Fan On/Off Switch
RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply, New Version with Build-in LED Fan On/Off Switch

Pros: It looks nice and has a decent amount of connections... in theory.

Cons: Received this unit and installed about a week after ordering. It died today for no reason. It is exactly one month and 2 days after "order date" so no warranty of course (30 days). Waste of money and I get a non working PS to show for it. Don't take the chance folks! Always thought "i'll never be the one to get a bad item" Wrong wrong wrong!

Overall Review: Just goes to show, even if an item has 80% medium to good reviews you really should put more stock in the 1 star reviews when they all say they received dead or soon to be dead items. SIGH

Good deal!

DIYPC MA08-BK Black USB 3.0 Micro-ATX Mini Tower Gaming Computer Case with Dual Fans
DIYPC MA08-BK Black USB 3.0 Micro-ATX Mini Tower Gaming Computer Case with Dual Fans

Pros: I set out to simply replace a slim HTPC Matx case that had a terribly loud but tiny PSU (RE: Expensive). Since I had a working normal sized PSU this deal worked out well for me. Pros- CCHHHEEEEAAAAAPPPPP!!! (On sale for $20 with a $10 mail in rebate, so just 10 bucks!). Small footprint so its only slightly wider then the slim case im replacing. Fit one optical drive which is all i needed for BR compatibility (had a shallow drive so no issues with PSU fit). Able to remove the center support as I only needed to fit in a single SSD. Also able to remove the USB3 adapter as my board doesnt have it anyways, so a big wire out of the way. Looks nice and none of the LEDs are overpowered like is often the case with cheap cases. Very light and looks pretty nice, especially for the price.

Cons: The metal is thin but for my needs it was not an issue, just be careful not to bend anything. Without the ongoing sale and mail-in this thing might actually cost 40 bucks, that'd be a big con. The 2 fans are a bit noisy, together almost as bad as the loud PSU I wanted gone (may have to add a speed regulator).

Overall Review: Yes, anyone that needs a small and light case on the cheap. I don't know why they felt the need to strap "gaming" into the name though. I guess because you could potentially fit a decent GPU? This was not at all the intent of my own build though and not sure I'd trust it with that much extra heat, but you do you bro. TLDR Bottom line: Pick this up if you need a small light computer to hide behind your tv or give to your mom!

I do love this monitor, even with a blemish or two!

SAMSUNG 391 Series C32F391 Glossy White 32" Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor Curved
SAMSUNG 391 Series C32F391 Glossy White 32" Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor Curved

Pros: -Size and curve -Bright and Clear -Great for Gaming (from puzzles to action to fps) -Text is smooth and clean (I did have to change some monitor settings to achieve this) -Best you are going to get in a 1080p monitor (trust me I researched the hell out of it)

Cons: -Seriously, only white? I guess I don't notice it anymore but I would have preferred something darker to go with the room. -The little joystick on the back is an odd control. Kind miss my touch bezel but got used to it. (click, down, click; to turn off) -It does have some issues if you leave it on the Fastest refresh rate. I'd read about the refresh glitch in another review and sure enough I was able to replicate the issue. It was as if my characters shadow was lagging behind when I moved too fast. Strange little problem but set it back to "faster" and everything is great again. I'm not sure if the monitor is pushing my pc past it's abilities or the other way around here.

Overall Review: Anyone who isn't ready for 4k or willing to drop the $ into the video card to support that need. For my single monitor gaming setup with little older gtx970 my games look and play great. Scoot your chair in a little further and let the curve just envelope you. No regrets.

11/25/2016

Hell-ofa-deal

RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-730SS 730W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply, New Version with Build-in LED Fan On/Off Switch
RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-730SS 730W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply, New Version with Build-in LED Fan On/Off Switch

Pros: Lets be honest: price was a major factor here. I'm replacing a 430 watt Raidmax that's been perfect up until my new video card demanded more power then it could provide. I'd actually ordered a Raidmax 630w version of this PSU at AM4Z0N and after 4 days of my order listed as "shipping soon" I can here to find that this 730w was the same price! Then I noticed this one had 2 current rebates, I couldn't cancel my order fast enough! I've had this in my system about a week and so far no problems to speak of. My video card (GTX480) is humming along happy as could be and I get to keep the sweet blue light glowing out of my cases side window. Now I can even turn it on and off since there's a button for it now, lol! I have no idea why so many people are down on this brand. I've been a happy customer with them for about 5 years and at these prices we all should be :) I actually managed to score a 15% discount on initial purchase and a $15 mail in as well, bringing this bad boy down to about $45 AFTER shipping/tax. SWEET!

Cons: None to speak of. I guess if I had to dream one up.. it'd be nice if I didn't have to mail in a stupid rebate form. No big deal though, I have pretty good luck getting them back and when they finally show it's like finding free money in an old jacket!

Overall Review: If you can score a deal anything like I did. What are you waiting for?