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Casey W.

Casey W.

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XFX Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity HD-697A-CNFC
XFX Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity HD-697A-CNFC

Pros: I am finally writing this review for after owning this card for over a year. I've had 0 problems with it and it plays every single game I throw at it maxed with awesome fps. For those of you who are running hot, the default profile for the fan control is bad! Download MSI Afterburner and set a custom profile for the fan controller and my card never goes past 60c! It will extend the life of your card!

Cons: The drivers back in the day were a bit bad, but now everything is resolved and working flawlessly.

Overall Review: Highly competitive with the gtx 580 on many benchmarks and in a crossfire setup 2 of these will do justic to any game, even in eyefinity.

Worth it.

Logitech G13 (920-000946) Advanced Gameboard
Logitech G13 (920-000946) Advanced Gameboard

Pros: Hooked it up, downloaded software, adjusted settings to my liking and wal-la! Works perfectly. Can change to alot of different colors to fit your desk color scheme. LOTS and I mean LOTS of LCD apps, WoW, Battlefield, Core Temp, Windows Media Player and too many more to list. You can even make your OWN LCD APPS! Very comfortable feel and wasd keys are grooved. Gonna be a great edition to Star Wars The Old Republic!

Cons: I don't think this is the devices fault but I am not sure, I am running the latest version of Xfire, and when I launch Xfire it tells me the app for the LCD display cannot work correctly because I need to update my software for my G13 to the most recent.... .ok? I have the most recent version of the software. >.< I want xfire support :c

Overall Review: Worth it, buy it, love it and use it.

Fast Install Works So Far

Corsair Force Series GT 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CSSD-F120GBGT-BK
Corsair Force Series GT 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CSSD-F120GBGT-BK

Pros: Opened the box. Installed the 3.5 adapter. Put the SSD in my PC. Hooked up power, and sata cable. Hooked the sata cable up to my intel gray sata 6gbs port. Turned on pc. Latest firmware already on the ssd, no update required. 535 write 565 read ??? Profit

Cons: It didn't come with 2?

Overall Review: Hook it up and use it, no problems here what so ever with anything. Windows 7 ultimate edition. Very pleased, hope there is no issues in the future.

Worth It

RAZER Mouse Bungee Mouse Cord Management System
RAZER Mouse Bungee Mouse Cord Management System

Pros: Looks good on your desk. Rubber suction like feet that hold onto your desk tightly so it doesn't move. Flexible, easy to use and solved my problem of drag in seconds. This will fit a razer naga braided cable with a bit of force.

Cons: It won't play for me while I am at work?

Overall Review: If you are having trouble with mouse drag, I would pick this up. Having your mouse cable slightly elevated makes a world of difference, especially to my previous situation where it would catch and drag on the end of my desk pullout.

Fear Not Windows 7 Users

Creative PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series Sound Card
Creative PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series Sound Card

Pros: I overlooked alot of bad reviews on this product mainly around the subject of the comparability with Windows 7 and the last driver updates being around July of 2010. I took the risk, installed the card in a 16x pci-e slot, hooked up the front pannel connector and downloaded the auto updater from creative and it found around 15 different software programs to download for around a total of 340mb. Right after all the updates and installs, I restarted, came back to my desktop and it worked right from the get go flawlessly. Even on the box it says "Works with Windows 7." All the different modes, features and the sound cards abilities and software all work wonderfully and I could not be more happy. I honestly noticed a huge difference in sound quality over my onboard sound on my P8z68-V Pro's onboard Realtek sound especially with head phones! I would recommend this product to anyone who wants superb sound quality and functionality in their moves/games and even some recording

Cons: I am not gonna put some witty one liner here, but honestly I cannot think really of any cons. At times when switching modes from game mode to entertainment sound gain and microphone adjustments were needed with my headset as the microphone's volume was too high reflecting off the speakers causing crazy noises. Basically everything can be adjusted to suit your needs and make everything sound incredible.

Overall Review: I never really thought I needed a sound card apart from on-board audio, but if you want the best experience possible with a plethora of options, abilities and great software look no further. 0 install troubles, was very easy, Creative software will auto update to newest versions of software so you don't have to hunt them down. Overall I 100% happy I bought this, I had my doubts but now my doubts can rest in my virtual 7.1 surround sound on my 2.1 headset speakers. It sounds so amazing! No crackling, poping or anything, and I didn't do a clean install from a new os!

2500k From Stock To Bliss

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes

Pros: Very nice backplate which tightens down with bolts and nuts for sturdy and tight connection to your motherboard. Very inexpensive way to get a very impressive overclock with stable temperatures. Installation is simple and straight forward. Buy this now!

Cons: Depending on your computer case and your cutout, you may have to pull your entire motherboard to install the backplate. My CM Haf 932 Advanced did not have a big enough cut out.

Overall Review: I had alot of issues with the stock cooler for my 2500k, alot of times it not even making contact with the CPU. I really hate the push pins, horrible design. This heatsink however mounts to the bracket you install and SCREWS down tightly for a ultra tight connection to your cpu giving you wonderful temperatures and cooling. I added a second 120mm Roswell fan for a push pull configuration and used my artic silver 5 thermal paste and I idle at 28-33c and my max load in prime95 is 69c at 4.5 ghz overclock... on a 30 dollar cooler. If you cannot afford an expensive cooler but want to give yourself a respectable overclock and maintain good temperatures (This also depends on your ambient temperatures, ie case fans and proper case cooling.) this is the perfect cpu cooler for you. I recommend you get another 120 fan and do a push pull configuration for maximum cooling.

10/10/2011