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Thomas J.

Thomas J.

Joined on 09/09/02

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Most Favorable Review

Its so HUGE!!!

XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card R9-390P-8256
XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card R9-390P-8256

Pros: Quiet, insanely powerful, great price, super fast delivery, easy install

Cons: Make sure it will fit in your case, because it is longer than my last card.

Overall Review: My old Radeon 6800 was just not cutting it anymore and it was time to retire the old girl. After a week of shopping I decided on this card due to the great reviews, XFX made my last card, R9 390 out performing the GTX 970, 8gb video ram and $279 after rebate. Ordered it on Wednesday and it was sitting on my doorstep with on Friday. Simply swapped it out with the old card, downloaded the latest drivers and I was open for business. Loaded Fallout 4 off of steam and was blown away! Diamond city looked fantastic, the frame rate was like butter, everything just sparkles. Basically I have a whole new computer which should last me another three years.

Most Critical Review

Not as impressive as I thought

OCZ Agility 3 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) AGT3-25SAT3-60G
OCZ Agility 3 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) AGT3-25SAT3-60G

Pros: It's an SSD. Small.

Cons: Expensive compared to HDD

Overall Review: I bought this drive just for Windows 7. I was putting together a new gaming rig and thought an SSD for the operating system would be a good idea. Read a lot about the performance increase over HDD. So I bought one, installed the OS and have been very happy. Then a month ago my kids computer gave up the ghost. I cobbled together a computer for them with some help from newegg. Used an old HDD to load Windows 7. Got it running. The kids and I are happy. Then I realized, the SDD is booting only slightly faster than the recycled HDD. I know this is just anecdotal, but in my experience, the boost in speed between an SSD and HDD is negligible and not worth the expense.

Great keyboard

Microsoft  SIDEWINDER X4  Keyboard - Retail
Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Keyboard - Retail

Pros: Have been using this keyboard for a few months. Pros: very sturdy and well built, keystrokes have a good response, has all the multimedia keys you would want, haven't needed the macro keys yet, but was very easy to set up, keys are laid out like a typical keyboard., back lighting useful for night time gaming fun, great price.

Cons: Only have a few cons: red is the only color. I build my custom rig around blue LEDs. The macros on the right sometimes confuse me where the keyboard begins so I put my hands a little to far to the left when I start typing. Hard to pick up one handed when I'm leaning back in my chair, a usb port would have been nice.

Overall Review: Great keyboard. Microsoft did good with this one.

10/10/2013

Very nice cans

SYBA OG-AUD63040-2 3.5mm Connector Oblanc Cobra200 2.0 Stereo Headphone with In-ine Mic
SYBA OG-AUD63040-2 3.5mm Connector Oblanc Cobra200 2.0 Stereo Headphone with In-ine Mic

Pros: Great fit. I'm a big guy, and they fit nicely over my ears. The bass is strong but not overwhelming. Nice that it has a mic built in for gaming. Came with an additional split cord for mic and speaker connection. Sturdy plastic build and thick cords.

Cons: May not be worth full price.

Overall Review: I got these on sale and with a rebate which brought the price down to $10. Needless to say, these are the most amazing $10 headphone I have ever had on my head! If I had to put a price on them I would say between $50-$40.`

Fantastic Slow Cooker

Hamilton Beach 33966 Silver 6 Qt. Set 'n Forget Programmable Slow Cooker
Hamilton Beach 33966 Silver 6 Qt. Set 'n Forget Programmable Slow Cooker

Pros: Good size, digital timer, locking lid.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I have been using this slow cooker for over a year and absolutely love it. It cooks food evenly. It the temperature stays consistent. Love the digital timer and programablility. I can prepare a meal in the morning, program it to cook on low for 8 hours, and then it lowers the temp to warm, and we have a great meal after work. The locking lid has come in handy for pot locks. No spilling. And the meat thermometer cooks roasts and meatloaf to a perfect temperature. You will not be dissappointed.

Pretty Good PSU

PC Power & Cooling ZT Series 750 Watt 80+ Bronze Fully-Modular Active PFC Performance Grade ATX PC Power Supply (OCZ-ZT750W)
PC Power & Cooling ZT Series 750 Watt 80+ Bronze Fully-Modular Active PFC Performance Grade ATX PC Power Supply (OCZ-ZT750W)

Pros: Steady power. Nice look. Plenty of connections. Bottom mounted.

Cons: A little noisy and occasionally some rattling noise. Have thought about returning it, but the rattle isn't consistent and RMAing would be a pain.