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Ethan V.

Ethan V.

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Great card, with one caveat...

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-2972-KR 4GB GAMING w/ACX 2.0, Silent Cooling Graphics Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-2972-KR 4GB GAMING w/ACX 2.0, Silent Cooling Graphics Card

Pros: -Good looking card. -Amazing performer (just look up some benchmarks and comparisons against 780's, 290x's, etc). -Great value. Probably one of the greatest performance-per-dollar cards ever put out. -EVGA quality. -Free backplate from EVGA with purchase. -These cards are great overclockers, BUT...

Cons: -Somewhat loud fans. Not coil whine, just loud. Not unnervingly loud, just louder than I'm used to. These cards run so cool though that you can maneuver around this problem with custom fan profiles. -No matter what you do, these cards throttle at times, and it can get somewhat frustrating when trying to get stable overclocks. Considering hardcore overclocking isn't something that these specific cards were designed for, I probably shouldn't complain. It's still an amazing card, and an amazing bargain at this price point.

Overall Review: -Newegg started a free game promotion with the purchase of these cards a few days after I purchased mine. I chatted with customer support, and they immediately sent me a code for a free game. Newegg customer service at it's finest. It doesn't get any better.

Great budget HDD

Western Digital Blue WD2500AAKX 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Blue WD2500AAKX 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: -WD quality. They never disappoint. -Affordable. -Great packaging. I know it seems weird to comment on that, but I've seen so many PC's and PC components get destroyed in the process of shipping, it's worth noting.

Cons: -Not as fast as my 5 year old WD Black or my Seagate 'Cuda, but I knew that going in. If you want something a little faster, go with one of those (or even an SSD) and spend a few extra bucks. This was for a budget build for grandpappy, and he wouldn't notice the difference anyway.

Overall Review: Great drive for the price. Impressed with WD, as usual.

It's RAM, it works.

Team Zeus Yellow 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model TZYD38G1600HC9DC01
Team Zeus Yellow 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model TZYD38G1600HC9DC01

Pros: -It's 1600 Mhz, dual channel RAM, and it was affordable. -It works. -No conflicting issues with the BIOS. I've noticed on a lot of RAM, it defaults to lower-than-advertised frequencies, but this one was going at 1600 Mhz from the get go. No big deal, but nice none the less.

Cons: -It's kind of an ugly color. Obviously from the pictures, you can see the color, but in person it's just kind of *bleh*. Probably wont' match anything else inside your case.

Overall Review: -Affordable RAM that works. No complaints.

Affordable, no frills optical drive

Lite-On DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS124-14
Lite-On DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS124-14

Pros: -It's black, so it will match 99% of cases out there. -Sturdy construction -Amazingly affordable (~$10)

Cons: -It doesn't make toast? Honestly, not really any cons I can think of.

Overall Review: For ~$10, you can't go wrong with this optical drive. Lite-On continues to impress.

Great case for a budget build

DEEPCOOL TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower SGCC, Plastic, Rubber Coating Computer Case
DEEPCOOL TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower SGCC, Plastic, Rubber Coating Computer Case

Pros: -Very spacious -Nice fit and finish for a mostly plastic case -Black inside and out. I've noticed a lot of budget cases are unfinished (bare) metal on the inside, and I do not find that attractive. -Great cable management options for it's price point. -USB 3.0 header, which I've noticed is rare on such cheap cases. -Plenty of room for multiple HDD's/SSD's/Optical/Floppy/Media drives.

Cons: -Don't plan on mounting anything in the top slot. Was going to mount the optical drive in the top slot, but it's not possible. The cables for the USB/Audio/Power headers on the front panel prevent you from installing anything in this slot.

Overall Review: Other than the unusable top drive slot, this is a ridiculously good budget case. It's easier to work in/on than other cases twice it's price. Can't be beat for $30.

Corsair Quality on a Budget

CORSAIR CX-M series CX430M 430W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Modular Power Supply
CORSAIR CX-M series CX430M 430W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Modular Power Supply

Pros: -Modular -Corsair quality, great fit and finish as always -Amazing PSU for the price

Cons: -Not a whole lot of room for powering lots of SATA/peripheral devices. You can only power 4 SATA/Peripheral devices with this PSU. Not a complaint, just something to note for those considering a purchase.

Overall Review: -430W Modular PSU built to Corsair standards, can't complain for ~$25. I believe you can even get it for $20 now after rebates. Can't beat this PSU for a budget build.

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Interesting experience...

I ordered a Surface 2 for my SO for Christmas (placed the order 3 weeks before Christmas, anticipating it would be here by then). After 19 days or so, the item still had not shipped, so I sent an e-mail to TopSales to figure out what was going on. I ended up getting the item the day before Christmas, but would have I gotten it on time if I hadn't complained? Who knows. Their excuse for the shipping delay was "Well, you have to understand we are dealing with a very large volume of orders due to the holiday season." Well...I understand that, but isn't that something that you, as a retailer, should anticipate? TL;DR - Got the item I ordered eventually, after complaining to customer service. Caveat emptor.

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12/31/2014