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Michael W.

Michael W.

Joined on 04/15/08

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Most Favorable Review

Sweet case

Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced - High Air Flow Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and All-Black Interior
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced - High Air Flow Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and All-Black Interior

Pros: Huge! This case holds everything with plenty of room for airflow. Cable management is very easy. Looks good too!

Cons: The front intake fan squeals from time to time upon start up. It lasts about 30 seconds then goes away. For me it's not a big deal, but thought I'd mention it in case others run into the same issue.

Most Critical Review

Meh

Cyber Acoustics AC-840 USB Connector Single Ear Internet Communication Mono Headset & Boom Mic
Cyber Acoustics AC-840 USB Connector Single Ear Internet Communication Mono Headset & Boom Mic

Pros: Easy to set up, just plug it in and go.

Cons: The microphone boom is a little too short. I prefer that the mic be closer to the front of my mouth, this one sits in the middle of my cheek. Really cheap cord, I removed the clip to reposition it and wound up exposing the wires due to the cheapness of the cord. Luckily with a little electrical tape I was able to fix it up.

Overall Review: Wasn't expecting perfection for the price. I suppose it will be a good temporary/backup headset.

Good water cooler for first timers

Corsair Hydro Series H100i GTX Extreme Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm (CW-9060021-WW)
Corsair Hydro Series H100i GTX Extreme Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm (CW-9060021-WW)

Pros: Small and easy to install

Cons: The operating temps were higher than I expected. With this being my first liquid cooled setup I was hoping for low 40's at idle. I'm getting mid 50's at idle and high 60's under load. Still better then an air cooled cpu though. Mobo/cpu = GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 / Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz Case = Cooler Master HAF 92

Awesome memory sticks

G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Memory Kit Model F4-2400C15D-16GRR
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Memory Kit Model F4-2400C15D-16GRR

Pros: They look great, are pretty darn fast, and handle minor over clocking pretty well.

Cons: None

Nice looking board

GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: I really like the way this board looks in my HAF 92 black case. It's a big board with plenty of room for goodies. Simple overclocking options.

Cons: Not sure it's a con because I haven't ran dual graphics cards, but looking at where the slots are I don't think there's enough room for good airflow. Again I don't have a second card yet, and if/when I get one I'll update this review.

Love it!

MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card R9 390 GAMING 8G
MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card R9 390 GAMING 8G

Pros: Everything

Cons: None

Overall Review: This was a giant leap up for me and my old graphics card so I'm impressed by it's performance. Might even get a second one :D