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David H.

David H.

Joined on 04/16/16

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Most Favorable Review

Performs Extremely Well

TP-LINK Archer T9E AC1900 Wireless Dual Band PCI Express Adapter Support Windows 10 with New Driver Update
TP-LINK Archer T9E AC1900 Wireless Dual Band PCI Express Adapter Support Windows 10 with New Driver Update

Pros: - Performance is excellent - The black heatsink looks great in the case

Cons: - Wish there was a backplate on the board to hide the chips, resistors, etc. since you install it upside down with the heatsink facing down.

Overall Review: I know this is expensive, but it's definitely worth it if you want a nice, clean PC build, especially if you have a windowed case with LEDs shining on the components.

Most Critical Review

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 04G-P4-3967-KR 4GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling w/ Free Installed Backplate Graphics Card

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 04G-P4-3967-KR 4GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling w/ Free Installed Backplate Graphics Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 04G-P4-3967-KR 4GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling w/ Free Installed Backplate Graphics Card

Pros: Good performance when it works. Relatively low temperatures.

Cons: After about a month of use, the card doesn't work any more when playing any game. When I noticed the major fail, I was playing Rise of the Tomb Raider (a game that EVGA included with the purchase of this card) for about an hour. The game locked up and the computer restarted. I can still boot up Windows 10 normally, but if I go into any game, the computer restarts. It did not do this before playing the same game. I updated the nVidia drivers to see if that would make a difference, but it didn't. I even tried to run the card on a different OS (Mac OS X with updated nVidia drivers) using Unigine Heaven, and it failed immediately and restarted the computer.

Great case for first time PC Builders

Fractal Design Define S Black Window Silent ATX Midtower Computer Case
Fractal Design Define S Black Window Silent ATX Midtower Computer Case

Pros: - Very heavy and stable - Easy to build within

Cons: - The fake plastic brushed metal-like finish on the front looks like someone has scratched it and has tried to unevenly buff out the scratches, but I noticed these same flaws on YouTube reviews of this case.

Overall Review: I would recommend this case for first time PC builders because that is what I was. I have upgraded computers a lot over the past 20 years, but this was my first case. I think this would also be good for advanced builders as well.

My Favorite Memory of All Time

G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C17Q-16GTZ
G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C17Q-16GTZ

Pros: - Looks great! The build quality is top notch and I don't think could be any better. - Very heavy and expensive looking. - Performs extremely well.

Cons: - None

Overall Review: I haven't built a PC until recently. However, I have upgraded PC's a lot since the mid 1990's. This memory blew me away on how nice it was. I'm not used to nice components like that. I use to just get some basic Crucial memory, but decided to get something nicer since this was my first build and I have a windowed case.