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Andrew S.

Andrew S.

Joined on 08/14/06

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Most Favorable Review

Perfect wifi adapter

WAVLINK AX5400 USB 3.0 WiFi Adapter, Wi-Fi 6E Tri-band 2.4/5/6GHz Wireless Network Adapter with 4 High Gain 5dBi Antennas, WPA3 for PC, Desktop, Laptop, Supports Windows 10/11
WAVLINK AX5400 USB 3.0 WiFi Adapter, Wi-Fi 6E Tri-band 2.4/5/6GHz Wireless Network Adapter with 4 High Gain 5dBi Antennas, WPA3 for PC, Desktop, Laptop, Supports Windows 10/11

Pros: Easy to install and super fast. Be sure to plug into a "blue" USB 3.0 port. Plugged it in and Windows picked it up right away and I was able to connect to my wireless. The packaging was very nice and the cable is a high quality braided cable. I like the dock and the extension cable that comes with, makes it very convenient to move or reposition the antenna if needed. The design is also very nice and cyberpunk-ish.

Cons: The blue LED light is kind of bright and annoying, but easy enough to turn away from my face.

Overall Review: Went from an internal wireless NIC card on my desktop getting around 30-35Mbps to this adapter. I am now getting 100-110Mbps in the same location in the house with the same service provider. Very much worth the money spent. And knowing it is portable I can always undock the adapter and take it with me if I ever need fast internet on the go.

12/11/2020
Most Critical Review

Works, but feels cheap

Antec GX500 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Antec GX500 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Case has plenty of space, is lightweight, a good size, and has a lot of great features. I also like how it comes with the included fans and extra screws/hardware to get all set up. Air filters are a nice touch.

Cons: This thing is cheap. Super cheaply made. Examples: felt very fragile like I was going to snap the plastics whenever I handled it. Fan mounts only had two screw holes. CD drive does not sit flush with case. breakouts for expansion cards are cheap as well and only snap out. Overall paint and shape is not as great as I hoped. The case itself looks cheap.

Overall Review: I had an Antec Three Hundred case in the past, and that was nice and easy to work with. I saw the newegg video for this case and decided to go with it for the price. I expected similar quality in this case, but was disappointed. My biggest grievance is the front fan mounts. I spent way too long on this install. I could not fit the provided fan screws through the small holes in the metal without bending the screw holes and ruining the metal on the case. HDD cage was in the way, and it is attached with cheap little rivets so there is no removing it. There were only two holes per fan, not the normal four. I had to line up my fans in the front without screws and wedge some foil between the fans and the front dust cover/plastics in order to hold them in place. My solution works, but it is very frustrating that something as simple as attaching a fan was botched in this case design.

10/27/2014

Great Motherboard for mid-range gaming PC

ASRock B450M Steel Legend AM4 AMD Promontory B450 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock B450M Steel Legend AM4 AMD Promontory B450 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Good quality and looks nice in the case with the RGB. Dual M.2 slots are nice.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I bought this motherboard about a year ago. No complaints so far. Don't let the size fool you, this motherboard has everything you need and performs just as well as a full sized board. Works great and I love the RGB lights on the board. I built this PC with 16GB of Ram, a Ryzen 5 2600, a wireless card, and a 1660TI GPU. Am able to play current games at 1080p 60FPS. There is also the option to add more RAM and more hard drive space to this board over time. If you're just building a simple gaming PC with a single graphics card, you don't NEED all that extra motherboard space, save some money. and get this board.

10/13/2020

Great processor

Intel Core i5-4690 - Core i5 4th Gen Haswell Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1150 84W Intel HD Graphics 4600 Desktop Processor - BX80646I54690
Intel Core i5-4690 - Core i5 4th Gen Haswell Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1150 84W Intel HD Graphics 4600 Desktop Processor - BX80646I54690

Pros: This processor is very solid. My old processor was an AMD Phenom II X4 970 - this Intel one is much better. Runs cooler, uses less power, and does everything with better performance. Watch dogs defaulted on Mid settings on my old processor, this one defaults to High setting by default. Can max out settings on all other games without any signs of slowing down or overheating.

Cons: Of course World of Tanks becomes a free item AFTER I finally buy this thing.

Overall Review: I bought this processor because I didn't plan on overclocking and the price was right. Stock cooler runs nice and quiet, even when gaming. No complaints here. Very happy with Intel, will buy from them again.

It works and it has a dragon!

MSI MSI Gaming Z97-G45 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI MSI Gaming Z97-G45 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: It has a dragon on the motherboard and it works. I put in a processor and a graphics card and a CD drive and RAM and fans and a power supply - everything is working.

Cons: The dragon doesn't roar

Overall Review: I have no idea what I need in a motherboard. Everyone I've ever had either works or doesn't work. I bought this one because it has a dragon and I never had one with a dragon before. YOLO

10/27/2014

Nice RAM

HyperX FURY 8GB DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Memory Model HX316C10FB/8
HyperX FURY 8GB DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Memory Model HX316C10FB/8

Pros: Nice looking RAM, installed and works right away without issue.

Cons: A little pricey if not bought as part of a bundle.

Overall Review: I wasn't paying attention and thought I would be getting two sticks of 4GB for a total of 8, but it was 8GB on one stick. Not really a bad thing, but will have to buy another one for dual-channel performance.

10/27/2014