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David K.

David K.

Joined on 05/14/06

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Most Favorable Review

It's big.

Rosewill RCX-Z4 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
Rosewill RCX-Z4 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler

Pros: This thing is huge. I love it. Seems to do it's job pretty well. Make sure it will fit in your case. Mine is in full tower ATX.

Cons: Not a single piece of solid copper.

Overall Review: A pretty good cooler for the money. Got for $5 with combo deal. Excellent choice. Much better than stock. Might want to check into your own thermal. My system: Phenom II 550 X2 3.1ghz unlocked to X4. 4gb ddr3 1600mhz g.skill ripjaws ram. Radeon 4830 open-box. Asus m4a77TD open-box. Orion XPOWER585 585w psu.

Most Critical Review

ghostly

Sceptre 32" 720p LCD HDTV
Sceptre 32" 720p LCD HDTV

Pros: It was a killer deal for black friday. Got the tv with 2 year warranty. Speakers are loud enough not to need external. Looks nice.

Cons: I can't stand to use it. Everything ghosts really bad. My wife says she can't see it, but I went from a lower-res CRT to this, and now I can't even play Halo or watch action movies, because any rapid movement turns the screen into a giant smear. It totally sucks.

Overall Review: Given that nobody else has complained about incredible amounts of ghosting/motion blur, I am starting to suspect that I've actually got a bad unit. I suppose I can try returning it. I mean, I know 720p, 60hz, 6.5ms isn't going to have the best picture, but I've never seen a good working lcd this bad. Wish me luck.

FAIL

ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS

Pros: This drive looked very nice. Aside from being a few millimeters off of the fit of my case, it was very classy once installed.

Cons: Of course, it's pure decoration if it doesn't open or close. Trust me, I tried it all. Only the paperclip worked, and frankly, that kills the whole joy for me. Sorry Asus, but even a pretty paperweight is still just a paperweight. Not worth $19. Not worth $9. Not worth the space in my system if it was free. Over all, I am very disappointed.

Overall Review: Hard to find a 5 egg optical drive. Apparently even that doesn't mean much though. Mark me down for DOA: disappointed on arrival :-(

11/18/2010

Pro Ram

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

Pros: Hasn't burned out or anything. Runs at the full 1600mhz. Wish it was 1800mhz, since that's what my board supports. Oh well. Killer price/performance ratio. Great buy.

Cons: Not as pretty as some ram I've seen, but still not bad to show off with my clear-sided case.

Overall Review: Phenom II 550 X2 3.1ghz unlocked to X4. 4gb ddr3 1600mhz g.skill ripjaws ram. Radeon 4830 open-box. Asus m4a77TD open-box. Orion XPOWER585 585w psu.

Solid so far

AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition - Phenom II X2 Callisto Dual-Core 3.1 GHz Socket AM3 80W None Integrated Graphics Processor - HDZ550WFGIBOX
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition - Phenom II X2 Callisto Dual-Core 3.1 GHz Socket AM3 80W None Integrated Graphics Processor - HDZ550WFGIBOX

Pros: A great processor for the money, although athlon would have been a good budget substitute. Going for core unlocking though, which makes this a happy gamble.

Cons: Having some trouble stabilizing with all 4 cores, but so far, it seems mostly okay.

Overall Review: Phenom II 550 X2 3.1ghz unlocked to X4. 4gb ddr3 1600mhz g.skill ripjaws ram. Radeon 4830 open-box. Asus m4a77TD open-box. Orion XPOWER585 585w psu.

Works great.

hec Orion XPOWER585 585 W ATX12V 2.01 Power Supply
hec Orion XPOWER585 585 W ATX12V 2.01 Power Supply

Pros: Powers my system without a hiccup. A solid psu for the price. Great option!

Cons: No cable sleeves.

Overall Review: I haven't tested it's full potential yet, but we'll see. System: Phenom II 550 X2 3.1ghz unlocked to X4. 4gb ddr3 1600mhz g.skill ripjaws ram. Radeon 4830 open-box. Asus m4a77TD open-box. Orion XPOWER585 585w psu. Cheap gaming build!