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Shawn j.

Shawn j.

Joined on 09/10/08

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Most Favorable Review

Razor sharp edge

Razer Abyssus 14 Essential Ambidextrous Gaming Mouse RZ01-01190100
Razer Abyssus 14 Essential Ambidextrous Gaming Mouse RZ01-01190100

Pros: Fits my left hand perfect not to big not to small works perfect for me and the software work with my Razor keyboard greed led matchs my green led Razor keyboard.Played games like Battlefield 1 & 4 and seems to scroll really well lots of DPI options in the software could be sold as new would have never guess it was a refurb.

Cons: None that Ive noticed

Overall Review: If on a budget and wanting a premium product it a great deal for the money and it plays games pretty good but with Refurbished products it sometimes can be a 50/50 roll of the dice.

Most Critical Review

Gets the job done

Kingston DataTraveler 100 Generation 2 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive DT100G2/4GBZ
Kingston DataTraveler 100 Generation 2 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive DT100G2/4GBZ

Pros: Seems to work ok can download & upload a fair amount of data, photos, music & movies does what it should.

Cons: Super slow download and uploads takes a while with big files.Sometimes my computer cant detect it and I have to restart once in a while not a big deal but can be annoying at times.

Overall Review: Good price does what it should but if your in a hurry this flash drive is not for you.

Great sound card for the money

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card

Pros: Its a step a better then onboard sound you can tell the diffrence. Windows 10 has the drivers for the sound card so its pretty much plug & play. For $20 you cant complain but there way better cards but @ a premium price so if on a budget this is a great card Has some cool little extras in the software if you decide to download the drivers off of creatives web site. Didnt try out the 7.1 surround just using 2.0 speakers but it does sound better and with a sound card it takes stress off the CPU.

Cons: These cards go way back in the day outdated hardware 10+ years but they still work with modern windows. Does not come with OEM retail box or cd drivers or anything for that matter just sound card but for the money what do you want. I had a 6 year old case and the front plug in jacks did not match up with the female plugs on the sound card so if your want those front jacks working you may have to do some research and find the ones that match the sound card and change out the wires on the case really not worth the pain but once again for the money what do you expect for an outdated card took a star off for the out dated jacks.

Overall Review: Overall a great little sound card for the money if on a budget dont expect a lot for what your paying & if your looking for that extra awe pay the $100 to $200 I have one of those cards on my main system their awesome. I would recommend this to anyone thats looking to just upgrade from onboard sound Creative Sound Blaster has always been my preferred sound card..

10/17/2017

The Chevy of Bench computers cases

DIYPC Alpha-DB6 Black Acrylic ATX Bench Case Bench Computer Case Mining Rig Frame Case for ATX/Micro ATX motherboard - PC components not included
DIYPC Alpha-DB6 Black Acrylic ATX Bench Case Bench Computer Case Mining Rig Frame Case for ATX/Micro ATX motherboard - PC components not included

Pros: Works like it should affordable if on a budget gets the job done but thats it the directions for assembly are ok comes with more then enough screws & fasteners so thats good. But for the most part you can figure it out as you put it together and most everything lines up ok but take care as you put to together.

Cons: This bench tester has cheap material and would break if dropped in fact one of the legs was broken when I received it I could have returned it but the DVD Rom brace acts as a leg as long as I keep the Rom mounted under the bench tester and I can super glue the broken leg but come on. Be careful when you put the power supply on you dont want to put stress on the board like I said the thing is made in china and may break.

Overall Review: My recommendation would be to spend the extra money and get something better unless your on a tight budget but it does work you dont want to transport it to much if you decide to buy one beware it may not survive the shipping to your door step and it does come over seas and I ordered one and it broke in route and they had to ship another never even saw the first unit . This thing is really cheap and I took a star for the broken leg would have given it 3 stars because it works.

Duel DOA or was it the same MB?

EVGA X99 FTW K 151-BE-E097-KR LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Extended ATX Motherboards - Intel
EVGA X99 FTW K 151-BE-E097-KR LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Extended ATX Motherboards - Intel

Pros: Powered up but no post DOA on two motherboards or was it the same board it might be.

Cons: I owned a refurbished EVGA X 79 FTW and from the get go it never ran right no more refurbs I said I took a chance and bought the EVGA X99 FTW through Newegg and when I got the MB I did a full blown hookup into my case it would power up but didnt post and didnt get much for error codes spent hours trying to figure out what I might have dont wrong and Im no rookie I gave up I didnt do anything wrong as Ive set up more PC then I can count went to try and return it Newegg didnt take returns for EVGA mb I had to return to the manufacturer so I did.I got my RMA and payed for my own shipping waited a week got another board at least so I thought did a quick set up to test the new board " cough cough" did a real basic power hook up and this board did the exact same thing as the first same code same everything the serial # said different board but in my years of working on and building computers no computer runs the same and the odds of getting a MB doing the exact same error codes and same problems this would be a first for me Im pretty sure they sent the same board back to me but I could be wrong but I dont think I am. As far as I know I cant get my money back on this $200 board Im in an endless loop of getting maybe bad boards or the same board because Im not sure what kind of testing MB procedure EVGA has it could be worthless.So as of now Im sitting on a $200 board I cant get rid of and now I have a $600 Intel Core i7-6850K Broadwell-E 6-Core 3.6 GHz LGA 2011-V3 I have yet to test which is under the same kind of manufacturer warranty this could be getting fun if im lucky for all I know the cpu doesnt work so much for the new 2011v3 sockets but Im in a real jam and this is a $800 nightmare as of now I dont want this board any more I will never ever buy another MB from EVGA Im waiting for EVGA customer service to see what they say about getting my money back Im hopeful.

Overall Review: EVGA motherboards are garbage on the flip side there video cards and power supplys are the best on the market which I own all of EVGA components and the MB is the only unit Ive had nightmare trouble with take my word stay away from them they are trash.

ASUS always works

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: Great product plugged right in worked out of the package ASUS is top end hardware at a good price

Cons: Never had a problem with ASUS hardware

Overall Review: Its good DVD rom for the money its not a blu ray player but that not why I got it its a good budget product if looking to put in a cheap build with out problems.