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Justin V.

Justin V.

Joined on 08/28/08

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Does the Job.

Rosewill RFA-120-BL - 120mm Computer Case Cooling Fan with LP4 Adapter - Blue Frame & 4 Blue LED Lights, Sleeve Bearing, Silent Case Fan
Rosewill RFA-120-BL - 120mm Computer Case Cooling Fan with LP4 Adapter - Blue Frame & 4 Blue LED Lights, Sleeve Bearing, Silent Case Fan

Pros: Nice bright blue LEDs. Fan is pretty quiet.

Cons: Doesn't come with pre-drilled holes? major hassle when you buy 3 of these.

Overall Review: No fan speed controller. 1 of the 3 fans i bought occasionally doesnt start spinning when i turn the computer on, but the LEDs still work, for $5 i'll deal with it. Oh and good thing they send you 8 screws with each fan, because you strip the head off the first 4 trying to get them through the first time.

Most Critical Review

4 months in, 1/5 the screen is black.

GIGABYTE G32QC 32" 165Hz 1440P Curved Gaming Monitor, 2560 x 1440 VA 1500R Display, 1ms(MPRT), 94% DCI-P3, VESA Display HDR400, FreeSync Premium Pro, 1x Display Port 1.2, 2x HDMI 2.0, 2x USB 3.0
GIGABYTE G32QC 32" 165Hz 1440P Curved Gaming Monitor, 2560 x 1440 VA 1500R Display, 1ms(MPRT), 94% DCI-P3, VESA Display HDR400, FreeSync Premium Pro, 1x Display Port 1.2, 2x HDMI 2.0, 2x USB 3.0

Pros: For the price, can't beat the specs. Great budget gaming monitor. Bought on release day.

Cons: Minor edge bleed issues and ghosting others have mentioned. But 4 months in, turned the computer on and the left 1/5 of the screen backlight was out. Turned off and turned on again, and issue is resolved, for now, but it will likely get worse and more frequent quickly. I'll likely start warranty process soon.

Overall Review: No, given that it only lasted 4 months(May 21 order date, to Sept 24 failure date, and not really used very much), I would not recommend it to anyone unless willing to risk a substantial amount of money.

First 3d Printer

Creality 3D Ender 3 High-Precision FDM DIY 3D Printer with Resume Printing Function,  220x220x250mm
Creality 3D Ender 3 High-Precision FDM DIY 3D Printer with Resume Printing Function, 220x220x250mm

Pros: Great for the price

Cons: Assembly instructions were a bit annoying but not too bad.

Overall Review: I bought this in January to learn and play with and it sat in the box new until August when I finally dragged it to work(in manufacturing), to play with here and see if I could find some uses. On day 3 now, experimenting with different filament and temperatures, had some adhesion issues, but its a good learning process and a easy to use machine to learn on. I have 10 years of CNC programming and machinist experience so its fun to try something new.

Cheap filamenet but fine to learn with.

3D Printer Filament PLA 1.75mm For Printers and Print Pens 10Colors 10m
3D Printer Filament PLA 1.75mm For Printers and Print Pens 10Colors 10m

Overall Review: Bought this filament to use for my first time 3d printing on an Ender 3. The supplied filament with the Ender 3 worked great at 50c bed, 200c nozzle. I swapped to this and kept having a lot of adhesion problems. After a lot of research kept upping the nozzle and bed temp and it finally seems to be adhering properly at 70c bed, 220c nozzle. I have a higher end filament ordered, but its a fun learning process to how everything works when printing. Wasn't too frustrating.

DO NOT BUY

XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT THICC III PRO - RX-56XT6TF48 Video Card - 14GBPS 6GB BOOST UP TO 1750M D6 3xDP HDMI
XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT THICC III PRO - RX-56XT6TF48 Video Card - 14GBPS 6GB BOOST UP TO 1750M D6 3xDP HDMI

Pros: When it works, its nice for the price.

Cons: I bought this card as a temporary card in my new PC until the 3080 releases. Then I planned on putting it into my old pc primarily used for 1080 gaming. This card is terrible. It looks great on my vertical stand. When it works it performs great. But you'll be in the middle of a game then the screen will suddenly go black. I thought I had this issue resolved after some research, and watching youtube videos for using DDU to and go to safe mode to uninstall the drivers installed by windows. Then yesterday in the middle of a match of Valorant, suddenly screen goes black again needing reboot. Save yourself the headache and just get the 2060S.

Overall Review: WOULD NOT BUY AGAIN. Shouldn't have this much of a headache on a brand new card. Fractal S2 Case Fractal VRC 32GB RGB 5600XT MSI Z490 10700K 1000W WD Black M.2

Horrible in comparison...

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0

Pros: looks good, initially., has decent airflow...

Cons: I was "upgrading" from the Antec 300 to this case(I got this from antec 50% off) I always wanted this case(for the looks), but compared to the 300, it absolutely sucks. the way the hdd bays are installed is completely stupid. the fan shroud behind the hdd bays does NOT fit with either of my Western Digital's. The spot for the side fan does not fit with a 120mm CPU cooler...with 2 4850's installed in crossfire, i had to bend the metal back so i could use the primary cards dvi ports. also, this case aids NO cable management. the audio cable from the top ports is stretched across the board, it's not nearly long enough, if i had quadfire it simply would not be long enough. Also, compared to the 300, there is NO air filter on the front intake fans. Also, when I got the case in, i installed everything before taking the plastic off the side panel, which was cracked around one of the cheap, plastic, rivets.

Overall Review: I am going to be purchasing the HAF 932 next paycheck, this was fail. I am simply sorry i already sold my 300 case before this came in.