Joined on 12/09/11
Logitech G9x USB Gaming Mouse
Pros: -Beautiful ergonomic design, but not too goofy feeling like some of the more crazy mouses out there -Extremely comfortable with both of the inter-changeable mouse "cases" I want to call them -Scroll ball locking feature is excellent when browsing long sections of code or zooming out in a video game fast -Buttons on the side are in a great spot and not in the way -Laser is exceptional, not one derp moment with this mouse yet after 5 months of use -On the fly DPI adjustment comes in handy in games such as BF3 and Fallout: New Vegas
Cons: -Only 2 buttons on the side, but I knew that when buying -Weights made the mouse feel like it was coming apart when using the max weight, although at first when I had them all in, I loved the weight of it but I took them out in fear of losing some longevity of the mouse
Overall Review: If I were to buy a mouse over again I would probably have a tough choice between this and the Corsair M90 MMO mouse. Overall: Great mouse, I would recommend this mouse to anyone that doesn't care about having 17 programmable buttons on a mouse, but wants high quality lasers, comfort, and reliability with on the fly DPI adjustment.
GTX 550Ti
Pros: Fast little budget card Cool Quiet Doesn't use much power Short card
Cons: 192 bit bus kills this card in terms of trying to use it for anything more than 1080p in gaming in my opinion.
Overall Review: Bought 2 of them for SLI, max out almost every game except Battlefield 3 with a 1920x1200 monitor. This card seems to work really well on a 720p TV, able to crank up the graphics on literally every game I've thrown at it with just one card and doesn't use much power while maintaining a beautiful 60 fps.
i7 2600K
Pros: AMAZING Well worth the price tag Don't see a need for anything more than this bad boy.
Cons: -None
Overall Review: Ivy Bridge's voltages cause it to run significantly hotter than this chip. If you love overclocking and want an insane beast of a CPU, this is the guy to get. I am in love.
CM 650W
Pros: Fantastic power supply Runs 2 GTX 500ti's without breaking a sweat Decent amount of connectors Nice sleeved cables Silent
Cons: Cables could have been a bit longer, wouldn't recommend this for a full tower case.
Overall Review: 5 months and no problems at all Very reliable, high quality product
MSI Z68MA-G45 (B3)
Pros: Supports SLI Nice little mATX board Has a UEFI (a little buggy feeling) Good board for getting in to the 1155 socket at a reasonable price Seems to be pretty stable so far, no major issues
Cons: Overclocking on this thing is a pain, I think there's something wrong with the voltage regulators
Overall Review: Will be replacing this with a high end ASUS board soon. Only got this because it was part of a combo with an i7 2600k and a 60GB SSD.
Rosewill Challenger
Pros: -Very good Mid tower. -Excellent airflow -Quite a few cable management options -Bottom mounted PSU (doesn't include one)
Cons: -This case is a decent case. Don't believe it's worth 100 dollars, but I got it for ~60 on sale, that is a good deal.
Overall Review: Exceptional case to get for your first build when you don't wanna dish out 150 for a HAF X