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donald r.

donald r.

Joined on 11/11/05

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Most Favorable Review

AWSOME

PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire Intel Haswell Ready Power Supply
PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire Intel Haswell Ready Power Supply

Pros: Picked it up on a 4th of july deal. was $89 and also has a $20 rebate from OCZ which made it 69 when its all said and done. Runs both of my Radeon 6950s in crossfire, very quiet. One of the best warranty's in the business. Power cables long enough to route for management in a full tower.

Cons: none

Overall Review: There have been complaints about the rebate from this company. I will update if it is an issue.

Most Critical Review

Failed after 1 week

1m 3FT Noddle Cable 5Pin With 8Pin Lighting Adapter 2 In 1 Cord For iPhone 6 6Plus 5 5S Samsung S3 S4 HTC Micro USB V8 Hot Pink
1m 3FT Noddle Cable 5Pin With 8Pin Lighting Adapter 2 In 1 Cord For iPhone 6 6Plus 5 5S Samsung S3 S4 HTC Micro USB V8 Hot Pink

Pros: Still works for droid

Cons: Apple adapter stopped working after 1 week

Overall Review: You get what you pay for. I bought this for my daughters ipod. It stopped working after a week and indicated the cable was not compatable. With the apple adapter removed it works perfectly for my droid, ps4 controller, ect. I also bought the green version for my son. The green cable has been working perfect with no issues. I would return but it will cost me more to send back than it would to buy a new one.

Reliable

CORSAIR CX Series CX430 430W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply
CORSAIR CX Series CX430 430W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply

Pros: This is the third unit I have bought for family member rigs. The cost was $24 bucks after mail in rebate which is not bad for a reliable 80% effecient unit. First two were APU systems for in-laws and this one was a web surfer computer for a buddy's kids.

Cons: none

Overall Review: Not recommended as a gaming PSU since it only has 1 PCI-E hookup. For those of you buying it for an AMD set-up, the 8-pin power connector will seperate into two 4-pin connectors. If you are using intel then you leave it alone.

Easy

Symantec Norton Internet Security 2012 3 User
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2012 3 User

Pros: I have been using NIS since it was re-structured back in 2009. This is easy to use, there is little overhead, and the scans are quick. The exception to the quick scanning is the first scan. After the long first scan, it is all downhill.

Cons: When the subscription expires then the program will be completely disabled while other products will just not allow you to download updates when the subscription expires.

Overall Review: My kids play a lot of online games which are common places to contract a good virus or two. This has not let anything through since I started using it in 2009.

GREAT FOR THE MONEY

LITE-ON Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Internal 12X Blu-ray Combo Model ihes112-04
LITE-ON Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Internal 12X Blu-ray Combo Model ihes112-04

Pros: Plays my blu rays without an issue. I already had playback software which made this OEM drive a good buy.

Cons: None, just know ahead u need software to play BR movies. If you dont have software then consider a retail drive.

Overall Review: Decent software costs about $40 or so. It also comes bundled in your higher end movie editing software. I have not been able to find a free program that plays the movies consistently (VLC has a mod but doesnt always work). So plan ahead so you dont get dissappointed

GOOD COOLING BUT....

Antec DF-85 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Antec DF-85 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: 7- fans, built in fan controllers/switches. Sturdy case all around at a decent price. Lots of space behind MB and case wall for cable management.

Cons: Every single fan is a small 3pin chassis connector. Nowhere in the documentation did it say you needed to buy the adapters for molex. Luckily my M/B had 4 connectors but realistically most boards will have 2-3. Had to pull the adapters from my Thermaltake case to get them all going. After I installed the O/S on my SSD, I slid my mechanical drives into the hot-bays. After a bit of trouble shooting, I found one of the hot-bay SATA connectors was broken.

Overall Review: All together it was a headache compared to my prior Antec, Thermaltake and Rosewill cases. When you buy a case from a company with a good rep like Antec, I expect there to be enough accessory parts to get all the fans working. I also expect there to be no broken parts internally (outside damage from shipping is another issue). Need to buy replacement power adapters for my other case and contact Antec for a replacement hotswap adapter