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Kevin C.

Kevin C.

Joined on 09/25/03

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Most Favorable Review

Nice board

GIGABYTE GA-Z68P-DS3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z68P-DS3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Haven't had any problems with it. I feel much better knowing I have a quality mobo instead of the cheap ones I used to buy. Overclocked my i5-2500k easily and I have plenty of room for upgrades in the future.

Cons: None

12/28/2011
Most Critical Review

TERRIBLE FOR FINGER GRIPPING

GIGABYTE M6800 GM-M6800 Noble Black 4 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical 1600 dpi Gaming Mouse
GIGABYTE M6800 GM-M6800 Noble Black 4 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical 1600 dpi Gaming Mouse

Pros: Good price, it's a nice weight, tracks well, everything works fine except...

Cons: The shape of this thing is seriously awful if you finger grip like I do. This mouse is really made for you to wrap your whole hand around it and I just could not get used to it. By finger grip of course I mean I pick up the mouse with just the pads of my thumb and 2 little fingers. The problem is on the right side of it where my little fingers had nothing to grab onto bc of the extreme contour. I had to pretty much stick my fingers all the way underneath the mouse so I could pick it up. I mean, you might love this mouse especially for the price but you really should try the grip in person at a local store, or of another contoured mouse similar to this one. Personally I wasted $13 on it.

12/28/2011

Great controller

Microsoft JR9-00011 Xbox 360 Wireless Controller for Windows
Microsoft JR9-00011 Xbox 360 Wireless Controller for Windows

Pros: I don't know why I waited this long to get a controller for my PC. It has drastically improved my experience with games like Batman: Arkham City, Skyrim, and Dirt3. I love having no wires and I use rechargeable batteries to help save the environment. I just wish I had another for guests but don't want to spend the cash just yet.

Cons: None

12/28/2011

AMAZING

MSI Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity R6850 Cyclone PE
MSI Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity R6850 Cyclone PE

Pros: I am extremely pleased with this card. It overclocked it with a 550W power supply and haven't had any issues. It stays cool, it's quiet, and after overclocking (which is simple to do), it has similar performance to a 6870. I didn't think it was too big at all. I could probably push it even harder but haven't had the need to, as I'm running pretty much everything on highest settings (along with a i5-2500k). Definitely better to get this one rather than the overclocked version because you can do that yourself. Oh and I got the Dirt3 promo to work, just took a couple days to get a new code since these promo codes were originally stolen.

Cons: I just noticed that 6870 cards are in a similar price range now, not sure if that would change anything if I were to buy one today but it looks like there's not much difference between the 2 cards and I get great performance out of this one after overclocking.

12/28/2011

Great price, I wish it had volume buttons

LITE-ON SK-1688U/B Black 104 Normal Keys USB Wired Standard Keyboard
LITE-ON SK-1688U/B Black 104 Normal Keys USB Wired Standard Keyboard

Pros: Great keyboard for the price...

Cons: I just really miss having volume controls. I didn't realize how much of a pain/impossibility it would be to adjust volume in-game without keyboard controls.

12/28/2011

WOW

Intel Core i5-2500K - Core i5 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Intel HD Graphics 3000 Desktop Processor - BX80623I52500K
Intel Core i5-2500K - Core i5 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Intel HD Graphics 3000 Desktop Processor - BX80623I52500K

Pros: This thing simply flies. Very stable overclocker, though it's been handling everything I throw at it with ease. I don't think I've even approached the potential of this CPU and I'm so glad I spent a couple extra bucks to get the 2500k over 23xx or vanilla 2500.

Cons: The heat sink was a pain to lock into my mobo and I was really scared that it wasn't making full contact. Turned out ok though and the CPU seems to stay plenty cool.

Overall Review: BUY IT

12/28/2011