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John W.

John W.

Joined on 02/02/09

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Most Favorable Review

Glad I waited for this 5600 XT

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: Out of the box performance No BIOS flashing needed 14gbps rated memory Huge FPS increase over my RX 580 Pulse (obviously) Elegant and simple (con to some people) Huge and cools very well

Cons: Huge! I have an older Cooler Master 692, not a small case. Still had to butcher the HDD cage to get it to fit... No RGB. In fact no lighting at all

Overall Review: I've been eyeballing the 5600 XT for awhile now and knew it was what I wanted. I am glad I waited for the 14gbps Thicc III Pro. Don't have to worry about voiding a warranty just to get the performance. Great card!

Based on price, I say this is a great MB.

BIOSTAR TA970 Ver. 5.3 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
BIOSTAR TA970 Ver. 5.3 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Pros: Dirt cheap, ~$25 at time of purchase 4 RAM slots

Cons: a cheaper MB but I knew that going in

Overall Review: this was a fantastic deal at the price point (~$25). I had been looking at upgrading my Mothers old Phenom X3 AM3 but with the marginal gains to the FX series I had been waiting for a good reason. When this came on sale at that price and a FX 6350 with a Wraith cooler for $99? How could I say no? I'm into it $125 and Mom has a fairly rad PC. I feel like I've done well here.

Great deal!

AMD FX-6350 Vishera 6-Core 3.9 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD6350FRHKHBX Desktop Processor
AMD FX-6350 Vishera 6-Core 3.9 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD6350FRHKHBX Desktop Processor

Pros: Very acceptable cooler Fast CPU

Cons: Pretty much nothing?

Overall Review: Great price (as of now), I have an 8350 but picked up an AM3+ board on sale for $25 so I decided to upgrade my Moms PC for her. For general stuff a mom would use a PC for this is overkill, which means I wont have to upgrade her for at least a few years. I like that idea. Also I was just messing around after installing and was able to get this to 4.7ghz on the Wraith cooler and it was stable and (decently)cool! I dropped it back down to stock but was impressed at how well it works. Anyways, blah blah blah, great cpu for the price and an even better deal when you throw in the Wraith cooler.

very good sub, especially for the price

Polk Audio PSW Series PSW505 12" Powered Subwoofer Single
Polk Audio PSW Series PSW505 12" Powered Subwoofer Single

Pros: deep bass no distortion

Cons: none that ive noticed, possibly lacks mid-bass but that is what the tower speakers are for

Bioshock Infinite Playstation3 Game
Bioshock Infinite Playstation3 Game

Pros: Game immersion is great

Cons: I drink a lot and I noticed that I was constantly redoing levels because I was so seriously into the game. make sense?

very nice speakers

Polk Audio Monitor60 Series II Floorstanding Loudspeaker (Black) Single
Polk Audio Monitor60 Series II Floorstanding Loudspeaker (Black) Single

Pros: small footprint, very decent bass for size, clean sound

Cons: feet are a little odd but growing on me

Overall Review: I only bought these because Newegg sold out of the monitor 70's. After getting a pair of these to my doorstep for a tick under 2 bills I have to say I am VERY impressed. As far as value goes these are pretty untouchable. Yes there are louder, cleaner, better sounding, and better looking speakers out there. But not anywhere near this $ range. These are full enough to be your fronts to your system but are going to be fantastic rears once the monitor 70's go on sale again!