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Richard K.

Richard K.

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Most Favorable Review

WORTH EVERY PENNY

BitFenix BFA-ACL-60RK30-RP Alchemy Connect LED-Strip Red 60cm
BitFenix BFA-ACL-60RK30-RP Alchemy Connect LED-Strip Red 60cm

Pros: If you wanted to light your case up this will more than rise to the occasion. Nice solid construction.

Cons: The double sided tape used is lacking. Had to buy superglue to attach it securely to my case. Should use something like an E-Sata power connector to power this. For someone like me going for the look I was going for, to have to plum up a molex power cord to my modular PSU just to power a LED strip, kinda sucks. Could easily plug this into a E-Sata string to power it without the addition of those hideous molex connectors.

Overall Review: Who uses MOLEX anymore? But seriously... These are BRIGHT. Literally DWARFS the intensity of ALL of my corsair AF LED fans. I HIGHLY reccommend this to anyone looking to light their case up and do it well. I will be purchasing another one. Maybe even find a way to manage a third as well. Final thoughts: Why are you still reading this? BUY IT.

Most Critical Review

The changable ring is nice

Corsair Air Series SP120 120mm PWM High Performance Edition High Static Pressure Fan  - Twin Pack (CO-9050014-WW)
Corsair Air Series SP120 120mm PWM High Performance Edition High Static Pressure Fan - Twin Pack (CO-9050014-WW)

Pros: The flexibility of the color ring is nice. Works good with my horizontally mounted h100i

Cons: Works good with my HORIZONTALLY mounted h100i, as in only when mounted horizontally. Makes binding/clicking noise when mounted vertically. Seen several complaints about this. Seems it would be an issue noticed and possibly address by corair's engineers.... But it wasn't.

Overall Review: A constantly reoccurring issue is a noise caused by vertically mounting the fan. Seems like something so obvious would be noticed and addressed as a revision change or update in the manufacturing process yet here we are....

Great buy for an Office PC!!!

Dell Optiplex 9020 Mini-Tower Desktop, Quad Core i5 4570 3.2Ghz, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 240GB SSD Hard Drive, DVDRW, Windows 10
Dell Optiplex 9020 Mini-Tower Desktop, Quad Core i5 4570 3.2Ghz, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 240GB SSD Hard Drive, DVDRW, Windows 10

Pros: This is just as much a review of Deluxe PC's as it is this computer itself Comes with a hefty processor/SSD combo that will handle anything office related with ease. Storage caps out pretty quick but that's to be expected of a SSD. Most likely this will be used with network storage at which point this PC can't be beat for the money. Deluxe PC sets you up with Libra office, an open source Office suite free of charge and handles everything you need. All manufacturer bloatware is removed. Comes with what you need and not a program more. LOVE IT!

Cons: None. Period. Buy this already.

Overall Review: If I had anything bad to write it would be that I needed to RMA mine within the first year of ownership but the customer support and RMA process with deluxe PCs was better than LITERALLY ANY company I've ever worked with. Not that I hope I'll need to replace this PC in the future, but if I do, I'll be working with them. Outstanding customer support.

10/19/2019

Decent fans. WEAK LED

Corsair Air Series AF120 LED 120mm Quiet Edition High Airflow Fan Twin Pack - Red (CO-9050016-RLED)
Corsair Air Series AF120 LED 120mm Quiet Edition High Airflow Fan Twin Pack - Red (CO-9050016-RLED)

Pros: It works.

Cons: LED's aren't really up to par.

Overall Review: Paid a premium for corsair fans over competitors to notice that the LED was kinda weak. Supplemented with a bitfenix LED strip and they POP. Would have been better off buying pre-colored fans or painting a black fan red and using the LED strip I bought.

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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VI EXTREME LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VI EXTREME LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard

Pros: Supports 4 way SLI

Cons: Price Price Price It's an E-ATX bored crammed into an ATX form factor Lot's of "bells and whistles" that I feel are completely made up. For a premium motherboard to have a sub premium audio card is a downer. Why would you take such a good combination of contrast among colors and ruin it with off white releases for the PCI-E slots and RAM sticks. It's an aesthetic sore.

Overall Review: I honestly feel like this board is a downgrade from the Formula. The only thing this board has on the formula is greater SLI/Crossfire support. It has no premium sound car. They actually expect you to buy a $400 board and spend another $100-$200 on a dedicated audio card. He says in an offhanded way "If you're gonna waste $400 on this board, you've probably wasted $200 on a better audio card" So I pay $100 premium on this board over a formula and the only extra feature I get is greater GPU support. The OC tool/panel that you're actually paying for is INSANE. You have to be on the next level of overclocking to be able to utilize any of the "extra tools and features" this bore offers.... which is extremely hard to find anything. Which raises the question, "where my $100 go?" and the answer is down the drain. You get a VERY comparable board with the formula, a cool looking cover for the MOBO, the ability to tie in a custom water loop, a significantly better integrated audio card. A motherboard that gives itself room to breathe rather than jamming your ram down your GPU's throat. LITERALLY a waste of your money for this board. Either A. you're a professional overclocker or B. want E-Pen points. Save yourself the time and the utter feeling you got ripped off and just go with the formula. All of that aside, The board performed just as you would a motherboard. 3/5 eggs because it works but is far from impressing me. Would have bought the formula but they were out of stock and needed a nice board ASAP.

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ASUS VS Series VS247H-P 24" (Actual size 23.6") Full HD 1920 x 1080 60Hz HDMI VGA DVI-D SPLENDID Modes Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor
ASUS VS Series VS247H-P 24" (Actual size 23.6") Full HD 1920 x 1080 60Hz HDMI VGA DVI-D SPLENDID Modes Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor

Pros: This is my 2nd purchase of this monitor and the 2d does not disappoint. Both work great and look exactly the same even with 1.5 years between production.

Cons: Doesn't make sandwiches

Overall Review: I would recommend this product and have to multiple friends.