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Derek D.

Derek D.

Joined on 06/16/04

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Most Favorable Review

Goodbye CRT!

LG 19" SXGA LCD Monitor 2ms(GTG) D-Sub, DVI-D L1933TR-SF
LG 19" SXGA LCD Monitor 2ms(GTG) D-Sub, DVI-D L1933TR-SF

Pros: I've been hesitant since I have a 21" S*ny CRT and like to game, this 19" does not have much ghosting for an LCD. LG is a leader in LCDs. I'm using a DVI cable so it's a digital picture, very clear. Get this and you will not be sorry, I love mine!

Cons: 60HZ versus the 120hz my CRT had has taken some getting used to {Slight headaches}, after long gaming in CS:S.

Overall Review: Newegg as usual rocks! Make sure you get at least a 6'cable as I made the mistake of getting only a 3' and it's too short.

Most Critical Review

Dead after 1 1/2 years

Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W ATX12V v2.4 SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Intel Haswell Fully Compatible
Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W ATX12V v2.4 SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Intel Haswell Fully Compatible

Pros: Lots of connection options Sturdy well built- very heavy = good parts. 650 Watts is good for most standard builds.

Cons: Died after 1 1/2 years of 2-3 days a week use.

Overall Review: Out of the box back in November 2011 I really liked this PS. I have always purchased Antec. I had a Neo 620 years ago that burnt out, so I then replaced with a cheaper Green power and that one is still going in my kids computer (my 1st build) after 4 years. When I purchased this one in November 2011 this was for my Quad Core, and a Radeon 6570, so it was plenty powerful for the build. I'm a little disappointed that my second higher end ($$) Antec has failed me! I just purchased a OCZ 750 and are going to try that route instead! This has a 3 year warranty and I'm now going to deal with that headache and will see what that brings me my supply back.

Great Bang for the Buck!

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: Fast, great to overclock, low temps! Everything is a plus!

Cons: None found!

Overall Review: Great processor for gaming and video encoding! Great price!

Good video card upgrade/ for price.

HIS IceQ Radeon HD 6570 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 Graphics Card H657QO1G
HIS IceQ Radeon HD 6570 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 Graphics Card H657QO1G

Pros: Works well on my Core i5 computer I just built. Gaming is a pleasure again. I'm finally first to load into multiplayer games! Great price/ preformance ratio!

Cons: Does not support 1366 X 768 natively, (which is an odd resolution, I admit) so I had to buy a new monitor instead of using my HD Vizio TV, that I was on my WinXP machine, oh well ;-p. Not really a CON if you can upgrade!

Overall Review: Don't notice too much difference between DX 10 & 11 yet, guess I need to buy more games and test further!

Great 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
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: Great contrast, really sharp images, great response time for gaming! No Dead pixels. Nice stand, goes up and down easily.

Cons: Glossy stand is a bit of a dust & dog hair magnet. I prefer matte finish.

Overall Review: I upgraded as I was having some picture issues with Dead Island and Wow I'm impressed by the quality of this picture with gaming, movies, photos, you name it! This is worth the price, I bought on a Shell Shocker deal and wow what a steal! I would by an Asus product again based on this product.

Great for old tech!

Kingston ValueRAM 1GB Unbuffered DDR 333 (PC 2700) System Memory Model KVR333X64C25/1G
Kingston ValueRAM 1GB Unbuffered DDR 333 (PC 2700) System Memory Model KVR333X64C25/1G

Pros: Kingston ram is always reliable, IMHO! I brought life to an old Compaq 6023, 1.6ghz Pent 4 {Willamette}, 0784H motherboard that only had 128m originally! Worked great in fact I'm gonna get another for a Max of 2 gig as this motherboard on has 2 slots and ditch the old 128 stick.

Cons: Is it me or is it because this is old tech, seems kinda expensive?

Overall Review: Playing Left 4 Dead on this and a PowerColor X1650 Pro :-p