Joined on 08/12/07
Great budget PSU
Pros: The cables that matter are modular (i.e. everything but the CPU and motherboard power, which you will never not need anyway). Braided cables.
Cons: SATA power cables are daisy chained which may cause problems if you have hard drives spaced far apart
Overall Review: Does everything you need at a reasonable and has a broze power rating to boot. Unless you are building some monster system, 550W is likely more than enough to safely power all your components. Modular/Semi modular PSUs are worth every extra penny (especially in small cases) to save you from the nightmare that is trying to hide the rats nest of unused PSU cables that you get from non modular units.
Good tablet, had problems.
Pros: The tablet is excellent. Apps switch nicely, no real hang ups other than scrolling through web pages/applications being a bit choppy and most importantly, IT COMES WITH A STYLUS (HUGE plus when running non-windows 8 apps).
Cons: I returned the tablet after a little more than a week of having it. The Intel video and sound drivers were faulty (the screen would flicker and the sound card would randomly loose quality, requiring a reboot to fix, and even then sometimes the problem would persist).
Overall Review: On samsung's end they developed a great product, the tablet feels solid, the speakers (when they work as intended) sound VERY good, the battery life is amazing. Intel however ruined this product with bad drivers. This would get 5 eggs and I would not have returned it if not for the driver issues
Gets the job done
Pros: -Reasonably well packed -Works
Cons: There are certainly better looking sticks of ram out there.
Overall Review: It's ram, relatively cheap (but qualify), ram. Doesn't have any of the flashy heat sinks of RGB lighting (or any of the associated costs), and runs well from a value oriented brand that I've come to trust for budget minded builds.
Great mini atx case
Pros: Pros: Cable management PSU 'basement' FRONT OF CASE VENTILATION (no solid glass/plastic panels here!) Aethetics (good looking but doesn't scream 'gamer')
Cons: Cons: Not a lot of built in spots to house 3.5" drives (minor con, again this is more a restriction of the case size). (Speculative, haven't owned long enough): the front mesh looks like its going to be a pain to clean when dust eventually bulds up from being sucked in. There is no obvious/easy way to pop that out to give it a quick rinse.
Overall Review: Functionally this thing will accommodate basically anything you want to do as far as fans, cooling, storage, etc. (Within the confines of a mini atx case). Cable management is a breeze.
Good price on a solid, but basic board.
Pros: Everything is functional and does everything you need for it to do for budget-minded compact build.
Cons: There is only one system fan header (Why!?). Also, the SATA ports are not in the best location. , Two of them aren't easily accessible if you have a long graphics card.
Overall Review: If you are doing a basic build with a m.2 and a couple of SATA drives, this will do the trick, but be sure to get a 4 pin splitter or a fan hub because there aren't a lot of power options for fans on this board.
Amazing Monitor
Pros: EXTREMELY fast response time for an LCD (i have never seen one with 5ms that is this large) Contrast is great. The monitor itself looks really sleek.
Cons: The only audio out is optical (other than a headphone jack on the side of the monitor) and the built in speakers are a bit iffy, they are still alright to listen to, but if your accustomed to a home theater system like i am, you will notice it greatly.
Overall Review: I was using a 57' Rear Projection screen before this...i cannot see any major different in motion blur on this monitor and my old TV. GREAT if you want something on your desk that can also play your 360/PS3 Also, unlike some TV's ive had in the past, extremely simple set up...like 3 steps to put the stand into the TV, then plug it in and your good