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Matthew S.

Matthew S.

Joined on 09/23/06

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

ATI? What's that?

MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

Pros: This card is REALLY friggin' fast. Plays Crysis at Very High and 2xAA, 35-45FPS.

Cons: Fan speed is screwy at 29%; You have to go into nVidia's CP and set fan speed to 50-60 so it doesn't get too hot (but it's quiet, so minor issue).

Overall Review: Makes my old 2900XT cry.

Most Critical Review

Yay! Coasters!

memorex 8.5GB 2.4X DVD+R DL 15 Packs Spindle Disc Model 32025668
memorex 8.5GB 2.4X DVD+R DL 15 Packs Spindle Disc Model 32025668

Pros: They're circular.

Cons: Out of a 25-pack, I had eight that didn't burn out on the first layer. Of those, four burned out while writing the second layer. I got four good discs.

Overall Review: Well, if you want coasters..

Best mouse I've ever owned

Logitech G500 10 Buttons Dual-mode Scroll Wheel USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse
Logitech G500 10 Buttons Dual-mode Scroll Wheel USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse

Pros: This thing works. Feels great in the hand and the buttons are easily accessible. Very well built. I love it!

Cons: Nothing.

Overall Review: Buy one.

12/27/2010

Flawless Victory

Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset
Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset

Pros: Great audio, comfortable for long gaming sessions, easily adjustable size settings. Detachable microphone. Cable is long enough to reach from behind my full ATX machine around the side of my desk, but not so long that it just hangs around and gets tangled like other headsets I've owned.

Cons: Fatality logo is kind of stupid. No cons with the actual device, though.

Overall Review: Provides excellent audio sound, but only with a good sound card. If you're using integrated audio, you should add an Audigy or X-Fi sound card in your cart along with this. It's terrific with high-quality EAX audio in games, but it can't magically produce sound quality higher than that low quality junk output by Realtek chipsets.

12/29/2009

Demolishes everythign I throw at it.

EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

Pros: Excellent card. Far Cry 2, 1680x1050, Maxed, 8xAA: 71 FPS avg. Crysis Warhead, 1440x900, Maxxed, 6xAA, 50 FPS avg. Team Fortress 2, 1680x1050, Maxxed, 16xQ AA, 94 FPS avg.

Cons: There's nothing wrong with this card. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Overall Review: It's pretty big and hungry. If you don't have a full ATX case, forget fitting this bad boy in there. Also, it needs 36A of power - check your PSU, if you've got a non-name brand, you might need to upgrade, as I did. EVGA's Precision utility is a lot nicer than N-Tune for overclocking, I suggest you use it.

Way overrated - DO NOT BUY.

hec Zephyr MX 750 750W Peak Output ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
hec Zephyr MX 750 750W Peak Output ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Provides some degree of power. On a good day.

Cons: 12v rails HIGHLY overrated by manufacturer; I barely got 10A out of them, and couldn't run any sort of decent GPU.

Overall Review: Go with a more reputable brand - Corsair, Silverstone, PC Power & Cooling, Cooler Master, etc. Not some Chinese knockoff.