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David M.

David M.

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Most Favorable Review

HS880 headphone

Creative DRACO HS880 3.5mm Connector Circumaural Gaming Headset
Creative DRACO HS880 3.5mm Connector Circumaural Gaming Headset

Pros: Lightweight, good sound, comfortable

Cons: All plastic construction, won't make coffee

Overall Review: These replaced a $35 Creative Fatal1ty headset that was eaten by a marauding vacuum cleaner. Large ear cups that accommodate those of us with 'elephant ears' (BIG plus here), The sound quality is good (note that these are not noise-cancelling!) Ear pads are covered in leatherette rather than fabric, so cleaning is easy. The ear cups rotate far enough to allow the headphone to lay flat. Removable microphone (haven't tried it out yet). Nobody mentioned the included storage bag, hmm... Overall: Light, comfy, good sound = Good value.

Most Critical Review

Started off good

Seagate BarraCuda ST1000DM010 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda ST1000DM010 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Good capacity for a good price, relatively quiet, made a good backup drive for a while

Cons: Died, AmiBIOS says HDD S.M.A.R.T. error, Win7 says I/O error & won't initialize, it's done, -3 eggs for premature failure

Overall Review: Bought this to replace a dead WD HDD (which replaced an older dead WD HDD), was hoping switching brands might avoid a recent trend, didn't pan out. No known viruses or malware detected & the machine is surge protected. Haven't contacted Newegg or Seagate yet about possible RMA.

11/12/2018

Fun while it lasted

Seasonic FOCUS GX-750, 750W 80+ Gold, Full- Modular, ATX Form Factor, Low Noise, Premium Japanese Capacitor, 10 Year Warranty, Nvidia RTX 30/40 Super, AMD GPU Compatible, Ref# SSR-750FX
Seasonic FOCUS GX-750, 750W 80+ Gold, Full- Modular, ATX Form Factor, Low Noise, Premium Japanese Capacitor, 10 Year Warranty, Nvidia RTX 30/40 Super, AMD GPU Compatible, Ref# SSR-750FX

Pros: Easy to install Easy to configure cabling Quiet

Cons: Died with a loud "BZZZ"

Overall Review: This was working so well. It was the first power supply that I deliberately oversized by nearly 100% to ensure everything in my latest PC build received smooth, stable power. Proof of this is after the Seasonic failed, I installed an older Corsair 430W (partly to see if anything else died, that "BZZZ" was LOUD) and it works fine under gaming load. I was unable to reset the Seasonic PSU. It's sitting in a box for now: I'm using the computer it was in to write this review. I haven't contacted Seasonic yet though I'm fairly certain I registered the PSU with them. PC specs: Gigabyte AB350M-DS3H mobo, Ryzen 5-5600X CPU, XFX RX580X 8Gb GPU, 2x16GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM, 1Tb NVMe SSD, 2Tb HDD, Asus DVD player, Fractal Design case, Windows 11 Home, CoolerMaster CM Storm USB keyboard & mouse, HP 23" LCD monitor, Creative 5.1 50W surround speakers, Vertiv Liebert PSA5-1000MT120 UPS

So far, so good

Vertiv Liebert PSA5-1000MT120, 1000VA/600W 120V Uninterruptible Power Supply, 10 Outlets, USB Charging, Line Interactive, AVR, Battery Backup with Surge Protection
Vertiv Liebert PSA5-1000MT120, 1000VA/600W 120V Uninterruptible Power Supply, 10 Outlets, USB Charging, Line Interactive, AVR, Battery Backup with Surge Protection

Pros: Easy installation & setup Built-in display turns off by itself 600W capacity, a moderate gaming rig shouldn't overload it Sockets/ports for ethernet, TV cable, USB (charging)

Cons: Requires 2 to 4 inches free space on all sides for cooling Kinda large (subjective & to be expected for higher capacity UPS's) Was only available in black (very minor thing, just saying) Doesn't make coffee

Overall Review: Update! The unit failed about a week ago, completely shutting off power to my computer without warning. It was displaying "E01" after attempting to restart, bleeping continuously. I shut it down again, allowed about 15 minutes for cooldown (it was barely warm), checked the vents (they were clear), attempted to restart and same result. A web search of the error code mumbled something about a short circuit, contact customer service, so I did. I had no issues at all reaching customer service. They were pleasant & spoke English well enough for me to understand. The rep said they'll probably be shipping a replacement UPS. Assuming this goes well, there won't be further updates. No clue yet what happened to this unit; I had a desktop PC & a 23" monitor on the backup side but the combined power draw is less than 450W so there shouldn't have been an overload...

POP Mini Silent MATX Case

Fractal Design Pop Mini Silent Black mATX Sound Damped Solid Panel Tower Computer Case
Fractal Design Pop Mini Silent Black mATX Sound Damped Solid Panel Tower Computer Case

Pros: Case interior is completely blacked out Drive mounts are removable Easy to configure No sharp edges Filtered PSU air intake

Cons: Minimal clearance between PCI slots & false bottom (there's a divider, or false bottom, which separates the external drive bay & PSU mounting area from the main chassis)

Overall Review: I mounted an older MATX motherboard in this: a Gigabyte GA-AB350M-DS3H to be precise. Cable routing was good, setting up standoffs was easy, lots of room to work. While plugging in an XFX RX580 video card (x16 slot) I noticed there's not much clearance for airflow below it even without adding any other PCI cards. It works, doesn't seem to be any cooling issues beyond what you'd expect from air cooling, but it looks almost scary...this is made up for by not having as much as one cut or scratch on my hands from handling this case. There were absolutely NO SHARP EDGES that I found and NOTHING WAS FLIMSY. The case comes with 3x120mm fans installed, (2 intake, 1 exhaust). The 5.25" drive bay door is magnetic, bottom front, with a small, removable parts/accessory drawer included.

12/17/2023

Very good, if older, GPU

XFX Radeon RX 580 DirectX 12 RX-580P8DFD6 XXX Edition 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card
XFX Radeon RX 580 DirectX 12 RX-580P8DFD6 XXX Edition 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card

Pros: Attractive design (subjective) Quiet with low power draw when not under load (AMD Adrenalin reports about 7W power consumption when idling) HDMI, DVI-D & D-Sub (VGA) ports (my monitor uses DVI-D so this mattered as I wasn't replacing everything)

Cons: Difficult to install on a Gigabyte A350M-DS3H motherboard, could've used another millimeter height on the card edge. Card extends over the SATA ports on this mobo rendering 2 ports useless. No apparent method of controlling or reprogramming cooling fans, which won't engage until somewhere over 50C

Overall Review: Took a couple tries to get the card seated well enough to actually work. The body sits tight against the locking lever of the PCIE slot so it took a little 'wiggling' to get it locked in properly. I gave this card an 'acid test' soon as I had the OS up and Fallout 4 installed by cranking the settings to Ultra ( on 1080P); framerate was low but the game was playable assuming no massive firefights were going on. I haven't overclocked the card, it's not on a radiator so heat would quickly become an issue. Since that first test I've set graphics to Medium and capped frames at 64 to help keep temps & power draw reasonable. 'Starfield' may not be an option with this card but it handles 'older' stuff very well. General system specs are Ryzen 5-5600X (stock cooler), 2x16Gb DDR4-3200 (at 3200), 1Tb NVMe SSD on PCIE x4, Win11 (23H2). The A350M-DS3H motherboard is X370 chipset with F51g BIOS.

12/14/2023
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Good job

I would recommend this seller, based on this purchase experience. The item was received a day earlier than expected. The product was well packaged and arrived in good condition.

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12/14/2023