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Marc T.

Marc T.

Joined on 10/11/06

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Better than expected

AMD Desktop Ryzen 5 1600 65W AM4 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
AMD Desktop Ryzen 5 1600 65W AM4 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Pros: Stealth cooler exceeded expectations. Stays nice and cool Effortless and efficient clock up and down. Excellent price for 6 cores.

Cons: none

Overall Review: excellent value for 6 cores and the stealth cooler worked way better than I thought it would compared to the spire. Looking forward to pushing the limits.

Most Critical Review

Falls Short

Cresyn CS-HP500W 3.5mm/ 6.3mm Connector Circumaural Hi-Fi Stereo Over-Ear Headphone (White)
Cresyn CS-HP500W 3.5mm/ 6.3mm Connector Circumaural Hi-Fi Stereo Over-Ear Headphone (White)

Pros: Great design, foldable and quite portable

Cons: I am disappointed about the sound quality of these headsets. I was expecting a heavy pounding bass from these large headsets (38mm driver) but they deliver a weak bass hit. Also the cord is bulky and the input connector is large as well. Lastly they are a tight fit as has been said. They fit via preloaded torsion in the headband, there is to mechanical adjustment to compensate for the tight fit, just an adjustment for height.

Overall Review: I use headphones for four or more hours a day and listen to House and Trance so I am familiar with how deep the bass should hit and what it should sound like. My stations and songs have not changed so I can say for certain that the bass quality is lacking which is surprising for such a large set. If you want deep bass then look for the Logitech Curve headsets. Newegg no longer carries them, but even with their 30mm drivers they delivered the most powerful bass I have ever experienced in a headset, and like I said I know a thing or two about what the bass should sound like. All that being said I guess I cant complain too much since this is a cheap item, but the Logitechs were in the same bracket and delivered better sound at a smaller size, so.......

Excellent Products

IOGEAR Long Range 2.4 GHz Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo, GKM552R
IOGEAR Long Range 2.4 GHz Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo, GKM552R

Pros: Well built Effortless keys Adjustable mouse sensitivity 5 button mouse Awesome range

Cons: Keyboard only uses one battery which is both good and bad. The good is that you only need one battery, the bad is that you find yourself replacing the battery more often.

Overall Review: This is me second IOGEAR keyboard and mouse combo in 8 years. IOGEAR truly makes a great product. They're durable and have great ergonomics. I'll never by another brand as long as they're still around.

Difficult to setup and vague support for devices

ASRock A320M-HDV R4.0 AM4 AMD Promontory A320 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock A320M-HDV R4.0 AM4 AMD Promontory A320 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Well packaged 4 SATA slots Onboard video support on certain processors Looks nice BIOS options actually pretty robust

Cons: M.2 slot not functional or somehow incompatibly with selected SanDisk X600. RAID utility a disaster

Overall Review: I've never purchased an ASRock product and I probably wont again. You can't simply setup a raid drive without making the entire set of all disks in raid. The M.2 slot wouldn't allow the board to POST when occupied by a SanDisk X600. The form factor and interface are congruent with the specifications of the board, but no luck. The specified capabilities of the board and the packaging are good, but it seems less capable than advertised.

Way better than I expected

SAMA Sama-Z3 Black Steel / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
SAMA Sama-Z3 Black Steel / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Awesome tempered glass RGB chassis fan Hidden cable run compartment Well built for a very reasonable price Mostly tool less design Will accommodate HUGE graphics cards Removable mesh filters

Cons: Limited HDD tray Only one chassis fan No drive bays (if that matters to you)

Overall Review: Phenomenally good case for a very good price. Lots of available airflow, cleanable filters, fits ATX and mATX with ease. The tempered glass is truly awesome. Could use more dedicated space for traditional HDD, but ill forgive that.

Stable and Fast

GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Desktop Memory Model GAPR416GB3000C16ADC
GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Desktop Memory Model GAPR416GB3000C16ADC

Pros: Worked excellent out of the box. Adjusted profile in bios for the advertised speed and it ran stable right away. Cool looking and heat sink is substantial

Cons: None so far

Overall Review: Cool looking and stable and got in sale, perfect!