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Robert H.

Robert H.

Joined on 08/04/11

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Most Favorable Review

p4p Best monitor ever.

ASUS 27" 1440P Gaming Monitor (MG279Q) - QHD (2560 x 1440), 178° Viewing, FreeSync
ASUS 27" 1440P Gaming Monitor (MG279Q) - QHD (2560 x 1440), 178° Viewing, FreeSync

Pros: Not enough good things to say about this monitor. After I read a few horror stories and expected the worst when my box came somewhat crushed with the seals popped. To my surprise absolutely perfect condition once out of the packaging no bleed nor dead pixels. From the reviews where people complain about the brightness and bleed you have to remember this monitor comes with the back light almost set to full and tuning it down to 28 will bring you from near 40 watt draw to low 20's. Once you have the monitor all hooked up start with a baseline of: GameVisual preset mode Racing Mode Brightness 28-31 Contrast 80 Colour Temp User RGB 100, 96, 96 Trace Free: 80 This will give you the best mix of response time, stable colors, least eyestrain possible and look absolutely fantastic. The AU Optronics M270DAN02.3 AHVA Panel is shared by the Acer XB270HU which costs significantly more. This will hold me over years maybe even a decade.

Cons: No Blur reduction mode and as others have said the free sync range could be higher.

Most Critical Review
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Nice looking, black paint, sturdy doesn't flex at all, fit everything with room to spare. Came with a ton of screws for mounting.

Cons: Top fan came DOA which I received a replacement that worked. So it's not a huge con but I would have liked to have all the fans working. Cable management can be a little rough.

Overall Review: Wasn't satisfied to enough to warrant staying with Antec products and will try others in the future for comparison.

LIAN LI PC-Q25B Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case
LIAN LI PC-Q25B Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case

Pros: Built a PC for a friend with this case with a final price of 35.99!!! Just insane how cheap this aluminum case was. So much room for expansion I loved the layout. Rubber mounted everything, tool-less disassembly, a real fun little case that looks great and was simple to build with. Was a shame to have actually give it away I missed the case that much. Paired with some quiet fans you will hardly even hear it running. Simple lines of the case look great and it will fit into a ton of small spaces. The dust filters on the fans are one of my fav parts the fans remove easily for cleaning( Great for dog/cat owners.)

Cons: For the price I can't fault anything really, MAYBE you can find a gripe with no front usb ports but that's it.

LG USB 2.0 External Super Multi DVD Rewriter with M-DISC Support Model GE24NU40
LG USB 2.0 External Super Multi DVD Rewriter with M-DISC Support Model GE24NU40

Pros: Does everything it says with no issues, a lot quieter than other drives and is a somewhat heavy sturdy piece.

Cons: You may not like the size it can be a bit big. Disk tray moves slowly(minor gripe).

Fast Ram

G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-8GZH
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-8GZH

Pros: Ran at rated speeds with 0 errors or problems of mention. Worked the second it was plugged in have had no issues a month later.

Cons: DDR3 Ram price.

Great Motherboard

ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X (Bolton D4) USB 3.0 HDMI Mini ITX AMD Motherboard
ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X (Bolton D4) USB 3.0 HDMI Mini ITX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Fantastic little mobo lots of little features, paired it with an a10-7850k. Plug in placement is great and the parts seem to be high quality. Every feature worked with 0 issues and I couldn't find anything to complain about. The price may seem high but what you get in such a small factor is great.

Cons: I/O plate placement seemed a little off when paired in a lian-li q25b itx case.