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Kendra M.

Kendra M.

Joined on 02/01/14

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Most Favorable Review

Comfortable!

Alera ALEMX4517 Alera Merix Series Mesh Big/Tall Mid-Back Swivel/Tilt Chair, Black
Alera ALEMX4517 Alera Merix Series Mesh Big/Tall Mid-Back Swivel/Tilt Chair, Black

Pros: Thick seat cushion that is firm but not hard. Seat Cushion is much wider than standard office chairs. No pinching on the hips! :) Wide height adjustable arm rests. Deep seat cushion is perfect for longer legs

Cons: Chair sits taller than most office chairs even on the lowest setting. I am short, so I require a foot stool to sit comfortably. I already had one so I am still happy with this chair. No seat tilt. Not a deal breaker, but it would be nice.

Overall Review: I am 5'3 and my husband is 5'9. He has long legs and always hated standard office chairs that made him feel like he was crouching. This chair is a perfect fit. I like the wide seat and thick cushion and he likes the additional height adjustment, wide arm rests. If you're big/tall/wide...this chair is worth the money.

Comfortable!

Alera ALEMX4517 Alera Merix Series Mesh Big/Tall Mid-Back Swivel/Tilt Chair, Black
Alera ALEMX4517 Alera Merix Series Mesh Big/Tall Mid-Back Swivel/Tilt Chair, Black

Pros: Thick seat cushion that is firm but not hard. Seat Cushion is much wider than standard office chairs. No pinching on the hips! :) Wide height adjustable arm rests. Deep seat cushion is perfect for longer legs

Cons: Chair sits taller than most office chairs even on the lowest setting. I am short, so I require a foot stool to sit comfortably. I already had one so I am still happy with this chair. No seat tilt. Not a deal breaker, but it would be nice. Update: Four years in - Sadly a small aluminum piece inside the right arm rest broke so we can no longer adjust the height. That's the only issue we've had so far.

Overall Review: I am 5'3 and my husband is 5'9. He has long legs and always hated standard office chairs that made him feel like he was crouching. This chair is a perfect fit. I like the wide seat and thick cushion and he likes the additional height adjustment, wide arm rests. If you're big/tall/wide...this chair is worth the money.

Wow!

MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G
MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G

Pros: Replacement for GTX 650. No issues since installation. Immediate improvement on game graphics, specifically Dragon Age: Inquisition. I was missing a lot of textures with the old card. The previous card wouldn't even show the scars on my characters face. I'm definitely ready for Witcher 3.

Cons: The card came with a short adapter for one of the power slots. Not a huge issue, more of annoyance: Had to dig up a 8 pin power cable. (Luckily my modular power supply had extra). Will update if I encounter any issues.

Overall Review: Fit snugly in my ATX case next to the sound card. Mother board is a BIOSTAR TA970 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Working Great

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C9D-8GXL
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C9D-8GXL

Pros: The memory fit in my ATX case and cleared my heat sink.

Cons: No cons yet...will update if needed.

Smaller, quieter - powerful

MSI GeForce GTX 650 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Graphics Card N650-MD1GD5/OC
MSI GeForce GTX 650 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Graphics Card N650-MD1GD5/OC

Pros: I loved that this card was physically shorter than my last NVidia card. I was able to better organize my cables inside my ATX case. Noted improved graphics performance while playing Skyrim and Bioshock Infinite. My previous card was a NVidia 8800 GTX

Cons: However, it does crowd the nearby PCI slots on my current board which is a BIOSTAR TA970 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

So far, very pleased

AMD FX-6300 - FX-6000 Series Vishera 6-Core 3.5 GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Desktop Processor - FD6300WMHKBOX
AMD FX-6300 - FX-6000 Series Vishera 6-Core 3.5 GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Desktop Processor - FD6300WMHKBOX

Pros: I am very pleased with this boards performance. The driver disc came with an easy install wizard and I was able to get everything up and running smoothly. I immediately noted the improvement in performance from my old Intel board.

Cons: No cons to speak of. I will update if I encounter anything.