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Robert T.

Robert T.

Joined on 01/22/08

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Most Favorable Review

Shocked at the Performance

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100355OCL
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100355OCL

Pros: -920 MHz core clock -256 bit bus -2 GB GDDR5 -1024 Stream Processors -Crazy good performance -Idles at like 28 C in my system -Very overclockable

Cons: The automatic fan setting thinks it should always stay under 30% regardless of the temperature.

Overall Review: Without overclocking I'm able to get amazing performance out of this card. I can play Battlefield 3 and 4 in 1080p on ultra and get average frames in the upper 50's. In Skyrim I get in the 50s and 60s on ultra. It handles anything I throw at it with no issues. The amount of memory and the bus make it great for high resolutions. I can't attest to it's durability first hand, but it seems like a solid card and should last a long time. This is my first Sapphire brand card and so far they've impressed me.

10/14/2013
Most Critical Review

A Bit Disappointed

Rosewill HIVE Series, HIVE-750S, 750W Fully Modular Power Supply, 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified, Single +12V Rail, SLI & CrossFire Ready, Black
Rosewill HIVE Series, HIVE-750S, 750W Fully Modular Power Supply, 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified, Single +12V Rail, SLI & CrossFire Ready, Black

Pros: -750 Watt -Continuous -Semi-modular -Works great

Cons: The one I received did not have the sleeved cables like in the photo. I guess I got an older, leftover model. Also the 24 pin and 8 pin power cables were extremely short! The cables are very stiff as well and difficult to position where I want them. If the 24 pin cable had even been 1 or 2 cm shorter, it wouldn't have reached. This is ridiculous when the main power connector on my motherboard is closer to the bottom than on many others. The 8 pin CPU power cable was extremely short as well. I have to buy an extension otherwise it's stretched across my video card and crammed up against my CPU cooler.

Overall Review: I really thought about returning this power supply. The ONLY reason I didn't is because I got it for only $69.99 with a promo code. I took off an egg for the lack of cable sleeves and another egg because these are some of the shortest power cables I've seen in a long time. I really need an extension for both the 8 and 24 pin power. For a size reference my case is the COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC.

10/14/2013

Quite Nice

HP Laptop Pavilion AMD A8-5550M 6GB Memory 750GB HDD AMD Radeon HD 8550G 17.3" Windows 8.1 17-e137cl
HP Laptop Pavilion AMD A8-5550M 6GB Memory 750GB HDD AMD Radeon HD 8550G 17.3" Windows 8.1 17-e137cl

Pros: -Quad core CPU at up to 3.1 GHz w/ turbo -Decent video performance -17.3 inch screen -Good keyboard layout w/ num pad -Nice speakers -Looks like a factory refurb and is in perfect shape, not a scratch -Price

Cons: -Video performance could be better, but it's not really made for games and such -Only 6 GB RAM, but easy to replace the 2 GB stick with another 4 GB one -Only 750 GB HDD at 5400 RPM -Battery life is average -WIndows 8.1

Overall Review: All in all, this is a nice laptop. For the price I paid, I'm certainly very happy with it. I already purchased a 4GB stick of RAM to upgrade to 8 GB total. I'm considering getting a 1TB 7200 RPM drive for the bit of extra space and performance (HGST Travelstar H2IK10003272SN). I'm not sure it's worth the trouble and extra cost though. The CPU is quite nice, up to 3.1 GHz w/ turbo. Frankly, any complaints I have are very picky. Even after the RAM upgrade, the total cost is still under $460 for laptop with a 17.3" screen, fast quad core CPU, and 8 GB of RAM. If you're looking at this to play the occasional video game, the video card can actually run some newer games at medium settings.

Works Great

SAPPHIRE  11202-00CPO  Radeon HD 7750  1GB  128-Bit  GDDR5  PCI Express 3.0  Video Card Manufactured Recertified
SAPPHIRE 11202-00CPO Radeon HD 7750 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card Manufactured Recertified

Pros: -Plays most games on medium settings (maybe with a few things on hgih) -Stays cool -Works -It was only $54.99 with free shipping

Cons: -It's not a great card? But I knew that when I bought it -Not worth the $74 that it is at the time of this writing; wait and see if it goes back down to $54.

Overall Review: I got this as an upgrade to a Radeon 4650 that was in a secondary computer. It's used for games and media. It works fine. I was surprised - it even worked with some newer games like Shadow of Mordor and Evil Within (medium settings). Just keep in mind it's not much of a gaming card, but certainly an upgrade if you've got something that's 4-5 years old.

10/21/2014

Not Bad

Sceptre 32" Class 1080p LED HDTV w/ MHL Port - E325BV-FMD
Sceptre 32" Class 1080p LED HDTV w/ MHL Port - E325BV-FMD

Pros: -1080p resolution -Plenty of inputs -Swivel stand -Still going strong after nearly 2 years

Cons: -No features to account for overscan problems -Poor speakers

Overall Review: This TV works great, lasts a long time (at least for me), and has good quality picture. I had to take off an egg for the poor speakers though. The volume increases until you reach about 30, from there to 100 I don't really notice any volume increase. I ended up using some small PC speakers because they were much louder. I also took off an egg because there are no overscan settings. This can be a problem if you intend to connect your PC via HDMI. There were no problems with my PS3 or laptop, but lots of blurry text with my desktop. When I purchased it, it was 199.99. At the time of this writing, it's only 179.99 with free shipping. It's definitely a good deal, just be wary of the cons. If those are problems for you, you may have to go with something a bit more expensive to get those features.

Didn't Last

Legend Gaming Mouse USB 800 / 1600 / 2400 / 3200dpi Wired Optical Gaming Game Mouse - Matte Black
Legend Gaming Mouse USB 800 / 1600 / 2400 / 3200dpi Wired Optical Gaming Game Mouse - Matte Black

Pros: -Looks nice -Fits large hands well -Inexpensive -DPI switch

Cons: -Lights didn't work at all (maybe not a con) -Feels cheap and it's a little sharp -Back/forward buttons switched -Short cord -Broke after only a few months of use

Overall Review: It broke far too quickly. After only 4-5 months of use, the mouse is pretty much useless. After 3 months the mouse started double clicking all the time - almost all single clicks were sending as double clicks. Then a month later the scroll wheel got all jumpy and would scroll in the wrong direction. On top of that the back/forward button were switched from day one. It looks cool and fits my hand well, it just wasn't meant to last. So sad. This mouse has potential, it's just not durable. I wish I could get a replacement, but it seems that's not an option.