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Andrew R.

Andrew R.

Joined on 10/28/09

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Most Favorable Review

An excellent card for PhysX

EVGA 01G-P4-2650-RX GeForce GTX 650 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card Certified Refurbished
EVGA 01G-P4-2650-RX GeForce GTX 650 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card Certified Refurbished

Pros: Low voltage, so it doesn't tax your PSU. Short, so it fits in easily compared to most video cards, its about half the length. Excellent price for the performance. Amazing PhysX Power, Seems to work better than many high end GPUs for it.

Cons: Only real problem i have with this card is it takes up two spaces on the back because of its thickness, making it less than ideal for those who have smaller motherboards and cases.

Overall Review: A great GPU with low power usage that is great for both casual and more hardcore gamers, along with those whom we would classify as the eye candy gamers, this card works wonders, and for those of us on a budget, i could see this card performing remarkably well as a primary graphics card.

Most Critical Review

Dead after three years

Seagate BarraCuda STBD2000101 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Retail Packaging
Seagate BarraCuda STBD2000101 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Retail Packaging

Pros: for the time it worked, it was a decent hdd

Cons: hard drives shouldnt die after just 3 years... hell, ive still got some old 80gb western digital drives kicking around from more than 10 years ago that work fine...

Overall Review: why is it, that despite advancing technology, we have hard drives dying faster than their older counterparts, i guess gone are the days of reliable hard drives... seagate has dropped off in quality as far as i can tell, i've had trouble with many of their drives having short lifespans... i guess it just goes to show they are not interested in making a quality product anymore. i'll be glad when the large SSDs come out next year... hope these people fall to the curb and die a slow and painful death.

10/24/2015

3 years and 24 days.

OCZ Agility 3 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) AGT3-25SAT3-120G
OCZ Agility 3 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) AGT3-25SAT3-120G

Pros: it worked(technically).

Cons: initial drive was DOA. replacement dead just outside of warranty by not even a month.

Overall Review: warranty was good for 3 years. after an initial RMA of a dead drive, i find myself at just past the 3 year mark with this drive dead yet again, talk about planned obsolescence! now looking for a new ssd, and not an OCZ.

revision in hardware has made this a worthwhile product

Coolmax 1200W ATX12V v2.3 /EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
Coolmax 1200W ATX12V v2.3 /EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Pros: high power output for the price.

Cons: first few i received blew out due to cheap parts.

Overall Review: i had issues with the first few power supplies i received of this, noticing they were rather light for 1200w psus, each one burned out rather quickly, however, on my fourth power supply, i noticed the weight had gone up considerably as they had put higher quality parts in it, and since then, i have had no problems.

An amzing drive from an amazing company

ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS

Pros: Great price to performance ratio, seriously, its a few bucks more than other drives, but its build is far better.

Cons: n/a

Overall Review: I've been a fan of Asus products for a long time, as they continue to deliver quality and excellence with everything they make, and while they are not the cheapest when it comes to parts, they do make quality items, though it can sometimes be hard when you have to RMA something, overall, i would still recommend Asus to friends.

It's a decent cable

OKGEAR 24" SATA 6 Gbps Cable W/ Metal Latch, Straight to Straight, UV  Red, Backward Compatible with 3 Gbps and 1.5 Gbps
OKGEAR 24" SATA 6 Gbps Cable W/ Metal Latch, Straight to Straight, UV Red, Backward Compatible with 3 Gbps and 1.5 Gbps

Pros: i've never had a problem with these cables before, and not having one now. theyre a good price compared to local vendors.

Cons: Nada

Overall Review: i've had good luck with these cables and have yet to have one be defective.