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Adam J.

Adam J.

Joined on 05/01/06

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I could not be happier

EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

Pros: :: Runs everything I play :: EVGA + NVidia = Win :: Literally ridiculous FPS in games Honestly this is more card than I really needed, I play mostly WoW, Civ IV, and a smattering of other games. On 100% maxed settings in World of Warcraft (including multi-sampling) and 1920x1200 res, this was running at 60 fps 95% of the time, and never dipped below 20 even in the midst of a rush of stuff going on in Dalaran (anyone who plays knows what that can do to your framerate). Crisp, clean and amazing when combined with my 24" samsung HD.

Cons: Look, I know everyone says this, and everyone reads these reviews and knows it... but it is still worth repeating: THIS THING IS HUGE. I put together my system in a CM storm scout case with an EVGA E758-A1 mobo, and I actually had to move this to the middle pci-e slot because of wire management issues trying to get it into the first slot. Other than that though, its run cool and quiet so far.

Overall Review: Came with World at War for free which was awesome, but I wish they'd let you choose to just take a discount or something instead of these free gifts when you don't actually want them.

Simple, Straight Forward, Decent Looking and Quiet

Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 mm Air Flow RGB Fan, 3 in 1 with RGB LED Controller. MFY-F2DC-113PC-R1.
Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 mm Air Flow RGB Fan, 3 in 1 with RGB LED Controller. MFY-F2DC-113PC-R1.

Pros: - Setup is pretty easy and has a lot of options for using the fans in various colors and schemes. - Fans are average or better on quietness. - Color output of the RGB's is pretty nice, even behind some tempered glass/plastic. Obviously the HD series fans are far superior, but for a fair difference in price, these are definitely a good option.

Cons: - They are a little 'light weight' so I worry about longevity, but so far they are solid. - The cable lines have to be 'separated' by pulling them apart in order to run the rgb & fan headers to separate spots. Not a big deal, but it'd be pretty easy to mess this up and end up damaging the cable.

Overall Review: Short version: If you have the money and want top performance & color, then go with the HD series fans, but if you want something less expensive that still gets a nice effect and good airflow and quiet level, then these are a good option.

Simple and Succinct, in all the right ways

EVGA SC17 1070 17.3" 4K/UHD Intel Core i7 6th Gen 6820HK (2.70 GHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 VR Ready 32 GB Memory 256 GB SSD 1 TB HDD Windows 10 Home 64-Bit Gaming Laptop
EVGA SC17 1070 17.3" 4K/UHD Intel Core i7 6th Gen 6820HK (2.70 GHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 VR Ready 32 GB Memory 256 GB SSD 1 TB HDD Windows 10 Home 64-Bit Gaming Laptop

Pros: - No Frills, basic backlighting, simple design, no wacky configurations to deal with. Out of the box ready to go. - Blazing fast, and no bloatware (unless you count the EVGA app, but it's really minor) other than MS included stuff. - 1070 looks amazing in 4k, the monitor is absolutely beautiful.

Cons: - Hot, real hot, so hot you could fry an egg on it! (In my best Robin Williams voice) - Only two standard USB ports, and both are on one side.

Overall Review: The USB thing isn't really an issue, but it is a tad annoying to have to pop in an adapter if I want to plug in a standard size USB on the left. The heat though, is almost enough to knock off an egg, but not quite. Running Fallout 4 with the texture pack at near-max settings for a couple hours, the back end of this thing gets uncomfortably hot, and the fans are absolutely rocking at that point (fairly noisy). That said though, no FPS dips, no issues with gameplay, no power regulation issues, and it starts up in (I'm not exaggerating) 5 seconds. I love it. I would highly recommend getting a laptop cooling pad for underneath it though. :)

TWO purchases. Read this!

Bush 2960MCA103 Enterprise Collection 60W Double Pedestal Desk, Mocha Cherry (Box 1 of 2) (Pedestals Only)
Bush 2960MCA103 Enterprise Collection 60W Double Pedestal Desk, Mocha Cherry (Box 1 of 2) (Pedestals Only)

Pros: :: Very well built desk. Functional and has some nice features. :: Easy to put together, though you probably need 2 people to put the top on (it's pretty heavy) :: Bush customer service was phenomenal (see below) For some reason, unlike a lot of other products on Newegg, when I purchased this, it was not listed as needing a second purchase. I was extremely angry about this when I realized that what I thought was a $260 desk turned into a $600 desk, especially since we ordered two of them. That said, we went ahead and ordered the other parts (the tops) and eventually everything came in. UPS had completely destroyed two of the boxes and it resulted in having one of the side pieces damaged and one of the drawers destroyed. I contacted Bush hoping that they would be able to handle this rather than trying to do a full return with Newegg, and to my surprise, they were on it super fast. The rep at Bush responded overnight and after giving her some information, she had replacements out via Fedex within a couple days. Very, very good customer service from them. The desk itself is very well built, has a nice USB hub built into one of the wire plugs, and has great cable management options throughout. I highly recommend.

Cons: :: Newegg did not advertise correctly. As noted above, there was no mention that this was part of a two-order package when I purchased it originally. That's the only reason I'm dropping an egg.

Overall Review: Given the quality of the fixtures, rails and hardware on this desk, I would safely assume that Bush's other products are really good also. One other thing that I though was really cool was the desk came with an actual screwdriver for the few things that needed to be put in (not many), which was nice compared to most products coming with either nothing or some flimsy thing that barely works.

No Color, but Everything Else

Brother MFC-8910DW High Speed All-In-One Laser Printer with Wireless Networking and Advanced Duplex Printing
Brother MFC-8910DW High Speed All-In-One Laser Printer with Wireless Networking and Advanced Duplex Printing

Pros: :: Fast and Clean Printing :: Inexpensive Refills :: Pretty much does everything a home office could need. My wife and I needed a somewhat more capable, though just black-and-white, all-in-one setup for our home office, and after doing a lot of review searches, we settled on this one. It was quick and easy to set up (except for a couple minor things, below), prints very well, and Rosewill makes refills for it that are super inexpensive and seemed to be good for a few thousand sheets or so (they rate it at 8000, but I think that's the max - realistically it's more like 4000 if the sheets have a lot of stuff on them). Absolutely been a workhorse for us so far, and it has some nice features with the scanning, once you figure them out (again, below).

Cons: :: Instructions are a little bit wonky :: Scanning takes a little figuring out :: No Color (though if you're looking at this, you probably aren't looking for a color printer, I would hope). The only real gripe is that it became obvious that the printed instructions were not intended to be "quick and easy." Don't get me wrong, setting up the thing was super simple, but the additional functions after setup take a little getting used to. Scanning to your PC (after you've set up the software) is simple, but then you have to choose what you are scanning it as, and instead of simply choosing a file type (jpg, pdf, etc) you pick a less specific term (email, picture, etc) - so you have to get that figured out. That said, folders can be changed, etc. and once you do have it figured out, it works great.

Overall Review: A way to re-label the file types would be nice. There's a few choices, and having to think about it every time gets old.

Buy This. Seriously.

Panasonic Milano Series ER-GB40-S NEW! Wet/Dry Beard/Hair Trimmer
Panasonic Milano Series ER-GB40-S NEW! Wet/Dry Beard/Hair Trimmer

Pros: :: Well priced. :: Very solid build :: Adjustments are easy :: Wet/Dry and simple to clean. I really can't say enough good things about this, but the short version is this - it performs and is built like a ~$150-$200 trimmer. I caught it on sale for $35 and am unbelievably happy with my purchase. It does exactly what I need it to do, no annoyances involved. I can use it in the shower if need be, adjustment dial is super simple, and the detachable spacer has no secondary latches or anything to deal with.

Cons: :: Spacer style I wouldn't knock off an egg for it, but I do wish the spacer was shaped slightly differently. It gets difficult occasionally to get those few odd hairs in areas like the corners of your mouth and such. Thankfully it's easy and quick to just take the spacer off and carefully hit them with the direct blade.

Overall Review: Worth it at $50, ridiculously worth it at $35-$40.

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Seller is Good. Product is pretty good 4/5.

Another vastly on sale item that is exactly the quality I would expect - good, but not great. It serves it's purpose (foster child wanted a backpack that looked like a camo one in Fortnite).

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Seller is Good. Product is 4/5.

I knew it was going to be a little cheap (Logitech G Series stuff always is), but it was noticeably cheaply made - seams aren't even, fabric is 'wavy' from uneven stresses, etc. It works fine for what I need, and I got it on sale, so I have no real complaints about it, but honestly if I was wanting a 'good' large format mat, I'd go with the corsair one or xtracpads (I bought a couple of their extra large ones a while back).

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On Time, Packaged Properly.

Splitter works great, and was delivered as expected.

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