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Michael M.

Michael M.

Joined on 07/08/06

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Most Favorable Review

Rock Solid Beast

XFX Black Edition Double Dissipation Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card R9-290A-EDBD
XFX Black Edition Double Dissipation Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card R9-290A-EDBD

Pros: Stable, have yet to have an issue with stability, out of the box it has been great. Overclocked it from 980 Mhz/1250 Mhz to 1140/1500 with stock voltages, with bumping the Voltage, I settled at 1180. Fan is (imo) fairly quiet even at 70% which it's at when fully loaded and at 75C, VRAM at 95C. Temps are quite good based on reviews I've seen. While well more than doubling the performance of my 6870's in CF, I think it weighs as much as the two together, ha, but it's built well so sag/sturdiness is not a concern for me. Even at these clocks/voltages the heat exiting my case is not as hot as the 2 cards I replaced.

Cons: It's big. My Cooler Master Storm Scout (which held the biggest cards of its day) needed about 1" of surgical trimming aided by Mr Dremel. Luckily dropping out the mobo for the work is a snap so it wasn't a hassle, I still had 7 spaces for hard drives left over. The XFX lightup is covered up by my side fan filters, which isn't a con of the card, just wish I could see it. It doesn't heat up Hot Pockets enough. Fan doesn't keep my Mountain Dew cold. Doesn't have an integrated hook to hang my bag of Doritos on.

Overall Review: I will update this in 6 months. I have an EVGA Supernova G2 750 Gold, which is the best PSU I've owned to date, very possibly contributes to the stability. I got "lucky" with Hynix memory, not sure if it really matters or not, just adding a data point to those wondering their chances of Hynix vs Elpida. MSI Afterburner is an upgrade over Trixx I feel.

Most Critical Review

Good, not great

Logitech F310 Gamepad with broad game support and customizable buttons
Logitech F310 Gamepad with broad game support and customizable buttons

Pros: Good plug and play capability

Cons: Sticks are not analog ie. in racing games (NFS Most Wanted anyways) there is no difference between a slight right turn (partial joystick movement) and hard right turn (joystick moved to full range of motion). To me this is a problem, but for the price I got, I can't complain. I wish I'd have known this in advance.

Overall Review: Probably get a USB corded XBox controller for best results.

Pretty Decent

Targus APB27US 4800mAh External Battery Power Bank for Smartphones, Tablets, and other USB Mobile Devices
Targus APB27US 4800mAh External Battery Power Bank for Smartphones, Tablets, and other USB Mobile Devices

Pros: Decent Capacity, Nice charge % light indicator. Even discharge (1st half takes as long to discharge as 2nd half.)

Cons: I'm skeptical of the 2.1A rating. I have chargers with rated outputs of 850 mA that charge much faster.

Overall Review: Sometimes it will charge fairly quickly other times it will simply maintain my charge at whatever percentage it is at.

11/20/2013

Awesome cooler

ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B 135mm Long life bearing CPU Cooler Blue LED
ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B 135mm Long life bearing CPU Cooler Blue LED

Pros: Awesome, keeps my cpu cool. Fits in my midsize Storm Scout. Had a rebate making it XXV dollars! Got it back in 5 weeks. Quiet Fan. Looks Baller (bearing that is).

Cons: High MSRP Install isn't the easiest but isn't bad.

Overall Review: Keeps my 2500k under 60C at 4.5 Ghz on prime95 max heat for hours on end. What else do you want to know? People complaining about installation? I can't speak for AMD, but with Intel it's easy, just follow the freaking directions perhaps? Read an internet article? Think logically?

Misleading

Kocaso M870 8" Android 4.0 Capacitive Touch Tablet PC - 1080p/ 1.2Ghz/ 4GB HDD/ 1GB DDR3/ Dual Camera (White)
Kocaso M870 8" Android 4.0 Capacitive Touch Tablet PC - 1080p/ 1.2Ghz/ 4GB HDD/ 1GB DDR3/ Dual Camera (White)

Pros: Price ICS

Cons: Resolution is very low. 800x600

Overall Review: Title states 1080p which it can output video in from it's HDMI cord. Stating this is a 1080p tablet in the title is very misleading.

11/19/2012

Promising

Rage PC Game
Rage PC Game

Pros: Graphics: 9/10 the graphics are great, no question about it. Side quest/games: 9.5/10 winning combat/races in the various dune buggy style vehicles (think death race) are very fun, and it's a plus that this in turn makes the missions out in the wasteland utilizing your vehicle even better.

Cons: Direction: 7/10 the levels are very linear which can be good if you like that, but not so good if you like exploring. Action: 5.5/10 the game does almost nothing to reward accuracy, a head shot (with nearly anything but sniper rifle) will not kill (helmet or not) but cause the enemy to stumble and clutch his face, etc. and if you execute a 2nd headshot during this, it counts as body, until the enemy has regained his composure and has resumed firing at you, is another headshot treated as such. This enRAGEd me to no end. Difficulty: 6/10 I am not an elite gamer, but I'm no slouch, I play most games on normal and expect to have a few sections that require repeated tries, this had none, and I found the normal setting almost stupidly easy.

Overall Review: Other: you don't find a lot of ammo which is annoying, but you have tons of money to buy all you want in town, stock up, and the game is very fun, I wish I hadn't been so miserly and I likely would have enjoyed it more. I took my time and beat it in 11 hours without trying to rush through it. All in all, it's a decent game for 10 dollars, it is fun, has varied missions and side missions but isn't quite as full featured as Fallout. If you find the game for $5 definitely pick it up.

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Good buy

My only complaint is that the shipping was slow (over a week to arrive) and the tracking number didn't work for the first 5 days. Actual delivery was a day after the estimated delivery date. Otherwise, it's a great flashlight! Blindingly bright for a flashlight, let alone that it only uses one AAA battery. Waterproof. 3 settings for super bright to best of both worlds to long battery life low setting.

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