Joined on 07/10/12
Good RAM, good price
Pros: -Overclocked well (can't remember the exact timings, they all got reset to default but I know we were able to push it pretty far) -Good price point for 16GB RAM
Cons: -They didn't exactly match the red-themed case that I bought, but it didn't matter. You couldn't see very well inside without a window, and a decent-sized CPU cooler hid them from sight.
Overall Review: I bought these for a gaming/video editing rig. They've served me well and I have no complaints.
Decent at Best
Pros: So I bought this case because I loved its features and its looks. It was my first build and I thought that having a full-tower behemoth of a case would make the build process easier. I was right. -Big & spacious -Easy wire management -Red LEDs look nice, even better with a few red LED fans -USB 3.0
Cons: -I don't know if this was a problem with my motherboard (Gigabyte UD5H LGA 1155) or the case, but the motherboard doesn't sit far enough back in the case to reach the cutout. The I/O panel is somewhat inset, so the I/O shield that came with the motherboard would've gotten in the way, and thus was never installed. -The entire thing feels like it's well-built, with the exception of the front panel. It broke within the first hour of building, and despite trying tape and glue to secure it, it hasn't worked yet. If you put any USB device into it, especially on the right, it was unhook itself and drop down into the case. Sometimes pulling the USB device out will fix this, sometimes it won't. -My front audio jack stopped working too. Possibly related, not sure, it just suddenly cut out on me in the middle of a game at one point. Still haven't determined the cause. -It weighs 36lb. -It's pretty hot in there. My airflow might just be bad, I tried adding a few extra fans, but my GPU runs at >90ºC at full load, and my CPU gets pretty hot even with a Noctua NH D-14 cooling it (IC Diamond thermal paste). -Definitely not worth the $160 I paid for it.
Overall Review: I probably would've RMA'd this case shortly after building, but some of the components were a hassle to install and I just wanted to use the dang thing! I just bought a new case to either replace it or be used with a new build, I have't decided yet. This time a mid tower. Personally I think mid towers are the way to go when building a computer, and would suggest a nice mid tower to anyone looking to build as opposed to the monolith that I currently have.
Does What it Should
Pros: -Reads SD cards just fine -USB 3.0 ports -Other inputs would probably be nice if I actually had a use for them -The mesh style matched the rest of the front of my case
Cons: -Whenever I pull a USB drive or SD card out, the entire unit pulls out with it. I'm pretty sure I forgot to put in a couple screws, so it's my fault. I should probably get around to fixing that, it's kind of annoying. -Price. $35 isn't particularly expensive, and I had plenty of space in my budget, but I've since realized I can get something as good or better for around $15-20.
Overall Review: -Not sure if this really counts, but all of the ports except for the USB3 connections are hooked up to a single USB2.0 port. I haven't had occasion to try it, but that's slower than the USB3... And also I have the feeling it might struggle reading two different memory sticks at once, but like I said, I can't confirm this.
Matching!
Pros: The Razer Goliathus goes perfectly with my Razer Blackwidow and Razer Deathadder. It's served me well playing predominantly first-person shooters.
Cons: None
Overall Review: To be perfectly honest, I don't know one mousepad from the next. I'm not all that competitive of a gamer, but I was told that I needed a nice mousepad to fully make use of my mouse. It was only $15, so I got it. I have no complaints, though I guess I had no complaints before either.
Beautiful Monitor
Pros: -23" screen -Colors look amazing -Overall just a super great picture -HDMI input
Cons: -This monitor pales in comparison to that owned by a friend of mine, a 24" beauty that runs at 144hz, but that's not really a con...
Overall Review: I put this next to a $100 piece-of-junk20" HP monitor that I got a couple years ago, and the difference is stunning. Absolutely no regrets about getting this monitor, and I'll probably be buying a second one to run legitimate dual monitors at some point!
I Derped
Pros: -Great responsive click -Nice glow effect... I love it! -Super fast, super responsive -Nice macro abilities... Kind of...
Cons: So, I have only one con for this keyboard, because I was at fault here. I got this keyboard, plugged it in, installed Razer Synapse - only to find that the D-key wouldn't work. After repeated tries to get it to work, I packed it up and returned it. I ended up doing that again, because the D-key on the second one didn't work either! It was at that point that I got suspicious, and sure enough, on the third keyboard I got, it STILL didn't work. I went into Razer Synapse, and lo and behold, my 'D' key was set to "new macro" instead of the letter D. I was notably upset, because while it was my own fault, I could've sworn that the key layout in the software was among the first things I checked!
Overall Review: 4 stars only because it somehow set itself to be a random key. If you're having problems, make sure you check Razer Synapse!