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Christopher B.

Christopher B.

Joined on 07/02/10

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Most Favorable Review

Fail.

RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply, New Version with Build-in LED Fan On/Off Switch
RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply, New Version with Build-in LED Fan On/Off Switch

Pros: LED!!! cool?!?!? It works? It's a powersupply?

Cons: It caught on fire when I upgraded my processor from a 95w to 125w processor (AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition Kuma 2.8GHz to AMD Phenom ii x4 970 Black Edition 3.5GHz) that was fun to see smoke coming out of my system!!!!

Overall Review: Fortunately I replaced this PSU with a more powerful 900w supply... all in all while i had it with my original processor it served me well, unfortunately it couldn't handle an increase of 30w? Who would have known?

Most Critical Review

Not Sure how to feel

Cooler Master V8 GTS High Performance CPU Cooler, Horizontal Vapor Chamber, 8 Heatpipes, Aluminum Fins, Dual 120mm Fans, Red LED, AMD /Intel LGA1200/1151/2066
Cooler Master V8 GTS High Performance CPU Cooler, Horizontal Vapor Chamber, 8 Heatpipes, Aluminum Fins, Dual 120mm Fans, Red LED, AMD /Intel LGA1200/1151/2066

Pros: Big, Flashy, Cools Efficiently, Pleasing End Result.

Cons: Annoyingly hard to install, Comes in stereotypical red/black LED configuration, Big (I like it better then say a Noctua NH-D14 but it is still a little too big). Had to take the fans off to even get it mounted and then ran into clearance issues trying to re-install the fan once it was mounted. (This is an Corsair 750D). Needless to say this cooler is beyond ridiculously hard to install. Pretty sure you must have the hands of a child to be able to manipulate the small spaces that the provided installation instructions ask you to work with. I feel it would be much better with some sort of quick release system as opposed to its current mounting approach because the rear retention points on the Intel bracket are impossible to get to if you have any kind of heat sinks around the socket on your Mobo. I literally had to get a pair of tweezers to thread the retention nut on the back right side because of a heat sink. Needless to say by the time I finally got the thing mounted I felt like I ran a marathon. Some of these issues could be avoided by mounting this cooler on the motherboard while it is outside of the case. Even still its a pain then too unless you are building a completely new computer from scratch instead of swapping out a part for a new one.

Overall Review: Overall I really like the product but I had to take away two eggs because the LED lighting is stereotypical and the installation process is beyond frustrating.

Card Runs Hot - But it works

MSI GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card RTX 2080 VENTUS 8G
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card RTX 2080 VENTUS 8G

Pros: It's a 2080, so you know your getting a decent GPU.

Cons: Had to install multiple additional fans directly overtop this thing in a HAF case to keep it from radiating heat like a space heater. I feel the heat dissipation on this card was inferior. I felt that the firmware-managed fan speed was not sufficient most of the time to cool this card, and increasing RPM using MSI afterburner can lead to a noisy experience. Replaced this with a 3080, which is the second Generation RTX cards, which have much beefier cooling designs.

Overall Review: It works, but there are probably better alternatives with superior cooling that will last longer as a result of that cooling. The card is expensive for what it is.

One of the greatest processors I've ever owned

AMD FX-8150 - FX-Series Zambezi 8-Core 3.6 GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor - FD8150FRGUBOX
AMD FX-8150 - FX-Series Zambezi 8-Core 3.6 GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor - FD8150FRGUBOX

Pros: Fast, Overclockable to the Max, and simply comes in a cool box.

Cons: It doesn't cook me breakfast. Seriously its been almost a year since I picked up this CPU and now that the price has come down from when I got it, its an unbelievable deal. I run this CPU on an Saberthooth 990Fx. Great combination

Overall Review: Whats next, 16 cores?

Your really buying a Beta

Star Wars: Old Republic Online PC Game
Star Wars: Old Republic Online PC Game

Pros: Fully Integrated Speech into quests makes it more engaging.

Cons: This game has many many bugs, with high end computers receiving low frame rates, as low as 14 on an AMD FX 8 Core build with GTX 560 slied. The quests are repetitive, and the PVP has no brackets, allowing only level 50 toons to have decent pvp gear. There is no content really after you get level 50, its really a game that was released too early. Don't buy this if you think its a WoW alternative, because it isn't. Bioware hasn't vetted this game as well as blizzard does in its sleep for its maintenance patches. The company isn't very responsive to the community, Patches are scheduled and delayed and then delayed again... planets are huge confusing lands with a lot of phasing, quests are just annoying with large travel distances. Classes aren't balanced, the game requires polish. The subscription is too much for a game of this quality, and its not worth 60$ a copy.

Overall Review: Give it time, let EA put its money where its mouth is and fix its beta. Id say atleast 6 months to a year.

Monitor Colors Don't Match

ASUS VE248H 24" Full HD 1920 x 1080 D-Sub, DVI, HDMI Built-in Speakers Asus Eye Care with Ultra Low-Blue Light & Flicker-Free LED Backlight Monitor
ASUS VE248H 24" Full HD 1920 x 1080 D-Sub, DVI, HDMI Built-in Speakers Asus Eye Care with Ultra Low-Blue Light & Flicker-Free LED Backlight Monitor

Pros: Awesome Huge screen, HD, HDMI, 10,000,000,000 to 1 ratio, 200 dollars... Win

Cons: Bought two, the colors don't match up, there is no reason why I should have to purchase a 300 dollar monitor color tuner to have my identical monitors, purchased on the exact same date, display colors the same.

Overall Review: Haven't noticed any of the fabled ghosting, if only my background didn't change hues from screen to screen.

12/20/2011