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Dennis J.

Dennis J.

Joined on 03/10/06

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Most Favorable Review

Great Card!

ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 Overclocked 8G GDDR6 Dual-Fan Edition VR Ready HDMI DP 1.4 USB Type-C Graphics Card (DUAL-RTX2080-O8G)
ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 Overclocked 8G GDDR6 Dual-Fan Edition VR Ready HDMI DP 1.4 USB Type-C Graphics Card (DUAL-RTX2080-O8G)

Pros: -A Serious performance increase from the 10 series cards. -I went from 40-50 FPS at 3440 x 1440 with two 1070s in SLI to 60-80 FPS at the same resolution and max settings. -Quiet unless at full load and the fans have to ramp up which every fan style card suffers from.

Cons: - Price, the biggest drawback to the 20 series cards is the sticker shock, but let's be honest if you are looking at the top tier cards 2080, 2080ti, and now RTX Titan you know you are going to pay out the nose for them. - The card is big so in smaller cases, it may have trouble maintaining cooler temps or even fitting. - The card could look nicer I mean I am not a huge RBG guy but an all black card with a white and black backplate is will boring and for the price, some consideration could have been put into that aspect though that is a minor thing. -Ray Tracing is the future but is a letdown, hopefully, with future driver updates and better software support it will be what NVIDIA envisions, but right now you will get around 30 FPS (assuming your machine can even turn it on CPU requirements). So the concept is cool and it looks great when it works you will notice a performance drop when you turn it on.

Overall Review: I don't know why so many people complain about how hot these cards run mine on normal load ie web browsing stays around 44C and even at full load during a 3DMark benchmark test at full loads it stays below 80C. I have a full ATX tower with three case fans, but I made sure the card has plenty of space nothing is in the PCIe slot below it. All that being said I recommend this card to anyone who wants to game in 4K or is looking for an insane performance increase over older generations. This card isn't perfect and the price is high but should DLSS and Ray Tracing iron out their issues and deliver on the potential the 20 series can be something very special. Even if Ray Tracing never fully takes off you are still getting huge performance increases in every aspect of gaming.

Most Critical Review

Good but Frustrating

be quiet! PURE LOOP 280mm AIO CPU Water Cooler | All In One Water Cooling System | Intel and AMD Support | Low Noise | BW007
be quiet! PURE LOOP 280mm AIO CPU Water Cooler | All In One Water Cooling System | Intel and AMD Support | Low Noise | BW007

Pros: It does an excellent job of keeping the CPU cool at load which is its primary job.

Cons: Where to start, maybe I am spoiled by Corsair, or just lazy, or perhaps both but this AIO is a mess to install. Let's begin with be quiet!'s garbage instructions, you open up the box and find some distilled water for the loop but no mention of why it is there, do you need to fill your loop or is it for later? They don't tell you at any point, and yes I know Google is a thing but I shouldn't need to supplement a poor manual with Google. Next, we have the bizarre wiring choices for the pump and fans, the fans I like, however, and again I hate to beat a dead horse Corsair does it better here as well with a fan hub, rather than finding three separate spots on the motherboard (not a big deal, just annoying to me) you find one and everything else goes to the hub.

Overall Review: Overall it isn't a bad product or a bad AIO I would buy one again now that I know about all the nonsense I talked about before. Just understand the manual is all pictures with minimal explanations, You will need a motherboard with plenty of fan headers (if you want or need a lot of case fans) or be willing to buy a fan hub. A good product that is held back by poor execution of its instruction manual and odd wiring choices.

Amazing Gaming Monitor

SAMSUNG 32" 165 Hz VA UHD Gaming Monitor FreeSync Premium Pro (AMD Adaptive Sync) 3840 x 2160 (4K) DCI-P3 95% HDMI, DisplayPort, USB, Audio Odyssey Neo G7 LS32BG752NNXGO
SAMSUNG 32" 165 Hz VA UHD Gaming Monitor FreeSync Premium Pro (AMD Adaptive Sync) 3840 x 2160 (4K) DCI-P3 95% HDMI, DisplayPort, USB, Audio Odyssey Neo G7 LS32BG752NNXGO

Pros: Inky blacks Vibrant colors Amazing response time HDR is on point and looks impressive with HDR content When paired with a capable GPU, this monitor shines

Cons: Price Auto-Switch doesn't always work Built-in speakers would be excellent, considering the price Orientation of the inputs can make plugging in cables difficult

Overall Review: One of the best 4K monitors I have ever owned, it has blacks that rival OLEDs without the risks of burn-in. It also has a blazing refresh rate of 165 Hz. I can't say enough good things about this monitor. I have owned this for two years now, and it has stood the test of time.

Amazing Speakers

Klipsch Reference Cinema Dolby Atmos 5.1.4 System
Klipsch Reference Cinema Dolby Atmos 5.1.4 System

Pros: I bought these while they were on sale to replace some old JVC speakers that I have had for years and let me tell you I couldn't be happier. These speakers are amazing, they are crisp, with great mid-range for shelf-sized speakers. The sub-woofer performs as expected with good low to mid ranges. These are perfect for a small to a medium-sized room I have them in my home office and they fill the space nicely.

Cons: A little on the pricey side. The speakers are an odd shape only because they include the Atmos upward-firing speaker with the main front and rear speakers, which is fine but make sure if you intend to have this on bookshelves you have the space for them.

Overall Review: I highly recommend these speakers.

11/30/2022

Great Card

BFG Tech GeForce GTX 275 896MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card BFGEGTX275896OCE
BFG Tech GeForce GTX 275 896MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card BFGEGTX275896OCE

Pros: This card rocks I recently upgraded from 2 NVIDA 7900 GTX SLI with just one of these and it out performs them both. Worth the money will buy another once I upgrade the power supply.

Cons: Big card but most high end Video Cards are.

Overall Review: Make sure your power supply can handle this bad boy.

Good Update

Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD
Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD

Pros: This OS is great a big step up from the XP format, which looked the same as ME and 2000! A lot of good add ons, I would recommend backing up your system up prior to install. Also you need at least 2 GB of Ram to Run Vista the way it is intended and if you are planning on playing high end games you my need 3- 4 GB of Ram and a good Processior.

Cons: Had to install Drivers again, and update to 4 GB of Ram