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Tyler S.

Tyler S.

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Most Favorable Review

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CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750 W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750 W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: Love corsair products, they really understand how to make something beautiful and reliable. -Gold rated, This power supply never gets hot (NEVER). The fan has never turned on, not actually sure if it even works. But it doesn't matter because there is no need, the thing runs so cool. -750W is the perfect amount for your normal build with enough left over to run SLI -Modular is definitely the way to go. Makes cable management so much easier -Great design (feels solid), all the cables look nice and connect nice and snug.

Cons: Power cables could be a little longer. If you have a full sized case you might have issues with the mobo power supply. I have a ASrocks mobo with the power connector on the very top and the cable just barley makes it (cannot run behind case to hide) and thats in a mid tower.

Overall Review: As long as you check to make sure the power cable will be long enough your fine. Minor Con really, not worth removing one egg. Great power supply, super reliable, a little expensive but if you want gold rated this is the way to go. Corsair is a brilliant company, would recommend them on every product they make

Most Critical Review

Not so great.

Acer S230HLAbii  Black 23" 5ms HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 ACM 100,000,000:1 (1000:1)
Acer S230HLAbii Black 23" 5ms HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 ACM 100,000,000:1 (1000:1)

Pros: it is thin. its cheap.

Cons: where to start. it has in my opinion horrible quality. seems almost too cheaply made screen has a sort of grainy look to it, its matted finish is very poor, making images high in color and very bright look grainy, or like there is water kind of on the screen. the buttons on the bottom are very hard to use. they are not labeled, and when you press them it pushes the entire screen up. not very bright at all, even when settings are changed and its on max brightness.

Overall Review: bought this monitor, opened it, connected it, changed settings, became very disappointed :(. The screen has a very low quality for an hd monitor. When you buy a led monitor you expect it to be bright and vibrant right? well this monitor is not that. I will be splurging a little and buying a more expensive monitor now getting a better product. Dont let the low price fool you.

So far so great

ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Great Mobo for a great price. First one died within 5 minutes, but not the motherboards fault. Power supply shorted it out. Second one came (upgraded version) and has been running great ever since. -Good amount of usb 3.0 -Digital readout very helpful for trouble shooting -Bios works well (looks pretty) Reliability is the main concern for mobos. This one is put together well and seems like it will last a long time (lets hope it does). Had it for almost a year and no issues whatsoever.

Cons: -Back plate for connectors somewhat difficult to install (very sharp) -Holes for mounting motherboard on case have thin metal spacers that get ripped up when installed, so be cautious if you need to remove and reinstall the mobo -Could have more 4 pin connectors (only 2 I think) -Chipset is a little tall so be careful with what graphics card you use. I have an EVGA 660 and there is about 1mm space between the two.

Overall Review: First time going with ASrocks for motherboard. Really like the design and it has a neutral black color (if you care about color coordinating)

Great Stuff

Arctic Silver Arcticlean Thermal material Remover & Surface Purifier ACN-60ML (2-PC-SET)
Arctic Silver Arcticlean Thermal material Remover & Surface Purifier ACN-60ML (2-PC-SET)

Pros: Great 2 step cleaning Makes removing thermal paste a breeze

Cons: None

Overall Review: If it's your first time removing thermal paste, coffee filters work great. Just be prepared to go through a lot of them

Rosewill CAPSTONE Series, CAPSTONE-650-M, 650W Semi-Modular Power Supply, 80 PLUS GOLD Certified, Single +12V Rail, SLI & CrossFire Ready, Black
Rosewill CAPSTONE Series, CAPSTONE-650-M, 650W Semi-Modular Power Supply, 80 PLUS GOLD Certified, Single +12V Rail, SLI & CrossFire Ready, Black

Pros: cheap for a 80 gold.

Cons: worked for about 15 minutes, just long enough to set up the OS, then died.

Overall Review: Im really hoping it did not damage any other components of my computer, ill be very annoyed if i get my new PSU and i find out my mobo or memory is fried due to this faulty Rosewill. In my opinion and many others I know, do not buy rosewill for power supply. Go corsair, its an important part of you computer and you should be willing to make sure you get something that actually works correctly. Im very dissapointed in Rosewill with this PCU, i will never buy a Rosewill again.

10/25/2012