Joined on 08/15/07
I never thought my Logitech Z-5500 would ever sound this awesome!
Pros: Brought new life to my Logitech Z-5500 5.1 system. (explained in "Other" section) Solid construction (you can just feel it when holding one of the Satellites, especially the Center Satellite) Overall appearance and design Amazing sound from speakers this size Small footprint, large soundstage With this review, I'm not putting down my Logitech Z-5500 5.1 system. I've always thought it was an awesome setup for computer sound. However, now that I've replaced the original Satellites with the Klipsch Quintet V Satellites, it truly is awesome sound for a computer setup. The Klipsch Quintet V Satellites are (at least for me) surprising by the actual sound they put out vs their size. Though once you pick up any one of the 4 Satellites or the Center Satellite, and feel the weight, see the quality, and read about what's inside, and what drives them, it becomes as clear as the sound they put out. They have easy button type push downs for the spring loaded wire connections. They have keyhole or 1/4" 20 thread options for wall or stand mounting. I keep the grilles on, but the piano black woofers give them a classy touch. Overall, just well thought out, well engineered, and well worth their weight.
Cons: Honestly, I don't think I could even make one up, at least for my setup, they are everything I could have hoped for.
Overall Review: I'm sure there are better ways to utilize the Klipsch Quintet V speakers, however, I have Klipsch R-15M's, R-25C, and R-10SW for my main system. But for my computer room, I have had my Logitech Z-5500 5.1 system for about 5 or 6 years. It always sounded great for a computer sound system, but to me, a little muddy, great midranges and bass, but was always lacking those highs. The output at 500 watts was not an issue, but it just sounded like something was blocking them, like the speakers were behind books or something. I've been looking at the Klipsch Quintet speakers for some time now, like when I was a little kid, and I saw something I wanted, but knew my parents couldn't afford it. Well, I've been putting a little money aside here and there, checking for a sale, if I had enough saved up yet, reading reviews, and seeing how everyone was happy with them. Already having Klipsch Speakers, I was confident these would sound better then the Satellites that came with the Z-5500. All I can say is, now that my Logitech Z-5500 is the original 10" subwoofer, but now with the Klipsch Quintet V Satellites, I honestly had confidence it would sound pretty good over the original setup, but it totally amazed me at just how great it sounds now. I can't stress enough the difference it made. I'm a music lover, a movie watcher, and a part-time gamer. I'll definitely be playing music and watching movies much more at my computer now! I would definitely highly recommend these speakers for similar setups like mine, or if you're trying not to fill a room with audio equipment, but still want great sound.
Working perfectly!
Pros: Upgraded to 512 GB M.2 NVMe SSD drive Upgraded to 32 GB RAM I first purchased an MSI Apache Pro-009 model. I Found it to have problems. Hesitations when using mouse pointer, for example, I would click a menu off, then it would freeze for a few seconds, then jump across the screen about 10 inches. I also found opening menus was sometimes slow. And it ran hot, among other minor things I found that I didn't like about it. I saw this MSI GT72VR Dominator-063 with upgraded 512 GB M.2 NVMe SSD drive, and upgraded 32 GB RAM, which I thought may help the Apache Pro I had purchased, but didn't want to take a gamble on upgrading that one. I received this very quickly from Computer Upgrade King. Everything was packaged perfectly and in brand new condition. After going through the Microsoft Updates, which of course took some time. I tested it out for a couple of hours, and I am very pleased with it. The cooling system works very well. The keyboard doesn't seem to get warm to the touch at all. Everything is very responsive and fast. No hesitation in mouse pointer activity at all. Win 10 boots up in about 5 to 8 seconds. Keyboard is very responsive and has a nice feel to it. The design of the chasis vs the Apache Pro chasis definitley helps in cooling. I also found the sound to be much better than the sound on the Apache Pro version. This sound setup has more fullness to it, not as tinny sounding as the Apache Pro had. Of course it's a laptop, I'm not expecting full body sound without connecting to external speakers, but it's actually enjoyable as is. I did have to redownload sound drivers, and a couple of other apps that are in Dragon Center, one for keyboard coloring, one for display coloring and so on, but it was after Microsoft Upgraded my Windows to the version 1607, so I'm guessing the older files no longer worked with the new version of Windows 10. After downloading the drivers from MSI website and installing them, everything is working smoothly. I have not downloaded any games as of yet. I'm still in the testing phases for regular activity, but I don't expect it to be a problem for gaming at all. I should note that I'm not a hardcore gamer. I play WoW, SWtOR, and have a Steam account for games like City Skylines, Duke Nukem and such. But I rely on my Desktop mostly for my gaming, but figured if I'm out and about with nothing really going on, it would be nice to relax and be able to use the laptop for passing time gaming. Overall, very pleased with the MSI Dominator-063 purchased from Computer Upgrade King through Newegg!
Cons: As mentioned, still testing things out, but after a couple of hours each day for 4 or 5 days now, I really can't think of any Cons at this time.
Overall Review: I have to say, I was a bit skeptical at first when ordering this one. I usually or always purchase directly from Newegg, and as far as I know, this was my first purchase from outside Newegg on the Newegg site. However, as mentioned, it was packaged perfectly. Everything inside the package was absolutely clean and new looking. Since it did have upgraded items, I knew it was already handled, but they did a great job at Computer Upgrade King, and I'm very pleased with the purchase.
Better then I expected!
Pros: *Compact *Easy Setup *Awesome Sound I have to say, I expected really good sound because I still have a set of Cambridge Soundworks / Creative 3500 series 5.1 surround system that I've owned for about 10 years. They still work but the volume control knob is starting to go out, touch it and you lose the sound until you wiggle it and find a good spot again, so it was time for a new set. The T6300 not only equaled the performance, but surpassed it. Really amazing sound from this set. Clarity is amazing, separation of lows and highs is great. And though it's only 57 total Watts, it really puts out the sound. I have a set of Logitech Z-5500 505 Watt 5.1 system on another setup in the house, and I have to say, I'm thinking the sound from the T6300 is clearer, just not a powerful.
Cons: Probably like a lot of folks, speaker wires too short. 4 ft. from floor mounted sub woofer to desktop is just not enough length. I had to buy RCA Extensions M to F 3 ft. for the front left speaker and center speaker, and (2) 10 ft. extensions for the rear speakers. The only con I had, but knew it before purchasing, so I already had on order the extensions, problem solved!
Overall Review: I will just throw this out there, I saw at least one review stating that the (3) small satellite speakers were DOA. If it's the first time connecting 5.1 speaker system to your computer, it's probably defaulting to 2.0 or 2.1 speakers, so it's not seeing the (3) new speakers. Fix: go to Control Panel/Hardware and Sounds/Sound On the pop-up menu, in the list, find Speakers with the green checkmark or the word "Default" under them. Right click on that one and click "Configure" Select 5.1 Surround, click "Test" then work through the Wizard by clicking the next button about 3 to 4 pages, then click "Finish" You should now hear sound from the (3) smaller satellite speakers or Center and Left rear, Right rear. Hope that helps!
Love it!
Pros: Very comfortable, smooth clicking and scrolling. I love the fact that you can pick just about any color imaginable using the Razer Software. Very responsive during gaming, and just very comfortable using for everyday use as well.
Cons: Absolutely none!
Great!
Pros: I purchased 2 for my two computer set-up. Both arrived in perfect condition and both are working great. I upgraded from Gigabyte GTX 680's. The GTX 980's seem to be a bit quieter, and run a bit cooler, on average about 5 degrees less at idle from 35 C for the 680 down to 30 C for the 980. While gaming I am seeing around 60 to 65 C as opposed to the 680, which was usually around 70 to 75 C during gaming. Temps are using MSI Afterburner and Air Cooled in Cooler Master HAF-X cases. Graphics seem to be much smoother around the edges and overall better looking and more responsive. I have another computer which has the Gigabyte GTX 780 GHz edition. I don't know if the upgrade would be worth it from that card to this one, but I'm glad I did upgrade from the GTX 680's to the GTX 980G1's on the 2 computers I did.
Cons: None
Needed Length
Pros: Perfect for my application, the 6 ft. cables that came with the KVM switch were too short. With these ATEN KVM cables, I have about 1 ft. of slack on each end now. Built with the same heavy gauge cable as the supplied cables. Actually, identical to the original or supplied cables, just longer.
Cons: None
Overall Review: I have an L-shaped desk and one computer at each end of the desk. The KVM sits on the desk near the monitor, so that's why the extra length was needed for me. I could have made it work with 8 ft. cables, but I didn't find any 8 ft. cable sets in my searching. Still with the extra 2 ft. total length I have now, if I decide to move anything around, I'll know I have that little extra length to adjust with.
Great experience!
I purchased an MSI Dominator-063 with upgraded 512 GB M.2 NVMe drive and 32 GB Memory. Package arrived in perfect condition and laptop itself is everything I hoped for. All around, it was a great experience purchasing this item from Computer Upgrade King.
Samsung 840 EVO
At the time of purchase for a Samsung 840 EVO SSD, Ant-online was listed as the seller of the SSD on the Newegg page. I had never before bought anything from Newegg that wasn't from Newegg. So I was a little hesitant but went ahead and made the purchase. That being said, it was a very smooth transaction, shipping was quick, product arrived in perfect condition and, the SSD is installed and has been running great as expected for a couple of weeks now. If the situation arises again in the future and I go to Newegg for a certain purchase and Ant-online happens to be the seller again, next time I won't think twice about it. Anyone having the same type of doubts I was having, for what it's worth, I had absolutely no problems with this transaction. I'd buy from Ant-online again.