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PAUL T.

PAUL T.

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Meets every expectation

EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 P2 220-P2-1200-X1 80+ PLATINUM 1200W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply
EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 P2 220-P2-1200-X1 80+ PLATINUM 1200W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply

Pros: Meets spec, and then some Build quality Efficiency Very low noise (both audible and electrical) 10 year warranty (did I mention build quality?)

Cons: The obvious con is price, but this is a false impression as the cost is mitigated by value received in multiple ways. Perhaps the stiffness of the cables, but again, they are properly-gauged and that means they're gonna be thick, so they are little stiffer than you might be used to. Deal with it, as you should for delivering this power.

Overall Review: Pretty much everything about this power supply is correct. From the cap-filtered cables (every single one of them!), to the Power cord (12 ga.), this unit is built correctly and you can actually see and measure the premium you pay for this supply. I've worked in avionics for a decade testing power supplies, and this is the best consumer PC power supply I have seen or used. I've measured mine in used and can attest that JohnnyGURU got it dead-on right.

Some Good HW mixed with some meh HW, runs well tho

ABS Legend Gaming PC - Intel i9 10900KF - GeForce RTX 3090 - G.Skill TridentZ RGB 32GB  DDR4 3200 MHz - 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD
ABS Legend Gaming PC - Intel i9 10900KF - GeForce RTX 3090 - G.Skill TridentZ RGB 32GB DDR4 3200 MHz - 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD

Pros: - A 3090! - A 10900KF (also quite decent!) - Gigabyte Mobo! - Quality, Trident Z RAM! - Overall, a stable & fast system that delivers high FPS while driving three 1440p 165Hz monitors in 3D Surround

Cons: - Case design, quality is faarrr below the rest of the HW, except for the - Cheapo Gamidas AIO fans which are terrible, as both these fans had bad bearings that were loud & noisy, right-out-of-the-box. - Oddly, the AIO wiring wasn't plugged in correctly (the AIO fans were controlled by the RGB fan controller and not the motherboard!) - I got mine with a minimalist bottom of the line Zotac 3090, that performs well enough but forget about overclocking it - Comes with Win 10 Home edition - should be Pro edition, for this level of hardware - Painful price

Overall Review: So I've been building my own gaming PCs over 25 years. Yeah, I'm that old...which also means a lot of hands-on experience to provide a critical eye and backs up opinion. And this is the first pre-built PC I've purchased for personal use, since 1995... I needed a second rig, and I no longer buy mid-grade components intending to 'upgrading' parts along the way. I build my PCs holistically now, matching all components performance as a 'hardware generation' set. I required a 3090 (and thus extend the useful life of the system), and the only way to get one was to jump on a pre-built. After considering the extreme markup that 3090's go for as a discrete card, acquiring one as part of a complete system makes eating the markup easier to swallow (gulp). But I still needed to replace a part or three. They system runs fine; although Zotac card won't overclock, it still performs great. The Trident Z RAM works fine in XMP enabled mode with the Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Pro AX mobo. The 10900KF stable OCs to ~5.4 GHz. I've only had a single bluescreen in over 4 months, and that was due to a corrupted driver install (since rectified). So the system itself runs well enough and does the job. But... - The system came with a Gamdias AIO, and its RGB fans were making a ton of noise after about a minute of warm-up. The bearings in both were defective. I replaced these with Noctua NF-F12 Chromax fans - the system is blissfully silent now and running several degrees cooler too. - The case looks OK but as others have said here, it is sub-par with regard to airflow. Just not good. I have a nice Fractal Design Meshify C case (that I got a killer 24-hr deal on) that I'll be swapping this system into when I get around to it. Like in the next couple weeks. - The cable management looked like an afterthought, pretty messy and overstuffed. I honestly (and naiively?) expected better at this price point. - The fact that I sorta lost the 3090 lottery, and got a bone-stock Zotac 3090, is just how it goes. Mine stubbornly resists overclocking at all, and can only manage the stock boost clock setting. It's temps seem OK, but I'll try OCing it again after I swap this into to the vastly superior Meshify C case. - Oh yeah, did I mention the motherboard's onboard NIC died? After the 90 day warranty expired, of course. This is not ABS's fault, and it is the first hardware failure on a Gigabyte motherboard that I have had, ever. And I've built and run many of them (3 of the last 4 systems that I built used Gigabyte mobos) so I consider this a fluke failure. So I gave this system a 4 of 5 stars overall, taking 1/2 star off for the terribly noisy, bad-bearing AIO fans, 1/4 star off for the inappropriate case they used, and 1/4 star off for the minimal-spec 3090 provided...yeah it's a 3090 so I shouldn't complain I suppose, but for the price asked I expected at least a little better that the most basic 3090 on the market.

Excellent microSD memory

Lexar 64GB High-Performance 633x microSDXC UHS-I/U1 Class 10 Memory Card w/ SD Adapter (LSDMI64GBBNL633A)
Lexar 64GB High-Performance 633x microSDXC UHS-I/U1 Class 10 Memory Card w/ SD Adapter (LSDMI64GBBNL633A)

Pros: Definitely not the cheapest microSD storage around, but most assuredly This Is The Good Stuff. A small premium for an excellent product. Would Buy Again with confidence!

Cons: A slight premium in cost. No other issues at all.

Overall Review: Do your homework, You'll find that this is very good, high-quality microSD memory. No regrets whatsoever!

12/23/2016

Excellent value for a budget bagless upright vacuum

Hoover WindTunnel 2 High Capacity Bagless Vacuum Cleaner, UH70805
Hoover WindTunnel 2 High Capacity Bagless Vacuum Cleaner, UH70805

Pros: - Strong suction, impressive - Bagless system is logical and well-designed: easy to remove, handle, empty and clean, and reattach - Reasonably lightweight - Like the size and accessibility of the HEPA filter element - Easy to push around - Bottom-line: does the job, vacuums the carpets and floors well!

Cons: - Cord management is wonky, the top 'hook' tab spins far too easily, had to tighten up the screw myself to make it stop dumping the whole cord as soon as I pulled off one loop of cord, but the screw works its way loose again... - Awkward on-off switch placement, but you can get used to it - Clunky carpet-height adjuster: stiff action, and coarse in adjustment (I found it doesn't fine-tune well below the medium height setting) - Bristle rows on beater brush are a bit undersized in width and have sizable gaps between them, which leaves obvious 'stripes' of un-brushed carpet after each pass. The result of this is you have to be more careful in your overlap on the next pass as you go, to avoid little spots of un-brushed carpet, which means more passes overall, which means a bit less efficiency in time & effort. - Tube cut-over system to use the crevice tool and upholstery-brush is really funky and to me, awkward to deploy. So much so, that I don't bother with it and use a separate Miele canister vac instead. - Hard plastic wheels are noisy rolling on hard floors

Overall Review: So, lots of cons for this inexpensive vacuum, but don't be deceived - if you want a simple, low-cost but effective upright vacuum for moderate cleaning and not for the attachment tool utility, this is pretty much ideal. Almost all the cons are mitigated when balanced against cost, and offset by pluses and with a little patience in use. The brush width issue just means a little more time spent with a few extra back-and-forths over a given carpet. To me, the bagless system is the star of this model - super easy to monitor dirt levels, to remove and carry to the emptying area of choice, one button to release the trap-door bottom and dump the contents (this is actually really nice, you don't have to invert the unit to empty it!) and you push another button to access the HEPA filter element. No tools, no time, no trouble. I got this when it was a Deal of the Day, for 40% off the retail price. At the retail price it stands up well against the comparably-priced DDevil we use at work. Subjectively, I prefer this vacuum to the DDevil as this has much higher capacity, easier to empty, and filters the exhaust air better. I *totally* would buy again for that DotD price! :-)

Very good mouse, a nice alternative to Logitech for the money

CM Storm Havoc - High Performance 8200 DPI Laser Gaming Mouse with Extra Durable Omron Microswitches
CM Storm Havoc - High Performance 8200 DPI Laser Gaming Mouse with Extra Durable Omron Microswitches

Pros: - very precise - Solid construction, braided cable, good materials - Super-tweakable - on-board profile storage - Uber-smooth glide on mousepads - Driver software is slick and no conflicts so far - LED lighting bling!

Cons: - Needs the driver software installed to work well, otherwise has momentary hangs - Cannot toggle the mouse wheel detents on-off (like you can with the G500) - No weighting system - LED lighting "only" has 7 pre-defined colors, and no support for user-definable colors...

Overall Review: This is very good and smooth mouse, once you've installed the driver software, which seems a real must as the mouse would freeze for 5 seconds every 15 seconds or so without it. The driver does seem compatible with the Logitech profiler software (no conflicts, co-exists well). This mouse fits my large-ish hand well; I have an older Logitech G500 mouse and this mouse feels a bit wider, shorter in length and slightly taller. It does not have any weight-adjustability like the G500, but the Havoc is fairly light and feels just about right to me regardless so it's not an issue. This mouse has three VERY large sliding surfaces, which are far larger than any of the Logitech mice I have (G500, G700, G9x) or any other mouse I've ever used for that matter, and I believe these help it glide better on my SteelSeries ThicknHeavy pad that any other mice I've tried. The mouse wheel has a more positive 'detent' than the G500 (which always felt a bit soft to me). This mouse does not have the pushbutton to toggle the mouse wheel between detent-mode and free-wheeling mode like the G500 has, though. I do like the LED lighting (seven colors to choose from) but no support for user-defined colors. The CM Storm driver software has a ton of tweaks to choose from, so this mouse is *highly* tune-able to suit your taste and speed. The macro capability exceeds my needs but is nice to have, too... Overall, an excellent mouse at the price. I'm glad I snagged one. :-)

Excellent

Frigidaire High Efficiency 50-Pint Dehumidifier, White FAD504DWD
Frigidaire High Efficiency 50-Pint Dehumidifier, White FAD504DWD

Pros: + Highly effective + Surprisingly quiet + Modest footprint

Cons: - Kinda pricey - Catch tank is a bit small, compared to the capability of the unit - Catch tank is a very tight fit when replacing after draining - Top-venting fan exhaust might not work for everyone, restricts unit placement somewhat

Overall Review: I really like this unit. Super-quiet compared to the 10-year-old Kenmore dehumidifier it replaces (even when the ol' Kenmore was new, before it's fan started crapping out). What fan noise I do hear is more a 'whoosh', than a fan roar or buzz. This moisture-sucker is a very capable unit, easily handled my wet 1000 sq.ft. basement when I plugged it in; went from patches of standing water, to a bone-dry basement (unit set to 50% humidity) in under 24 hours. I'm both impressed and very satisfied.

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Good Seller, shipped fast from China

It got here pretty quick - one week from order to arrival in the Pac NW. Item was a Steelseries mousepad, which is not exactly a fragile object - and yet, it arrived wrapped in bubble pack! Talk about overkill on packaging! It's a good bet these folks can ship delicate items safely, to just about anywhere. Good Seller!

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12/23/2016