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Peter H.

Peter H.

Joined on 05/13/04

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Most Favorable Review

Great case, lousy fans

Corsair, Carbide Series Air 540 Silver Edition High Airflow ATX Cube Case, CC-9011034-WLED
Corsair, Carbide Series Air 540 Silver Edition High Airflow ATX Cube Case, CC-9011034-WLED

Pros: Absolutely love this case. Brilliant design from an airflow standpoint. Solid, quality feel to it's construction.* (see 1 exception below)

Cons: -1 egg: The fans included are cheap and obnoxiously LOUD. Be prepared to replace them. Minor annoyance - 2x 3.5" mounts, and 6x 2.5" mounts, would've been nice if this was more balanced, as I've got 2x 2.5" and 4x 3.5" to place. * And as others have noted, the 3.5" mounts feel extremely flimsy - go delicate with them.

Most Critical Review

Poor QC

MSI Z97-Gaming 7 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI Z97-Gaming 7 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Nice looking paperweight.

Cons: Powered down for the night, next morning it wouldn't boot. Endless cycle of b2/97/10 error codes from the board, which point all over the place with the vague descriptions in the manual. Thankfully I had an old system to test out all the other build parts in and was able to determine it was the mobo. MSI support was woeful - sent in a detailed description of all the troubleshooting steps I had taken in the days leading up to contacting them, only to have it ignored and was sent very likely a form letter - as it listed "do all the same stuff you've already done". What a waste of time. Second time I've had a MSI mobo burn out in under 6 months. Thankfully this one died so quickly, I could still RMA to NewEgg. Board was never overclocked, running stock speeds - it simply ate itself. Will avoid MSI at all costs in the future.

Nice value

14'3" to 16'8" Universal Fit Car Cover
14'3" to 16'8" Universal Fit Car Cover

Pros: For a universal, this was almost a perfect fit on my Eclipse Spyder. I checked the length before purchasing, and it is right in the middle at just under 15'. This might be TOO tight a fit if you've got a vehicle towards the top end @ 16'+

Cons: Material is super thin, but for the price - that was expected. *edit* Lasted 2 winters, before a bit of condensation that froze caused the material to shred when removing it. So if you live somewhere it snows much, maybe look at a bit heavier cover. ;)

Great - while it lasts

Corsair Vengeance 1300 3.5mm Connector Circumaural Analog Gaming Headset
Corsair Vengeance 1300 3.5mm Connector Circumaural Analog Gaming Headset

Pros: Noticeably better sound quality than my other headsets. Note - this is running them off a Xonar DX, see the other reviews below re: running them off underpowered sound. Plug them into a receiver or a decent sound card, and they sound amazing ... while they last at least.

Cons: After sending in my old Corsair HS1A, which broke about 6 months in ... right where the wire meets the volume adjustment/mute button piece (poor soldering) ... these broke in 5 months ... guess where? Exact same place. It's a shame, other than the shoddy wires on these headsets, they'd be easily my top choice. But the first time cost me half what the headset cost in shipping to get them replaced, I don't think I'm up for getting burned yet again. I am very gentle on my equipment, I have a set of cans that cost less than these, which have lasted 8 years ... I've been a fan of Corsair from their memory + power supplies, never had a problem. But would recommend avoiding these headsets until they figure out how to make them not SO fragile.

Nice while it lasted.

Creative Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Alpha 3.5mm/ USB Connector Circumaural Gaming Headset
Creative Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Alpha 3.5mm/ USB Connector Circumaural Gaming Headset

Pros: By far the best sound quality of the headsets I've owned around this price point. The microphone quality was solid as well.

Cons: Unfortunately, the extenders for the cans are INSANELY fragile. I can't understand the design choice ... I would've been happy with them weighing a tiny bit more and not being SO delicate. Look closely at the pic, you'll see where the extensions come out it's PAPER thin ... they broke after 3 months of light use - by literally placing them gently down on my desk. I was stunned, baffled and I almost never write reviews ... but had to here.

Overall Review: I would've given them 5 out of 5 stars ... if not for the utter lack of durability.