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Christopher Z.

Christopher Z.

Joined on 08/30/05

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Most Favorable Review

Great Motherboard

ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Pros: easy install, running constantly for 4 days now, no crashes or other major issues.

Cons: no IDE (not really a con - just don't forget to upgrade older drives). Having some trouble with the usb3 driver, it's an intel driver though so not really asus's fault.

Overall Review: This is a great budget high end motherboard - you get all the performance of the high end asus for a good price and only sacrifice extras - like dust protection, extra sata ports etc.

Most Critical Review

Great Product - Deceptive Title

Turtle Beach EAR FORCE PX5M USB Connector Circumaural Ear Force PX5M Programmable Wireless Surround Sound Gaming Headset
Turtle Beach EAR FORCE PX5M USB Connector Circumaural Ear Force PX5M Programmable Wireless Surround Sound Gaming Headset

Pros: They sound awesome and the presets are nice. They're really comfortable and I haven't noticed any pressure points even after hours of wear.

Cons: Battery life is horrible - less than a week playing an hour a day. But I gave them a 3 star because the title is extremely deceptive - THESE DO NOT CONNECT TO A COMPUTER USING A USB CORD for sound and microphone anyway. They do plug into your computer so you can put additional software on them or download more presets but I'll say it again, you can not connect these to your computer vis usb and use them for audio and microphone. The do have audio imputs on the base - so I'm using mine with my PC by plugging the output from my soundcard into the base and then using a different microphone. In order to send voice from the headset you either need to have bluetooth or be plugged into an xbox controller - it won't plug into a normal mic jack on the computer or work via USB. Which is really disappointing because it would be so easy to put the proper jack on them somewhere or just use the dang USB cord that it came with. Anyway, I'm keeping them because I got them refurbished for cheap and the sound is awesome - but I wouldn't buy them for a computer again, I'm sure they are great with the xbox or ps3 - but why put "USB Connector" in the title if all it does is update through the usb - it doesn't "connect" sound or voice through the USB.

Great Mosue

Logitech G700 Black 13 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB RF Wireless Laser Gaming Mouse
Logitech G700 Black 13 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB RF Wireless Laser Gaming Mouse

Pros: Works well. The buttons are placed well and it fits my large hands.

Cons: If the room is quiet, I can hear a weird and annoying noise coming from the mouse when it's being moved. Almost like a very very quiet scanner, but it really annoys me when there aren't other sounds to cover it up. The cord is stiff, making it hard to use when charging. But I bought rechargeable AA batteries, so I never need to charge via USB.

Good game - bad graphics

Mass Effect 3 PC Game
Mass Effect 3 PC Game

Pros: Game is what you would expect from ME. Good story and action.

Cons: The graphics have no options - you need mods to get HD. Basically it looks the same as on xbox.

Overall Review: If you aren't into modding your games, buy this one on a counsel.

Very Fast

Intel Core i5-3470 - Core i5 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1155 77W Intel HD Graphics 2500 Desktop Processor - BX80637i53470
Intel Core i5-3470 - Core i5 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1155 77W Intel HD Graphics 2500 Desktop Processor - BX80637i53470

Pros: Very fast, easy install with thermal paste already on the heatsink and push in attachment. Runs cool and quiet w/o overclock.

Cons: no hyper-threading - although it's plenty fast for gaming without it.