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ERIC K.

ERIC K.

Joined on 11/24/04

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Most Favorable Review

Great DRAM!

Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 Laptop Memory Model KVR1333D3SOK2/8GR
Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 Laptop Memory Model KVR1333D3SOK2/8GR

Pros: Installed this in a D3LL laptop N7110 w/no problems.

Cons: None

Overall Review: N/A

Most Critical Review

Quality in Decline @ Antec

Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-620 620 W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-620 620 W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: decent price

Cons: Fan is starting to make the faint ticking sound after six months of use. Makes the annoying sound every two seconds. See others w/the same problem. Quality is no doubt in decline @ Antec.

Overall Review: Will be looking at other brands when the fan finally goes out. Maybe Antec should buff up their QC- nah that would cost 'em xtra $$$$.

12/20/2011

Worth the $$$

MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M9 ACK LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M9 ACK LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: The onboard Xtreme audio DAC is worth the $400. Awesome, LOUD sound w/my Sennheiser HD 700s. Build quality seems to be above average. Easy UEFI/BIOS. In OVERRIDE mode got it to run IBT v2.54 stable for over 2H at 4.6GHz, Vcore set to 1.35V, dropped to 1.31V fully loaded, 81°C max temp. Most settings just on auto and memory on XMP mode.

Cons: Took me a few hours to figure out how to install Windows 7. Didn’t have mouse/keyboard at initial attempt! Researched to find you have to have it set to “windows 7 installation” = enable, which also automatically does “XHCI” = disable in UEFI. Then you have to make a bootable, slipstreamed Windows 7 USB thumb drive w/the latest Intel 3.0 and AssMedia 3.1 USB drivers to get Win 7 to install w/out giving you the “A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. If u have a driver floppy disc, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now.” Luckily MSI has a cool utility called, “Win7 Smart Tool” to create this USB bootable thumb drive fairly easily. Game Boost is a joke, the presets just don’t “get ‘er dun”. ADAPTIVE mode is useless for OC.

Overall Review: I initially installed BIOS v1.3 so I didn’t have any problems w/the BIOS as others have mentioned. I find all PC component manufacturers to have $)(!++y support, not just MSI. My Build: Intel 6700K CM Seidon 120V installed w/5 year old ArcticSilver5 Corsair Vengeance LPX (2x8 GB) DDR4 SDRAM (CMK16GX4M2B3000C15) Corsair HX750i power supply MSI GTX 970 vid card Intel 520 ssd Intel 510 ssd Pioneer BR BDR-2209 CM stacker 830 EVO chassis w/3x AeroCool ded silence fans Windoze 7 PRO SP1 x64

11/13/2015

Good Mouse

Microsoft Comfort Mouse 6000 S7J-00001 Black 1 x Wheel USB Wired BlueTrack Mouse
Microsoft Comfort Mouse 6000 S7J-00001 Black 1 x Wheel USB Wired BlueTrack Mouse

Pros: Ergonomic design. BlueTrack is great!

Cons: Slightly overpriced.

Overall Review: I wonder how long this mouse will last? Average mouse life for me is ~3 years.

Flimsy Junk

ViewSonic VX2253mh-LED Black 22" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor Slim Design w/Speakers 300 cd/m2 DC 30,000,000:1 (1,000:1)
ViewSonic VX2253mh-LED Black 22" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor Slim Design w/Speakers 300 cd/m2 DC 30,000,000:1 (1,000:1)

Pros: None

Cons: NO DVI, NO DVI, NO DVI... Couldn't get the HDMI input to recognize the DVI-D convertor plug. The Cost Cutters at ViewSonic definitely had their way w/this monitor.

Overall Review: ViewSonic better up their game or I will not be looking at them for future monitor purchasing.

Nice HDD

Western Digital Scorpio Black WD7500BPKT 750GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD7500BPKT 750GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Installed this in a D3LL laptop N7110 w/no problems.

Cons: could have been cheaper

Overall Review: N/A