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John M.

John M.

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Most Favorable Review

Excellent!

GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SLI LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SLI LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Good looking, simple, overclocks well. Bios flashes easily. 2 way SLI support, good fan control software and a cool red led strip by the edge of your motherboard.

Cons: So far...None at all. I haven't needed to call Gigabyte for support on this board but I can guarantee you will not get service like EVGA provides. Still a great board because u wont need to call for support.

Overall Review: better then the gaming series of boards. I bought the gigabyte gaming 3 and it had all sorts of problems that made a great build completely unusable. Ive only purchased 3 gigabyte boards ever, 2 are great, the gaming 3 was terrible

Most Critical Review

not the best motherboard for 50$

MSI G31TM-P21 LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI G31TM-P21 LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: cheap and cool looking

Cons: i had a bunch of problems with this motherboard. never worked properly. it came doa, i replaced it worked for a month or so then died. i sent it into msi and got another replacement. then died about two weeks later.

Overall Review: i spent enough money in shipping this motherboard to msi and newegg to buy another motherboard itself

Best z87 board for your money.

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 5 LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 5 LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Pros: where to start? awesome back lit LEDs, quad SLI (if u want it) built in water cooling on the north bridge which works very well. Overclocks well. Got my 4790k to 5.2Ghz no problem. The color scheme is awesome for NVidia 7 and 9 series gpus. REBATE! - They honor it, (if your patient) and you will get your 100$ in the form of an American Express Gift card. SUPPORT! - Great! I actually filled out rebate form online incorrectly and was able to call and get it fixed.

Cons: Okay....with a board like this you cant but expect a few cons. Bios-little hard to get used to, but overall okay. Ram slots are a little close to0 the cpu socket. You may have some trouble with a large cooler. (But a seriously large one) Liquid cooling for the north bridge dosnt feel very secure, I used some zip ties to tighten them down but the tubes could be pulled off pretty easily.

Overall Review: Keep in mind what your getting for your money, this is a fabulous board with lots to offer. Wifi adapater, 4 way SLI a 5.25" bay with USB 3.0 your case dosnt have it. its great! I honestly choses this board over any other when going for an 1150 cpu

Fragile

EVGA X79 Classified - LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 XL ATX Motherboard (151-SE-E779-K3)
EVGA X79 Classified - LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 XL ATX Motherboard (151-SE-E779-K3)

Pros: lots of features, awesome lights and possible QUAD SLI. Beautiful graphical bios.

Cons: Well its fragile. When I first got it, I had to do a lot of work just to get my mouse and keyboard to berecognized by the usb ports so I could get into the bios. Now, for some really bad news, I got a new case capable of holding 4 videocards, and during the transfer of the motherboard something must have gone wrong. Its now dead and im RMAing the board to EVGA. There support is great and I paid for overnight cross shipping service so I should have a new motherboard within a few days.

Overall Review: Im a huge EVGA fan, never had a product fail on me like this from EVGA ever. I Still have my 750i motherboard I bought back in 2008 and it still is running strong. It may have been just a bad board from the start, but ill update my review when my RMA is done.

12/18/2013

Inexpensive Awesome Headphones!

Logitech Recertified 981-000116 G35 7.1-Channel Surround Sound Gaming USB 2.0 Connector Headset
Logitech Recertified 981-000116 G35 7.1-Channel Surround Sound Gaming USB 2.0 Connector Headset

Pros: You know when you've warn headphones too long and they make your ears hurt, these are not like that. Unless you have abnormally large ears (they've gotta be huge) you will experience no pain at all after wearing these for hours. The sound is great, so is the mike and the programmable G keys are awesome. I bought a pair of these for 100$ some years ago. I cant imagine refurbished ones are all that different. The pair ive had now has lasted me over 3 years, so I think its safe to say they are well made. The cord on them is extremely long with some outer coating for protection. It wont break or wear down easily. These are really, in my opinion, as a Logitech fan, the best set of gaming headphones one can buy. There may be some better sets out there,, costing 100 or 200$, but theres nothing that will beat these at 45$ I promise you that.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Get em! Completely worth it! Nothing will be better for 45$

11/25/2013

Awesome Inexpensive cooler

ARCTIC Freezer 13 CPU Cooler - Intel & AMD, 200W Cooling Capacity, 92mm PWM Fan
ARCTIC Freezer 13 CPU Cooler - Intel & AMD, 200W Cooling Capacity, 92mm PWM Fan

Pros: Its quiet and can handle a lot of heat. It also looks cool in my case! temps never get over 55C at full load for my core 2 quad extreme running at 4.1GHz.

Cons: Its big and heavy, it also dose not allow for modifications. Like adding a different fan with a higher cfm or setting up a push pull system (one fan pushing air in and another fan on the other end pulling the air out) your stuck with the fan that comes with the cooler. Unless want to start using glue or tape.

Overall Review: Still a good cooler for the money, very quite and it will keep your temps low, especially for 40$

11/25/2013