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Brent M.

Brent M.

Joined on 04/21/11

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Most Favorable Review

Beautiful, perfect size

ASUS 23" LCD Monitor 1ms (GTG) HDMI x 2, D-Sub VX238H
ASUS 23" LCD Monitor 1ms (GTG) HDMI x 2, D-Sub VX238H

Pros: NO DEAD PIXELS! Almost all of my inexpensive monitors have had dead pixels (some have had dead clusters), and to me that says low quality. This is a HIGH quality monitor at a lower price point.

Cons: This is no 4K monitor and I don't care at all because I payed $145 (not including the 20 dollar rebate I have coming).

Overall Review: ASUS makes the best monitors in there respective classes. Have not checked out the speaker quality, but I probably never will because sound is heard best through headphones.

Most Critical Review

Decent, would buy again.

WD Black 1TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD1003FZEX
WD Black 1TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD1003FZEX

Pros: Decent speeds. Will work great for games that don't rely heavily on load times. For the price, I would purchase again.

Cons: Don't let the advertisement about gaming fool you though. I strongly recommend saving up for an SSD. Cut my load times in half and to some it makes the difference between immersive game-play and choppy game-play. Went bad after 3 weeks. I actually didn't mind as it made up my decision whether to keep my SSD or sell it with the laptop it was in lol. Cant believe I went 3 weeks without one. SSD's are the way to go (disk drives are the current way to go for storage, until solid states drop in price).

Overall Review: I got the total disk drive experience that I expected. Huge storage (for me at least), decent speeds for common apps but disappointment in most of my gaming apps, and of course the fabled "failed in 3 weeks" issue that so many drive buyers seem to experience.

Fast and cool

AMD 760K - Athlon X4 Richland Quad-Core 3.8 GHz Socket FM2 100W Desktop Processor - AD760KWOHLBOX
AMD 760K - Athlon X4 Richland Quad-Core 3.8 GHz Socket FM2 100W Desktop Processor - AD760KWOHLBOX

Pros: Fast, stable when overclocked, runs cool during some intense Skyrim gaming sessions!

Cons: Stock fan is not so great, who cares?

Overall Review: Im playing Skyrim with RealVision ENB and ALOT of 2-4k texture mods. R9 270 2gb 8gb 1866 memory O'Ced to 2133 (keeping it safe) 760k currently O'Ced to 4.2 (again keeping it safe)

Best for the price

XFX Core Edition R9-270A-CNFC Radeon R9 270 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card
XFX Core Edition R9-270A-CNFC Radeon R9 270 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card

Pros: With an Athlon II X4 760k, the R9 270 renders The Witcher 2 very playable on ultra settings. I'm hoping that my current build can ride out the storm that is The Witcher 3 on tweaked high settings (It will most likely be the processors fault if it cant, but i have hope!).

Cons: It was $180, and for the price vs. GTX 760, it does EXCEPTIONALLY well (not really a con).

Overall Review: It has one of the highest performance to value ratios out there. If you are on a budget, and don't care about 70-100 fps in next gen games, then this is the card for you. Also it looks pretty awesome in my white NZXT H440 case!

Class act

NEW NZXT H440 STEEL Mid Tower Case. Next Generation 5.25-less Design. Include 4 x 2nd Gen FNv2 Fans, High-End WC support, USB3.0, White/Black
NEW NZXT H440 STEEL Mid Tower Case. Next Generation 5.25-less Design. Include 4 x 2nd Gen FNv2 Fans, High-End WC support, USB3.0, White/Black

Pros: Beautiful, sturdy, functional, spacious (for parts at least). This case is exceptionally well made with features designed around standard builds, with room for some enthusiast upgrades. I looked for months before finally deciding on the NZXT H440 and I could not be happier with my purchase.

Cons: Minor cons include a lack of space for cable routing in the back, although a modular PSU would most likely route fine, it would have been nice to see just a few more mm. LOL I'm OCD, but I swear there is a hair from the factory stuck in between the side NZXT LED lit sign....Driving me crazy. If...I....could....just....reach it!!!

Overall Review: Buy this case if you enjoy finer things and have a sense of style, you will not be disappointed.