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Tyler G.

Tyler G.

Joined on 03/30/03

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Most Favorable Review

fits the bill

Link Depot LD-DVI15HDMI 15 ft. Black DVI TO HDMI CABLE
Link Depot LD-DVI15HDMI 15 ft. Black DVI TO HDMI CABLE

Pros: Using it to connect my PC with a Westinghouse LCD TV. No flickering, interference, etc.

Cons: Didn't come with candy, but they never advertised that it would.

Most Critical Review

Doesnt get along w/ Vista

Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 10X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-R 32X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM Black IDE Model DVR-115DBK
Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 10X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-R 32X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM Black IDE Model DVR-115DBK

Pros: Works fine in XP (see cons Below)

Cons: I have a dual boot system (XP and Vista). The Drive does not read any discs in Vista! I updated the firmware and switched cables, no luck. I had to put in my old Pioneer burner (109) and put this one in an XP only PC.

Overall Review: I got this b/c my last Pioneer drive worked so well, what happened!?!

My 2nd AsRock board

ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 4 LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z390 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 4 LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z390 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: -Cheapest Z390 mobo on market -Runs stable w/ my i7-8700 and Corsair RAM -Updated the BIOS just fine

Cons: -Felt a little flimsy during installation -Some annoying PCB plug-in locations (SATA and case fan headers)

Overall Review: With a $99 price tag, my complaints feel insignificant. Simply put, it works.

PNY is legit

PNY VCGGTX7702XPB-OC G-SYNC Support  GeForce GTX 770 2GB OC 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card - Retail
PNY VCGGTX7702XPB-OC G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 770 2GB OC 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card - Retail

Pros: *Great price *OC'd out-of-the-box * Surprisingly quiet, even during graphics-intense games

Cons: *Huge card, measure your case first *No frills accessories

Overall Review: It's been ages since I bought a PNY card but I remember they work just as well as today's bigger names (EVGA, Gigabyte, etc) and sure enough it's doing just fine. The only part I don't like is waiting on the rebate but it seems legit.

Much better than stock

LOGISYS Computer BETA 400 ST AC4400BT 92mm Hydro Bearing AMD CPU Cooler
LOGISYS Computer BETA 400 ST AC4400BT 92mm Hydro Bearing AMD CPU Cooler

Pros: Keeps my 3.0Ghz Zosma at 32 degrees on idle, 45 degrees after overnight Prime95. I like the simple "old school" clip-on style of these AMD heatsinks, no stupid brackets to attach. Fairly quiet, definitely quieter than the AMD stock fan.

Cons: No thermal paste, no instructions. Buy some Arctic Silver or any other thermal paste. And look up instructions on YouTube if you're new to installing these. Could be cheaper. 3pin, not 4pin.

Overall Review: I initially bought a Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev2 but it wouldn't fit due to my mobo's northbridge heatsink. This was perfect since it's smaller than that but bigger and quieter than the stock AMD heatsink.

12/20/2011

works great

ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Got it for a good price on Cyber Monday promo. Boots up fine, plays well with my Patriot DDR3-1600 memory's timings and voltage, easy to update BIOS, AM3+ slot, and I *love* the 3.5" front USB 3.0 ports accessory...nice touch AsRock. Haven't tried overclocking yet.

Cons: Feels like a gimmick. No one cares about this Fatal1ty guy. The XFast USB and Xfast LAN tools don't seem to enhance that much.

Overall Review: I tried to install a Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev2 and it was just barely rubbing against the mobo's heatsink, if I had tweaked things I probably could've made it work but I didn't want to take a risk...ended up getting a smaller Logisys cooler. Good board, grab it if it's on sale....update the BIOS and change the stupid BIOS background =)

12/20/2011