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DAVID H.

DAVID H.

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Most Favorable Review

Ripjaw 4GB

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9S-4GBXL
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9S-4GBXL

Pros: solid RAM

Cons: nothing

Overall Review: buy this RAM... it's solid.

12/24/2013
Most Critical Review

DIYPC Case

DIYPC Skyline-B Black Steel USB 3.0 ATX and Micro-ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 1x 80mm Fan - Retail
DIYPC Skyline-B Black Steel USB 3.0 ATX and Micro-ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 1x 80mm Fan - Retail

Pros: it has a lot of 5.25" and 3.5" bays it has SOME cable management "potential" USB 3.0 in the front port is a plus cheap?

Cons: very cheap metal (almost flimsy) it will bend and warp if you open up and close the case often the stock 80mm fan that came with it is useless... it pushes no air... and it's stock configured to pull air INTO the computer.... not sure why someone would do that... >< i will need to get a replacement to really get some air flow going from what i can see, there is no place to place a fan in the front of the case to get a push/pull configuration going. this is a problem... there is a slot missing in the back where the GPU is supposed to go but if you're not using a separate GPU, it leaves a gaping hole that can't be closed with the sleeve provided (it falls out) and there is no way to secure it.

Overall Review: there's a lot of cons to this case. i bought it because of the price and it's for someone who doesn't use the computer heavily and uses it for word processing, surfing, etc. but in retrospect, i wish i had chosen something more sturdy and has a better cooling management system in place

12/24/2013

DOA

SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series 2.5" 500GB SATA III V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-76E500B/AM
SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series 2.5" 500GB SATA III V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-76E500B/AM

Pros: it came within arrival window

Cons: PRODUCT DOES NOT WORK. the product was DOA. The computer recognizes it, but when in disk management, it will not allow me to partition, format, etc. Hard drive shows up in My Computer but does not let me in as it errors out.

Lenovo U310 (8GB)

Lenovo IdeaPad U310 Intel Core i5 8GB 500GB HDD 24GB SSD 13.3" Touchscreen Ultrabook Graphite Gray (59381114)
Lenovo IdeaPad U310 Intel Core i5 8GB 500GB HDD 24GB SSD 13.3" Touchscreen Ultrabook Graphite Gray (59381114)

Pros: touchscreen large RAM looks (aesthetics) SSD/HDD combo (fast boot times) i5 chip

Cons: the screen doesn't bend back that far resolution is low (would prefer 1920x1080) windows 8 (though that isn't the laptop's fault) it errors once in a while where the mouse/keys/screens get stuck

Overall Review: it's basically a nice laptop... got it for $599 during a daily deal sale, so worth the money. the 8GB model versus the 4GB RAM model def. helps to move the computer along, and the i5 chip seems powerful enough to handle most applications. Since the screen is small, it's portable and good for school or business, but the resolution really is lacking and you feel as though you have way less desktop real estate than you really do... esp, if you are running two docs side by side, you really can't see much. But I knew that going in, but really wish there was a way to have upgraded the resolution.

12/24/2013

RAIDMAX 450W

RAIDMAX RX-450K Continuous 450 watts ATX 12V v2.3/EPS 12V Power Supply
RAIDMAX RX-450K Continuous 450 watts ATX 12V v2.3/EPS 12V Power Supply

Pros: it works thus far

Cons: the wires are a bit cheap isn't modular (but can you expect that out of this price range?)

Overall Review: if you need a sturdy PSU that does its job for a non-high performance computer, then this might be worth it to give it a look

12/24/2013

GSkill 8GB

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C9D-8GXL
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C9D-8GXL

Pros: works works works

Cons: nothing

Overall Review: solid RAM... mobo detected it at a lower frequency but manually amped it up to 2133 and it has been working like a charm. I can def. notice it over the 1333 that i've used for the last 5 years

12/24/2013