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Jamie F.

Jamie F.

Joined on 09/29/11

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Most Favorable Review

Somewhat misleading

Logitech Recertified 920-002555 MK550 Black USB RF Wireless Ergonomic Wave Combo (K350 + M510)
Logitech Recertified 920-002555 MK550 Black USB RF Wireless Ergonomic Wave Combo (K350 + M510)

Pros: The ergonomic keyboard is actually well made, it's a bit wavy but it only took me about 5 minutes to get used to. Everything looks to be in working order. Decent for gaming, would recommend using a mouse pad with the mouse though because it skips on a wood grain desk. $29.99 instead of $79.99

Cons: Packaging and presentation was sub par to say the least. It came in a plain brown box, not a manufacturers packaging. Upon opening the box, the only two things I can see are the keyboard and mouse. No sign of those magical 3 year AA batteries mentioned on the site. Another thing is that this device is NOT plug and play. What I mean is that on your typical win xp or even windows 7 machine it will install the drivers automatically the first time you plug in the unifying receiver. This does NOT however mean it will actually work like a Microsoft brand keyboard does. You then have to go to the website to download the software for this keyboard and mouse so you can pair them to the receiver manually. If you do not do this, it WILL NOT WORK NO MATTER WHAT!

Overall Review: This product wasn't refurbed at all from what I can tell. Someone bought it, didn't like it, and sent back the parts they felt like sending back. A real factory refurbed unit is the same as new, and this isn't quite there. Did not come with the installation CD, so you'll have to find the drivers on logitechs wonderful website yourself. Remember to run the unifying receiver program or you'll be on here giving this a bad review before you know it!

Most Critical Review

BAD QC

Club 3D royalQueen Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card CGAX-R928X7
Club 3D royalQueen Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card CGAX-R928X7

Pros: Performs AMAZING, runs Battlefield 3 & 4 @ 1080P on ultra.

Cons: Died 45 minutes after installing drivers. Worst coil whine I've ever heard

Overall Review: Installed my drivers, which recognized the graphics card as a Radeon HD 7900 series. Then went to play Battlefield 3. Played for approximately 45 minutes to an hour tops, and the game froze while playing this horrible digital noise through my headphones. The screen tore at that moment and immediately went black. I turned off my computer and let it sit for a minute or so and turned it back on, no display.

Not quite what I hoped for

AZZA Toledo 301 (CSAZ-301) Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
AZZA Toledo 301 (CSAZ-301) Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: LEDS are nice Very spacious Menacing good looks

Cons: BAD support for Micro ATX board Cable management is a NIGHTMARE Two slots in top for 120mm fans cause a lot of noise

Overall Review: If you decide to use a microatx board in this case, just beware that even though it says you can, if you have a very large video card like I do (R9 280x) it will BARELY fit. When I say barely I mean barely. On a regular sized mobo that might be a different game though because the card may be moved down further and that would give you a few more inches of clearance. The other thing about this case is that the two spots for 120mm SEEM like a good idea, but on my MITX board, you cannot mount the fans inside the case. You have to take the panel off the top and mount them which I thought was going to be fine. But boy was I wrong, I unplugged the fans after 5 minutes because it was unbearably loud. Something about the location up there or maybe it's the fins.. but it's ridiculous. As soon as I unplugged them I was instantly much happier with the case, but I am a bit dissatisfied that I can't run them because I bougth this case for the crazy airflow.

THIS CARD IS AMAZING

PowerColor TurboDuo Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support ATX Graphics Card AXR9 280X 3GBD5-T2DHV2E/OC
PowerColor TurboDuo Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support ATX Graphics Card AXR9 280X 3GBD5-T2DHV2E/OC

Pros: Sturdy metal construction Runs very cool Very quiet Does everything I could have hoped for Zero coil whine!!

Cons: HEAVY, we're talking a couple pounds.

Overall Review: This thing is built like a tank. It is the heaviest video card I have ever owned, the entire cooler assembly is made out of metal. The cooler is high quality compared to XFX units I've owned, even the double dissipation models. The bigger 90mm fans allow the card to cool more effectively while utilizing lower RPMs which means less noise for you. Out of curiousity I used speedfan to run the speed of the cards fans up to 100%, with the threshold for noticible sound coming in at over 70%. I'm not kidding, even at full blast it's really not that bad. Take that with a pinch of salt though - -because I do have a somewhat noisy fish tank running in my bedroom. The other thing that I am very grateful for is the complete absence of coil whine. I had a Club3d brand 280x that had the worst coil whine I'd ever heard, so I was astonished that this Powercolor has none! Overall I couldn't be happier. I had to RMA that Club3d junk and Newegg took care of me and held their end of the bargain. I had to wait awhile, but I got what I paid for in the end and couldn't be happier. Buy this card!!

Less than 2 years and dying

Bgears b-Blaster 120mm 2 ball bearing High Speed 2000 RPM High Airflow 103 CFM 3pin 3wire 12VDC fan.
Bgears b-Blaster 120mm 2 ball bearing High Speed 2000 RPM High Airflow 103 CFM 3pin 3wire 12VDC fan.

Pros: Moves a lot of air WAS relatively quiet

Cons: Lifespan

Overall Review: I've had this fan for 1 year 4 months, and the fan is dying. I've often wondered what that nasty sound was when I'd start my PC up. Today it was REALLY bad so I pulled the side of my case off, played with speedfan and turned different fans off / on to no avail. Then I disconnected the bgears b-Blaster and the sound went away. It sounds to me like the bearings are grinding or something just isn't right. :(