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Tyler W.

Tyler W.

Joined on 12/11/09

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Most Favorable Review

Couldn't Be Happier

ONKYO HT-S3500 5.1-Channel Home Theater System
ONKYO HT-S3500 5.1-Channel Home Theater System

Pros: Bought it Black Friday Discount. Amazing ban for buck. Sound Quality is exceptional as long you know how to properly calibrate. Great power even with a 660watt max even better than my last 1000watt samsung. Has all the latest nice things 3D support usb interface multiple HDMI hookups all the latest sound encoders each customizable to your liking.

Cons: Poopie speaker wire. So i bought 100' 14g wire (i personally prefer thicker wire. It may draw more power but man does it keep the quality) The top gets quite hot so make sure you give breathing room. You get a certain muddiness when you crank it quite high.. like.. very high.. but that is unaviodable if your spending under $2,000 and not rolling the Bose world.

Overall Review: Overall I am very satisfied. Onkyo is not as prestiege as it was in the 80's.... man were those systems beautiful...but still glad to know that they still are hear delivering their same great quality. Thank You ONKYO for helping limited budget people to enjoy great sound for the underprivilaged audiophyiles.

Most Critical Review

Garbage

Seagate Expansion 4TB USB 3.0 3.5" Desktop External Hard Drive STBV4000100
Seagate Expansion 4TB USB 3.0 3.5" Desktop External Hard Drive STBV4000100

Pros: it CAN work price

Cons: garbage seagate drive, spits uncorrectable errors like crazy, power brick died in 1 month, bought a better 3rrd party power brick worked fine for a year now drive getting bad sectors... read/write speeds garbage. at the BEST at CLEAN format. 23MBps write. and an unsustainable 20MBps read.

Overall Review: poor drive. Always go for good bare HDD + enclosure. WD blues are super cheap now.

best cheap 2.5" sata3 ssd

Mushkin Enhanced ECO2 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDEC120GB
Mushkin Enhanced ECO2 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDEC120GB

Pros: -cheap -great memory controller -ive abused many of these and not a single failed drive yet -great real world performance -great sequential read/writes

Cons: -ugly -cheap build quality -thats it.

Overall Review: my go-to boot SSD. the 120GB flavor goes on sale very frequently, great price dude to newegg exclusivity with mushkin on this drive. Ive built about 20 desktops now with this drive, no RMAs, all of them still running beautifully today. m.2 nvme ssd's just arent quite there yet to notice much of a difference between them at 2GBps and this at 480MBps. However samsung 960pro may finally be it. interested to see how that drive performs. Either way, those drives will not be at this price point any time soon.

11/11/2016

best cheap z170 mobo

ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: -cheapest z170 mobo that actually has half decent power delivery -usb 3.1 type A and C -ps2 -intel nic -black and bronze color scheme -asrock quality parts -solid pcb -power delivery did not limit cpu and mem OC whatsoever.

Cons: -asrock quality UEFI lol -no m.2 -second pcie x16 slot is only an electrical x4 hookup. Do NOT use SLI/Xfire on this mobo. (the second pcie x16 slot is meant for an nvme ssd on a riser card. -pathetic accessory kit -audio is horrible even with separated section of pcb -only has dvi for intergrated graphics interface -no additional sata3 (only 6 that comes with z170) -sata ports are upward facing (I thought we were past this in sandybridge days) -asrock software is horrible

Overall Review: if you are strapped for cash but need a z170 chipset board, this is by far the best board and it is under $100 normally. With almost every asrock board (this board follows suit) it will have fantastic quality parts and the most stable power delivery (even with less phases) but will have a buggy UEFI (avoid ultra fast boot) and I've yet to have a good experience with the A-Tuning software. I accidentally was pulling over 90watts over the pcie slot for an rx460 (no 6pin power) for over a week and had a super stable aggressive overclock no issue lol. A testimony to asrock quality. if asrock caught up with the rest of mobo manufacturers on the software and experience side they easily could become top dog. Ive built several hundred desktops. maybe 40+ asrock boards, not a single RMA, never an issue past initial configuration for any client. I have had at least 1 RMA on every other board manufacturer.

11/11/2016

this is THE cheap case to use.

Deepcool TESSERACT SW Red SPCC Plastic Rubber Coating ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Compatible with ATX 12V / EPS 12V Power Supply (Not Included)
Deepcool TESSERACT SW Red SPCC Plastic Rubber Coating ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Compatible with ATX 12V / EPS 12V Power Supply (Not Included)

Pros: -cheap -looks good -doesnt suck to build in. -has room for AIOs and even a hyper212 evo. -has two fans preinstalled -power supply is on filtered intake -nice and long front panel cables -well equipped with standard accessories (zip ties, good stock of screws)

Cons: -issue come with cheap, low build quality, sharp edges etc. -fans are pathetic look like 800rpm fans, loud. Startup voltage super high, they are meant to be ran 100% power, so you might as well hook them up to a 4pin molex. -front 5.25" and 3.5" external bays and pci slots have permanent covers. You have to bend and break off and never can cover the hole again if you make a hardware config change (seriously, this is modern computer case, IDC how cheap it is, it is super simple to have removable bay covers, just an oversight)

Overall Review: I love this case and is my go to case when I am doing cheap mid tower atx builds for clients. Besides the couple complaints, this case brings all the modern feature-sets and conveniences of expensive new cases to the vastly ignored low end computer case market. Thank you deepcool for not being thermalfake and still bring great quality products to the lower end market. Please make a V2 of this case and have removable/replaceable bay covers and removable/replaceable pci slot covers... and maybe just a couple more millimeters of space behind the back side panel for cable management.

11/11/2016

Best 460

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 460 WINDFORCE OC 2GB GV-RX460WF2OC-2GD
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 460 WINDFORCE OC 2GB GV-RX460WF2OC-2GD

Pros: -cheapest dual fan 460. -cool 56c load @ stock speeds. -quiet out of box fan curve -overclocks fine without 6pin -medium to high settings 1080p 60fps on the most demanding titles to date.

Cons: -470 has better bang for buck -pulls almost 90watts overclocked from PCI slot (with a good mobo with decent power delivery this is a non-issue) -gigabyte software sucks -amd drivers suck (getting better)

Overall Review: if you are oc'ing this card, then you are missing the point, save up and get a 470 if performance is your game. This is clearly designed to be a drop in and forget for people with prefab towers who want better graphics. If you want to high to ultra settings 1080p 60fps get a 470 and save the extra $50. Plus oc potential on a 470. I used this for a small form factor build for a church to run live streaming, presentation software rendering, and light video editing. I had a super tight budget for the build that didnt allow the extra $50. In any other circumstance, get a 470. However I cannot kill an egg for that. This card has a clear role and serves it well, and gigabyte's flavor is a solid cooler with decent aesthetics and reliable power delivery at a competitive price compared to the other 460's out now for a dual fan cooler.

11/11/2016