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Matthew S.

Matthew S.

Joined on 06/26/10

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Most Favorable Review

Fantastic

Fractal Design Define R4 Black Silent ATX Midtower Computer Case
Fractal Design Define R4 Black Silent ATX Midtower Computer Case

Pros: This case is really quiet. I do not know if it is on unless I look at the light. The holes in the case for routing wiring are well planned, I was able to keep the case really tidy. The case is very solid, it feels like metal and definitely weighs like it. However, when picking it up be careful what you grab for, the front of the case is on hinges as you see in the picture. It is really cool temperature-wise, coming from a full tower with plenty of fans I wasn't so sure about just having two case fans. Turns out two is more than enough. Also, the case is very spacious, I have a 3rd party cooler and GTX 760, both have an ample amount of room. Finally, as someone living with 2 dogs and 2 cats, I am very happy with the case's very fine filters and airflow direction.

Cons: I'm not so sure about having paid $120 for a case, but I'm still happy with my product.

Overall Review: don't bother with liquid cooling or extra fans

Most Critical Review

Free, BUT REALLY?, FAIL

Standard UES2 Black Laptop Retractable Wire Management Silver/Black 3 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical 800 dpi Mouse
Standard UES2 Black Laptop Retractable Wire Management Silver/Black 3 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical 800 dpi Mouse

Pros: cute, i guess, irritable to use, pawned it off to a friend who has a laptop, even they couldn't find use for it.

Cons: the cord isn't always friendly at wrapping up, and you feel like your going to crush it half of the time

Overall Review: i'm rolling on the floor laughing at the genius that designed this one.

Am satisfied

Hanns-G HT231DPBU Black 23" Touchscreen Monitor Multi-Touch (10 points) 250 cd/m2 80000000:1 Built-in Speakers
Hanns-G HT231DPBU Black 23" Touchscreen Monitor Multi-Touch (10 points) 250 cd/m2 80000000:1 Built-in Speakers

Pros: The monitor is exceptionally vibrant coming from a non-LED lit matte screen. The colors were also unusual to me at first but that is because the monitor was not set to 'warm' by default. The touch responsiveness and accuracy is really impressive for how much was paid. I'm personally interested in seeing Microsoft's hybrid OS works out. That is my primary reason for paying the extra $50 for touch capabilities. The viewing angles on the screen are really great; however, please remember that on glass screens, glare always gets the last laugh. Having built in speakers is really convenient, but allow me to also emphasize build quality here. This monitor is incredibly sturdy and feels very solid. The kickstand in back was really well made. I personally expected it to be flimsy. One final note, I love how little room the monitor takes up. Usually, the base stand on monitors tends to take quite a bit of space in an effort to keep the monitor stable.

Cons: Built-in speakers. They are both a pro and a con. They are very quite and lack bass. In fact, many headphones at 100% volume are louder than the speakers in this monitor. But, with a decent sound card or amplifier these speakers will do just fine. My sound card just about doubled the volume, which makes up enough sound for my instrumental/classic music and gaming. Buying an external pair of speakers is an option but there goes some of the space saving.

Overall Review: In my opinion, this monitor is worthwhile buying. Might as well enjoy the touchscreen revolution :)

I Like it =)

HANNspree HF-259HPB Black 25" 2ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 400 cd/m2 X-Contrast DCR 3000:1 (1000:1) Built-in Speakers
HANNspree HF-259HPB Black 25" 2ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 400 cd/m2 X-Contrast DCR 3000:1 (1000:1) Built-in Speakers

Pros: High Resolution, Decent speakers, I just love it =D

Cons: 3 Stuck pixels at first, they came right out with a little nudge =)

10/30/2011

Eek, we're short on plugin points!

hec XP1080 800W Continuous @ 40°C ATX12V / EPS12V CrossFire & SLI NVIDIA HYBRID-SLI Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
hec XP1080 800W Continuous @ 40°C ATX12V / EPS12V CrossFire & SLI NVIDIA HYBRID-SLI Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Pros: very high wattage, and very reliable for little price, that's all you need to know with a power supply

Cons: my goodness, hooking this thing up was a nightmare, half of the time i felt as though i wasn't going to have anywhere to plug in the last few components in to. Namely my graphics cards as they came last(was afraid i wouldn't have crossfire XP)

Overall Review: i would recommend it.

Awesome But, Lots-o-Freezing with crossfire

XFX Radeon HD 5830 1GB DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card HD-583X-ZAFV
XFX Radeon HD 5830 1GB DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card HD-583X-ZAFV

Pros: powerful, that's all a graphics card has to be. aka i get full frames in wow with a single card, and even more-so when on crossfire nice price!

Cons: Crossfire, with these graphic cards, have prooven to crash half of my games. Aion, Any Source Game From Valve, and a few others. by crash i mean freeze, and i feel as though this isn't the control panels fault

Overall Review: awesome card, highly recommended.