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Donald P.

Donald P.

Joined on 07/08/04

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Stable board

MSI P67A-GD55 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD55 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Installed parts put ram in 2 and 4 slots.Pressed power button and installed win 7.Good stable board B3 rev. Works exceptional with Coolermaster HAf 22. All CPU cores at 27 to 28 centigrade at idle with stock intel cooler for I2500k and Arctic Silver 5. And that's great.

Cons: G-Skill Ripjaw1600 mem works well. But memory slots are much to close to the CPU. Could not get Cooler Master Hyper 212+ to work without touching ram even on the #2 slot. Ripjaw ram is however tall.I do not want to cover my ram slots even if i could find smaller ram.I'll keep it for another build.I would be at a approx. 50% loss to return the cooler to Newegg.

Overall Review: I like this board.It has some inconsistantcies as all boards do.This UEFI in my opinion is no better than a normal bios.The mouse pointer is in the UEFI is inconsistant.could cause problems.Use the keyboard till'MSI get's a real fix.I'm really disappointed that I bought and paid extra for a board and cpu for overclocking and ended up not really having those capabilities with the stock cooler. It's a hassle to try and find a cooler that will work at this stage of the game.But with my XFX 6870 black edition GPU all my games are at there highest settings even at 1980.

Most Critical Review
SAMSUNG P2770HD Rose Black 27" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 50,000:1(1000:1) Built-in HDTV Tuner & Speakers
SAMSUNG P2770HD Rose Black 27" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 50,000:1(1000:1) Built-in HDTV Tuner & Speakers

Pros: It's paid for.There's always hope they'll send me a different model#.

Cons: I've shipped it back for repairs twice.Something keeps going bad in the DVI ports.In random games the monitor screen goes blank.There are sounds in the background from the games but the picture doesn't return.I have to reset computer,come back through Safe-Mode then returning again to the full desktop. The computer will then work in games until another random time and it goes black screen again. AS i said this is the second time returning for repairs.My concern there is they've repaired the original with parts for the DVI then replaced and returned and DVI only to go bad again. It seems logical that the replacement parts are also bad as the originals were.SamSung if your listening please send me another 27" model to replace this thing.This has been a complete hassle that no consumer should have to go through.Transaction # (4114475640) 4/11/2012.

Overall Review: I've had computer monitors since the 70's, maybe i'm fortunate but I have never had a bad monitor.SamSung has a great record for quality products. My luck ran out though. Again i brought my Acer 23" LCD back into action works flawlessly we're the Samsung failed not once but twice.

Great Value, Good gaming machine.

SkyTech [GTX 1080TI] Legacy – VR Ready Gaming Computer PC Desktop - i7-8700K, 500GB Samsung 970 Evo NVMe SSD, GTX 1080 Ti 11GB, 360mm Liquid Cool, 2TB HDD, 16GB DDR4, Window 10 Pro
SkyTech [GTX 1080TI] Legacy – VR Ready Gaming Computer PC Desktop - i7-8700K, 500GB Samsung 970 Evo NVMe SSD, GTX 1080 Ti 11GB, 360mm Liquid Cool, 2TB HDD, 16GB DDR4, Window 10 Pro

Pros: Booted up first time I pushed the start button. No trash-ware at all. Windows 10 Pro 64 bit installed. Very quiet. Arrived In good packaging and in good shape. I use this computer for several reasons, Office, Music Programing, Gaming. I've only had for several days. But I can say this Rig has Totally 1st. Quality parts. MSI GeForce GTX 1080, Thermaltake Power Supply And Water Cooling. Runs cool, easily overclocked to 4.5 Ghz.. Why just 4.5 Ghz. that's enough for anything you can throw at it including UHD gaming. I don't believe I could have bought the parts In this rig for what I paid. It was $2099.00 on sale.

Cons: The product came with no Motherboard or any Manuals or drivers disk or helpful info whatsoever. I'm an experienced computer builder for over 20 years. I didn't build myself for arthritis won't let my hands build easily, unfortunately. All the manuals for different parts can be found on-line. However this is quite time consuming. Computer has locked up several times. This could be Bios bugs or Windows 10. Hopefully this wil be worked out.

Overall Review: I would recommend this to anyone wanting a fairly high end computer, especially for gaming. And I would purchase again because of the quality of parts. Most other really skimp on there motherboards and power supplie. Everyone doesn't have over 30 years with computers ,nor the skills that i have with them. And most people will need manuals and driver disk to make things easier for future problems. Skylake did a great job with this computer and i thank them personally.

A great product

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-2978-KR 4GB FTW GAMING w/ACX 2.0, Silent Cooling Graphics Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-2978-KR 4GB FTW GAMING w/ACX 2.0, Silent Cooling Graphics Card

Pros: Everything about this card is exceptional. All the Games I've played to date are maxed at Ultra settings including the latest Call Of Duty which came out the 3rd. of November. Crysis 2, Battlefield 3, Tombraider and on. I have no complaints.It's the best and fastest card i have ever owned. And i've been PC gaming for as long as it's been in existance back to the TI99-4A and Vic 20.

Cons: None other than it wasn't free.

Overall Review: I heard some complaints online about coil wine and poor placement of heat pipes. If this is true it doesn't seem to bother my card. It's never been over 75% Centigrade after several hours of playing graphics demanding games. I've never heard the fans period, much less a coil wine. I want to personally say thanks EVGA for a good product. I'm enjoying.

Works Great.

ASUS Z87-PRO (V EDITION) LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Z87-PRO (V EDITION) LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Does everything I want and more. Very stabile Useful utilities and Bios screens.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: People should not trash a board until they've exhausted the means to find out if there at fault. I've built or help build at least 5 new computers from scratch in the past decade. I have never had a bad motherboard. I'm not saying there aren't any. But i think probably some people damage the boards unknowingly. Or there probably looking over something simple as why it wouldn't boot. This has happened to me and took several days of research and trial an error to get up and running.

A mostly unapreciated bargain.

Pioneer SC-1222-K 7.2-Channel Network Ready AV Receiver
Pioneer SC-1222-K 7.2-Channel Network Ready AV Receiver

Pros: Lots a power. with the class D Amplifier this is mower power than any receiver i've ever owned.It has so many xtras, and without saying a large learning curve if you use all that is has to offer.I added the Andrew Jones Pioneer SP-PK52FS 5.1 Speaker System with the 2 front towers which i got for a steal.What a combo.I'm basically interested in sound quality for movies and blu-ray concerts and Wow! Thia is the best I've ever owned especially for the money.Anyone that complains about this receiver is not taking the time to appreciate what is has to offer. If you don't read Japanese Print out the manual in English as i did, and use it.

Cons: None other than a Large learning curve but to set up your sound use the mike for the auto MCAA it does a great job.

Overall Review: People who complain about this receiver in my thoughts are not taking time for set up.type out and "READ THE MANUAL"This receiver has the most powerful amplifier ever made for home theater.The sound at very or low volumes is excellent and doesn't bog down.This is not plug and play.And for you who appear to have more money than knowledge hire a professional to set up your system .How can anyone complain about this receiver and the bargain price.