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Dave B.

Dave B.

Joined on 10/11/08

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Most Favorable Review

Great card

GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: Plays all my games at max setting without frame rate loss. BF3,BLOPS 2, Skyrim etc. And that's using the Geforce experience to set my graphics. Extremely quite under load. I honestly don't even hear it. Stays cool as well. No heat issues.

Cons: None thus far

Most Critical Review

Not long lasting

RAZER Vespula Dual-Sided Gaming Mouse Mat
RAZER Vespula Dual-Sided Gaming Mouse Mat

Pros: Good Size Comfortable Great Surface

Cons: After about 6 months the glue started to lose its grip and the mouse pad started to come apart.. Making it unusable for accuracy. It collects dirt and grime easily. And doesn't come off as easily as you'd think.

Overall Review: Not a bad mouse pad. But if you really want a good gaming mouse pad. There are better options for this price range

Dont buy anything for this hassle

NVIDIA Gift - Assassin's Creed III Game Coupon
NVIDIA Gift - Assassin's Creed III Game Coupon

Pros: Not even being free is a pro for this.

Cons: Getting this to work with Uplay is awful. Had to download it twice as the first download was corrupt. Finally do that and the Uplay nonsense starts. Create account. sign IN. and THEN PRODUCT KEY. SO I ENTER IT AND IT SAYS IT ISN'T VALID. Caps lock sorry. Not even gonna fix it. Dont buy a product just b/c this is free and comes with it. Spend the money on steam.

Great Overclocking

Intel Core i7-3770K - Core i7 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Intel HD Graphics 4000 Desktop Processor - BX80637I73770K
Intel Core i7-3770K - Core i7 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Intel HD Graphics 4000 Desktop Processor - BX80637I73770K

Pros: Great Overclocking on this. I have it up to 4.8GHz and not getting temps above 26 degrees C. Stable. Fast as lightning.

Cons: None to speak of.

Not the best looks but great features.

NZXT Phantom PHAN-003RD Red White Finish w/Red Trim Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case
NZXT Phantom PHAN-003RD Red White Finish w/Red Trim Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: Great internal options. Its a big case weighing 20lbs empty. Hiding the wiring was easy. Lots of tie downs and room behind the case to easily hide wires. Make sure your motherboard supports the case fan connectors. Mine did not. so i used molex. Fits all my parts with ease. Outstanding airflow. And the fans are silent

Cons: Ugly.

Very quite and super cool

XIGMATEK Gaia SD1283 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler LGA1150 Haswell Compatible
XIGMATEK Gaia SD1283 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler LGA1150 Haswell Compatible

Pros: Keeps my i7 3770k 3.5 overclocked to 4.6 cool as a cucumber. Under load i never have seen higher than 27 degrees C. Looks good in the case.

Cons: The instructions are almost useless. And thats why i took an egg away. Spent more time figuring out how the instructions read than actually putting it together. If you are new to builds. Maybe stay away from this one.

Overall Review: Its worth picking up if you dont want the watercooler hassle.