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Scott E.

Scott E.

Joined on 07/06/09

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Keyboard and mouse pad

XTRAC PADS Ripper XXL Mouse Pad
XTRAC PADS Ripper XXL Mouse Pad

Pros: This mousepad is massive, I ended up using it with my keyboard on top and still have as much space as I did with my mega-mat. You can easily cut this into three big mousepads and give two to your friends. Much slicker and nicer than your average mousepad, I'm glad I didn't buy a hard pad, this is just right in terms of smoothness.

Cons: After buying this I realized how much of a slob I am. I constantly have to brush off loose tobacco and food scraps. The jet blackness of the pad does show crumbs. When you take it out of the tube it smells awful. I also received a giant box for this product, it seemed unnecessarily huge, and wasteful.

Overall Review: This is the mousepad you want.

Best thing on my desk

27" QNIX QX2710 2560x1440 QHD PLS Glossy Panel Monitor DVI port
27" QNIX QX2710 2560x1440 QHD PLS Glossy Panel Monitor DVI port

Pros: Very high pixels per inch. 108 DPI Great price. Good colors. Can be overclocked to produce higher refresh rates. Lots of real estate (Resolution) Big. 1440p for cheap! You will have no regrets buying this monitor. Great for gaming and professional work.

Cons: These monitors will have dead pixels, that's why you're saving so much money. These monitors also have something called light bleed, where the backlight leaks past the pannel and has a sort of shining light on the monitor. This can get annoying when the monitor shows black/ dark, like in widescreen movies.

Overall Review: You practically have to put your nose on the monitor to see dead pixels, they're really not a big deal at all, unless they're stuck (Always bright white) which you might find to be annoying. If you search around you might find a way to fix that light bleed...

Great PSU

Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-900 900W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Intel Haswell Fully Compatible
Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-900 900W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Intel Haswell Fully Compatible

Pros: Great little guy, nice size, reasonably energy efficient, quiet. Really nice braid on the cables, 8pin CPU reached a looong way. My OCZ modular cheapo PSU cause stability issues, this sucka is rock solid. Great assortment of connectors. Powers anything you can throw at is (Not talking to you 4X GPU guy...) Rock. Solid.

Cons: Not modular, not an issue if you have lots or cable management room, or aren't picky with appearance/ space like me. Red is kinda flashy, thankfully I have red lights in my case so it blends in. I wish it was 80+ Silver, no big.

Overall Review: Got it on sale from Newegg, I have no regrets.

11/14/2012

Handy Case

LIAN LI PC-CK101(Preminum) Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case
LIAN LI PC-CK101(Preminum) Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case

Pros: This case screams practicality. No other case is as useful and handy when it comes to portability. I'm in the process of bartering with a local metalworker to craft me extra track so I'll be able to ride this around my basement while I type words I made up into spreadsheets.

Cons: There are no cons, my computer is a train now, what else could a fella ask for?

Overall Review: Why no curved pieces? Needs more cars.

10/16/2012

Speed Demon

Corsair Force Series GT 2.5" 90GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CSSD-F90GBGT-BK
Corsair Force Series GT 2.5" 90GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CSSD-F90GBGT-BK

Pros: Speeeeeeeeeed. I chose speed over capacity, I HAVE NO REGRETS. I named the little fella Laser Beam, because it's light and fast. I went from a Seagate 3.0Gbs to this guy, amazing difference. I go from dead to firefox in ten seconds. 555 MBs read speeds. That's a capital B, for Bytes.

Cons: Uses sandforce drivers, the faster but less reliable SSD controller. I've had no problems with they yet, but wont be surprised it this guy dies. I'll let Newegg know if it happens, still five eggs.

Overall Review: SSD is the future. I got this guy for less than a dollar per GB. Increased the speeds of everything. BF3 loads like a champ on this guy. Specs 3770k stock 8GB Gskill 1600Mhz Corsair Vengeance C70 MSI R6950 TFII

Not bright enough, great fans

Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Red LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators
Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Red LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators

Pros: Move lots of air, especially in relation to noise levels. Smoked blades look good, pretty good value.

Cons: Not bright enough for my personal tastes. Xigmatech crystals are a bit better in terms of aesthetics.

Overall Review: These guys push a lot of air, and are a good value.