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Susan H.

Susan H.

Joined on 12/26/08

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Most Favorable Review

Nice player

Microsoft Zune HD 3.3" Black 16GB MP3 / MP4 Player EHD-00001A
Microsoft Zune HD 3.3" Black 16GB MP3 / MP4 Player EHD-00001A

Pros: Loaded all the songs I wanted, is easy to navigate despite reviews I've read elsewhere that say it's difficult, plays loud and clear, charges quickly,earbud plug goes in tight and secure, and this mp3 player looks nice.

Cons: I had to ask my son figure out how to load it. Apparently it has trouble with Windows 8. He opened my Windows media player where I had all my music lists preloaded and once he did that, the Zune program I downloaded finally uploaded the songs. It's going to take a bit more tries before I get good at uploading. Also, the plug seems flimsy and like it won't last long unless I am very delicate with it.

Overall Review: I wish I would have bought a second one before they sold out.

Most Critical Review

[Almost] amazing

MSI H61M-P31/W8 LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
MSI H61M-P31/W8 LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Pros: UEFI, affordable, a very nice board for a media center PC, it's very small, and cute. All of the ports worked. No fuzz or distortion on the sound. Easy setup. Will fit in any case you need it to, since it's something like seven inches at the longest side.

Cons: I was trying to set up the UEFI settings properly, with a multi-boot system of at least four different boot options... Well, it failed. It literally died on me. Case closed, hadn't opened it in months, gone. Reset the motherboard, disconnected the sata cables, tried with just one hard drive... It boots... Added the others, tried to set up the multi boot again, it failed. It also wouldn't run 1333 mhz ram.

Overall Review: I've purchased a lot of products from MSI, and I really am quite a fan, but if you're thinking of buying this motherboard, you might want to reconsider. In fact, a motherboard of this size would make more sense with an AMD build. If you want to order this board, and my review scares you, as long as you don't change the UEFI settings too often, and set up the system properly, using a lower speed ram, this motherboard will be really nice to you. My review speaks to my experiences with this unit, and not every single one. *Most of these motherboards will continue to be reliable longer than the one I was using.* So, even though I am going to RMA, I would say, that if you're looking at this board for building an inexpensive PC, go ahead. You have my recommendation.

The nicest case I've ever disliked (It's bland)

DIYPC Adventurer-9601R Black/Red Steel Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 5 x 120mm Red Fan and 1 x USB 3.0
DIYPC Adventurer-9601R Black/Red Steel Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 5 x 120mm Red Fan and 1 x USB 3.0

Pros: Easy to assemble, comes with extra screws, and you don't need a screwdriver to remove or add hard drives or cd drives. It's solid, it distributes heat nicely, and I've had no issues with it what-so-ever, excluding my aesthetic. Would definitely recommend to anyone, Water cooling capability is a nice touch. GPU doesn't get in the way because the hard drives are facing another direction, it's a fantastic case!

Cons: Aesthetically, I first thought it was beautiful. Now, though... I just wish I could hide it. It reminds me batman beyond, but with less style. It's dark gray, and the lights aren't very bright except for on the back. It's dark gray, not shiny, the lights aren't that birght, and I don't really like having all of my computer parts in something that looks like a super-computer from a science fiction movie. It's not something you can quite see from the photos, but everywhere you see lights on the photos, they're covered up at least 60%. When I turn off my lights, I have a very funny looking spider web on my ceiling

Overall Review: Buy it if you're looking for something plain, or cost effective. Your PC won't be representative of your tastes. It isn't necessarily an eye sore, it's just run of the mill. Just not my thing.

PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card AX7950 3GBD5-2DHV5E
PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card AX7950 3GBD5-2DHV5E

Pros: Runs fast. Runs fine in Mac OS 10.9 without any complications.

Cons: Very warm.

Overall Review: I haven't pushed it to it's limit, primarily because I mostly use it for graphics acceleration in software, and PS2/Wii emulators. Yeah, sure, I can do other things, and sometimes I do... But with more game consoles coming right around the corner, my computer's GPU isn't altogether that important.

Poor price to performance ratio

Intel Core i5 3470S - Core i5 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 2.9 GHz LGA 1155 65W Intel HD Graphics 2500 Desktop Processor - BX80637I53470S
Intel Core i5 3470S - Core i5 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 2.9 GHz LGA 1155 65W Intel HD Graphics 2500 Desktop Processor - BX80637I53470S

Pros: It's reliable, decently fast, and altogether not too shabby.

Cons: The CPU is slower than a non-intel one I purchased back in 2009, for a lower price. No overclocking, no turbo, it has nothing too motivating, really.

Overall Review: Some of the software I used had memory leaks when run on non-intel processors. So when I built this current PC, I needed a processor from Intel to continue doing what I do. It's worth the current price. If you're looking to buy it, you might be a little disappointed by the performance, but it will do what you need it to do. If I had a time machine, this isn't the processor I would get.