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William G.

William G.

Joined on 02/07/09

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Most Favorable Review

Great mini bare bones

Shuttle SA76G2 V2 AMD Socket AM2+ / AM3 AMD 760G Barebone
Shuttle SA76G2 V2 AMD Socket AM2+ / AM3 AMD 760G Barebone

Pros: Compact, well designed, good quality, easy to assemble. If you want a good quality, easy to assemble bare bones, Shuttle is the way to go.

Cons: If you load it up with drives and a graphics card its going to get warm. Be aware of its power limitations (power supply and cooling). See my other thoughts for what I put in the system.

Overall Review: I had an AMD Athlon x2 7750 (AM2+) processor and DDR2-800 RAM from another system with a failed motherboard. I also had a Radeon HD4670 graphics card too (bus powered). I put those in plus two 500GB drives in RAID 0. The system can get warm but not dangerously so (CPU is around 50 with PRIME 95) 4670 GPU hits about 68-70 with Furmark. The power supply is working very hard at this stage, so I wouldn't go any more than that. Note that you can do OS-evel over clocking using the Catalyst software, I was able to push the CPU to 3GHz no problem. This setup is perfect for regular computer use and ok for gaming (with 4670, I doubt so with the built-in graphics). I have this setup as a HTPC and if I reduce resolution to 720p on the newer games it runs great (e.g. 40 FPS on Skyrim with high settings.) Older games can run fine in 1080p. Pleasantly surprised. Highly recommend the Shuttle, good quality and easy to setup.

Great for a compact Micro-ATX build

Fractal Design Pop Mini Air RGB White TG mATX High-Airflow Clear Tempered Glass Window Tower Computer Case
Fractal Design Pop Mini Air RGB White TG mATX High-Airflow Clear Tempered Glass Window Tower Computer Case

Pros: I moved my system from my Coolermaster NR200P (which I still love and recommend!) to have more space for cooling options. My Ryzen 5800X and RTX 3080 build is running much cooler now.

Cons: At the price, it's an excellent case. No complaints.

Overall Review: Recommended for compact build. Plenty of room and a good compromise between Mini-ITX case and Micro-ATX towers.

Great buy at 2023 prices

Team T-Force Delta RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model TF4D432G3600HC18JDC01
Team T-Force Delta RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model TF4D432G3600HC18JDC01

Pros: Looks good in white themed case and RGB works with my Asus motherboard. Runs fine with XMP profile at 3600 MT/S.

Cons: If you don't want white nor RGB, look elsewhere.

Overall Review: Recommend this set at 2023 prices as RGB is now cheap and you're not paying extra for a gimmick.

So far so good, great deal for a next gen console

Microsoft Xbox One with Kinect - Black
Microsoft Xbox One with Kinect - Black

Pros: Although this is a refurbished console, it comes packaged like it's new. The exception being "refurbished" note on the box and a sticker on the console itself. As far as I can tell, the accessories are all new - controller, Kinect, and chat headset.

Cons: Warranty is less than new so hopefully any problems become obvious during the first weeks of use. The huge ugly "Refurbished" sticker on the console is obnoxious and leaves residue when removed. However, everything else seems news.

Overall Review: I wanted to balance out some of the other reviews here since I was hesitant due the low number of reviews and the poor scores. In my experience, this was an amazing deal for a next gen console. I'm mainly a PC gamer but I like to play some of the console exclusives and have many friends on Xbox Live. This was a great way to get into Xbox One gaming.

Great receiver, great deal

Pioneer VSX-822-K 5.1-Channel 3D Ready A/V Receiver
Pioneer VSX-822-K 5.1-Channel 3D Ready A/V Receiver

Pros: At the sales price, this was an absolute steal. Despite what others may have said regarding functions - all of them work flawlessly. The on screen display isn't that bad although the main setup screen is like other receivers I have from 7 years ago. The Pandora, media player and vTuner displays are better. Not "wow" but acceptable. It's a nice looking unit and sounds great. The iOS ControlApp works great too, an added bonus. I've testing the Air Play, Pandora, vTuner and iPod interface and all work really well. I'm not sure what others were expecting but at this price range it's fantastic. You don't need anything other than this receiver for network-based music.

Cons: Minor, considering the price point. It doesn't have component input and doesn't do up conversion of non-HD video. It's 5.1 only which might by a drawback for some. It only has one optical input which is dedicated to the TV channel. You can't rename inputs (as others have noted.)

Overall Review: If you're looking for a low cost receiver that supports much of the modern music stuff you need today, then get this receiver. I'm blown away by how good of a deal this is.

11/28/2013

Works great

Rosewill RHMS-13001 - Swivel Arm Desk Mount for 13” - 27” VESA LCD Monitors or Apple 27” Cinema Display
Rosewill RHMS-13001 - Swivel Arm Desk Mount for 13” - 27” VESA LCD Monitors or Apple 27” Cinema Display

Pros: Works with Apple displays without buying extra VESA adapter from Apple. Looks match the Apple aesthetic. I'm using it with an Apple 27" Cinema display.

Cons: It does take some force to ensure a good grip on the pivot closest to the monitor. I had no problem myself with this. A steady and strong desk is require. I get some bouncing on my monitor but that is the desk's fault.

Overall Review: Others have complained about the force on the pivot. I didn't have an issue with this but I did notice that the nylon bushings weren't quite in place properly when I set it up.

11/28/2013