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Philip K.

Philip K.

Joined on 06/11/07

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Most Favorable Review

Good Fan

Antec 761345-75020-2 80mm Blue LED TriCool Case Fan
Antec 761345-75020-2 80mm Blue LED TriCool Case Fan

Pros: - Clean Look - Easy Install - Adapter for multiple power connectors included. - Bright LED lights - Changeable fan speeds - Good price

Cons: - Fan speed switch is stiff

Overall Review: Just your average fans. Antec always seems to put out good stuff. I like that these are adjustable and clear with blue LED. Running good so far. Let's see how long they last.

Most Critical Review

Screwdriver eats the screws

GTMax Cell Phone Tool Repair Kit - 8pcs
GTMax Cell Phone Tool Repair Kit - 8pcs

Pros: Has all the pieces you need to do the job, plus some.

Cons: The phillips precision tool that comes with the kit has to much of a point on the end of it, so without a large amount of pressure on the screw it will surely ruin it if not careful. I recommend getting the kit if you need something to help remove the actual screen which you can manage with a credit card or flat piece of plastic, but the tool does make it a little easier because of the angle. This is all I would recommend the kit for though. Get yourself good set of precision tools for the screws.

Overall Review: I would just get a set of precision screw drivers and save yourself the money.

Amazing and durable

ASUS Radeon HD 5830 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card EAH5830 DIRECTCU/2DIS/1GD5
ASUS Radeon HD 5830 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card EAH5830 DIRECTCU/2DIS/1GD5

Pros: Amazing Graphic card for it's time. I have had this card for almost 5 years now, and it still manages 3 displays, handles any game I can throw at it, and not once has it failed. It has been the pride and joy in my system, and I will continue to use it until the day it fails.

Cons: It's... big?

Overall Review: I have been looking at some other graphic cards lately as an upgrade option, but I know one thing, I won't choose anything other than ASUS cards. The fact that this card has lasted 5 years, has gone from a single monitor, to 3 monitors, and handles any game I want to play, is nothing short of amazing....

Great Cooling

Vantec Spectrum Fan Card with Dual 70mm Adjustable UV LED Fans - Model SP-FC70-BL
Vantec Spectrum Fan Card with Dual 70mm Adjustable UV LED Fans - Model SP-FC70-BL

Pros: This was a great little fan to add on to my already existing build. I tried a couple of different configuration from drawing air, to direct airflow contact, they were comparable when it comes to heat management. Dropped my GPU heat by about 5 C*. External fan speed adjustment is a huge plus. If I know I will be doing some intense gaming, I will crank it all the way up. LOTS of airflow!

Cons: The vertical stability uses an AGP slot. The downside to this is if you don't have a AGP slot where you want to position the fan, then it will simply just hang on by the screw support. Minor flaw, but easily worked around. Only other flaw is how loud this thing is on full speed.

Overall Review: Ill see how this thing holds up in the long run. I've heard many say the fan didn't last more than a year. Cheap, but effective, so i'm not worried.

12/27/2013

Awesome little drive

PNY Connect Attache 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive - Blue P-FD8GBATTBRB-GE
PNY Connect Attache 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive - Blue P-FD8GBATTBRB-GE

Pros: I actually obtained this drive by accident when a former employee left it in their computer. This little drive is probably the best USB drive I have owned. I go back and forth between work and keep all of my programming projects and files for Visual Studio on here to swap between my develop machines and it works perfectly. My favorite part about it is the rubberized coating for good shock protection. I don't like tiny usb drives because of how difficult they are to remove from a USB connection and this thing is just big enough to grab and pull out or put in without sticking so far out to possibly knock it by accident and destroy the connector (which I have done).

Cons: I'm not a fan of removable connector covers and I ended up dropping this on the ground one day which my dog had fun chewing to little pieces. There really is no other option for this style of drive, so not a big deal.

Overall Review: All in all I love this drive. I ran a speed test against some other SanDisk drives I use and this thing out performed them by about 15%. I will use this drive until it dies, and when that happens, I will buy another.

Nice backlite keyboard

RAZER Black USB Wired Lycosa Mirror Special Edition Gaming Keyboard
RAZER Black USB Wired Lycosa Mirror Special Edition Gaming Keyboard

Pros: I needed to find a good keyboard that has a back light. Since my go to for gaming needs is Razer I chose to go with this keyboard. I was torn between this and Razer Black Widow Ultimate but since this was $50 cheaper I decided to go with it. Really happy with it so far. Very responsive and the back lighting is just bright enough. You have the ability to just light up the WASD keys but I dont see a purpose even if you play MMO's. The media function is nice. Havn't tried programming any macros yet and dont really plan on but it's nice to have that kind of feature on a fair priced keyboard.

Cons: Very glossy so this thing is a finger print magnet. If your a clean freak you may want to look somewhere else, doesn't bother me though. The function keys in my opinion are positioned a little weird but that is just personal preference.

Overall Review: All in all its a good keyboard. I enjoy flat laptop style keys and this definetly meets that criteria. The keys can take a little getting use to but once you do it feels and works great.