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Fred B.

Fred B.

Joined on 09/26/02

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Most Favorable Review

QUAD-SLI APPROVED

Thermaltake W0131RU 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Thermaltake W0131RU 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Power supply is modular, so I no longer have to dig my hand through a jungle of wires when trying to get to something on the motherboard. This PSU is advertised as being Quad-SLI approved & I'm run 2 Asus 8800GTX's on this bad boy, so believe it (this was my main reason for buying it). It's very quiet.

Cons: Lacks lighting, transparency & color (not too important though).

Overall Review: You'll really want to install the little rubber guard between the PSU and the slot in your PC case.

Still the best mouse by far

RAZER Naga Epic Chroma Gaming Mouse
RAZER Naga Epic Chroma Gaming Mouse

Pros: - Naga has gone wireless. Still the best mouse bar far for gaming, especially if you play MMO games like Final Fantasy XIV, World of Warcraft, Tom Clancy's: The Division, etc, or MOBA games like League of Legends. - Chroma (RBG) lighting effects.

Cons: - Lighting for the logo, under the palm, has been removed in the latest series of mice from Razer, which is a step backward. I just assume it's related to battery life conservation reasons. Doesn't affect performance, but your getting less then what you might have been used to with prior Razer mice. Hopefully we'll get it back in the next series, with a bigger battery. - Still using the same cruddy braiding on the cables that tend to split. You'll have braiding > bald rubber > braiding... Hopefully will be fixed in the future, but a good DIY-er will be able to remove the braiding after it's split apart, to keep the mouse looking fabulous. I don't expect the braiding on this one to be quite as much an issue as my prior 2 Nagas, simply because this one is wireless, so the braiding won't be rubbing against desk edges really, except when I'm running out of power and need to switch to wired mode. - Doesn't come with optional plates for comfort adjustment, for the right side of the mouse. Not a big deal though.

Overall Review: Went from the original Naga, to the Naga 2014 and now the Naga Epic Chroma. It's my 3rd Naga mouse, so what more proof do you need that it's a good product?! A long planned purchase that was definitely worth the money. My first wireless mouse and I felt Razer was the only one I could trust given my history using their Naga mice. I am not disappointed. There are a few imitations out there now from Corsair, Logitech, etc, but nothing beats the original =^_^=.

Perfect

APEVIA CVTPCI68 9.1 in. 6-Pin to 8-Pin PCI Express Converter Cable
APEVIA CVTPCI68 9.1 in. 6-Pin to 8-Pin PCI Express Converter Cable

Pros: Works as intended with no problems.

Cons: Didn't like the 2 extra pins on the 8-pin end being a combo of 6+2.

Poor Cust Support

SPARKLE GeForce GTX 680 2GB Graphics Card 700021 (CALIBRE -- GTX680)
SPARKLE GeForce GTX 680 2GB Graphics Card 700021 (CALIBRE -- GTX680)

Pros: Everything you'd expect from this model card.

Cons: Sparkle gives you a card to register the product on their website, but the website doesn't list this this model, so you can't register for any warranty, etc. Left them a message & received no response. Their company is not primarily based in the USA apparently. Decent card, but I'd suggest others be safe and choose another brand.

Not a team player

RAZER Naga Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming Mouse
RAZER Naga Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming Mouse

Pros: Classic, but elegant, design w/blue glow we've come to love about Razer mice. High DPI. Helps us make use of the keyboard numpad we pretty much never get to use for games, due to their location, via the new 12 button layout on the mouse's side. The braided wiring is a nice touch. You can set macros via the software that comes w/the drivers.

Cons: No matter what I do, the Naga's configurator software won't open while I also have my Razer Lycosa keyboard installed. The setting I previously set for the Naga remain active, but I cannot get in to make any changes, or make macros. Sad to find it has issues with one of their own. The mouse 4 & 5 buttons (browser forward & back) are inconveniently placed. The addon for World of Warcraft is poorly made & is a joke. My whole UI got scrambled & the addon just makes things worse. If you play WoW, I'd recommend not installing the addon & just bind actionbar buttons to Naga buttons, while the Naga is in Num mode).

Overall Review: Fix/Replace the software & relocate the 2 buttons & you've got an untouchable product. Reguardless of the Cons, I'd say this is THE mouse to get if your a gamer.

Great Gaming Memory

OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR8002GK
OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR8002GK

Pros: Heatpipe design for enhanced cooling w/a handle for easy removal if needed, plus fast recommended stock timings

Cons: Bios may not automatically recognize the recommended stock timings.

Overall Review: I had to set the timings in my Bios to 4-4-4-15-1T to get the advertised speed out of it, which was a noticable difference.