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Peter L.

Peter L.

Joined on 07/13/11

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Most Favorable Review

Value for money

AMD A10-5800K - A-Series APU Trinity Quad-Core 3.8 GHz Socket FM2 100W AMD Radeon HD 7660D Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic - AD580KWOHJBOX
AMD A10-5800K - A-Series APU Trinity Quad-Core 3.8 GHz Socket FM2 100W AMD Radeon HD 7660D Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic - AD580KWOHJBOX

Pros: It's insane how cheap this APU is. Coupled it with Biostar A85W motherboard (AMD promises to release next CPUs and APUs for that platform only). Plays GTA IV and NFS Shift maxed out smoothly. Not much faster compare to my previous rig (acer 5742g laptop: i5 480m, nvidia gt540m 1gb gddr 5, 8gb 1333 ddr3, hdd 500gb. WEI: 6.9, 6.8, 4.6, 6.6, 5.9. 3Dmark11: 1048), but for the given price... WEI: processor: 7.3 memory: 7.3 AERO: 6.9 graphics: 6.9 hdd: 7.2 3dMark11: 1350 Can be crossfired with a HD 6670 graphics card

Cons: I wish I could've bought an OEM version. The heatsink is so tiny and not silent (Last time I had such a small heatsink in 2000 for a celeron 600 with TDP 20W...). Definitely, will buy something like Scythe Ninja 3100 B or alike.

Overall Review: As soon as I get an acceptable cooler, I'll overclock the APU. However, there is no real need for doing so. Probably, it's money wise to buy a GDDR 5 version of radeon HD 6670 and to get dual graphics instead of spending $50 on a heatsink. My current rig is: PSU: Corsair CX750 MB: Biostar A85W APU: A10-5800K box memory: G-skill ripjaws X-series 4gb X 2. 2133mhz ( 11-11-11-30. 1.5V) HDD: OCZ Vertex plus R2 SSD 128gb BD-re lite-on. Wish AMD best of luck and not to fail with Piledriver (what is very likely)

Most Critical Review

Mine came defective

Tt eSPORTS THERON MO-TRN006DT Black 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse
Tt eSPORTS THERON MO-TRN006DT Black 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse

Pros: It was on sale. Just 30 after MIR. Wouldn't have paid more though Big. Very comfortable Heavy (the weight is adjustable) rubberized 5 profiles 5600Dpi. A bunch of LED color themes to choose from.

Cons: -The scroll wheel was the problem. Scrolling it up or down caused the profile to change. Tried different drivers- no success. Reset to defaults- no luck. Was hoping to solve the problem with a firmware update, but hadn't found one. Wasted a lot of time to find a solution on web forums. -the software is full of bugs

Overall Review: Had to RMA it. Really liked the mouse, but have decided to get a refund.

2 months follow up

Antec TruePower Classic series TP-750C 750 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Power Supply
Antec TruePower Classic series TP-750C 750 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Power Supply

Pros: been running for 2 months (gaming only. no mining involved). 2 powercolor 290x crossfired 1040/1350. No problems as of yet

Cons: the fan was contacting the ATX and other wires before i pulled the wires out 0.5" more.

Look inside. RF is in there

Logitech Recertified 920-003070 K400 Wireless Touch Keyboard with Built-In Touchpad for Internet Connected TV's
Logitech Recertified 920-003070 K400 Wireless Touch Keyboard with Built-In Touchpad for Internet Connected TV's

Pros: Happen to own exactly the same keyboard but brand new. The only difference is the lack of two AA batteries, original box and the presence of a QC sticker on the back (quality control)

Cons: I wish it had a scroll wheel. Would make browsing much easier

Overall Review: The RF transmitter\receiver is inside! Open up the battery cover. It's attached to that cover on the inside.

12/17/2013

non-Z K-OC +lots of features

ASRock B85M-ITX LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
ASRock B85M-ITX LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Very cheap. Tiny Non-Z OC (the main reason why I bought it. Didn't need any bells and whistles) Lots (I mean it) of OCing features

Cons: Wouldn't start. Tried to clear CMOS, swapped RAM... The crystal ball wouldn't tell me what seemed to be the stickler. Was about to RMA the mobo. Pulled out the CR3020 battery for 1 minute + cleared CMOS. Bingo! Guess, the average user would have sent the board back. No VCC IN adjustments. There is some weird iVR frequency offset (-6% to +6%) feature that does nothing. VCC In remains the same regardless. 1.744V. Hopefully, will be fixed in the next Bios update Just one USB 2.0 header on the board. Meaning you'll get 2 extra USB 2.0 Ports. Usually it's 2 headers.

Overall Review: My third AsRock board in a row (A75M-ITX =LLano. FM2A85M-itx = Trinity, then Richland). This one is the cheapest but has more options. VRMs stay very cool (thanks to Haswell with its integrated VRMs). Glued on a heatsink. Just in case. The SB is always cool (less than 48c). No need for another heatsink. My i5-4670K is a disappointment. De-lidded + Liquid Pro. Put the TT Big Typhoon on it (modified the cooler a bit with a dremel so it would fit). Never heats up beyond 65c. Cannot push the CPU over miserable 4200 (1.275V). Keep hoping the VCC In will help solve the problem

11/16/2013

Failed after a couple days

SanDisk Mobile Ultra 64GB microSDXC Flash Card Model SDSDQUA-064G-A11A
SanDisk Mobile Ultra 64GB microSDXC Flash Card Model SDSDQUA-064G-A11A

Pros: it was "just" 40 bucks. 64GB. 10MB/sec writing speed

Cons: Bought on black friday sale, but used the card just a few times. Inserted it into my Note 2 and the card died. tried to format it using the Disk manager and under Linux. Even tried to use a low format tool. No success In order to RMA the card one needs to contact SD customer service first and wait for approval.

Overall Review: The card failed 3 months ago and I don't even remember where it is. Don't wanna deal with RMA hassle. I happen to own a couple 8-16GB cards. None of them failed in 3 years.