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barjackarmory

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Hi! I'm a small-scale electronics recycler and longtime technology enthusiast located in the US Pacific Northwest- specializing in PC components and projects, specialty computing systems and curiosities, thoughtfully curated budget gaming computers, and unique vintage PC and Macintosh hardware.
Location: United StatesMember since: 28 September 2006

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4.9
Reasonable postage costs
5.0
Postage speed
5.0
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5.0

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k***y (601)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
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Shipped promptly, packaged safely, item as described, and pleasant to deal with in messages. No concerns at all. Thanks!
f***0 (85)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
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Excellent seller! Great packing job, even put foam inside the case! Fast Shipping, PC is in Excellent condition. Works Perfectly, Great Deal, answered all my questions, and I'm very happy with purchase. Would definitely buy from again.
5***d (183)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
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Extremely fast transaction from questions to shipping to arrival. Just what the doctor ordered. I am happy with my purchase. Great price. This merchant is now a saved seller. Would do business again.
u***l (2280)- Feedback left by buyer.
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lightning fast shipping! good communication, careful packaging, great seller! :)
r***6 (10)- Feedback left by buyer.
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Seller was true to their word, everything worked out of the box, no hassle setup, and shipping was faster than advertised!
0***1 (3)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
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Great seller! Item as described and packaged well. Fast shipping!
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Reviews (10)
20 June 2008
Sigm 10-20: Making a Believer out of a Skeptic
Let me preface this by saying I am NOT a fan of Sigma. I've foudn their products to be worthy of their bottom-dollar prices, and have gone through a few low-end and high-end models with limited satisfaction. When my fellow Nikon shooter pressured me into considering the Sigma 10-20, my collection of lenses consited of only Nikon AF-D's and a couple AF Tokinas. My original plan was to buy a Tokina 12-24 wideangle, as Tokina was always the un-disputed best 3rd party Nikon lens for me. I caved to peer pressure and bought this Sigma. The lens itself is very heavy duty, on par with high end Nikon models. It has a professional 77mm filter and a smooth zoom ring, smoother than many Nikon lenses I own. The bayonet and AF electronics lock up tight, and the focusing motor is quiet and accurate (a BIG problem with other Sigma lenses). Sigma has a possibly deserved stereotype of fuzzy optics. This is not so for the 10-20. Not only are the optics clear, but the lens has surprisingly little barrel distortion, less than other 12mm wideangles I've tested, and certainly less than other Sigma offerings such as the 12-24 and the 15-30. Focus seems sharp, although I have not tested it in all aspects of photography. Sharpness is best, or course, at F6 or F12, but open at F4 is still professionally useable. In this day of low-noise/high-iso cameras however, you could shoot at F6 all day and night. If you're considereing a Tamron ultrawide, forget it. If you'd like to look at the Tokina 12-24, they just released a constant F2.8, but I would suggest you take your SLR body to a camera shop and try it out. If you can find the Sigma, however, you will be getting a sturdy and clear lens that opens wider than most comparably priced lenses on the market and produces and image with equal or greater clarity than other 3rd party offerings. I cannot compare it to Nikon's 10-17 as I've never mounted one on my camera, but I can say that I spent many years badmouthing Sigma and am quickly learing to eat my words.
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Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 240 AIO CPU Liquid Cooler, White Led Pump, FEP T
25 January 2021
Unbelievably inexpensive, and works great!
I've owned quite a few 120 and 240 AIO's, from an Asetek marked OEM Intel 120 to many of Corsair's various $100+ coolers (including the amazing but pricey Hydro series RGB in my main rig). This CoolerMaster is not as quiet as the Hydro with it's magnetic PWM fans, simply because there's just no way to add two silent, high-end 120mm fans to a package at this price. BUT- for the money, the CoolerMaster 240 works extremely well, and the fan noise is completely acceptable compared to the up/down whine of most tower coolers, even CoolerMaster's own higher end dual fan 212's which are the same price. I bought two of these to use on lightly overclocked E5 Xeon gaming rigs, and both hold the line with high 30c idles and under 60c load temps, consistantly. BOTTOM LINE: If you run stock speeds on any -150w TDP CPU, or even light overclocks on your gaming or workstation system, and want good heat extraction on the cheap, I don't see how you could choose anything other than this AIO.
1 of 1 found this helpful
20 June 2008
Sigm 10-20: Making a Believer out of a Skeptic
Let me preface this by saying I am NOT a fan of Sigma. I've foudn their products to be worthy of their bottom-dollar prices, and have gone through a few low-end and high-end models with limited satisfaction. When my fellow Nikon shooter pressured me into considering the Sigma 10-20, my collection of lenses consited of only Nikon AF-D's and a couple AF Tokinas. My original plan was to buy a Tokina 12-24 wideangle, as Tokina was always the un-disputed best 3rd party Nikon lens for me. I caved to peer pressure and bought this Sigma. The lens itself is very heavy duty, on par with high end Nikon models. It has a professional 77mm filter and a smooth zoom ring, smoother than many Nikon lenses I own. The bayonet and AF electronics lock up tight, and the focusing motor is quiet and accurate (a BIG problem with other Sigma lenses). Sigma has a possibly deserved stereotype of fuzzy optics. This is not so for the 10-20. Not only are the optics clear, but the lens has surprisingly little barrel distortion, less than other 12mm wideangles I've tested, and certainly less than other Sigma offerings such as the 12-24 and the 15-30. Focus seems sharp, although I have not tested it in all aspects of photography. Sharpness is best, or course, at F6 or F12, but open at F4 is still professionally useable. In this day of low-noise/high-iso cameras however, you could shoot at F6 all day and night. If you're considereing a Tamron ultrawide, forget it. If you'd like to look at the Tokina 12-24, they just released a constant F2.8, but I would suggest you take your SLR body to a camera shop and try it out. If you can find the Sigma, however, you will be getting a sturdy and clear lens that opens wider than most comparably priced lenses on the market and produces and image with equal or greater clarity than other 3rd party offerings. I cannot compare it to Nikon's 10-17 as I've never mounted one on my camera, but I can say that I spent many years badmouthing Sigma and am quickly learing to eat my words.
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