Iggy Castillo

I have spent many years in the PC boutique name space as Product Development Engineer for Alienware and later Dell through Alienware's acquisition and finally Velocity Micro. During these years I spent my time developing new configurations, products and technologies with companies such as AMD, Asus, Intel, Microsoft, NVIDIA and more. The Arts, Gaming, New & Old technologies drive my interests and passion. Now as my day job, I am an IT Manager but doing reviews on my time and my dime.

HyperX CLOUD Stinger Gaming Headphones Review

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Now that everything can play audio: consoles, phones, computers and more, it’s hard to find a pair of quality headphones that will work for all of them and sound good too without breaking the bank.  Those days of frantically searching for those headphones or maybe buying multiple pairs might have ended with the HyperX release of the CLOUD Stinger Headphones. Before I get into the headphones themselves, let’s start off with the features and specs. Features and … Read more

Tablet Express Dragon Touch S8 Android Tablet Review

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We are all on the hunt for an affordable tablet that can do it all, and usually the 2 don’t go together, Affordable and the ability to do it all.  Working with the tablet manufacturers I have seen many different budget tablets and a few performers as well and today I will bring you a review on a budget tablet, but this one is a bit different.  Today I bring you my review of the … Read more

Sapphire Radeon NITRO+ RX 470 4GB OC 11256-01-20G Review

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Video cards, one of the most wanted upgrades for any PC and tons of them keep getting released thankfully, each bigger and better than the previous.  Gamers will drool over the latest gaming GPU, as a gamer myself I loved the chance to get to review Sapphire’s latest gen of AMD’s GPU.  Today I bring you my review of the Sapphire Radeon NITRO+ RX 470 4GB GDDR5 OC  11256-01-20G. Before we get to the card … Read more

Western Digital’s WD Blue 500GB WDS500G1B0A SSD Review

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We all want out computers to be the best PC they can be, be it for Gaming, Computer Aided Design, Basic Internet Browsing, Video and Music production and just about everything.  For everything I just mention, we need speed, yes even basic internet browsing needs some speed but some of those tasks require much more, but where do we begin?  Well, the processor is one thing, but as applications become better optimized, they are a … Read more

Sapphire Radeon NITRO+ RX460OC 4GB 11257-02-20G Review

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Being a gamer is expensive, I know I have probably paid for a house with all the money I have put into PC’s since I was 13…. a ton of money.  Even though I have put so much in and looking back, it hurts to see how much I have but I know it will just be a love affair that will continue.  When I started, I didn’t have much money and back in those … Read more

HomePro RG Star Laser Projector ND-S100RGB Review

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There are tons of holidays, parties and many different reasons to celebrate.  When we celebrate we like some bright lights and this review is on those bright lights, the HomePro RGB Star Laser Projector ND-S100RGB.  Christmas, Diwali, Festivus, Weddings, Parties with DJ’s anything; these lights just might be what you need to liven things up a bit. Before we get into it, let’s check out the features and specs Features and Specs Input: AC110V- 240V Output: … Read more

EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW ACX 3.0 Video Card

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Out of any updates you can do for your PC as a gamer, one of the most important, if not the most important is a video card.  You can get a new processor and see some improvement, an SSD and see a bit of improvement, memory helps lots too but a video card can make or break a game.  Today, I have the pleasure of bringing you a review of the EVGA GTX 1070 FTW, … Read more

Sapphire Radeon NITRO+ RX 480 8GB OC Review

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As a gamer and for all fellow gamers, we are bombarded with promises of upgrades will change our lives, and for the most part they don’t do much.  SSD’s and memory do help tons, but one of the things that get us as gamers are video cards, but they are ALWAYS so expensive.  Today I have the pleasure of bringing you my review of the Sapphire Radeon NITRO+ RX 480 8GB GDDR OC 11260-01-20G. Ohh…. … Read more

Anidees AI Crystal Chassis Review

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Have you ever seen that Chassis also known as Case, that just calls your name, it was made just for you?  It might have been some time since that happened, but just listen carefully, because maybe,… just maybe this case might be calling for you.  It’s got the brains and the beauty all in one package, you cant find it often, but it will make you work for it.  Today I present to you my … Read more

Cougar 550M Gaming Mouse Review

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If you are a gamer on a PC, 99.9% chance you are using a mouse, heck if you use a PC, 95% chance you are using a mouse.  I know some use a touchscreen monitor as an input device, but after 5 minutes of that,… you are back on your mouse.  Keyboard and mouse have ruled the PC for a very long time and that may change one day, but not today.  Today I will … Read more

Cougar Mechanical Gaming Keyboard AttackX3-4IS Review

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Some might like the clickies of a tactile switch and some might not.  I myself like the clickies, the louder the better, those around me like my wife, not so much.  In this review I am reviewing the Blue Keys.  Today I will be reviewing the Cougar Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (AttackX3-4IS). Let’s start off with some of the features and specs of this keyboard. Features and Specifications 108 keys Guaranteed lifetime of at least 50 … Read more

Wondershare Filmora Video Editing Suite Review

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Many different video editing solutions have come and gone.  Very few survive today’s ever growing and demanding needs out of a video editing suite, though it looks like Wondershare’s Filmora might do the trick as it has stood the test of time.  Let’s take a look at what it offers and see if it really is worth it. There are a TON of features here, and I used many of them, but not all of … Read more

Patriot Viper Elite DDR4 8GB / 16GB 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit Review

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From the oldest to the newest PC, they all have a few things in common, but the one I am focusing on today is RAM.  RAM has been used throughout the PC’s history, usually the more RAM you have or the faster the better your PC runs and the more work you can get done, even consoles have RAM.  Aside from the capacity of the RAM, another important aspect is the speed of the RAM, … Read more

HyperX Predator Quad Channel DDR4 RAM 16Gig Kit Review

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Every single PC has one thing in common (well, they have a few, but this is one of them), Different capacities and speeds, RAM is something they all need, usually the more RAM you have or the faster the better your PC runs and the more work you can get done.  There are many other things as well that affect the speed of your computer, but we are focusing on RAM here, come on people … Read more

Review and Build inside the ThermalTake Core X31 PC Case

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It’s hard to know what a good case is by a simple picture, and so many cases may look nice but once you get them it’s nothing like what you had imagined.  I have reviewed quite a few cases, and even one from ThermalTake in the past and I was pleased when I had the opportunity to review this one, the ThermalTake Core X31. Let’s first take a look at the features and spec’s of … Read more

ThorFire Cree LED Flood Light and Powerbank Review

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Two things we all need are light and power, at night and anytime in the day, we need these 2 things to do anything especially work.  Light for camping, working or playing in dark spaces and then energy to charge your phone, tablet and any other device you may have.  Today I will be reviewing the ThorFire Cree LED Flood Light and Powerbank. Let’s first start out with the Features and Specifications Features and Specs … Read more

Dell XPS 13 Ultra-portable laptop review

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Review of the Dell XPS 13 Ultra-portable laptop Ultra-Portable Laptops were supposed to be our answer to Ultra heavy laptops of yesteryear, but they more often than not lacked the power of their bigger and heavier counterparts.  It’s the year 2016 and it’s time to put away childish thoughts of years passed, put away childish toys and step up our games and with that our way of thinking.  Amazing things just keep growing smaller as … Read more

Arctic Liquid Freezer 240 Review

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Review of the Arctic Liquid Freezer 240 CPU Liquid Cooling Unit For years you’ve been using CPU Fans and heatsinks for years, but I know you have been gawking at some of the CPU liquid cooling units for years, well I know I have.  As those years have passed many CPU liquid cooling unit designs have come and gone, most of those custom units that you would have to build for yourself, not an easy … Read more

Review of the Alienware Area51 R2

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Review of the Alienware Area51 R2 Hey guys, so I am sure in your searches for the perfect gaming PC, you have at one point come across one flavor of an OEM or boutique PC builder and well, this review is about one of them.  Now I know there are quite a few different boutiques and OEM builders out there, but this is review is based on one, Alienware. This review will have full system … Read more

Review of the Sapphire Radeon NITRO R9 390 8GB GDDR5 Tri-X OC

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Hello all my fellow gamers and video card performance aficionados out there.  Today I have the pleasure of reviewing for you the Sapphire Radeon NITRO R9 390 8GB GDDR5 Tri-X OC video card.  Sapphire being one of AMD’s premiere board partners will surely help to keep AMD’s fire, that was not a play on words and you will see why throughout this review.  One other thing about this card, its Sapphire’s latest series, the NITRO … Read more

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