Can we please have a User Review Section?

alexp999 · Apr 11, 2009, 11:53 PM

erocker · Apr 11, 2009, 11:55 PM

Can't they just go into the appropriate forum? I don't see a need for a standalone forum, unless there is something I'm missing of course.

alexp999 · Apr 11, 2009, 11:58 PM

I dunno, I just thought it would be great to have them all in one place. And maybe even encourage the idea.

The ones above are just ones I could find where people had actually written the word review in the title.

Reviews are the primary thing when it comes to buying hardware, for me at least, I think if they were all in one place it would be an asset to TPU, extending the resources it offers. TPU members have done reviews on stuff which TPu itself hasnt, for example that review on the AC Acelero GTX280 has greatly helped me, as I was going to get that. Not any more!

DanishDevil · Apr 12, 2009, 12:11 AM

I would love to have a subforum for it. It would just make the reviews a lot easier to find.

I concur with Alex in that TPU members' reviews have influenced me in buying decisions simply because TPU hasn't had the chance to review the item.

Kursah · Apr 12, 2009, 12:17 AM

A subforum for this kind of stuff would be cool, and the rating system for threads would probably be more popular over there and it would be a very useful section. I agree with Alex and Danish about quite a few purchases I made here were because of TPU members and staff alike, I trust the members' suggestions here, have for years and so far I've been very content. Member Review subforum ftw!

DanishDevil · Apr 12, 2009, 12:21 AM

Good call about the rating system! Maybe if it grows popular, you could order the reviews by the number of thanks they got

Altered · Apr 12, 2009, 12:58 AM

I don't know that I would do a review but I sure would read them when searching for info on an exact model etc. All in one place would be a nice feature.

FreedomEclipse · Apr 12, 2009, 02:16 AM

I agree - Its better to have all the reviews located in one place then scatterd. I mean seriously....who ACTUALLY uses the thread/topic search function anyway?? LOL

mlee49 · Apr 13, 2009, 12:20 AM

Thanks Alex! I didn't think I got any posts on my user review thread guess I forgot to check up on it.

I'm glad to see there is some others that think alike!

JC316 · Apr 13, 2009, 12:23 AM

I would love to see a user review subforum. I like the rating system as well.

alexp999 · Apr 13, 2009, 12:30 AM

Does anyone know how to edit a poll in?

tofu · Apr 13, 2009, 12:40 AM

+1

A user review subforum would be very nice.

a_ump · Apr 13, 2009, 12:55 AM

couldn't agree more and i luv seeing review by users cause it usually consists of something that is either hard or hasn't been put up on the web and is something many people are curious about.

Ketxxx · Apr 13, 2009, 03:39 AM

User review forum ftw. I notice my 4830 thread is in that list too

It wasn't meant as a review, it just kinda turned out that way

OnBoard · Apr 13, 2009, 03:51 PM

Yes, it would be great. Not everything is reviewed by the staff and everyone doesn't read every sub forum there is. Posts get buried on the busy forums and product reviews don't really get old in couple weeks. People buy stuff when it's on sale or upgrade later to something an enthusiast has bought new.

Sub-forum under here
http://forums.techpowerup.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5
or here
http://forums.techpowerup.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12

I already found one interesting review on that list you posted on OP. Even if you aren't buying something specific, it might be fun to read a review of something.

Made the Accelero Xtreme review just because there are only couple reviews in the whole internet and none mentioned anything about the VRM temps.

Polarman · Apr 13, 2009, 06:49 PM

I tough about this a while back but i never mentionned it.

Agreed. Maybe as a sub section of the "General Hardware"

I found 2 post of mine in that list.

freaksavior · Apr 13, 2009, 06:54 PM

PLEASE!

i would love that.

i did one and it just died out.. no one commented after a while and it was just left in the deep dark cornesrs of w1zzards server hdd.

p.s my reveiw is in my sig

FreedomEclipse · Apr 13, 2009, 07:49 PM

with the amount of users that TPU has, which equals to people buying more hardware which then again equals to more reviews being written, which then finally equals to more hits from search engines which may improve TPU's popularity even more.

but there has to be restrictions & guidelines in place as we want GOOD reviews from TRUSTED members. & no noob posting his review within 5mins of joining TPU.

Reviewers have to remain impartial to their own reviews despite being in favour of the 'green' or 'red' camp. - we all know you may favour X-Y-Z side more but thats not what the review is for.

as a whole - this could build a stronger community here at TPU since people will be given the chance to get more involved rather then have the staff run everything.

definitely a welcome addition to TPU.

DrPepper · Apr 13, 2009, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

but there has to be restrictions & guidelines in place as we want GOOD reviews from TRUSTED members. & no noob posting his review within 5mins of joining TPU.

A lot of people join tpu to post reviews. Our first i7 reviews and GTX295 reviews were posted here by people who joined with the sole intent of posting them.

alexp999 · Apr 13, 2009, 08:00 PM

So W1zz what do you think? Can we has User Review section plz?

Evo85 · Apr 13, 2009, 08:01 PM

I would definitely go for this.

I would love to do some reviews here. But I dont because they would just get lost in the general or even sub forums..

And I always check for a TPU review before I buy anything!

FreedomEclipse · Apr 13, 2009, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrPepper

A lot of people join tpu to post reviews. Our first i7 reviews and GTX295 reviews were posted here by people who joined with the sole intent of posting them.

Point taken, what do you suggest then?? there has to be something in place to keep the peace otherwise people will just start openly flaming each other & most possibly theirs/each others reviews which is one scenario we want to avoid.

alexp999 · Apr 13, 2009, 08:36 PM

I think maybe a brief set of rules as a sticky could go up in the forum, like BSTG, and then the mods can enforce it. They dont have to be to the same standard as TPUs official reviews, they are User Reviews after all, but so long as its not evident that there is blatant bias or flaming, I think it would work out well.

Maybe if this does go ahead, as W1zz has recently made me a Mod, I could be a mod of the new forum, seeing as it was me who suggested it.

I really do think it would be a great addition to TPU.

FreedomEclipse · Apr 13, 2009, 08:39 PM

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DrPepper · Apr 13, 2009, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

Point taken, what do you suggest then?? there has to be something in place to keep the peace otherwise people will just start openly flaming each other & most possibly theirs/each others reviews which is one scenario we want to avoid.

A pointy stick to the eye will prevent any mischief. I think members would be mature enough to not flame each other. It doesn't happen currently and I doubt it will if it has its own section. Even if it does the mod squad will be able to deal with it.

Apr 11, 2009, 11:53 PM	#1
alexp999 Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 6,728 (3.17/day) Thanks: 684 Thanked 915 Times in 783 Posts System Specs	Can we please have a User Review Section? Following on from a suggestion in this thread: http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=90586 I think it would be great to have a sub-forum on TPU, as a place where users can post their own reviews on hardware, rather than it being littered around in different sections. A bit like there is a project log forum, it would be great to have a User review forum. I have noticed it a lot lately, to list but a few: http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=90814 http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=90706 http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=90579 http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=89897 http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=89018 http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=86379 http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=86031 http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=84449 http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=76789 http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=72242 http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=82481 http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=75041 http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=70841 http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=70379 http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=62857 http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=48895 http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=23954 http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=22451 You probably get the idea, lol. __________________ ASUS P45 Club [FS] [WTB] Heatware ebay Elite Lounge USB Boot Guide 3DMark Vantage My Rig XBOX Gamertag Steam ID Dad's: EVGA 750i FTW, E6600, F7Pro, 4GB, 8800GTS 640MB SLi, SST 750W, Commodore EVE Gallente Case

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Apr 11, 2009, 11:58 PM	#3
alexp999 Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 6,728 (3.17/day) Thanks: 684 Thanked 915 Times in 783 Posts System Specs	I dunno, I just thought it would be great to have them all in one place. And maybe even encourage the idea. The ones above are just ones I could find where people had actually written the word review in the title. Reviews are the primary thing when it comes to buying hardware, for me at least, I think if they were all in one place it would be an asset to TPU, extending the resources it offers. TPU members have done reviews on stuff which TPu itself hasnt, for example that review on the AC Acelero GTX280 has greatly helped me, as I was going to get that. Not any more! __________________ ASUS P45 Club [FS] [WTB] Heatware ebay Elite Lounge USB Boot Guide 3DMark Vantage My Rig XBOX Gamertag Steam ID Dad's: EVGA 750i FTW, E6600, F7Pro, 4GB, 8800GTS 640MB SLi, SST 750W, Commodore EVE Gallente Case

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Apr 11, 2009, 11:55 PM	#2
erocker Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 31,926 (12.78/day) Thanks: 2,787 Thanked 12,298 Times in 7,822 Posts System Specs	Can't they just go into the appropriate forum? I don't see a need for a standalone forum, unless there is something I'm missing of course.

Apr 12, 2009, 12:11 AM	#4
DanishDevil Eligible for custom title Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 8,631 (3.10/day) Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 2,018 Times in 1,585 Posts System Specs	I would love to have a subforum for it. It would just make the reviews a lot easier to find. I concur with Alex in that TPU members' reviews have influenced me in buying decisions simply because TPU hasn't had the chance to review the item. __________________ [B/S/T: FS/FT Cisco VPN Gigabit Routers \| WTB] [Logitech Z-5500 Digital Soundroom \| The TPU Darkroom \| The TPU Zune Social \| Tech Net Subscribers Club]

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Apr 12, 2009, 12:17 AM	#5
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Apr 12, 2009, 12:21 AM	#6
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Apr 12, 2009, 12:58 AM	#7
Altered Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 791 (0.43/day) Thanks: 250 Thanked 126 Times in 116 Posts System Specs	I don't know that I would do a review but I sure would read them when searching for info on an exact model etc. All in one place would be a nice feature. __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

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Apr 12, 2009, 02:16 AM	#8
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Apr 13, 2009, 12:23 AM	#10
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Apr 13, 2009, 12:30 AM	#11
alexp999 Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 6,728 (3.17/day) Thanks: 684 Thanked 915 Times in 783 Posts System Specs	Does anyone know how to edit a poll in? __________________ ASUS P45 Club [FS] [WTB] Heatware ebay Elite Lounge USB Boot Guide 3DMark Vantage My Rig XBOX Gamertag Steam ID Dad's: EVGA 750i FTW, E6600, F7Pro, 4GB, 8800GTS 640MB SLi, SST 750W, Commodore EVE Gallente Case

Apr 13, 2009, 12:40 AM	#12
tofu Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: GTA Posts: 460 (0.17/day) Thanks: 11 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts System Specs	+1 A user review subforum would be very nice.

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Apr 13, 2009, 12:55 AM	#13
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Apr 13, 2009, 03:39 AM	#14
Ketxxx Eligible for custom title Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingdom of gods Posts: 6,380 (2.42/day) Thanks: 35 Thanked 580 Times in 412 Posts System Specs	User review forum ftw. I notice my 4830 thread is in that list too It wasn't meant as a review, it just kinda turned out that way __________________ WARNING: I am cracking down on stupidity in the forums. Anyone caught making a dumb statement clearly not knowing many, if any of the facts, will promptly be directed to xtremesystems. Sig edited. If anyone wants to know about the E4400 (E7200 sold) drop me a PM

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Apr 13, 2009, 03:51 PM	#15
OnBoard Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 2,773 (1.14/day) Thanks: 302 Thanked 382 Times in 302 Posts System Specs	Yes, it would be great. Not everything is reviewed by the staff and everyone doesn't read every sub forum there is. Posts get buried on the busy forums and product reviews don't really get old in couple weeks. People buy stuff when it's on sale or upgrade later to something an enthusiast has bought new. Sub-forum under here http://forums.techpowerup.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5 or here http://forums.techpowerup.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12 I already found one interesting review on that list you posted on OP. Even if you aren't buying something specific, it might be fun to read a review of something. Made the Accelero Xtreme review just because there are only couple reviews in the whole internet and none mentioned anything about the VRM temps. __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

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Video Card:	Gigabyte GTX 460 1GB OC (mostly stock speeds)
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Optical Drive:	Samsung SH-S203B 20x DVD-RW SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	new! Samsung P2350 23" FullHD 2ms / Mirai DTL-632E500 32" LCD
Case:	new! Xigmatek Midgard/Utgard side window with red cathodes, 1x140mm & 3x120mm fans
Sound Card:	new! ASUS Xonar DG & JVC HA-RX700 headphones
PSU:	Cougar CM 700W Modular
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Benchmarks:	Logitech UltraX Premium & G5 laser v2 + Ulti-mat Breathe X2 for fragging

Apr 13, 2009, 06:49 PM	#16
Polarman Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Laval, Qc Posts: 1,575 (0.88/day) Thanks: 41 Thanked 300 Times in 199 Posts System Specs	I tough about this a while back but i never mentionned it. Agreed. Maybe as a sub section of the "General Hardware" I found 2 post of mine in that list. __________________

System Name:	Polar's Dragon
Processor:	AMD Phenom II 975BE
Motherboard:	MSI 890FXA-GD65 (Bios 18.7)
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS 9700 Led
Memory:	Gskill 4GB DDR3-1333 (8,8,8,21)
Video Card:	MSI HD6870 Hawk
Hard Disk:	WD RE4 500GB
Optical Drive:	Asus DRW-24B1ST
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung T240 (1920 X1200)
Case:	Silverstone Raven 2
Sound Card:	Realtek ALC892
PSU:	PC Power&Cooling Silencer 750 (Red)
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 32Bit + SP1

Apr 13, 2009, 06:54 PM	#17
freaksavior To infinity ... and beyond! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: H-Town Texas Posts: 6,780 (2.88/day) Thanks: 1,031 Thanked 852 Times in 581 Posts System Specs	PLEASE! i would love that. i did one and it just died out.. no one commented after a while and it was just left in the deep dark cornesrs of w1zzards server hdd. p.s my reveiw is in my sig __________________ Heat My HTPC Guide freak's F/S thread Fill Out you sp here.

System Name:	0 Kelvin 5.0 / Server
Processor:	i7 930 \|\| Q6600
Motherboard:	EVGA Micro X58\|\| Asus Rampage Formula x48
Cooling:	Mugen2 \|\| Rocketfish
Memory:	6Gb Crucial Value 1800mhz\|\| 4gb Patriot SLI
Video Card:	2x Asus 5850CU 800/1200 \|\| ATI 6450
Hard Disk:	Intel 320 80gb SSD + 72.11 750Gb \|\| 3 x 2tb Sea + 2 x 500gb WD B
Optical Drive:	Samsung SH-S203N \|\| None
CRT/LCD Model:	2x Samsung 245BW \|\| Samsung 40" 650A
Case:	NZXT Rogue \|\| CM690
Sound Card:	Onboard \|\| ATI 6450
PSU:	8Silverstone DA800 \|\| Kingwin 1000w
Software:	7U x64 \|\| Windows 7
Benchmarks:	http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l294/freaksavior/Overclocking-1.png

Apr 13, 2009, 07:49 PM	#18
FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,528 (3.38/day) Thanks: 825 Thanked 1,606 Times in 1,285 Posts System Specs	with the amount of users that TPU has, which equals to people buying more hardware which then again equals to more reviews being written, which then finally equals to more hits from search engines which may improve TPU's popularity even more. but there has to be restrictions & guidelines in place as we want GOOD reviews from TRUSTED members. & no noob posting his review within 5mins of joining TPU. Reviewers have to remain impartial to their own reviews despite being in favour of the 'green' or 'red' camp. - we all know you may favour X-Y-Z side more but thats not what the review is for. as a whole - this could build a stronger community here at TPU since people will be given the chance to get more involved rather then have the staff run everything. definitely a welcome addition to TPU. __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse

System Name:	Rusky
Processor:	Intel Core i7 D0 3.8Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus P6T
Cooling:	Thermaltake Dark Knight
Memory:	12GB Patriot Viper's 1866mhz 9-9-9-24
Video Card:	GTX470 1280MB
Hard Disk:	OCZ Summit 60GB + Samsung 1TB + Samsung 2TB
Optical Drive:	Pioneer 20X DVDRW
CRT/LCD Model:	Sharp Aquos L32X20E 1920 x 1080
Case:	Silverstone Raven RV01
PSU:	Corsair 650 Watt
Software:	Windows 7 x64
Benchmarks:	3DMark06 - 18064 http://img.techpowerup.org/090720/Capture002.jpg

Apr 13, 2009, 08:00 PM	#20
alexp999 Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 6,728 (3.17/day) Thanks: 684 Thanked 915 Times in 783 Posts System Specs	So W1zz what do you think? Can we has User Review section plz? __________________ ASUS P45 Club [FS] [WTB] Heatware ebay Elite Lounge USB Boot Guide 3DMark Vantage My Rig XBOX Gamertag Steam ID Dad's: EVGA 750i FTW, E6600, F7Pro, 4GB, 8800GTS 640MB SLi, SST 750W, Commodore EVE Gallente Case

Apr 13, 2009, 08:01 PM	#21
Evo85 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Indy, IN Posts: 417 (0.21/day) Thanks: 143 Thanked 37 Times in 32 Posts System Specs	I would definitely go for this. I would love to do some reviews here. But I dont because they would just get lost in the general or even sub forums.. And I always check for a TPU review before I buy anything! __________________ Everything I need to know in life, I learned from Full Metal Jacket!

System Name:	Magnum
Processor:	AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE 4 cores unlocked and stable @ 3.5.
Motherboard:	GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P (HS's installed on chips)
Cooling:	Corsair H70. NB/SB:Stock Heat pipe Case: 2-230mm/3-120mm/1-140mm
Memory:	G Skill PI Black 2X2gig DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 1.9v
Video Card:	2X Asus 5770 in Crossfire
Hard Disk:	WD Velociraptor 300gig
Optical Drive:	HP 22x Multi Format DVD W/Lightscribe
CRT/LCD Model:	Hanns-G 19 WS
Case:	CM HAF 932 W/ NZXT Sentry LX
Sound Card:	Intregrated HD
PSU:	CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-1000HX 1000W
Software:	Windows 7 Home Prem 64bit