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Matt W.

Matt W.

Joined on 08/23/08

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Most Favorable Review

Godly

BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX 128M AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX 128M AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Awesome. It has all three video outputs, hdmi, dvi, and vga. Board came with an up to date bios. The onboard video is good enough to run anything in compiz in linux smoothly. Over clocking is noob friendly. Everything is written on the mobo so installing everything should be a breeze.

Cons: Can't use the different video outputs for multiple screens. Only supports one pcie 2.0 video card at x16, the other one runs at x8. Only came with 2 sata cables.

Most Critical Review

something just isn't right

ASUS KCMA-D8 ATX Server Motherboard Dual Socket C32 AMD SR5670 DDR3 1333/1066/800
ASUS KCMA-D8 ATX Server Motherboard Dual Socket C32 AMD SR5670 DDR3 1333/1066/800

Pros: nice dual socket mobo with lots of cool things to play with.

Cons: from the start, one of my ram slots would not start, dimm_C2. It would boot to an error saying this slot has not passed ram checks, from here i can either boot with 3 sticks or go into settings. I moved all my sticks around to every configuration, but still dimm c2 would not work.. I thought it was one of my cpus, replaced and still have problem. Updated bios, no change. The bios in system information says 12gb ram, but when I boot into windows it says 16gb (12 usable) weird? gentoo detects 12gb. Also, another con is that my mobo will not save any settings. For example, I have a pci sata 3 card. If I set the mobo to boot from that, the next time I boot, it will boot from my sata 2 harddrive. I have to manually go into bios every time I reboot.

Overall Review: buying non-popular boards makes it hard for any forum or online support because there is a small community.... aka there is almost nothing online about this board, even after a year that I've had this. system: 2x 4180 opteron 16gb GSkill ripjaws gtx 460 sata 3 ssd

Simple and Cheap

ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card

Pros: Works with linux (gentoo) Amps my Beyer Dt 700 (300 ohm) headphones nicely No static or interference

Cons: n/a

Overall Review: never had an issue with this card, which is surprising for how cheap it is.

Works Great

NETGEAR WNDR4300-100NAS N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - Premium Edition, DD-WRT Open Source support, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab
NETGEAR WNDR4300-100NAS N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - Premium Edition, DD-WRT Open Source support, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab

Pros: I always have great connection speeds with this router. I am about 50 ft from this router at all times and have never had a connection issue that originated from this router. I have only reset it one time over the course of 6 months.

Cons: n/a

sucks at distance

Rosewill N300 Wireless PCI Express Adapter, 300 Mbps (2.4 GHz) PCIe Wi-Fi Network Card for PC
Rosewill N300 Wireless PCI Express Adapter, 300 Mbps (2.4 GHz) PCIe Wi-Fi Network Card for PC

Pros: Works... I used to have my desktop placed next to my router so I didn't know this units downfalls. This card works great if your desktop is within 10 ft of the router.

Cons: I am 50 ft from my router. My desktop, with this card installed, has horrible connection speeds and constant lag. My laptop sitting next to my desktop has insane connection speeds and zero lag. This thing is getting replaced...

Small

Lasko 754200 Ceramic Heater with Adjustable Thermostat
Lasko 754200 Ceramic Heater with Adjustable Thermostat

Pros: Very good. It is small and compact. Measures roughly 6.5in x 9in x 5.5in. Puts out a nice flow of heated air. Has a built in handle thing so you can move it without burning yourself.

Cons: Sounds like a mini motor. It's louder than my mid tower with 3x 120mm Yate Loons @ 90cfm. Takes a lot of power. Uneven heat distribution; more heat comes out of the left side.

Overall Review: Be careful, my top floor of my house is all wired to one breaker... When this thing is on high, it goes off. Can't comment on how fast it heats room as my room has zero insulation...