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Russell S.

Russell S.

Joined on 08/09/06

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review
Hanns-G 19" Active Matrix, TFT LCD SXGA LCD Monitor 8 ms 1280 x 1024 D-Sub, DVI-D JC-199DPB
Hanns-G 19" Active Matrix, TFT LCD SXGA LCD Monitor 8 ms 1280 x 1024 D-Sub, DVI-D JC-199DPB

Pros: good color rendition, good response time.

Cons: I bought 2 for a dual-monitor setup, and moth of them arriced with a hot pixel. No fixes have improved this.

12/20/2006
BIOSTAR TFORCE 550 AM2 NVIDIA nForce 550 MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
BIOSTAR TFORCE 550 AM2 NVIDIA nForce 550 MCP ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: 3rd build, and it all went smoothly. SATA, DDR2, everything I needed for dual core.

Cons: None particualrly.

12/20/2006
CORSAIR Flash Voyager 1GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model CMFUSB2.0-1GB
CORSAIR Flash Voyager 1GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model CMFUSB2.0-1GB

Pros: Compact, good housing.

Cons: the metal USB insert part arrived loose. A simple RMA got us a new one, and it has been fast and reliable since.

Overall Review: NewEgg's RMA was flawless.

12/20/2006

I love it

CHENMING 501AWBU-F-0 BLK Black 1.0mm SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
CHENMING 501AWBU-F-0 BLK Black 1.0mm SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: This is my first build, and the case was a breeze - nothing fancy but solid and well-designed. 3 case fans and it's still quiet.

Cons: Hard to come up with any... it didn't install the other hardware on it's own? <JK>

Overall Review: Easy open/close, good finish, maybe it could have a front headphone jack. (My speakers have that, anyway.)

Must update drivers

BIOSTAR TForce6100-939 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
BIOSTAR TForce6100-939 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Good for OC'ing, easy to set up (this was my first build). Compatible with everything I purchased.

Cons: Did not work until I updated the drivers - the LAN was dead, the USB ports were dead - made it difficult to get the drivers.

Overall Review: Once I updated, everything works great. However, the overclocking programs in windows are no good - unstable by themselves, but the BIOS version seems to work ok. I did not update bios.

MUST update drivers

BIOSTAR GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Video Card VP7603GT21
BIOSTAR GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Video Card VP7603GT21

Pros: Stable chipset, easy to set up - even for a 1st timer. Great price, OCs easy. Highly recommended as a learner mobo with good performance.

Cons: upon startup, neither the USB ports nor the 10/100 port worked at all. However, updating all the drivers fixed all the problems, now I love it.

Overall Review: Biostar should ship them with operable drivers, at least.