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Good Home Workstation/Server Motherboard

ASRock Rack C236 WSI Mini ITX Server Motherboard LGA 1151 Intel C236
ASRock Rack C236 WSI Mini ITX Server Motherboard LGA 1151 Intel C236

Pros: Lots of features Easy to asemble Lots of USB 3.0 and SATA III connections Lots of CPU options Intel RAID Intel Dual Network 1Gb interfaces

Cons: Not that it's a bad con but the 24 molex motherboard power connector is very close to motherboard ram slot which makes getting the power header connected easily if you have stubbier larger hands. An M.2 slot connector would be a nice additional feature but with 8 SATA connectors and 1 USB 3 on the motherboard for Flash drive booting it might be a con if you really wanted one.

Overall Review: Overall I'd buy this board again since I'm using it as a Windows 2012 Essentials File Server and CMS setup for Xprotect 4 IP Camera setup with plenty of room to grow. I have this in a Fractal Desgin Arc Mini 2 case and have 7 drives populated in it using the Intel RAID onboard controller. A zippier i5 cpu and flash OS drive and 16Gb of G.Skill RAM and I'm quite happy using this setup as a home IP camera recording/management system with two RAID volumes (1, and 10). It's not a game machine and is going to be a general 24/7/365 workhorse. If I ever need a bit more "power" I'll drop a Xeon processor in it and change our the ram for ECC ram. I could easily see this as one heck of a portable workstation in a smaller case used for a very stable desktop work oriented system. If you want to game it up and have a pretty UEFI GUI then I'd go for one of the other AsRock motherboards. I'm jealous I don't have this system on my desktop at work for GIS administration to replace an aging Dell Intel Xeon based workstation, but I'm very happy with this motherboard. Buy the right pieces and you'll have a very nice system that is more reliable than the uber game performance machines you can get for less money. If you want a rock solid sleeper that will impress you then I'd recommend this. I did contact support several times to have several questions answered about header pin connection and driver support and Asrock support US answered back in 24 hours and were very helpful. I'd say with performance, reliability, and support I'm quite happy with this motherboard purchase!

Nice Introductor Crypto Wallet

Ledger Nano S - Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet - Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Altcoins ERC Tokens
Ledger Nano S - Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet - Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Altcoins ERC Tokens

Pros: Easy to use Easy to setup Supports many exchanges

Cons: Isn't EMP-proof

Overall Review: If a person needs a decent entry level wallet for half dozen cryptos, then you can't go wrong with the Ledger Nano S. If you think you're going to have more than a half dozen different types of exchanges/cryptos, then go for the X model. However, for kids, or parents, or something to hold a few crypts for cold storage (off the internet), then this is a reliable physical wallet.

RM 550X Modular Corsair 550 Watt Power Supply

CORSAIR RMx Series RM550x CP-9020177-NA 550 W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Power Supply
CORSAIR RMx Series RM550x CP-9020177-NA 550 W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Power Supply

Pros: Modular Connections Easy To Use Quiet Reliable

Overall Review: I have always purchased Corsair power supplies, because I outgrow my need rather than have to replace one of their power supplies due to failure or lack of regulated power remaining stable. For my needs on an older tower workstation this power supply is going into I found it easy to install and connect the decent modular connectors need for my motherboard and devices. I found the cables to be long enough for my Fractal mid sized tower case. I can find no fault with this power supply and would by another of this model if I needed higher power needs.

Kingston A400 480GB SSD - Glad I purchased it!

Kingston A400 480GB SATA 3 2.5" Internal SSD SA400S37/480G - HDD Replacement for Increase Performance
Kingston A400 480GB SATA 3 2.5" Internal SSD SA400S37/480G - HDD Replacement for Increase Performance

Pros: Easy to use Reliable

Overall Review: The Kingston A400 is a nice efficient reliable SSD that I'm using for an external USB storage device to move files around when I'm not on my home network. I needed a cost effective and reliable drive and this works nicely for my needs. No frills packaging and economical. Easy to install in a ready to use USB external drive case and I just initialized so Windows can recognize it and it's ready to use. Newegg shipped it quickly, and was well packaged. Newegg is great to buy from, because of their customer service and the Kingston drive is a decent performer if you need a no frills SSD storage solution. I'm happy with my purchase.

Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB Sata III SSD - Great Drive

SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series 2.5" 1TB SATA III V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-76E1T0B/AM
SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series 2.5" 1TB SATA III V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-76E1T0B/AM

Pros: Cost effective Works Reliable

Overall Review: I bought the Samsung 860 SSD as an affordable solution for and older pc to replace the aging traditional Sata hard drive in it for the main OS/boot drive. I'm not aiming for the fastest or the latest whiz tech for an SSD, but an affordable, reliable, and effective SSD for an older Windows 10 pc. It does exactly what I need it to do and does so a lot better than my old hard drive. Works great and I'm very glad with my purchase. Affordable and easy to install. Quickly shipped and I know Newegg always takes care of customers with no exception. Great purchase and experience! No frills, but it gets the job done.

Dependable 2TB Hitatchi Ultrastart 7K3000 Drives

Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 HUA723020ALA640 (0F12455) 2TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (Enterprise Grade) - w/1 Year Warranty
Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 HUA723020ALA640 (0F12455) 2TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (Enterprise Grade) - w/1 Year Warranty

Pros: Reliable Consistent Fairly quiet (your hearing might be better than mine) Works great in cctv ip camera RAID 1 and RAID 10 workstation

Cons: Not one single con - installed and they work perfectly in RAID 10 and RAID 1 installation

Overall Review: Not a con but these are OEM drives and not boxed retail drives - so do not expect to receive any hardware If you need real spinning platter drives that will last more than a year then you cannot go wrong with real Hitatchi 2TB drives You won't break any disk speed records but these are intended more for reliable a/v use If you need mounting hardware, disk copying software, general help then buy retail boxed drives - a little purchase research before you buy is priceless.

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Very pleased with goHardDrive purchase!

Would recommend to others Fast shipping Item exactly as described Well packaged for shipping Will do business with again Exceeded expectations

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