Joined on 02/24/05
Faster than the 850 Pro
Pros: Good price Faster than my Samsung 850 Pro 1TB
Cons: SSDs are becoming more and more commonplace. Prices really need to come down (though this one was half of what I paid for the 850 when I got i awhile ago and is still about 120 less now.)
Overall Review: If I had to choose only a 2.5" 1TB SSD, this one would be it. Somebody mentioned ugly sticker... I can't see the drive inside my case so maybe not good for people with clear plastic windows on their case. Windows 10 saw it immediately, as did 7, 8, & 8.1 - next item will be my sound card.
Um, that's it? Where's my rebate?
Pros: Small and weighs next to nothing compared to my others. Windows 7 64-bit was a little quicker on the install.
Cons: ... but now it sits disconnected in my case. Why? My HDDs run almost as this SDD regardless of all of the stellar numbers this one produces. We used stop watches, perception, then ran benchmark software of various sorts. Weak performance, or perhaps my other drives are just Olympic worthy. Lot's of tweaks actually hindered the HDDs' performance. Ran alone, with other drives... Extra $6 + shipping was kind of over the top; still waiting.
Overall Review: Not as quick as I thought, yields a 7.4 on an G45 Chipset (ICH "10R" -- Core 2 Quad 9650). My others rate at 5.9 and startup just about a second or two slower. Once up and running there is very little speed difference. (Tried all of the tweaks as well). More disappointed than anything else. Oh, and they sure are taking their time with that rebate, was tempted to remove another egg but then that wouldn't reflect the SDD's performance, which I found to be average, not substandard, just average.
Case is awesome
Pros: It even has room for 22.5 inch drives in a rather ingenious way. Wow.
Cons: None I can see, just that everything else that arrived was DOA.
Overall Review: I would recommend this case for somebody looking for a straight easy to use case.
DOA
Pros: Cant tell whether its this mainboard or the CPU. Spent hours upon hours with different set ups trying to get this to work, used known working items in my household, no avail DOA. Not happy, spent my one day off during the week troubleshooting something that should have worked. DOA.
Cons: DOA
Overall Review: DOA, 20 years of Customer this is the first time I have ever received anything DOA. Cant tell which is which which one is broken because either one or the other would render the system unusable. DOA.
DOA
Pros: Not sure if its this CPU or the main board, but Im giving it one star because it was available as a packaged deal. Hopefully I can get this fixed.
Cons: DOA
Overall Review: DOA, unable to use, very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very, very, very very frustrated.
Bummer
Pros: Great board while it worked
Cons: TPM started to fail at about 2 months (not sure why) Now ruins drives when TPM is attempted. 2 NVMe drives ruined, 1 PCIE5 and 1 PCIE4
Overall Review: I was impressed in the beginning. After initial boot figured out the RAM and setup it boot much faster than my previous board. Then started having to use sfc/scannow just about every session to keep from bad clustering/cross-linking. Switched "up" to Windows 11 at suggestion of friend who'd had the same issues with another, problems went away. Then it dropped the Bitlocker, I tried and tried again with multiple drives. Ruined 2 drives. I switched to Linux, no issues at all. Something about Windows I guess but I only needed a gentle push to leave. I can't get the drives to be recognized on other systems. Heart breaker because now I will be looking at different boards. Not sure if I can trust AM5 platform anymore. Bummer as I may have to go back to what seem to be more reliable Intel Core processors/chipsets again.
World Wide Stereo (WWS) shipping
Delivery was quick. The item arrived via FedEx to my home about a few days earlier than I expected. The packaging, which was simply the OEM's boxed merchandise, had no damage, was marked well, and the shipping documents were easy to get to. I am not sure where I read it but I think the documents recommend keeping the original box in-case one has to send it to the manufacturer for repair. Excellent advice as many manufacturers will void a warranty if it's not packed adequately of shipped in the item's original packaging. Thank you WWS. **** A comment about Newegg. This is the first time I have used their site and ordered from a seller other than Newegg. It was a good experience and I would recommend ordering items via WWS without hesitation. **** A note to Newegg... delivered in "Was the Item Deliverd on Time" is spelled incorrectly . :)
Extremely quick shipping
I would recommend to others, the loud fans in the case are the ones that came with my case. My video card GTX 970 and this power source are quiet.