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David W.

David W.

Joined on 05/13/05

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Most Favorable Review

Cheap Monitor - But it works

AOC E2260SWDN 21.5" HD 1920 x 1080 Monitor, 20M:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, DVI-D/VGA, VESA Compatible, EPEAT Gold, EnergyStar
AOC E2260SWDN 21.5" HD 1920 x 1080 Monitor, 20M:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, DVI-D/VGA, VESA Compatible, EPEAT Gold, EnergyStar

Pros: 1080p, decent picture, price

Cons: Flimsy base and frame, controls are funky, comes with Analog VGA cable only (although it has a DVI connector).

Overall Review: If you are looking for a cheap monitor that does the job, this is it.

Most Critical Review

Do yourself a favor and pass on this one..

ASUS X99-A/USB 3.1 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS X99-A/USB 3.1 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Quality construction.

Cons: I did not have a good experience with this motherboard and I should have read more review before I purchased it. For one, it arrived with a corrupted bios. It was extremely slow to load and the bios GUI would lock up every other time I would try to make a chance and save it. After hours of playing around I finally downloaded an older bios version, installed it, and then download the latest and installed it (It wouldn't install the latest version directly). That ended up fixing the bios problems but I then discovered that the board was no longer detecting all my ram (2 - 8G, and 2 4GB sticks, I have them in the grey slots as directed). With all 4 sticks installed it only detects the 8GBs. If I install the 4 GBs by themselves, they work fine. After hours of research and troubleshooting I finally discovered that the memory channels don't like mix matched RAM sizes (even though it worked before I upgraded the bios). So I'm now going to return the 4GB sticks and get 2 8GBs to see if that works. I've built hundreds of PCs and I don't think I've ever had a worse experience with a board. It would have been easier if it was just DOA as it would have saved me about 12 hours of my life. Same on your ASUS for letting this board get by your quality control (assuming it made it there at all).

Overall Review: Not recommended.

Amendment to my previous

Pros: While the battery did not work, and they originally would not accept my return, the vendor did refund my money after I continued to challenge them on it.

Cons: None