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David B.

David B.

Joined on 05/13/03

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Most Favorable Review

Finally something that works

GIGABYTE GA-EX58-EXTREME LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-EXTREME LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: After a long struggle with the Asus Striker ll Eztreme I have given up and switched to the Gigabyte x58 with the new intel processor. Couldn't be happier this thing booted up from the getgo and even overclocking is somewhat easy.

Cons: Tried the teaming feature and it did't work.

Overall Review: Put an Intel 965 extreme with 12gigs of Corsair Dominator ram, 2 GTX280 in SLI,all on water, turned it on and away we go.

12/21/2008
Most Critical Review

Endless frustrations 2nd review

ASUS Striker II Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Striker II Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Lots of overclocking capabilaties. This board , if you manage to get a good one, could be one of the best on the market.

Cons: I sent my second board in for repair ( #2 pcie 2.0 slot went bad and would not recognize anything that was placed in it, also the bios became corupted on a bios update and would not post). Recieved the board back from Asus repair and the pcie slot was not repaired and the bios was reset to 0402 and all atempts to upgrade fail with the message " Rom Id not compatable with bios". I gave this board 1 egg but would prefer to give it 0 eggs.

Overall Review: Don't know what to do now, Asus makes you pay shipping one way for any repairs, can't keep paying out money for this extremly expensive board. Not to mention the time involved in unassembeling my watercooling system each time to get the motherboard out. I was fortunate on the first board as it was still covered by Newegg and they replaced it no problem, too bad the actual manufacturer of the board dosen't do the same, they have this bogus repair system that dosen't work at all.

10/26/2008

Long lasting battery

SUREFIRE SF12-BB Battery,123A,Lithium,3V,PK12
SUREFIRE SF12-BB Battery,123A,Lithium,3V,PK12

Pros: Have been using the same batteries for 6 months with average use and they still provide lighting power to throw a beam for at least 50'.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Will continue to buy these batteries when needed.

Great little flashlight

FOURSEVENS Quark Turbo QB2L-X ("X" 123-squared) Flashlight
FOURSEVENS Quark Turbo QB2L-X ("X" 123-squared) Flashlight

Pros: The single led is very bright and has great distance, have not had a flashlight with this much lighting power.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Solid metal shell that can take being dropped without causing any internal damage.

Great unit

SilverStone SST-FP58S 5.25" Aluminum Cover Bay for Slot-load Slim ODD and 4 x 2.5" HDD/SSD -Silver
SilverStone SST-FP58S 5.25" Aluminum Cover Bay for Slot-load Slim ODD and 4 x 2.5" HDD/SSD -Silver

Pros: This fits a slim DVD drive along with several SSDs making it a real good space saver.

Cons: Plug connection not the best and there is no place for an eject button.

Overall Review: Have two now , just made some modifications for an eject button.

Great performing fans

Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition 120mm High Static Pressure Single Fan (CO-9050007-WW)
Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition 120mm High Static Pressure Single Fan (CO-9050007-WW)

Pros: These fans work great on water cooling radiators.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Bought some additional fans for another radiator.