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John G.

John G.

Joined on 06/27/04

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Most Favorable Review

Great card

EVGA 02G-P4-3757-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 FTW w/ ACX Cooling Video Card
EVGA 02G-P4-3757-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 FTW w/ ACX Cooling Video Card

Pros: Great card for the money. The ACX cooler really does a better job than the older blower-type of cooler - I have to look at the card to make sure the fans are running - they are totally silent. Perfomance-wise, this new 750 Ti is a real winner. This replaced a GTX 550Ti that I have have had for the past 3 years. Windows Experience with the 550 Ti was 7.4: with this new 750Ti, it jumped up to 7.7. Pretty good for a "budget card" . If this 750Ti is any indication of what the new Maxwell chip can do, I would say that NVidia has a real winner here. Can't wait to see what the more powerful versions can do.

Cons: None whatsoever

Most Critical Review

Would not install

Creative 70SB073A00000 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
Creative 70SB073A00000 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer

Pros: Good price, quick delivery by Newegg ( as usual)

Cons: Could not drivers to install. Followed the book to the letter, tried several versions of drivers for this card( all from Creative's web site ), could not get any of them to install. Got constant error messages of the installation not completing.

Overall Review: Will be requesting an RMA for this card. After removing it from my computer, i reinstalled my 6 year old Audigy 2, installed the correct driver and it worked perfectly. I will be getting another sound card after returning the ExtremeGamer, but it will not be a Creative product. Time to look elsewhere.

Great SSD.

SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD with Heatsink 1TB, PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280, Speeds Up-to 7,000MB/s, Best for High End Computing, Workstations and Compatible with Playstation5 (MZ-V8P1T0CW)
SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD with Heatsink 1TB, PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280, Speeds Up-to 7,000MB/s, Best for High End Computing, Workstations and Compatible with Playstation5 (MZ-V8P1T0CW)

Pros: This 980 Pro is everything I've heard about it. It is small, has a great heatsink, extremely fast and has a lot of storage space for the price. My mobo is several years old and only supports PCIe 3.0, so the 980 Pro is not running as fast as it's capable of. But is a hell of a lot faster than the older SATA SSD that it replaced. Samsung's cloning software is easy to use and makes drive changeovers a breeze.

Cons: Not a biggie, but the tiny M.2 screws used to install any M.2 drive are a pain for anyone (like myself) with fat fingers. Just take your time and if you have a magnetized screwdriver, it helps a lot. Dropping one of the tiny screws can be "very difficult" to retrieve.

Overall Review: I have used Samsung SSD's ever since the early SATA drives came out. This is the first M.2 drive I have purchased and won't be the last. I would definitely buy Samsung drive again. Their track record with me is flawless.

Good basic laptop

Lenovo  IdeaPad 1 15ALC7 AMD Ryzen 5 5000 Series 5500U (2.10GHz) 8GB Memory 512 GB PCIe SSD AMD Radeon Graphics 15.6" Windows 11 Home 64-bit 82R400EMUS
Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15ALC7 AMD Ryzen 5 5000 Series 5500U (2.10GHz) 8GB Memory 512 GB PCIe SSD AMD Radeon Graphics 15.6" Windows 11 Home 64-bit 82R400EMUS

Pros: I needed a good medium-sized laptop to replace a much older one that cannot be upgraded to Win11 and ,in general, is just too slow. This Lenovo fit the bill perfectly. It has a modern AMD Ryzen 5 6-core chip, an M.2 SSD, and much faster WiFi circuitry. It also has an SD card reader - a feature that is getting hard to find. It also has excellent battery life, in addition to being very light weight and a slim profile. I expect this laptop to be in use a long time.

Overall Review: I would recommend this Lenovo to anyone who needs a good basic laptop for all kinds of chores. The price was good and build quality seems to be good and solid.

Great AMD AM4 board

ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING AM4 AMD B450 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING AM4 AMD B450 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: The board was easy to install except for 1 thing - the built-in backing plate is great and much sturdier than a separate piece. However, I had to remove one of my case fans temporarily to install the board due to clearance issues of the fan placement. Once installed and the remainder of the components installed, every thing worked great. Hooking up all components was easy and securing excess wiring was easy. I upgraded the BIOS to the latest one (at the time) and installation was easy with no problems afterward. The upgraded HD audio is a big improvement over most on-board audio and allowed me to skip having to install a separate sound card. All in all, a great board for any use. Highly recommended.

Cons: Except for the installation issue involving the built-in backing plate and the case fan, no issues at all. To be fair. not everyone will have this issue installing this board. i consider it a small price to get a board of this quality.

Overall Review: Great board for any of the AMD AM4 Ryzen CPU's. Mine has a Ryzen 2600 chip with 16 GB's of Corsair PC3200 ram. No issues at all. Very satisfied. I have used ASUS boards for years (this is my 4th one) and have been happy each time.

Excellent mid-range video board

EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 SC ULTRA GAMING, 06G-P4-1067-KR, 6GB GDDR5, Dual Fan, Metal Backplate
EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 SC ULTRA GAMING, 06G-P4-1067-KR, 6GB GDDR5, Dual Fan, Metal Backplate

Pros: The card itself is fairly compact and easily fit in my case with plenty of room around it for cooling . Also made hooking up the 6-pin power cord simple.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: I've been using EVGA cards for years and have never had one let me down yet. This GTX 1660 SC is an excellent mid-range card, with plenty of power for anything i need to do, yet the twin fans are whisper quiet. This one should last as long as the card it replaced - a GTX 750TI.