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Robert S.

Robert S.

Joined on 05/03/02

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Most Favorable Review

OC dream!

Intel Core i5-2500K - Core i5 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Intel HD Graphics 3000 Desktop Processor - BX80623I52500K
Intel Core i5-2500K - Core i5 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Intel HD Graphics 3000 Desktop Processor - BX80623I52500K

Pros: fast like a rabbit strong like an ox overclocks to 4.4Ghz as easy as setting the multiplier to 44 I've done this same overclock on three of these and so far they all just run superfast!

Cons: costs is over two hundred dollars, for the suposed "midrange" pricepoint, this seems high. I paid the same price for my i7 920. stock fan is tiny and only good for stock speeds and mild overclocks...but is that really a con? there just isnt anything really bad about this one!

Overall Review: covering this in peanut butter doesnt make it go ANY faster...so don't try that!

10/20/2011
Most Critical Review

not the one to get

Rosewill 2 Amp 4 Port USB Wall Charger RUC-6180 for iPhone/iPod/iPad/MP3
Rosewill 2 Amp 4 Port USB Wall Charger RUC-6180 for iPhone/iPod/iPad/MP3

Pros: Pretty blue light (if you were looking for a nightlight) Four Ports with 2 amp max, if it worked (see cons)

Cons: Bright blue light devices plugged in to charge often do not start charging. My Droid X2 usually charges up just fine from my PC USB port with only a 500ma supply...but when plugged into this device it usually doesn't start charging. If I unplug and replug it it will start one out of five times on average. plugging in my ASUS Transformer battery pack/keyboard which requires a 1200ma or better charger and it never starts charging, so the 2A max this is supposed to have is not happening. trying to plug in two devices (my phone and my tablet) of course didn't work either, even though that is exactly what this device is supposed to be for!

Overall Review: look elsewhere for a four port charger.

NO 2011 parts included!

Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 Quiet CPU Cooler for Intel LGA 2011 Socket with 6 Heatpipes, 140/120mm SSO Bearing PWM Fans NH-D14
Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 Quiet CPU Cooler for Intel LGA 2011 Socket with 6 Heatpipes, 140/120mm SSO Bearing PWM Fans NH-D14

Pros: Noctua NH-D14 is awesome!

Cons: no parts for socket 2011 even though clearly marked as "for intel lga 2011"

Overall Review: This unit (sold by Axpertec) did NOT come with the parts needed to connect to a socket 2011v3!! there was an extra identical "Intel Parts" bag in addition to the "Intel Parts" and "AMD Parts" bags inside the box...but none of them included the stand offs needed for skt 2011, only all the other ones that need to go through the holes on the MB (that the 2011 doesn't have).

best of the group

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: -ACX cooling is best in class...it's overkill on this card but appreciated. -runs with my 300w OEM power supply using the included adaptor. -tiny footprint fits in OEM boxes easily while still running nice and cool.

Cons: -highest price of the 750ti group. I don't feel it should be this high, but you get what you pay for (not really a con). -doesn't allow SLI (never going to SLI with a 300w power supply, again not really a con). -not single slot design (but ACX cooling is worth the sacrifice).

Overall Review: gave my C2D system with 4GB ram new life with a fresh install of Win7 and no other investment of $$$ I have a nice secondary gamer for friends to come LAN with me, it even plays Shadow of Mordor on Low and still looks great and is playable.

10/28/2014

WORKS IN GALAXY TAB 2 10.1

SanDisk 64GB 64G microSDXC microSD microSDHC SD SDHC SDXC Card Mobile Ultra Class 10 UHS-I with R10W Reader
SanDisk 64GB 64G microSDXC microSD microSDHC SD SDHC SDXC Card Mobile Ultra Class 10 UHS-I with R10W Reader

Pros: awesomely huge storage capacity in a tiny footprint and moving files to it was considerably faster than moving the same exact files off my 16gb micro SD card.

Cons: needs to be reformatted into fat32 (not NTFS or exFAT) to be able to be used in a tablet or phone. Windows users should get the shareware program fat32format.exe (easy google search to find it) since the format tool built into windows wont format a 64gb drive into fat32. linux users can format with vfat with the same results.

Overall Review: everyone is looking for more storage for their phones and tablets, it's suprising that this card comes pre-formatted with exFAT which doesnt work.

Mushkin Rocks

Mushkin Enhanced Atlas Series 120GB Mini-SATA (mSATA) MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDAT120GB-DX
Mushkin Enhanced Atlas Series 120GB Mini-SATA (mSATA) MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDAT120GB-DX

Pros: Tiny form factor! awesome to put in the mSATA of your z77 or z68 motherboard or in laptops with an open mSATA slot.

Cons: oops, seems like I should have looked into the Hybrid Cache Drive setup in Win7...there is a 64GB limitation there and this 120GB is "overkill" for that.

Overall Review: Many people may not know of Mushkin but they have been making kick-axe memory modules since they started. Definately directly comparable to "top teir" names like Corsair and Crucial