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Jeffrey B.

Jeffrey B.

Joined on 01/20/06

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

pretty nice

ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: tons of accessories and cables, one cable for every onboard connector/header except for one USB header--but your case has front USB, right?

Cons: the first one I received started powering off randomly after about a day and then stopped POSTing. but its replacement has been trouble-free.

Most Critical Review

short-lived

Actiontec GEU003AD3B-01 Ethernet DSL Modem with Routing Capabilities 24 Mbps 1 x RJ-45 10/100Base-TX LAN
Actiontec GEU003AD3B-01 Ethernet DSL Modem with Routing Capabilities 24 Mbps 1 x RJ-45 10/100Base-TX LAN

Pros: worked at first. easy to set up.

Cons: doesn't work correctly any more, lasting about 13 months. unit no longer senses ethernet link from computer or switch and vice-versa.

Overall Review: judging by the LEDs, the unit is still working properly--power-on sequence ends, DSL trains up, authentication succeeds. I would guess that the ethernet controller just fried itself. no obvious physical problems like bent pins, multiple patch cables and devices tested, etc.

seems ok

ASRock 939NF4G-SATA2 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock 939NF4G-SATA2 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: good board for the price.

Cons: first one caught fire, had to send it back for replacement. board has two each SATA-II and PATA connectors but only one of each kind of cable; board has two USB headers (4 ports) but doesn't come with adapters for them (add'l rear-panel), so I can only use one header (via case cable). just seems like there could be more accessories like that--an extra couple disk cables shouldn't drive the price up any.

Overall Review: non-Windows OSes might have trouble finding the ethernet controller.