Joined on 05/20/08
great memory
Pros: Fast stable memory that matches everything.
Cons: it didn't install itself
Overall Review: you will have to manually adjust your frequency to 2133, but that's very common for OC memory. Also, keep in mind the heat spreader might conflict with your CPU cooler.
good while it lasted
Pros: good while it lasted, unlocked cores, 1600 ddr3 etc see cons
Cons: I've had this board for about a year and a half and overall was pleased, but now the LAN is starting to go bad, my internet has been shaky the past few days and I thought it was my cable company, but today the pc booted and wouldn't connect. after various trouble shooting I find the LAN is missing from device manager, I disabled and re-enabled the LAN in Bios to no avail, but after a bout an hour or so i booted again and it worked but is still shaky. I've owned a variety of motherboards over the years and never had this problem. I've got a board that's over 10 yrs old and it still works flawlessly. If this is the quality that Asrock makes, i can guarantee I won't be buying from them again. I thought I had found a great budget board, but if it only last 1.5 years, it's no bargain.
Overall Review: I was actually thinking of upgrading in about 6 months to a year, but i as getting ready to by a new 760 GT and PSU. Now I have to buy a new MB and probably CPU too, (no sense in buying old tech) so there goes my nice video card.
win 8.1
Pros: it's windows 8.1. it works
Cons: the biggest con is the size of the product key in the packaging. It was very small and in a bad font. hard to read and took a couple of tries to get it put in right.
Good budget speaker
Pros: The are good quality budget speakers. You get a lot for what your paying. Plenty of clean sound and volume.
Cons: limited to no base, but that's not surprising for such a low price The only other negative is that the speakers are a little unstable. They are very small and easy to knock over when adjusting the volume. These are designed to have a small footprint, but the base should be a little wider.
Overall Review: If your looking for a basic set of speakers these are a good choice
Good value forthe $$
Pros: I've had this card now for over 2 years. It was a great buy at the time and even now can handle most games at 1080p, even if you do have to lower the quality settings on some games.
Cons: not really a con, but this is a mid range graphics card and as such, can not handle ultra settings at 1080p even when it was new.
Good Class 10 SDHC card
Pros: I've used this SD card in both a point and shoot camera and my new Cannon Vixia HF G20 video camera and it worked flawlessly. The video was smooth and crisp. The card was instantly recognized in both products and I had no issues copying the data to my PC.
Cons: it wasn't free? There are really none to mention