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Adam W.

Adam W.

Joined on 12/21/08

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Most Favorable Review

Decent RAM

G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16Q-32GTZR
G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16Q-32GTZR

Pros: Pretty Fast Enough

Cons: None so far

Overall Review: 1 out of my 4 sticks was DOA. It took a good week of troubleshooting to figure out the culprit of my bsods. RMA submitted, I will report back on experience with Newegg and longevity of this product.

12/22/2018
Most Critical Review

Unreliable Product - Horrible Customer Service

SanDisk Ultra II 2.5" 480GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SDSSDHII-480G-G25
SanDisk Ultra II 2.5" 480GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SDSSDHII-480G-G25

Pros: - Makes a great drink coaster when it inevitably fails on you

Cons: - Cheap unreliable garbage - Terrible customer service / satisfaction

Overall Review: I purchased this drive in late 2014 excited to be stepping up to an SSD for my OS. All was well until August this year when the drive mysteriously crashed overnight. I contacted Sandisk and they approved the RMA. 2 1/2 weeks and 3 windows installs later, I was back to a functioning computer. Fast forward 90 days and the replacement garbage crashes! Pretty upset, I contacted Sandisk again, only this time I was treated poorly by customer service... After providing copious amounts of data and proof the drive had actually broken AGAIN, they approved the RMA and decided to upgrade me to the PRO edition of their drives. This tells me that they are aware of their defective product and were upgrading me to keep me happy. I immediately sent out my drive. They received shipment on NOV. 23rd. After 3 weeks and hearing nothing, I contacted them to inquire what the hell was going on. Their website states to allow 2-3 days after they received the shipment to acknowledge the product. 3 weeks and they hadn't changed the status until I contacted them and lit them up. They FINALLY issued shipping information on 12/14/15... as of today (12/21/15) I still have no drive and have been 5 weeks without my main computer. I contacted them again just before I wrote this review and they had nothing to say to me except that I needed to wait for my drive. They gave me the shipping number which IS NOT FOUND on the USPS website. I asked why they didn't ship my package priority given this was an escalated case... I was met with "you just need to wait for your package to be delivered". I will NEVER buy another Sandisk product, and I urge you to steer clear of them. Their cheap products will let you down.

12/21/2015

What a great specialty fan

Antec SpotCool Blue LED System Cooler
Antec SpotCool Blue LED System Cooler

Pros: A great versatile cooling element! - Great build quality - Rotating head - Great accent lighting - Pretty darn quiet even on HI.

Cons: - The neck doesn't support its on weight when mounted level or above fan head. (see comments below for fix!)

Overall Review: I don't understand a comment left on this product. 1. The light is WAY to bright. - I hope you have your fan facing the appropriate way, the "exhaust" side of the fan is where the LED lights are. They cascade a pleasing glow on my MOBO, not in my face. Fix: While it would have been nice to see the build quality of the neck a little higher, its nothing a little extra MOD can't fix. All I did was snip a piece of wire clothes hanger and sheath it in electrical tape around the neck. This added the extra rigidity it needed to mount my fan diagonally down. Takes 5 extra minutes. But because I had to do this, I deducted 1 egg. Use: I use this fan to spray cooler air on my memory chips, north bridge, and south bridge. It is a bonus that is also breezes across my Corsair H60 heat sink and socket. I attribute this fan to lowering my bridge temps at least 10%.

Great fans with a little extra work

Rosewill RFX-120 - 120mm Computer Case Cooling Fan - Black Frame with Red Fan Blades, 2-Ball Bearing, Silent, 2-Speed with PWM Control
Rosewill RFX-120 - 120mm Computer Case Cooling Fan - Black Frame with Red Fan Blades, 2-Ball Bearing, Silent, 2-Speed with PWM Control

Pros: Amazing value! - Not crazy loud on full blast. But im not overly sensitive to this. - NIce construction - Moves plenty of air - Multiple connections for power

Cons: These units come with A LOT of wires. (see comments)

Overall Review: I received these fans and went right to work using them in for a push/pull configuration on my Corsair H60 closed loop cooler. These fans come with lots of extra wires. I setup my case and started to lay out wire management. Basically, I tied the wires together that were going to be routed inside the case. I then "sheathed" the tied wire in electrical tape to give them a more pleasing look and manageable use. With a little extra work, my case still looks great and I am using the speed dials.

Corsair H60 on amd 8320

CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CW-9060007-WW) High Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm
CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CW-9060007-WW) High Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm

Pros: What a great closed loop system! - Amazing performance to price when configured in a push/pull - Build quality feels sturdy and high end - Tubing is just stiff enough to allow orientation without pinching. - Near silent function with stock configuration. - Instructions are clear and easy to understand. (non-common sense people need not comment) - Did I mention the performance? See comments below for in depth results.

Cons: No cons really, but to be thorough... 1. AMD bracket and back plate could use some work. The Intel bracket and back plate is made of metal while the AMD utilizes the original plastic back plate and uses 2 connection points vs 4 on the Intel. 2. They don't include extra hardware to setup a push/pull configuration if you purchase an extra fan. 3. While the radiator is thin (great heat transfer) it naturally is wider than 120mm. This being said, you are limited in most cases where to place it and how to orient it. For instance I have and Antec 1200 case. The top rear consists of 2 120mm fans stacked. Because of the radiators extra width, I could only place it in the lower spot. And once in the lower spot, it spilled over the other fan location which made it impossible to utilize the top spot for another fan. These few minor inconveniences were all cause enough to deduct 1 egg.

Overall Review: Setup: - AMD 8320 3.5ghz - Biostar TA970 MOBO - Antec 1200 full tower case - Corsair H60 in push/pull with basic adjustable Rosewill fans. (I don't feel the other components of my system apply to the performance of this cooler) *** Though I didn't run prime95 or any other bench marks, I gave it fair testing via ESO for my "baseline". Average house temp was 78F. The rig sits on laminate flooring in open air (not in a desk cabinet!) <--- what pc builder does that?! Before: Zalman Z3 Air cooler Idle temps: 21C ESO temps: Around 42C After: Corsair H60 cooler (push/pull - low fans) Idle temps: 9C ESO temps: 27C Overall I am blown away with this cooler. I was skeptical about purchasing it because I didn't think my temps could go lower.... yea I was wrong. I took the gamble and it payed off big time! I hope this review helps.

Great mobo

ASRock K10N780SLIX3-WiFi AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock K10N780SLIX3-WiFi AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: This is a great motherboard. Not only does it come with all the goodies, but also has a great architecture to the board making its layout work very well. Plenty of sata ports. 3 way SLI capable ( 2 SLI in x16!) Solid capacitors for OC'in. Recognized my 1066 mem and didn't require any fiddling. Very solid board to overclock.

Cons: After 2 months the a sata port burned out on me. No biggie if your not running 7 HD's. I just switched my HD to another and kept cruizing. The only thing that I don't like about this board is that it isnt DDR3 compatible. :( For such a well built mobo for OC'in you would think they would make it DDR3 compatible.

Overall Review: My memory is whats holding me back from higher OC numbers and I can't go with any DDR3 with this mobo. Other then that I am extremely happy that I purchased this and is providing a very stable base for my rig.

10/10/2009