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Jordan O.

Jordan O.

Joined on 07/29/08

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Great Flash Drive

SanDisk Ultra Cruzer Titanium 16GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model SDCZ7-016G-A11
SanDisk Ultra Cruzer Titanium 16GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model SDCZ7-016G-A11

Pros: Extremely robust construction. I previously owned the 4GB model and bought this 16GB for the same reason. It will take tons of abuse and daily use. The speeds are as advertised under typical use.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: This unit is much heavier than typical plastic flash drives, but that's to be expected for a titanium construction. It's definitely not noticeable unless you're holding it in your hand. However, it does give confidence in the build quality. I use this as my do-all flash drive. From it I can boot into: WinPE Trinity Rescue Kit Backtrack 4 Kon-Boot Ophcrack DBAN NTPASSWD I can also install Windows 7, Vista, and XP from the drive. Customized GRUB menu with all the options laid out right there. The 16GB size makes this really slick, and still leaves room for decent file transfers.

FX5200

EVGA GeForce FX 5200 128MB DDR PCI Video Card 128-P1-N309-LX
EVGA GeForce FX 5200 128MB DDR PCI Video Card 128-P1-N309-LX

Pros: Capable, low power, does what it's supposed to.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: This isn't a high performance card by any means. Used it to provide video to a P55 motherboard in a home server. Gets the job done.

Great PSU

CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400 W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400 W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Pros: Nearly silent. Good power delivery, good warranty. It's a Corsair.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Bought this to replace a noisy PSU in my file server and it did the trick. Overkill for the system it powers, but I've had incredible luck with Corsair products and this was their lowest priced offering. Extremely pleased.

SanDisk 1.8" Black 4GB MP3 Player Sansa e260
SanDisk 1.8" Black 4GB MP3 Player Sansa e260

Pros: Compact size. Great price. Vibrant screen. Can be made even better by installing rockbox.

Cons: After some time, the wheel's responsiveness loses its accuracy... for example, when scrolling quickly in one direction, one or two "clicks" register in the opposite direction. A minor annoyance.

Overall Review: As others have stated, ROCKBOX. This firmware really unlocks the potential of this little player, much better than the anemic stock firmware.

Very Quiet Low Wattage HSF

SILVERSTONE NT07-AM2 80mm CPU Cooler
SILVERSTONE NT07-AM2 80mm CPU Cooler

Pros: This thing is QUIET. I bought based on the rated noise spec, and I was impressed. Easily drowned out by even the quietest of case fans or power supplies. Gets the job done well on low power processors. Very easy to mount.

Cons: None at this time.

Overall Review: If you're gaming, this isn't for you. If you're constantly railing on your processor, this isn't for you. If you have more than a 65W processor, this REALLY isn't for you. If you want a quiet, low profile, well priced HSF for the low power AMD chips, get this unit. I've been nothing short of impressed with it.