Joined on 11/04/09
Works perfectly with PS4 & Roland TD-11
Pros: - Works great with PS4 and Rock Band 4 - Really long USB cable - Arrived quickly in full retail packaging - Price with Newegg was just under half the price of that place with Prime and it shipped almost as fast.
Cons: - Only works within Rock Band 4 - Seems to be out of stock now. :(
Quiet while idling, annoying while not
Pros: Non-reference cooler (OEM Accelero L2 Pro) Includes DVI-to-VGA adapter Silent while idle (GPU/RAM 165MHz/300MHz)
Cons: Annoying buzz/hum/whine once even a slight load is added (noise may be not noticeable if your system already has noisy system fans and/or power supply - my system is near silent)
Overall Review: Even when doing simple tasks (HD video decoding), the GPU jumps up to 400MHz and the fan starts to make an incredibly annoying buzz/hum/whine (sound is gone when you stop the fan). I assumed that since this unit uses a non-reference cooler, it would be suitable for my HTPC. Because the noise it creates is at a low frequency, the sound carries throughout my living room. I hope it is just a defective card and not a design flaw. I will be sending back the card today.
High quality - Low Profile
Pros: Easily replaceable fan. Well built. Fantastic cooling for the size. Top down design allows for chipset, memory and VRM cooling. Low profile (my HTPC has only 100mm of clearance).
Cons: Difficult to install on socket 775 due to limited space between push pins and heatsink. Fan is quiet at low speeds, but not at full speed (12V). Heat sink is very wide (presses up against my power supply in a ThermalTake Mozart HTPC case).
Overall Review: I didn't want to remove my motherboard, so I had to remove a stick of memory, my power supply and a case fan in order to make enough room to get my hands in there. Since I had the space, I replaced the stock fan with a Scythe Slip Stream 800. At 12V the SlipStream pushes the same amount of air as the stock does at 12V, but is silent while doing so. I loose PWM control, but since it is silent at full speed, this is not a problem.
Great value board
Pros: Installed fine in a standard ATX case. Offers good value as long as you know what you are getting (feature wise) Native IDE controller (inherent of the chipset) means I was able to keep both SATA ports open by using an IDE HD & DVD-RW (wouldn't have been a concern if it had more than 2 SATA ports). Value* - I was able to get this on sale with free shipping, so the value was exceptional.
Cons: My only cons would have to be lack of expansions slots, fan headers and SATA ports. As far as layout, the internal USB headers and SATA ports could could a problem. I was aware of all of these factors ahead of time, so none of this was a surprise.
Overall Review: Despite the fact that the internal USB headers are next to the PCI-e 16x slot and the SATA port is in line with that same slot, I was able to install a dual slot NVidia 8600 GT Silent video card. The card is short enough not to interfere with the SATA ports and the heatsink is high enough off of the motherboard to run the USB cable underneath.
No problems with Win 7 64-bit & ASUS P5K
Pros: Corsair quality and warranty. Heatsinks are standard profile, so they don't interfere with my large CPU heatsink (Big Shuriken). Works perfectly at rated speed (1066MHz) in Win 7 64-bit on an ASUS P5K. Value* - I was able to get these for half what they are going for now (after rebate, promo code, sale price & free shipping) so the value for me was exceptional.
Cons: SPD only contains information for 533 & 800 Mhz speeds. Unless your board supports EPP (developed by Corsair & NVidia), you will need to manually enter timing and voltage settings to run at rated 1066 MHz.
Overall Review: Timings Table: (for the sticks that I received, this may change) 533 MHz - 4, 4, 4, 12 @ 1.8V - via SPD (JEDEC #1) 800 MHz - 5, 5, 5, 18 @ 1.8V - via SPD (JEDEC #2) 1066 MHz - 5, 6, 6, 16 @ 2.1V via EPP
Product as expected and received within a week
In the age of Am Prime I'm not used to waiting a week for a delivery, but it's not a big deal. I knew the delivery time frame before ordering and it arrived on time. Power supply was well packaged and was as expected.