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John W.

John W.

Joined on 03/30/05

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Most Favorable Review

Adds newer data interface

Dual 5Gb/s USB 3.1 Type-C & USB 3.0 Computer 3.5 inch Floppy Bay Front Panel 4 Ports USB Hub, USB3 19Pin to 2x USB 3.0 USB-C + 2x Type A Splitter Adapter
Dual 5Gb/s USB 3.1 Type-C & USB 3.0 Computer 3.5 inch Floppy Bay Front Panel 4 Ports USB Hub, USB3 19Pin to 2x USB 3.0 USB-C + 2x Type A Splitter Adapter

Pros: Works without issue in Win10 Fast delivery cable is long enough to work in my Antec tower case

Cons: Adds the USB-C interface, but not the transfer speed, but I knew this when I bought it.

10/18/2018
Most Critical Review

came apart quickly

ADATA Sport Series 16GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model RB19 16G ORANGE
ADATA Sport Series 16GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model RB19 16G ORANGE

Pros: good capacity, looks good, price, but.....

Cons: literally came apart two weeks into service. Let me be clear: pulled the body and only the skin came off, the chip board stayed in the USB port. Really, really poor quality control.

Overall Review: Gotta go though the hassle of return and exchange, or something. Meantime, the old 4-gig PNY goes back into service. Thanks, A-Data (for nothing)

Remarkably faster boot process

Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 3D3, QLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEKNW010T9X1
Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 3D3, QLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEKNW010T9X1

Pros: No issues with slot insertion EUFI takes longer than OS boot Used ToDo to clone SATA ssd without issue

Cons: I had no set screws in my piles of spares to fit the MB (ASUS Z390 Prime). Finally had to use canabalize a trim set scew from the second M.2 slot cover. Those tiny screws are PITA to handle. If you buy this, get a mounting screw set at the same time.

Overall Review: Would buy this again in a heartbeat.

will not fit Gigabyte MB

Thermaltake CL-P0497 92mm Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler for Intel 95W Series
Thermaltake CL-P0497 92mm Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler for Intel 95W Series

Pros: Looks nice

Cons: Will not fit onto CPU socket, a row of capacitors blocks 2 of 4 sides.

Overall Review: Big overhang of socket area makes this unsuited to most boards that require 95 watts or more.

easy to install, great power

CORSAIR RM Series RM850 CP-9020196-NA 850 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular SLI CrossFire Power Supply
CORSAIR RM Series RM850 CP-9020196-NA 850 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular SLI CrossFire Power Supply

Pros: use only the cables you need, which really helps the build. My dead PSU was like stuffing a squid into a matchbox power delivered equal power specified (by my meter) quiet cooling fan

Cons: it's obviously meant for tower cases, which is what I have. Smaller cases might be a bit snug.

Overall Review: Powering i7 on Gigabyte MB, liquid cooler and SSDs, Radeon GPU, lots of USB3 devices. Great power for the price.

think twice about this board

GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD5H LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD5H LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Pros: Okay layout. Easy to pre-install RAM and some cables before mounting the MB in the chassis. Looks nice in case. Video graphics are superb without a video card (I'm not a gamer). Sound is okay. found PC2400 RAM and set up without issue. Has not run hotter than 34C, not overclocked.

Cons: SATA ports face sideways to the right, making the SATA connections harder than should be. BIOS screens bear no resemblance to the manual. BIOS display is a mash-up, and the boot sequence does not actually control the boot process. I installed a 240GB SSD drive, the installed Win8.1 x64 successfully. Then I created a RAID 5.1 array with 3 Seagate 500GB drives: the system went nuts, locked the SSD drive and forced a re-install on the RAID volume. This sort of defeats the purpose of a SSD boot drive, doesn't it? Won't let me set up a 5.1 speaker system, stuck on 2.1 like it or not. Windows cannot gain control of the audio chipset. BIOS kept losing track of which drives were bootable; had to install Win8.1 four times as system would hang during install.

Overall Review: Haswell i7 4771K, H80i liquid cooling, Antec 1200 tower, Corsair tru-power 750 PSU, GSkill DDR3 2400 32GB RAM, 3x500GB RAID 5.1, Crucial 240GB SSD (not currently in use, see above) Runs stable now, just not in the configuration I had in mind. For the cost, something of a disappointment,

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Arrived in two days

Works great with AGM battery on my Winnebago, keeps up with phantom loads that drain the battery if left unchecked.

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