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Fritz N.

Fritz N.

Joined on 08/06/01

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Most Favorable Review

So far so good

SABRENT 1TB Rocket NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2 Internal SSD Extreme Performance Solid State Drive (SB-ROCKET-NVMe4-1TB)
SABRENT 1TB Rocket NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2 Internal SSD Extreme Performance Solid State Drive (SB-ROCKET-NVMe4-1TB)

Pros: I'm running this in a Gen 4 X 4 slot on a MSI X570S mpg carbon Max wifi MB and to this point it is a "Rocket". I went from over 2 min boot to about 10 secs and that's signing in on the stupid new windows 10.

Overall Review: Seems to be a good 2280 at a good price

Most Critical Review

One stick failed

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ

Pros: One out of two sticks lasted about five months.

Cons: I purchased these when the reviews were almost all 4 or 5 eggs so I thought I had missed the bad stuff that is coming out now; unfortunately that is not the case. My first and last G.Skill purchase and I won't waste my time with their RMA process.

Overall Review: Look to me like G.Skill has a quality control problem and or has changed to a different manufacture for this ram. With a large percentage of the recent reviews stating failure or DOA someone at G. Skill should be smart enough to recognize there is a problem; good ram last for years. My ram has always been run at native speed (1333); I'm not a gamer so the slight difference in performance means nothing to me.

top notch heatsink

ZALMAN CNPS9900ALED 120mm 2 Ball Low-noise Blue LED CPU Cooler
ZALMAN CNPS9900ALED 120mm 2 Ball Low-noise Blue LED CPU Cooler

Pros: This is possibly the best air cooled heatsink sold. Very easy to install on AMD motherboard. Very quite; can't even hear it. Spend a few extra $ and get the best.

Cons: Not a con for me but this is a large heatsink-------make sure you have the proper clearance to the side of your case and ram. Check out the space required on the Zelman web site.

Overall Review: One of the best purchases for my new build.

It works

ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS

Pros: Comes with Nero 8 which does work with W7Pro.

Cons: As some others have stated this burner is somewhat loud when running.

Overall Review: I've always had good luck with Asus drives and as long as this one works I can live with the noise. The silver Asus IDE drives in my old computer have nerver missed a beat. Wonder why all companys have stopped making silver drives or at least providing interchangable (silver & black) face plates?

It works!

Kingston FCR-HS219/1 19-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader
Kingston FCR-HS219/1 19-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader

Pros: Can't beat it for under $14.00 shipped. No trouble with the front panel staying in place as some have reported.

Cons: None at this time.

Fast processing & shipping

Canon PowerShot SD880 IS Gold 10 MP 4X Optical Zoom 28mm Wide Angle Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot SD880 IS Gold 10 MP 4X Optical Zoom 28mm Wide Angle Digital Camera

Pros: I purchased this camera because a friend has one and my wife has the 870. It's no doubt the best compact/ultra compact camera made IMHO. I have a DSLR but wanted a small camera with a wide angle lens. Hard to beat Canon.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Purchased with the 15% PayPal cash credit, free 8 MB card and case which made the deal to good to pass up. The gold & brown is different and really looks nice.

12/19/2008