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Mitchell C.

Mitchell C.

Joined on 08/17/06

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Great Starter PC

HP Compaq DC5700 Desktop PC Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz 2GB RAM 80GB HDD Windows 7 Home Premium 32 Bit
HP Compaq DC5700 Desktop PC Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz 2GB RAM 80GB HDD Windows 7 Home Premium 32 Bit

Pros: -Windows 7 home premium license with DVD -Came with decent mouse and keyboard -A Core 2 Duo Desktop PC for the this price is impressive -Plays Minecraft and Flash games well, but is not a gaming PC. -Internet browsing, and Word processing work very well. Perfect for a kids computer or a student.. -Upgradable with PCI-E slots, mine came with 2 x 1GB sticks of DDR2, possibility to stick another 2 x 1GB sticks (3.5GB usable by 32-bit windows, VGA shares some of that.), Hard drive is pretty quick too. -DVD/CD-RW drive

Cons: Came with dust in it, fixed with a canned air. VGA only Intel Media Accelerator - I wish it had DVI or Displayport. It will need a low-profile, low-power GPU card (Geforce GT610, etc) to make it support higher resolutions, play games, and HD video at decent frame rates. For a ~$100 desktop, it's not a big deal. Came with a floppy disk drive - not really a con but it gave me a good laugh

Overall Review: Windows Experience Index; CPU - 4.8, RAM - 5.4, Graphics - 4.0, Gaming graphics - 3.4, HDD - 5.3 I popped in a wifi n pci card to make it wireless, windows detected it right away, easy install with low-profile bracket. It is a BTX form factor so it won't work for every case if you want to swap. I have not tested the CPU cooler on this PC, but I know these have been business PC's they've been run 24/7, they are pretty solid machines. Highly recommended considering a OEM copy of Windows 7 is close to the cost of this entire PC. It's still better than buying a netbook for the same cost. Save your money for 4GB DDR2, and a cheap off-lease monitor, you will have a decent PC for under $200

It works

Kinivo BTD-400 Bluetooth 4.0 USB Adapter - For Windows 7/Vista
Kinivo BTD-400 Bluetooth 4.0 USB Adapter - For Windows 7/Vista

Pros: Works well, Bluetooth 4.0 standard, and devices stay connected. It's also small enough to not get damaged when in my laptop.

Cons: none

Great match for deathadder.

Razer Goliathus Gaming Mouse Mat - Fragged Speed Edition - Omega S
Razer Goliathus Gaming Mouse Mat - Fragged Speed Edition - Omega S

Pros: -Surviving over a year of use so far. -Smooth and comfortable mouse surface that's not too slick. -Works well with Death Adder mouse. -Cool design matches Razer mouse.

Cons: none

Great Small Monitor

Lenovo ThinkVision L1951P 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor
Lenovo ThinkVision L1951P 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor

Pros: -Refurb price -1440x900 is a decent resolution. -Very sturdy construction and weighted adjustable stand. -No dead pixels -Matte anti-glare

Cons: none

Overall Review: I ended up scratching it leaving it in my car, it's my fault but it was cheap enough it's not a big deal. Also if you want to take off the stand, there's 3 x M4 screws under the hindge cover you can pop off and unscrew. The Vesa mount is standard 100mm.

XFX 6870 fan replacement

Evercool VC-EC8010M12C-B 80x80x10mm Video Card Cooling Fan
Evercool VC-EC8010M12C-B 80x80x10mm Video Card Cooling Fan

Pros: - It fit the profile of the fan it was replacing on the XFX 6870 perfectly. - Seems to provide adequate cooling under load. - Quiet.

Cons: -Connector wasn't correct, had to cut, strip, and solder wires to the GPU fan wire harness. Will be trickier if I have to replace again. - Screw holes didn't align, had to use electrical tape to tape the fan onto the shroud. I know it's hard to make something fit a bunch of models so I had to do a quick fix, it's just an annoyance.

Overall Review: It replaced one of the fans in my XFX 6870 which had a bad bearing and was vibrating horribly. I figured out how to take the entire shroud and heatsync off the GPU (also good to clean and re-apply thermal paste). The new fan did not fit the screw holes so I used a small bit of electrical tape to secure it. Also the connectors weren't correct so I cut the connector off and soldered the fan directly to the existing wires.

USB 3.0 with internal header

SYBA SD-PEX20139 2 Ports USB 3.0 PCI-e x1 2.0 Card with Internal 19 Pin USB 3.0 Header
SYBA SD-PEX20139 2 Ports USB 3.0 PCI-e x1 2.0 Card with Internal 19 Pin USB 3.0 Header

Pros: Very easy installation, popped in a PCI-E slot, plugged in Molex power connector and case front USB 3.0 connector. Downloaded the drivers from their website, and plugged in a USB drive to test it and it works. I only have USB 2.0 drives so I can't test the true speed of it but it works for me.

Cons: The mini CD they give you has drivers for all their devices and chipsets so I wasn't too sure which one it was, I just took other reviews advise and downloaded it from the website and it works fine.

Overall Review: It's not pretty but gets the job done on older motherboards like mine that don't have usb 3.0 internal headers.