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ryan d.

ryan d.

Joined on 11/24/07

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review
Sunbeam Freezing-Storm IC-FS-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Sunbeam Freezing-Storm IC-FS-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: the case looks good; it is simple and understated; does not look like an alien spacecraft. everything fit just fine, including gtx260 (but barely). the case is sitting next to my bed but is so quiet, i sleep with it on. keeps everything cool

Cons: the "core fan system" makes installation a pain. I have to take it out everytime i want to switch out components or even plug in a fan.

Overall Review: i can easily overlook the core fan bridge disadvantage because it keeps my system cool and quiet. plus its cool bc no one else has fans in the middle of their case!

Most Critical Review
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: quiet; good price

Cons: would not boot initially. hard drive was causing the post to hang on "verifying dmi pool data." after a weekend of troubleshooting, finally just disabled the drive to get it to boot into windows setup and did a long format; then it booted just fine. will not be buying another samsung hdd anytime soon

Overall Review: for others with this problem, disable the "extended ide" for the hdd in bios and then windows setup can boot and format. if that doesnt work, try booting to MS-Dos and fdisk.

Warcraft III Battlechest PC Game
Warcraft III Battlechest PC Game

Pros: Warcraft 3 is the most strategic RTS i have ever played. I have heard that "it practically invented micromanagement" and its true. After 5 years, there is still a very active gamer community that has taken the video game to a chess-like level of complexity. will run on any system around today

Cons: old. 2D graphics. you will get owned on battle.net more than enough times to make you consider giving up gaming

EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

Pros: relatively quiet; plays crisis warhead at "enthusiast" settings on 1680x1050. linux drivers!

Cons: none

Overall Review: idles at 50 and load 80+celcius; but havent had any problems. be sure that your power supply has 2x6pin connectors

D-Link WDA-1320 Wireless G Desktop Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g 32-bit PCI Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates
D-Link WDA-1320 Wireless G Desktop Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g 32-bit PCI Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: Atheros chipset. Connected right out of the box in linux! Connected after simple driver install in windows. Hasnt dropped the connection yet.

Cons: like others have side, weak connection. but doesnt seem to affect internet speed.