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Shawn E.

Shawn E.

Joined on 09/13/02

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Most Favorable Review

Good CPU

Intel Xeon E5-2630 V4 Broadwell-EP 2.2 GHz 10 x 256KB L2 Cache 25MB L3 Cache LGA 2011-3 85W BX80660E52630V4 Server Processor
Intel Xeon E5-2630 V4 Broadwell-EP 2.2 GHz 10 x 256KB L2 Cache 25MB L3 Cache LGA 2011-3 85W BX80660E52630V4 Server Processor

Pros: Working as described. Very good processor.

Cons: Not really a con but core pairings are odd - 0/10, 1/11, 2/12 ect..

Overall Review: Will be buying a 2nd for the 2 proc motherboard.

Most Critical Review

Fail Buffalo

BUFFALO AirStation AC433 Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter - WI-U2-433DM
BUFFALO AirStation AC433 Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter - WI-U2-433DM

Pros: Small, 5Ghz

Cons: No documentation to be found. Website claims "No drivers needed!" what a load! Had to drop in the disk to install the drivers which, BTW are NOT available from their website. The support manual link is also broken on their site. Fail buffalo. Fail.

Good so far

WD Gold 6TB Enterprise Class Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD6002FRYZ
WD Gold 6TB Enterprise Class Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD6002FRYZ

Pros: Drive passed multiple drive zeroing passes. Will see how they handle the 5 year mark. I have had good luck with WD drives in the past and will continue to use them in the future.

Cons: None so far

Overall Review: Verified 5 year warranty after successfully registering the drive @ Western Digital Support.

DOA - too bad i sat on it for 60 days...

Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Intel Haswell Fully Compatible
Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Intel Haswell Fully Compatible

Pros: NA

Cons: Item was DOA - sat on it too long before testing and now im stuck with a piece of garbage.

Failed after a few weeks

Coolmax CX-350B ATX12V Power Supply
Coolmax CX-350B ATX12V Power Supply

Pros: Newegg RMA process.

Cons: Failed in under 30 days. Having it replaced. Via Newegg RMA

Fair case for the price

SILVERSTONE Black Aluminum / Plastic Grandia GD09B ATX / SSI-CEB Media Center / HTPC Case
SILVERSTONE Black Aluminum / Plastic Grandia GD09B ATX / SSI-CEB Media Center / HTPC Case

Pros: Everything fits nicely - using onboard audio and video.

Cons: Could have been a bit smaller. I feel that there were a few wasted inches int the front of the case. It would be nice if someone would make a smaller case for the ATX form factor. Could be done with a smaller PS and better placement of disk drives.