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Mario V.

Mario V.

Joined on 12/31/10

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Most Favorable Review

EXTREMELY FAST- AMAZING FOR A PS4 or AGING LAPTOP/DESKTOP

SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series 2.5" 500GB SATA III V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-76E500B/AM
SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series 2.5" 500GB SATA III V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-76E500B/AM

Pros: -Will make your old or new laptop/desktop extremely fast -Windows 10 boots up in 30 seconds (with a processor from 2014!) -Extremely easy install -Lightweight and NO NOISE

Cons: -NOTHING

Overall Review: It was originally purchased for a PS4, and it was flawless. Games definitely booted up faster and had no issues. I also put this drive into an aging 2014 Dell laptop. The laptop is beyond fast now. Before it was about 3 minutes from turning it on till I could open a program. Now it literally boots in about 30 seconds, and I programs open in 1 second. FPS in games like Overwatch also increased drastically. Its a laptop so graphics still aren't great (this drive is not at fault), but besides it starting faster, gameplay is much smoother. If you have an aging laptop/desktop, BUY THIS DRIVE TO GIVE IT NEW LIFE!!

Most Critical Review

DOES NOT DO VGA TO RCA VIDEO!!!!

Cables Unlimited - VGA to S-Video or RCA Adpater - 5 INCHES
Cables Unlimited - VGA to S-Video or RCA Adpater - 5 INCHES

Pros: Good construction, solid cable.

Cons: It doesnt work. I made the mistake of purchasing BEFORE reading the reviews and everyone is right, this cable will not play VGA on a TV with RCA. It probably works with VGA to S video but not with the supplied VGA adapter. I play videos with my laptop to my TV using a VGA cable, but I want to use RCA which is why I purchased this. It doesnt work.

Overall Review: If you want it for VGA to S video then this cable most likely works. I dont know why they included the RCA adapter if it doesnt even work. Im going to return it.

BOOTED UP WITH ABSOLUTELY NO ISSUES

ASRock N68C-S UCC AM3/AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock N68C-S UCC AM3/AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: -Booted on first try. -Over clocks from within windows -Very stable -Didnt need to reinstall windows. -CPU, RAM, SATA placement was great

Cons: None that I can think of.

Overall Review: The motherboard fried on my Gateway PC and I read that this was a common inexpensive replacement. The swap couldnt be easier.

GREAT CABLE, CANT BEAT THE PRICE!

Omni Gear DVI-3-HDMI 10 ft. Black HDMI to DVI Cable, Black Male to Male
Omni Gear DVI-3-HDMI 10 ft. Black HDMI to DVI Cable, Black Male to Male

Pros: Im using this to connect my computer to my 37" 1080p TV and it works perfect! I have no issues with it and the build quality seems to be top notch. 10' as advertised.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Its a great cable for a cheap price. It comes in OEM packaging so that saves the consumer some money. I would definitely recommend this to someone.

ZALMAN HAS GREAT TECH SUPPORT AND WARRANTY!

ZALMAN VF700-CU 2 Ball VGA Cooler
ZALMAN VF700-CU 2 Ball VGA Cooler

Pros: Keeps my 9500GT @ ~50C during gaming. Great fitment! Very versatile with ATi and nVidia cards SUPER QUIET!!! Even at full speed you can barely hear it over the other fans Blue LED is not too bright but not too dim either, just perfect All copper construction is great!

Cons: The fan failed after 2 years. One email to Zalman and I had a new replacement sitting at my door 48 hours later. :)

Overall Review: Ive had this cooler on 3 different cards and fitment is great on every one!! This one is keeping my 9500 @ ~50c but I believe I could get it down to the ~45c if I use better thermal compound. Zalman has the best tech support/warranty ever. My fan failed and I thought id be so out of luck on my HSF but Zalman shipped one right. I will continue using Zalman products for that reason.

GREAT BUDGET BOARD!!

ASRock N68-S UCC AM3/AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock N68-S UCC AM3/AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: -Booted right up, didn't need to reinstall Windows Vista! -Placement is neat and tidy for being such a small board. -Overclocks decently well for being a cost effective board. It got a 2.2GHz AMD X2 to 2.6 no problem. Once it hit 3.0GHz it BSOD'd. -Overclock software is super easy to use and controls the fan really nicely.

Cons: -Runs fan at 100% speed till it boots to Windows. Found that kind of annoying.

Overall Review: I ordered this board to replace a dead ECS MCP61SM in an e Machines desktop. That ECS board is very defective. Ive never used ASRock before but by reading the reviews, I decided to give it ago. I don't regret it and I will definitely use ASRock again in budget builds. The board is a about 2" less wide than most micro ATX boards so if you need a really small board, this is it!