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Mark N.

Mark N.

Joined on 09/20/04

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Most Favorable Review
ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Good layout, pretty good documentation, mostly supports my E8400, external BIOS reset switch

Cons: Requires too many BIOS resets, doesn't completely support my E8400, can't turn off splash screen

Overall Review: I took a gamble and bought this to go with an E8400. According to abit's site it is supposed to support Wolfdale chips since BIOS 1.2, but the compatibility chart now says it doesn't support E8400 (or E8500 or E8200). It boots fine and runs XP, but reports that the CPU temp is 1 degree. I really wish I could turn off the boot splash screen.

Most Critical Review

Stable but...

Intel BOXDZ68DB LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel BOXDZ68DB LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: It boots quickly and is stable. It was cheap. It has the features I need.

Cons: This is a mATX layout with two PCI slots added to the bottom. Compare it to a BOXDH67BLB3. So everything is crammed together at the top. The memory is too close to the CPU and to the graphics card. A long two-slot graphics card blocks one of the SATA ports and one of the two PCIe slots (why did they give it 3 PCI anyway)? I can only get into the BIOS if I shut it down and hold down the power button when I restart. The BIOS fan control is primitive and for some reason won't let me modify the fan speed on my front fan (which is identical to my rear fan).

Overall Review: I got this bundled with an i7-2600K at a discount straight from Intel. I wouldn't have bought it otherwise. I haven't tried overclocking it.

Runs at 3200 MHz, even in a system only rated for 2933 MHz

Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) 260-Pin DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Laptop Memory Model CT2K8G4SFS832A
Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) 260-Pin DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Laptop Memory Model CT2K8G4SFS832A

Pros: I'm using this memory in an ASRock DESKMINI A300W with a Ryzen 3 3200G. Even though the system officially supports only up to 2933 MHz, the memory is running fine at 3200 MHz. I've always had good results with Crucial memory.

Cons: Memory with a shorter CAS latency is not much more expensive.

Overall Review: I recommend Crucial memory, especially if reliability is important. I'm put this memory in my mother's computer, so I want it to be reliable.

Great for a low-power file server

ASRock J3455-ITX Intel Quad-Core Processor J3455 (up to 2.3GHz) Mini ITX Motherboard / CPU Combo
ASRock J3455-ITX Intel Quad-Core Processor J3455 (up to 2.3GHz) Mini ITX Motherboard / CPU Combo

Pros: - Uses little power - Has four SATA ports - Works perfectly with Linux

Cons: - Doesn't accept DC power, so I had to buy a PICO PSU

Overall Review: This board has been running 24/7 in my file server for over a year, only getting rebooted when I upgrade my Linux kernel. The four SATA ports means I can use two for my RAID 1 data drives (shucked 8 TB WD whites) and one for an old SSD as boot/system drive. I just wish there was a version of this board that accepted DC power. It replaced an ASRock Q1900DC-ITX that did.

Incompatible with the PC I bought it for

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800) Laptop Memory Model F3-1600C9S-8GRSL
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800) Laptop Memory Model F3-1600C9S-8GRSL

Pros: It works fine in my ASRock J3455-ITX based system, even paired with non-matching memory.

Cons: It does not work at all in the Celeron 3965U based mini PC I bought it for. I just get 3 beeps indicating "memory error" and no boot. This system works just fine with Crucial memory taken from the J3455 system.

Overall Review: It is probably fine memory, just not compatible where I want to use it.

Full speed with ASRock X470 Master SLI/AC

G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-16GTZKW
G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-16GTZKW

Pros: Runs at 3200 in my ASRock X470 Master SLI/AC and Ryzen 2700x even though it isn't listed as compatible.

Cons: Price drop since I bought it.

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Good experience

goHardDrive sent me exactly the drives I expected, quickly and well packaged, at a very good price. I would definitely buy from them again.

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Great, but no manufacture's warranty

They shipped the promised watch quickly. Note that they provide their own warranty, not the manufacturer's warranty because they are not an authorized seller.

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