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Alan L.

Alan L.

Joined on 11/29/10

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Most Favorable Review

excellent CPU

AMD FX-8150 - FX-Series Zambezi 8-Core 3.6 GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor - FD8150FRGUBOX
AMD FX-8150 - FX-Series Zambezi 8-Core 3.6 GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor - FD8150FRGUBOX

Pros: Great for gaming. The packing is very strong **see other thoughts**

Cons: none

Overall Review: The package arrived from newegg in very very bad shape. The Tin can containing the processor look like it was run over by the UPS truck delivering it. The processor survived without any damage.

Most Critical Review

wireless signal drops randomly

ASUS RT-N53 Dual Band Wireless N600 SOHO Router, DD-WRT Open Source support, Fast Ethernet, 5 Guest SSID, Parental Access Time control to Each User
ASUS RT-N53 Dual Band Wireless N600 SOHO Router, DD-WRT Open Source support, Fast Ethernet, 5 Guest SSID, Parental Access Time control to Each User

Pros: Cheap and easy to install

Cons: worked well for about a month. However, my signal drops about twice a day. I have to power cycle the router to get a signal.

Overall Review: the lower band 2.4Ghz was able to run at 50mbps, my 5.0Ghz band only runs about half. *speed tested 15-25 mbps

11/27/2013

nice powerful, quiet

Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold - 1000W Power Supply with 80 PLUS Gold Certification and Semi-Modular Cables
Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold - 1000W Power Supply with 80 PLUS Gold Certification and Semi-Modular Cables

Pros: Great PSU, Can barely heard the fan. Cables are more than long enough for cable management. The 8pin connector on my old OCZ ZX1250 was not long enough to reach my motherboard when i route the back behind the tray. The able on this PSU had room to spare.

Cons: the non-modular cables are a bit too thick. On the other hand, the Modular cables are flat, makes it cable management very easy.

Overall Review: Running crossfire 6950

excellent CPU cooler

CORSAIR Hydro Series H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
CORSAIR Hydro Series H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

Pros: very quiet, relatively easy to install. had some strange noise during the first 5 min of the system boot up. but it went away.

Cons: Fans included are a little thick, not intended for mid-tower

Overall Review: I am Cooler Master 690 Advanced II black and white edition Case, this is a rather large Mid-Tower but i still have trouble installing the radiator and fan. I could not fit the stock fan + radiator inside the case. (motherboard got in the way) I ended up putting my fans on top of the radiator in the fan cage, pulling air into the radiator. Will be looking for a Slim case fans to finish my Push/Pull set up.

excellent upgrade

SAMSUNG 830 Series 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7PC128B/WW
SAMSUNG 830 Series 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7PC128B/WW

Pros: Got this for 89.99 and it was worth every penny. Windows boot up in less than 10 seconds. very easy to play with.

Cons: Drivers for AHCI was not included in the CD. I had the upgrade version of windows 7. So i had to install Windows XP before i could upgrade to 7. However, XP does not AHCI controller built in and it blue screened during installation. had to spend a good hour locating the drivers to finish my set up.

Overall Review: The User manual said "Every Samsung SSD comes with the full version of Norton Ghost" but i have yet to locate a serial key that'll allow me to activate the software. (still stuck on trial"