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Brett W.

Brett W.

Joined on 09/09/05

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Most Favorable Review

Best WIFI Card Ever!

D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme Desktop Adapter IEEE 802.11g/n PCI Express
D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme Desktop Adapter IEEE 802.11g/n PCI Express

Pros: This has to be the best WIFI card I have ever purchased. I downloaded the latest driver from d-Link's website and manually installed the it from the device manager. So far I have had no major problems as far as cutting out and I am getting downloading speeds as high as 24 Mbps. I am still using a Wireless G router and the card is still blazing fast.

Cons: Non so far

Overall Review: If you manually install the driver from the "Device Manager" you should be good to go. I believe the wizard software that comes with the card is what is messing people up.

The Best Case Ever

GIGABYTE Triton 180 Black 0.7mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
GIGABYTE Triton 180 Black 0.7mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: This has to be the best case I have ever owned. Not only is the price right, but the case is functional and stylish. The two fans help the keep it cool inside and panels are easy to remove and replace. What really sold me was the placement of the hard drive slots. I can eaisly slide in and out hard drive without having to remove and computer components. Also the front panel has a screen on the inside that catches most of the dust that comes in

Cons: The only con I would have on this case would be the screw free bay drives. I can't get the front face of my blu-ray drive flush with the front of the case. I also think the Power and HDD activity lights could be dimmer, but all I had to do was disconnect the Power LED.

Overall Review: For anyone looking for a PC case, look no further the Gigabyte.

11/11/2010

Great MB and great price

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: This is one of the best motherboards I have ever purchased. It has all the ports and connections I need. Everything was easy to install and configure.

Cons: The Realtek HD audio drivers can be a bit buggy at times with PowerDVD. The audio will at times cut in and out. Also I found the LGA 775 heat sink was a little tricky to install. It would be nice if all the connection ports could be a little more spaced out.

Overall Review: When using the on board sound card, I would recommend using the Microsoft drivers from windows update. They seem to work better then the Realtek drivers.

Best TV cad ever

Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1850 MC-Kit FM radio and MCE remote PCI-E x1
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1850 MC-Kit FM radio and MCE remote PCI-E x1

Pros: This is one of the best cards TV turner cards I have ever had. It was easy to install and configure for "Windows Media Center." The included remote can control both Media Center and PowerDVD. I was even able to install an older HVR-1600 for a dual tuner with no conflicts.

Cons: The included WinTV software could use some improvements. At times when setting up a VCR, the composite channel will only show half a screen or just a black screen. But I don't use it that often.

Overall Review: For Windows Vista x64 users, you will have to add "auto run" from the CD to the "Data Execution Prevention" in order to get the driver CD to run.

11/24/2009