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Lamphoun S.

Lamphoun S.

Joined on 07/24/10

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Most Favorable Review

Cheap & Fast

MSI Radeon HD 6570 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 Low Profile Ready Graphics Card R6570-MD1G/LP
MSI Radeon HD 6570 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 Low Profile Ready Graphics Card R6570-MD1G/LP

Pros: Got this card to replace the nVidia 8400GS that I bought couple years ago. This new one is improved quite a lot compared to the old one by clocking up on WEI as such: + Aero graphic = 6.7 (from 3.7) + Gaming graphic = 6.7 (from 5.1) + Dual core (3.37 GHz) CPU = 6.7 (same as before) + 4 Gig Memory = 6.7 (same as before) + Hard drive = 5.9 (same as before) For installation, just took out the old card and replaced with the new one. Boot up PC and installed a new driver. That's easy........

Cons: NA

10/25/2012
Most Critical Review

So so motherboard

ASRock G31M-S R2.0 LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock G31M-S R2.0 LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: At least it works, except the built-in network adapter sucks....

Cons: The built-in network adapter keeps drop signal on both Win XP and Win 7(64-bit) and that's no good...Have to spend another $15 for Network card at a local PC store.

Overall Review: I should opt for Asus motherboard...

12/24/2010

Very good RAM for $45

G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Laptop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-8GBSQ
G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Laptop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-8GBSQ

Pros: Removed 4 gig (2 sticks) that originally came with the HP G7 1070us model and replaced with this 8 gig (2 sticks), and now the memory WEI goes up to 6.8 from 5.4. Everything is so far so good.............

Cons: Took 4 business days to get the RAM (from CA to East Coast). Last year when I ordered PC parts from NewEgg, it took only 2 days from their NJ warehouse to get delivered to my house. Seem like they closed their NJ warehouse. Now everything has to be sent from the West coast. These mentioned above are for free shipping...

Overall Review: NA...

Good for $80

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E6500 - Pentium Wolfdale Dual-Core 2.93 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80571E6500
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E6500 - Pentium Wolfdale Dual-Core 2.93 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80571E6500

Pros: Since I bought this CPU on 7/29/10, it is still running strongly. One thing not change is price... Still $80 after one year... Should come down to around $60................

Cons: Not so far after one year................

Overall Review: WEI for my system CPU (overclock to 3.52 GHz) = 6.8 4 gig of Mem = 6.9 Aero graphic = 3.7 (I'm looking to upgrade my 8400 GS card) Game graphic = 5.0 Hard drive = 5.9 (just bought new 1 T hard drive)

Very good Hard Drive

Seagate BarraCuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Cheap ($50) for 1000 GB hard drive. WEI is 5.9 while my 4 years old Seagate drive got 5.4 on WEI. The old one is used as a data backup...

Cons: None so far...

2nd Buy

HyperX 2GB DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model KHX6400D2LL/2G
HyperX 2GB DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model KHX6400D2LL/2G

Pros: Good RAM for $39.99. Have to wait 5 months for sales price. The memory WEI is improved to 6.9 (4 gig of memory) from 5.1(2 gig of memory). See July 31, 2010 review for the last post....

Cons: Price is still high for $40 (should be around $30).

Overall Review: Still running @ 3.52 GHz (overclock from 2.93 GHz) as the July 31 review....