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Christopher G.

Christopher G.

Joined on 07/04/04

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Most Favorable Review
Transcend TS-RDP8K USB 2.0 Support CF, SD, SDHC, SDXC, microSD, microSDHC, Memory Stick, MMC, MMCplus, RS-MMC and MMCmobile.  All-in-One Multi Card Reader
Transcend TS-RDP8K USB 2.0 Support CF, SD, SDHC, SDXC, microSD, microSDHC, Memory Stick, MMC, MMCplus, RS-MMC and MMCmobile. All-in-One Multi Card Reader

Pros: * Small * Works as expected

Cons: * Too small (smaller than a credit card) * Can't transfer between multiple cards (must DL files to pc first)

Most Critical Review

NOT worth it

GIGABYTE Super Overclock Series GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card GV-N560SO-1GI
GIGABYTE Super Overclock Series GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card GV-N560SO-1GI

Pros: FAST Looks pretty good

Cons: Doesn't last

Overall Review: I had this card in an "office setting" (meaning just used it for basic computer use) and it worked fine. Once I started gaming with it, it started out great but quickly faded. Now that it's on the verge of completely failing I've had it RMA'd once already. Gigabyte promptly sent it back to me and everything seemed ok again. Then after a few minutes of gaming it broke again. I want my money back! This thing is worthless!

Terrible

TRENDnet TEW-737HRE N300 High Power Easy-N-Range Extender
TRENDnet TEW-737HRE N300 High Power Easy-N-Range Extender

Pros: It's small

Cons: Continuously drops connection

Overall Review: At first I tried to set it up using the popular "add to WDS" system using my router. This worked for a few hours but my lan was very slow. I then tried the manual's instructions, which wanted me to push the WPS button on both my router and the device. Doing this essentially bricked the device. I could not establish a stable connection. No matter what device I tried to connect wirelessly, the connection would break after a matter of seconds. Don't waste your time or money!

Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G

Pros: Works very well

Cons: Wasn't free?

Overall Review: I used to use the Ceramique type from A.S. but decided to go with this due to it's ability to cool better. This compound mixed with my new Hyper 212+ dropped my idle temps about 15 degrees celsius. My old idle temps are now my new full load temps, roughly 35 degrees celsius. I feel this compound had a lot to do with it.

Frustration well worth it

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes

Pros: Awesome cooler

Cons: Frustrating installation

Overall Review: Be prepared to take apart your computer to install this cpu cooler. My cpu idle temps on the stock amd x6 cooler was about 35 degrees celsius. With this new cooler, my idle temps are about 20 degrees celsius, and roughly 35 on full load. I also coupled this cooler with the Arctic Silver 5 High Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound. I won't complain about how large this cooler is. Just do your research before buying to make sure it'll fit into your case. My CoolerMaster HAF 932 has about an inch between the cooler and side case fans. I knocked off an egg due to the installation frustration I encountered.

5.25" Touch Screen Fan Controller
5.25" Touch Screen Fan Controller

Pros: * Works as expected * Looks good * Easy to use/setup

Cons: * Fans turn off at anything lower than 40% * Lots of cable clutter

Overall Review: * I've not seen one fan handle below 40% voltage, they should change the lowest speed to 40% instead of 0% * All the technology around today but no wireless temp sensors?