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Douglass O.

Douglass O.

Joined on 01/30/02

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No review when I bought these, work just fine

ADATA XPG Gaming v2.0 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model AX3U1600GC4G9-DG2
ADATA XPG Gaming v2.0 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model AX3U1600GC4G9-DG2

Pros: Cheap, and they work. Purchased a total of 16gigs.

Cons: The packaging claim shells were rediculous. I did almost break some scissors on them.

Overall Review: Installed onto my intel z68 with no issues. Ran a few memory tests for good measure, then abused the system with some benchmarking and some SC2. No issues in 4 weeks. I have, and will continue to buy Adata memory. I have never had a stick fail. I have had other name brands fail at way more money.

Raid 0, about 1000MB/s

OCZ Agility 3 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) AGT3-25SAT3-120G
OCZ Agility 3 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) AGT3-25SAT3-120G

Pros: No BSOD or other issues that many are reporting. Got two, put them in Raid 0. ATTO and HDTUNE are both showing around 1000MB/s. Pretty much the best thing I could have done.

Cons: It doesn't make milkshakes

Overall Review: I didn't really research the whole trim not being supported by Intel Raid until after I bought these. Yes, it is a documented problem and Intel will fix it someday. However, the drives do have some built in firmware/hardware level cleanup abilities. Plus, it's RAID 0, meaning that I am going to get back 0 files if one break. So, I back up nightly. A restore from backup is going to take like 5 minutes. Therefore, if the trim issue does cause performance issues in a few months, then I will wipe and reload. Problem solved.

built like a steakhouse, handles like a bistro

Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced nVidia Edition NV-692A-KWN2 Black / Green Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced nVidia Edition NV-692A-KWN2 Black / Green Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: +1 for cable management +1 for the peg adapter that fits a phillips +1 for the matx/atx peg chart that's etched into the case +1 for the quality of the built in fans +1 for including a 2.5 adapter for the hdd bats

Cons: -1 for the rice burning look -1 doesn't know what romance is, wants to jump to the end of the date -1 i actually needed two 2.5 adapters as I did raid 0 of some ocz drives

Overall Review: I kinda of thought this case looked a bit ridiculous, but I took a plunge since it was bundled with one of psu from cooler master as well. I'm glad I did. The build quality spanks my antec 900. The hdd bays are great, the built in cable management is awesome, the fans are nice and quiet. My only real gripe, albeit very small, was that there is only one 2.5" bay adapter for the quick release hdd adapters. I had to buy a second one from fry's. Not many people are doing raid 0 with ssd's, so I can't really fault the company too much. I'm sure I could have ordered the part, but *competing electronic store that sounds like it would sell groceries* is just down the street.