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christopher p.

christopher p.

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Most Favorable Review

u have to make it work

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Laptop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBSA
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Laptop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBSA

Pros: this is fast and vary cool

Cons: it dosnt work on anything with a turion so u have to be creative

Overall Review: to make this stuff work u have to reflash the spd with c5 667mhz so its not worth the extra cash over the 667 but if u run one stick and some ram that came with ur laptop then flash the spd on the new one then drop the other in and repeat

Most Critical Review

Total headache

XFX RX Vega 56 8GB Video Cards, RX-VEGALDFF6
XFX RX Vega 56 8GB Video Cards, RX-VEGALDFF6

Pros: The card runs cool after fixing it.

Cons: The card came with not enough thermal paste on the HBM. There is a bright, ugly, off red illuminated XFX logo that cannot be turned off or unplugged. I had to take the card apart since it was crashing frequently and in the past people found vega cards with not enough thermal paste. This one had one of the HBM chips with not enough paste to cover one of the HBM modules and the other with no enough paste to make contact with the cooler (or the cooler was not attached properly in the first place.) After putting new paste on it worked, but red LED pulls power from the fan, so it cannot be disabled.

Overall Review: There is a problem with the October and November drivers that causes crashes if you have pci-e 2 16x and UEFI. You can fix it with the December driver, or by using pci-e 1 or 3 or an 8x slot. Newegg also had a promo listed for free games, but they did not supply a code and support will not issue one. They said they will honor it if there was a screen shot, so take screen shots of everything when you order. The one egg is for the thermal paste issue, not for the driver or poor support.

12/16/2018

DOA

TEAMGROUP 2TB T-Create Expert S.M.A.R.T Monitored A2 microSDXC UHSI-I/U3 V30 4K High speed memory card with adapter, Compatible with GoPro, Insta360, Speed up to 170MB/s (TTCS2TIA2V3003)
TEAMGROUP 2TB T-Create Expert S.M.A.R.T Monitored A2 microSDXC UHSI-I/U3 V30 4K High speed memory card with adapter, Compatible with GoPro, Insta360, Speed up to 170MB/s (TTCS2TIA2V3003)

Pros: NONE

Cons: This drive let me write about 500GB then refused to let me write more data or format it. The official SD card formatter, windows, linux, MacOS,and android could not format it or write/delete data.

Overall Review: This drive let me write about 500GB then refused to let me write more data or format it.

10/14/2025

Good for $80

Fractal Design Meshify C Black ATX High-Airflow Compact Light Tint Tempered Glass Mid Tower Computer Case
Fractal Design Meshify C Black ATX High-Airflow Compact Light Tint Tempered Glass Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: It looks nice/modern and has tempered glass. The cable guide was really nice, and the angled grommets were very easy to use.

Cons: The case came with a scratch on the plastic next to the tempered glass. The tempered glass is not flush with the top, bottom, or front of the case.

Great box, bad cables

Seasonic FOCUS GX-750, 750W 80+ Gold, Full- Modular, ATX Form Factor, Low Noise, Premium Japanese Capacitor, 10 Year Warranty, Nvidia RTX 30/40 Super, AMD GPU Compatible, Ref# SSR-750FX
Seasonic FOCUS GX-750, 750W 80+ Gold, Full- Modular, ATX Form Factor, Low Noise, Premium Japanese Capacitor, 10 Year Warranty, Nvidia RTX 30/40 Super, AMD GPU Compatible, Ref# SSR-750FX

Pros: I bought this on the JG review and black Friday sale price. The unit is small and quiet, and can be set to silent for low load.

Cons: The cables are bad. The PCI-e cables come with 2 device heads per cable, but there are 5 slots on the back for pci-e/EPS. Since you would never use this with a 2 8pin EPS system, it is very disappointing to see I would need to buy third party cables to have safe cables for overclocking. If it came with 2 single headed cables and one 2 headed cable, and only one EPS cable it would have been better. The cable heads on the device side are very stiff and cannot be routed easily behind the board for the atx/eps. The PCI-e 8 pin are very hard to route with bottom PCI-e stops. The EPS cables are around 3 inches too short for the meshify c.

Overall Review: The unit is nice overall. With 750 watts you can only safely run 3 total 8 pin eps and pci-e, with 5 slots on the device it was disappointing to have multi headed cables. Overall for the price I would buy again, but also plan on getting some extensions for the 24 pin and EPS.

TRENDnet TEW-751DR N600 Dual Band Wireless Router IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u
TRENDnet TEW-751DR N600 Dual Band Wireless Router IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u

Pros: it was cheap and works

Cons: there is a unique password that comes on a sticker to get into the setup. i think a lot of people would toss it or forget to change/keep it. the wifi range is very short on 5g side compared to other routers or even a phone hot spot.

11/17/2015