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Robert L.

Robert L.

Joined on 01/20/02

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Most Favorable Review

Very nice monitor

LG 23" TN LCD Monitor 5 ms D-Sub, DVI EW234T-PN
LG 23" TN LCD Monitor 5 ms D-Sub, DVI EW234T-PN

Pros: Fonts incredibly sharp Great Price Vibrant color

Cons: Stand is cheesy - too much wobble.

Overall Review: Quick shipping from NewEgg!

Most Critical Review

Stay away from this

Shuttle SN25P AMD Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra Barebone
Shuttle SN25P AMD Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra Barebone

Pros: Nice layout of internal components

Cons: Every attempt to load windows would result in a random blue screen of death. I've built ALOT of computers, including SFFs and this was painful. It's also too big - I'm looking for a minimalistic system. The "hidden" optical drive setup sucks. Don't get fancy - give me access!

Overall Review: I'm RMAing this junk. I had very good luck with Biostar although the sheetmetal they use is too thin.

Good value

Antec NSK4480B Black 0.8mm cold-rolled steel construction ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 380W Power Supply
Antec NSK4480B Black 0.8mm cold-rolled steel construction ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 380W Power Supply

Pros: Quiet, powerful power supply; Quiet 120MM fan, Rubber grommets for HDDs; Room for 80MM front fan; Good quantity and length of PSU cables; High efficiency PSU; Good value considering it is a case + QUALITY PSU.

Cons: This is not adequate for a tower server. The Antec P180 uATX case is EXCELLENT for that app.

Overall Review: Not sure why people are whining about the drop down sides - Antec has been using this design for years on their "low end" cases and it works. The fit is tight on ATX boards and you will definitely want to install the CPU/Fan before installing the mobo. There are cheaper alternatives on the market but the PSUs supplied are usually junk.

Dead PSU

APEVIA X-QPACK-BL/420 Black/Blue Aluminum Micro ATX Desktop Computer Case 420W Power Supply
APEVIA X-QPACK-BL/420 Black/Blue Aluminum Micro ATX Desktop Computer Case 420W Power Supply

Pros: Looks nice

Cons: Dead PSU and there is no farging way the PSU that comes with it is 450W. I replaced it with a spare 300W supply. I don't have time to screw with returns. The guts are fairly flimsy.

Overall Review: I don't recommend this case.

Excellent product

Thermaltake CL-P0372 92mm Enter CPU Cooler
Thermaltake CL-P0372 92mm Enter CPU Cooler

Pros: Keeps my E8400 below 25C (asus probe); pretty darn quiet;

Cons: Push pins are not generally fun to install

Overall Review: Purchased these for two identical servers. I'm now a convert to 'raised' heatsinks. It could be the case that it's keeping the CPU so cool since the top of the cooler is at the intersection of exhaust flows of 120MM and 200MM fans (Mini P180 case - excellent). Mind you, I have 3 computers in a 30x30x24 inch enclosed cabinet ventilated by a single 120MM fan - not bad......

OK, nothing great

ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 LGA 775 Intel 945GC Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 LGA 775 Intel 945GC Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: uATX; laid out well; cheap

Cons: Cheeser flimsy connector plate for the rear panel. Doesn't support W2003 Onboard graphics suck; buying a $40 adapter instead. I'll never buy Intel embedded graphics again, EVER.

Overall Review: Using 2 of there for small business servers Will not boot a system disk off SATA 3 & 4;