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Kenneth S.

Kenneth S.

Joined on 04/08/06

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Most Favorable Review

Good bang for the buck

EVGA GeForce 7900GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 256-P2-N624-AR
EVGA GeForce 7900GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 256-P2-N624-AR

Pros: Great graphics, vivid colors, plays CounterStrike Source like butter. Same with Battlefield 2 and the choppers in Battlefield Vietnam got even better These were the only games I was having stuttering issues with on my 6800XT, so the upgrade was noticeable

Cons: hmmm. I'll get back with you if I find any

Overall Review: Runs about 20 degrees C cooler than my other 6800XT. (idles at 40+ instead of 60+) Kind of long, it blocks quick access to my ram on my micro-atx board, but now that I also bought more ram for the other box, I don't really worry about it

Most Critical Review

Lasted 6 months

Foxconn 6150K8MA-8EKRS 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Foxconn 6150K8MA-8EKRS 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: worked good for awhile, extended the usefulness of the socket 939 components I have

Cons: 6 months isn't that long to permanently blue screen and take out 2 gigs of XMS high $ ram with it.

Overall Review: Never could get the raid to work, voltage readouts on process monitors showed them to be low on the 12v side at all times. Since it was a return for a year, the other one's on its way, I might keep it for a backup. Newegg rocks for service, have to say, even if I did have to buy a replacement overnight system to cover the rma time. They kept their end of the warranty aggreement with absolutey no hassle. One of the main reasons I do bidness here.

Great bang for buck

CORSAIR 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model VS1GBKIT400
CORSAIR 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model VS1GBKIT400

Pros: THis stuff is every bit as good as the XMS CAS2 stuff I paid over twice as much for. Inexpensive Reliable

Cons: cons... does that mean negatives ? Can't think of any

Overall Review: I'm still using a lot of this PC3200 ram in cheap rebuilds for systems originating within the last couple years. Wish it was this cheap when it was cutting edge.

Good stuff

CORSAIR 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model VS1GBKIT400
CORSAIR 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model VS1GBKIT400

Pros: Does what it advertises. After building a few handfuls of systems over the last 10 years, I've come to rely on Corsair, whether it's the Value-Slect or the XMS. (now, where's my free promo ?) :)

Cons: None

Overall Review: You can't beat the price / quality of this if you're looking at using PC3200. I just built a new system using a socket 939 and a single core for dirt cheap that rivals anything you can get at the Big Boy Stores

Fast, Furious and Cheap

AMD Athlon 64 4000+ - Athlon 64 San Diego Single-Core 2.4 GHz Socket 939 89W Processor - ADA4000DKA5CF
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ - Athlon 64 San Diego Single-Core 2.4 GHz Socket 939 89W Processor - ADA4000DKA5CF

Pros: What can be said that hasn't already been said ? This is an awesome price for this cpu. I actually downgraded from a Core2 Duo e6400 because a few of my programs didn't work well with dual core. I don't really notice any speed difference, but I'm sure the benchmarks are probably slower.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: The packaging was ok, the cpu was sandwiched between two anti-stat foam squares inside a plastic container, and I had no bent pins. The savings of the mobo/cpu combo paid for the Hurry Up on the order, that was cool. ~ Thanks, 'Egg

No PATA RAID

Foxconn 6150K8MA-8EKRS 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Foxconn 6150K8MA-8EKRS 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Has everything a full ATX board has. Price was good.

Cons: I bought this because I'd read reviews all over about how the nVidia RAID will work with both the SATA and PATA drives, but the board does NOT have this option... and I'm pretty bummed. The user manual is supposedly on a CD with the drivers. Really good place for it when you're trying to figure the setup out.

Overall Review: If I'd known the RAID didn't work, I would not have bought this board. Foxconn's website is no help for issues like this.