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Brian G.

Brian G.

Joined on 08/09/04

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Great Features

JetWay JNF9A-Q67 LGA 1155 Intel Q67 HDMI Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
JetWay JNF9A-Q67 LGA 1155 Intel Q67 HDMI Mini ITX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Has great features. Two Intel NICs on-board, Q67 chipset, and MITX footprint. Bought this board for a pfsense load balancing dual wan firewall. I added an extra Intel NIC in the expansion slot to allow for 2 WAN and 1 LAN connection. Low power consumption but lots of horsepower compared to the Intel Atom boards.

Cons: None so far. Going on two weeks of 24x7 operation. Will give long-term update later this year.

Overall Review: Used this for a low heat/low power network appliance build. Q67 chipset is a plus for my application. Works great with FreeBSD OS.

Most Critical Review
ASUS P5QL-VM DO/CSM LGA 775 Intel B43 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P5QL-VM DO/CSM LGA 775 Intel B43 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: A lot of features on one board. Great for a WHS setup. ICH10, integrated video, high memory capacity. Marketed as Corporate Stable.

Cons: Board was defective out of the box. Due to other reviews of this board I decided to order a different board.

Overall Review: B43 chipset is rare and you have to dig deep to find much information on it.

Great NIC

Intel EXPI9301CTBLK Network Adapter 10/100/1000Mbps PCI-Express 1 x RJ45
Intel EXPI9301CTBLK Network Adapter 10/100/1000Mbps PCI-Express 1 x RJ45

Pros: Its an Intel NIC. that is a pro in itself. NICs are one area Intel does well. Most recent purchase is specifically for its chipset as I'm using it in a custom network appliance. This is my second time purchasing this model.

Cons: None

Works great

SAMSUNG Spinpoint M7E HM251HI 250GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
SAMSUNG Spinpoint M7E HM251HI 250GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Works great so far. Going on nearly two weeks of 24x7 uptime with no issues. Will report again later this year if any problems occur.

Cons: none

Overall Review: I did not have the poor packaging experience as another person reported earlier. The drive was packed in many layers of protection. I wish the drive price was lower, but I understand that prices increased due to flooding in Thailand.

Its RAM

Mushkin Enhanced Essentials 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996586
Mushkin Enhanced Essentials 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996586

Pros: System board recognized the RAM with no issues. Its been running 24x7 for nearly two weeks now with no issues.

Cons: None

affordable low power i3

Intel Celeron G530 - Celeron Sandy Bridge Dual-Core 2.4 GHz LGA 1155 65W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80623G530
Intel Celeron G530 - Celeron Sandy Bridge Dual-Core 2.4 GHz LGA 1155 65W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80623G530

Pros: Great chip for low power consumption applications that require more than an Intel atom.

Cons: None.