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Steven D.

Steven D.

Joined on 01/06/04

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review
iStarUSA BPN-DE230SS-BLUE 2 x 5.25" to 3 x 3.5" SAS / SATA Trayless Hot-Swap Cage
iStarUSA BPN-DE230SS-BLUE 2 x 5.25" to 3 x 3.5" SAS / SATA Trayless Hot-Swap Cage

Pros: Very well built. No problems with installation.Packaged well.Data Transfer Rate up to 6.0 Gb/s

Cons: I could not find any kahn's

Overall Review: I am using it for a home build with a Corsair Obsidian 550D to free up some case space.

Most Critical Review

Post code C

EVGA Z68 SLI 130-SB-E685-KR LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Intel Motherboard
EVGA Z68 SLI 130-SB-E685-KR LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Intel Motherboard

Pros: Flashing Red E Light

Cons: Post Code C with a Corsair HX1000W power supply.Jumped through all of EVGAs loops to get it working none of them work looks like a bad board not willing to take a chance on an RMA will just jump back to Asus boards.Tested the power supply on 2 different motherboards and no problems with it.

Overall Review: I have a feeling EVGA is aware of these problems with this board and still make you jump through hoops to get an RMA.So I will just send it back to Newegg not worth the time to keep trying with an RMA motherboard.Lesson learned and I am sure I will have to fight to get a free return.

11/22/2012

Gigabyte is not EVGA or even close.

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING OC 8G Graphics Card, 3x WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB GDDR6 128-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050GAMING OC-8GD Video Card
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING OC 8G Graphics Card, 3x WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB GDDR6 128-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050GAMING OC-8GD Video Card

Pros: Card died in less than a year.

Cons: Card is dead less than a year of use. This was installed in a PC that is used sparingly. When the card failed I sent it to Gigabyte and was told I damaged it. Seems like most people that buy Gigabyte products use them as Hockey pucks.

Overall Review: I will never purchase or recommend Gigabyte to anyone. I truly miss EVGA and the support they offer.

One week Brewer

Keurig 2.0 K550 Brewing System with a Keurig Carafe, 2.0 Starter Kit including one filter, 4K-Carafe packs and 6K-Cup packs
Keurig 2.0 K550 Brewing System with a Keurig Carafe, 2.0 Starter Kit including one filter, 4K-Carafe packs and 6K-Cup packs

Pros: When it worked it was great.I had already known about the DRM protection.

Cons: Brewer quit making coffee after 6 days of use.I have called Keurig 2 times and have been run through the cleaning steps.To them they feel that a coffee brewer 5 days old needs everyday maintenance is acceptable .

Overall Review: Looks like I am going to need to send unit back to Newegg for a refund because keurig is not being helpful .I am sure it will cost me money for nothing .

Pretty red lines.

EVGA 01G-P4-2757-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 750 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 FTW w/ ACX Cooler Video Card
EVGA 01G-P4-2757-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 750 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 FTW w/ ACX Cooler Video Card

Pros: EVGA it was fun removing all of the plastic protective strips.

Cons: Red artifacts DOA

Overall Review: Its EVGA so no worries.The packing on this card is horrible compared to EVGA higher end cards .It is just shipped in a small box with an anti static bag no clam shell.Glad my GTX780I was packaged like this

11/15/2014

ASUS Z79-Pro

ASUS Z97-PRO LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Z97-PRO LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Worked without any problems.Paired it with a i7-4790.Evga 780 GTX TI . Bios is easy to navigate and setup.

Cons: The ASUS round gold badge looked like it was found on the freeway it has so many scratches.But the video card covers it.

Overall Review: Very happy with it so far.I had a failing Gigabyte G1 Sniper 3 with a i7-2700K and do not feel much of a performance boost.