Joined on 05/17/03
Good for the money

Pros: Nice graphics ; recognized easily by Windows 7 and worked flawlessly with latest drivers from AMD / ATI website. Display brilliant AERO colors in Windows 7 Beta build 7260. I am not a gamer, however, built this for a HTPC, plays DVD's, Blurays flawlessly. Comes with HDMI, DVI and VGA ports built-in on the back ; if the rebates comes in ; it's only $ 20 bucks for the card ; great deal ; Thank you, Newegg
Cons: The weakest link in my PC with a Windows score of 3.8 ; I am running it slightly overclocked....that's the reason for loosing one egg ; I would have thought it would be a 5.0, based on it's cheap price, however it's a 3.8 ; which probably a motherboard with integrated graphics would get you. Other than the score, no complains.
Overall Review: I built my HTPC with the following: > Biostar TForce TA790GX HDMI motherboard > Apevia blk/silv Master-AL/500 HTPC case > Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I 512MB video card > AMD X2 6000 CPU (bundled savings with Biostar) > Rosewill RCX-Z1 ball bearing CPU cooler > Corsair XMS2 4GB DDR2-800 > (2) Rosewill RFA-120-K 120MM fans for the sides of the case. > Sony internal Blue-ray 16X DVD # BDU-X10S > 750GB Sata II WD internal hard drive. > Hauppauge HVR-1800 PCI-E TV Tuner with MCE receiver & remote > 3-1/2" Internal card reader with USB, SD, CF cards etc. > Broadcom WIFI 802.11G 108mbps PCI internal card and running Windows 7 Build 7260 (latest). With the $ 60 rebate due, my cost is around $ 450 ~ $ 475 ; I have this connected to a 46" Sony LCD HDTV 1080p through HDMI of the Gigabyte video card. Right after I built the PC, I crossed my fingers, and turned it on, it fired up right away and loaded the Win 7 Beta disk ; in 40 min or so, everything was up & running. THANK YOU NEWEGG
Unfortunately DOA

Pros: Nice looking board, tons of features, 2 PATA connectors, great looking manual, tons of USB connections etc etc..
Cons: DOA...I tried very hard to get this to work...but absolutely could not get the board started. I had a brand new AM2 3800+ X2 processor, a heavy duty processor fan, 2GB Corsair brand new memory....and many other peripherals (2 DVD's, floppy, IOMEGA disk drive, 1 SATA 500GB hard drive etc), but I had them all removed, and just had the processor, fan, power supply (550W) connected to both the main & 4 pin...the only sign of life was the LAN port flashing when the power supply was connected...other than that it was dead as a door nail...the fans would not turn on...no beeps nothing...
Overall Review: Newegg didn't send me an RMA said it was past their return period, so sending it back to Gigabyte and have to wait 3 weeks...not happy with this...I have built over 10 systems with different boards & configuration and my first DOA on this motherboard...I feel like pounding sand...as that's all I can do !!!
GREAT PRICE - GREAT PRODUCT

Pros: Nice DVDRW ; you hardly know it's running. I replaced a Sony Optiarc which was hanging and skipping DVD's..this one reads and writes smooth as silk. Also, very quiet.
Cons: None that I can think of...
Overall Review: For a DVD burner and $ 18 bucks can't go wrong !! ONCE AGAIN, NEWEGG SHIPPED IN ONE DAY ; I RECEIVED THE NEXT....NICE PACKAGING ; TOP NOTCH ALL THE WAY
BEAUTIFUL & QUIET

Pros: Lovely little fan...nice and quiet...dissipates heat ; works great on my Gateway PC which didn't come with any case fans...this one does the job
Cons: None
Overall Review: NEWEGG SHIPPED THE SAME DAY & I RECEIVED IT THE NEXT....CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT NEWEGG....YOU ARE THE BEST !!
WHAT A GREAT PRODUCT !!!

Pros: I took off a lousy Nvidia GT9800 card which had trouble with Win 7 64 bit driver installation. This ATI card was a BREEZE to install and the installation went as smooth as you'd want. The card is nice and compact, yet produced a Windows Experience Index of 6.7...FAST for only a $ 53 card...and is Direct X 11 compatible ; plays BluRay smoothly...I've always had good luck w/ ATI ; however, I am not a gamer but use engineering program such as 3D solids modeling ; and this video card works absolutely awesome....can't say enough...
Cons: Nothing I can think of ; but the card could get hot because the fan is kinda small...however, on a hot day like today it's been working just fine...
Overall Review: NEWEGG shipped the same day and I received it the next...NEWEGG YOU ARE SIMPLY THE BEST !!!!
Nice & solid

Pros: Very fast & reliable hard drive. I have another Hitachi drive in a different desktop running for over a year, which is the reason I bought another one. The drive was easy to install and was recognized by the BIOS and Win 7 installation went smooth.
Cons: Slowest part of the computer with a Windows experience Index of 5.9....my processor, memory are 7.2 ; Graphics card 6.7...but for a hard drive better than most
Overall Review: $ 49 delivered price was a great deal...THANK YOU NEWEGG...YOU HAVE ME AS A CUSTOMER FOR LIFE !!