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Wiliam O.

Wiliam O.

Joined on 09/14/04

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Most Favorable Review

Runs hot, but flashes easy

XFX Radeon HD 4870 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card HD-487A-ZHFC
XFX Radeon HD 4870 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card HD-487A-ZHFC

Pros: Flashed for Mac EFI32 support no problem. Runs like a champ in my early 06 Mac Pro

Cons: Runs hot regardless of which firmware I run, so hot that you can't touch it. Mine ran 69C at idle even after replacing paste. Perhaps my heatsink is a bit warped. Only running the fan speeds up with a fan util brings temps down to a normal range.

Overall Review: For Mac users, a way cheaper alternative than an 'official' HD4870.

Most Critical Review

QC PASS?!? Yeah right

RAIDMAX RX-380K 380 W ATX12V Power Supply
RAIDMAX RX-380K 380 W ATX12V Power Supply

Pros: Keeps papers from blowing off my desk

Cons: Horrible quality control

Overall Review: So I pick up a cheap PSU for a junker PC I'm tossing together and of course, the PSU is DOA. Now I take the stupid thing out and see a giant "QC PASS" sticker where "quality control" supposedly tested this piece of poop before ruining my weekend with it. There is no way anyone tested this thing. There is no way an inspector got within a parsec of this stupid thing. They just put these stickers on junk to make you feel good. They don't actually mean anything. I'd be better off if they put a Hello Kitty sticker on here. So now I get to go through the fun of reboxing this heap and sending it back to Newegg. What a find start to the weekend. I'd like to get ahold of old "Inspector Number 5" at this factory and kick him square in the stones.

DOA, cost more to return than to keep

Link Depot LD-2MSD-MS Dual Micro SD to MSPD Adapter
Link Depot LD-2MSD-MS Dual Micro SD to MSPD Adapter

Pros: None

Cons: DOA

Overall Review: Bought adapter and 2 16GB MSDHC for my PSP and the adapter is DOA, not recognized by any of my devices. Cards themselves work fine in everything else. Newegg is happy to RMA but I have to pay to ship it back which is nearly as much as the stupid thing cost. Oh well, stiffed for my six bucks.

Works like a champ

Sparkle VDT2000 VGA Cooler
Sparkle VDT2000 VGA Cooler

Pros: Used this to replace dead fan on an HD3870 Mac&PC Edition. The heatsink fins are movable to clear caps on the cards and also comes with a few thinner RAM heatsinks to clear the heatpipes if necessary.

Cons: None really.

Overall Review: Bought to replaced dead OEM fan; haven't bothered to see if it helps with an overclock.

Horrible, get an early WRT instead

Linksys WRTSL54GS Wireless-G Media Storage Link Router with SpeedBooster IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.3, 802.3u, USB 1.0, USB 2.0
Linksys WRTSL54GS Wireless-G Media Storage Link Router with SpeedBooster IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.3, 802.3u, USB 1.0, USB 2.0

Pros: Small Good USB HDD support Can be returned to store That's about it

Cons: 30% wireless transmission packet loss. Tiny antenna makes for tiny wireless range FTP server is PAINFULLY slow making it worthless.

Overall Review: I've moved this thing all over the place and tried many different WiFi adapters along with different firmware (DD-WRT, OpenWRT etc). This thing is just a buggy pile. This thing is an absolute waste of money. Ever since the Cisco buyout of Linksys, they haven't made a decent product.

12/30/2006