Dustin A.
Joined on 02/05/08
- 8
Satisfied

Pros: Lots of connectivity, good layout. Space under top 2.0x16 slot that leaves room for GPU cooling without blocking other connections (why don't all of them come like this).
Cons: HD audio header with front panel cable on Antec 200 case.
Overall Review: I installed the RAM before I put the board in the case, because there is no support under the ram when mobo is in case. I will probably not use all of the PCI/PCIe slots on this during the life of the PC, but it's nice to know that I could, because none of them are blocked. If you are building a system based off a motherboard like this or higher, you probably have a dual slot card and not putting anything to get blocked under the slot that holds the graphics seems like a no-brainer. Good job ASRock motherboard designer! My system: Core i5 750 ASRock P55 Pro 4 gigs Crucial DDR 1333 ATI 4850 512 MB Antec 200 case 380 Watt earthwatts PSU Samsung F3 500 Gb
Huge foam pieces

Pros: Pretty good sound, mic and button seem to work well.
Cons: The foam for these are too big for my wife to fit comfortably in her ears. Or in my ears for that matter.
Overall Review: I thought the earpieces looked pretty small in the pic's they have on newegg, but unless you have big ear holes or want a really tight fit, you are best looking elsewhere.
So Simple, so fantastic

Pros: Very inexpensive, portable, reliable and functional.
Cons: can get lost somewhat easily
Overall Review: Great little device. Directly from micro SD to USB.
DDR2 and 3 have the same # of pins

Pros: Great memory, good reviews on tech sites
Cons: Unlearned people put reta.rded reviews on new egg
Overall Review: DDR2 and DDR3 both have 240 pins
They should have made it a mATX size/form factor

Pros: Great air flow-even with the fans set to low they are blowing pretty cool air. Plenty wide for big/long GPU card. Like the bottom mounted PSU setup.
Cons: The HD audio cable does not reach the HD audio header on my ASRock Pro P55 mobo. I only need like an inch more and it would make it.
Overall Review: If they had made this case a micro ATX height the cable would have been the perfect length (or if I had just purchased a mATX mobo, but I shouldn't have to if buying an ATX case. I have an extra sound card lying aroun that I will probably install just so the silly thing will reach and I can have front audio.
What more do you want?

Pros: Very fast and pretty quiet for a mechanical drive. Benchmarks fairly well. (5.9 in Windows 7 experience index, see also Tom's hardware, Bittech.net, etc.).
Cons: ...none really
Overall Review: Until SSD's reach under $100 for a reliable one that can hold an OS and a couple of core programs, drives like these are the cat's proverbial pajamas. I did a lot of research before getting this drive. Even if another one is marginally faster, I am glad I went with this one. Fantastic performance/capacity/price balance.
