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John W.

John W.

Joined on 03/24/02

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Most Favorable Review

Solid RAM

PQI POWER Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model MAD44GUOE-X2
PQI POWER Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model MAD44GUOE-X2

Pros: Solid RAM if you're not overclocking and just want stable memory. Cheap too!

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Buy it now!

Most Critical Review

Beware!

ECS NF650iSLIT-A (V1.0) LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
ECS NF650iSLIT-A (V1.0) LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: This is a cheap motherboard capable of SLI and running quad-core (I had a Core 2 Quad Q6600).

Cons: It does not have 45 nm support for the quad cores, and the board flaked out when I put in some GSkill ram that ran at 2.1 volts. This motherboard only supports RAM at 1.95 volts max. My RAM was more expensive than this mobo, so I replaced it.

Overall Review: It's a great board as long as you understand the limitations and don't plan on overclocking, and get cheap RAM, not the expensive stuff.

Typical Dell

DELL Inspiron 17.3" Intel Core i5-430M 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit i1764-6075PPK
DELL Inspiron 17.3" Intel Core i5-430M 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit i1764-6075PPK

Pros: Great Screen size,, good price, Good specs.

Cons: I ordered this on 10/20/2011, and earlier this week (2/16/2013) the laptop dies for absolutely no reason. It's been well taken care of and was put to sleep never to wake again. I called Dell and the depot warranty ran out on 2/8/2013, so I'm able to renew it and get the motherboard replaced, I still had to pay $179 to do it on a laptop less than two years old. MY wife was severely disappointed.

Overall Review: I was lucky I was able to renew the warranty, otherwise I would be paying $600 to replace it right now instead of the $179 for warranty renewal. Two eggs for Newegg they rock, 0 eggs for Dell suckage.

Nice!

Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model BLS4G3D1339DS1S00
Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model BLS4G3D1339DS1S00

Pros: Exactly as advertised. Plug n play, DDR3 1333 ram. Ordering a 2nd stick to bring my box up to 8 GB total.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: It works, and came with the combo.

Love me some WD Caviar Black

Western Digital Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Awesome drive, super fast, steady as a rock.

Cons: None.

Intel liquid cooling?

Intel BXRTS2011LC Liquid-cooled Thermal Solution For the LGA2011 Socket
Intel BXRTS2011LC Liquid-cooled Thermal Solution For the LGA2011 Socket

Pros: Love it. Especially the Intel blue logo on the pump. Great for basic starting watercooling. Will fit 1155, 156, 1366 and 2011 sockets!

Cons: Instruction manual was pictures only, but it's easy to figure out, even for a first timer.