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Ernest J.

Ernest J.

Joined on 06/04/03

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Most Favorable Review

Mother of all Boards

BIOSTAR TZ77XE3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
BIOSTAR TZ77XE3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Pros: If you look in an encyclopedia under "bang for the buck" you may very well see a picture of this motherboard. All the features you could want at an incredibly low price. This thing has been rock solid following a trouble free install.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Intel 3570K Biostar Motherboard G Skill Ripjaws 4x4 Corsair H60

Most Critical Review

Problems

SANS DIGITAL TowerRAID TR4M-BP RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 5+spare, Spanning and JBOD  (via Bundled RR622 RAID Controller Card) 4 3.5" Drive Bays eSATA (via Port Multiplier) PCIe 2.0 x1 for RR622 RAID Controller 4 Bay eSATA Port Multiplier JBOD Tower
SANS DIGITAL TowerRAID TR4M-BP RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 5+spare, Spanning and JBOD (via Bundled RR622 RAID Controller Card) 4 3.5" Drive Bays eSATA (via Port Multiplier) PCIe 2.0 x1 for RR622 RAID Controller 4 Bay eSATA Port Multiplier JBOD Tower

Pros: Nicely built unit, very quiet, great potential.

Cons: Does not work. Hoping vendor can solve problem.

Overall Review: Unit hangs with error message on startup "Not enough space to copy PCI option ROM 00:1f:02". I am booting from one of my internal drives. After this message I end up with a wrecked BootMgr on my boot drive.

simple to install, does the job nicely

NVMe PCIe Adapter, M Key M.2 NVME SSD to PCI-e 3.0 x4 Host Controller Expansion Card with Low Profile Bracket, PCIe NVME Adapter for PC Desktop Support 2230 2242 2260 2280
NVMe PCIe Adapter, M Key M.2 NVME SSD to PCI-e 3.0 x4 Host Controller Expansion Card with Low Profile Bracket, PCIe NVME Adapter for PC Desktop Support 2230 2242 2260 2280

Pros: Easy way to add additional m.2 storage

Overall Review: Would recommend

These sticks are a no-brainer. Price/Performance is a great deal.

OLOy 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model ND4U1636181CHTDA
OLOy 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model ND4U1636181CHTDA

Pros: - Runs at 3600 with xmp settings on an ASrock Gaming 4 x570 motherboard - I bought these in orange to go with a pair in red (bought both on sale). 64 gig, Rock-solid at 3600. - Memory chips are all Samsung

Cons: - I am still not a fan of their heat sinks, The do not adhere well to the memory.

Overall Review: These sticks are a no-brainer. Price/Performance is a great deal.

Excellent Product

Crucial P2 500GB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD Up to 2300 MB/s - CT500P2SSD8
Crucial P2 500GB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD Up to 2300 MB/s - CT500P2SSD8

Pros: Installed easily Rock-solid reliability Easily cloned to run as the boot drive Includes free Acronis and utility software

Cons: None

Overall Review: You cannot go wrong with this m.2 SSD. Good price, reliable. Works perfectly in my AsRock Gaming 4 x570 motherboard. Highly recommended.

So far, so good

OLOy 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model MD4U1636181CHRDA
OLOy 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model MD4U1636181CHRDA

Pros: - Samsung chips - Runs at 3200 with stock settings on an ASrock Gaming 4 x570 motherboard

Cons: - tried running with xmp settings, would no pass post checking - the heat sinks seem to be garbage. they just keep falling off the circuit board, disappointing

Overall Review: At these prices, it appears to be a solid buy but I wish they did a better job with the heat sink. When I have time I will try playing with the voltages and timing to increase speed to 3600 Update 060120: After a bit of fiddling these are now running rock solid at 3600