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Shang S.

Shang S.

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Most Favorable Review

Good board for the price

ECS BLACK SERIES P45T-A LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
ECS BLACK SERIES P45T-A LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Cheap 2 PCI-E x16 slots P45 chipset

Cons: Limited Bios options (no NB, VTT, PLL voltage adjustment) No 1:1 ram ratio for 1066FSB CPUs

Overall Review: Despite the cons, this is a great board for under a hundred dlrs. The board hit 1420FSB with a Q6600 easily. Running the rams at 425mhz. This is a great board for CPUs with high multi.

Most Critical Review

Not for tweakers

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6950 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 11188-22-20G
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6950 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 11188-22-20G

Pros: -Beefy cooler

Cons: -Not unlockable -Possibly got a used card (second bios is shown to be modified by RBE) -Not overclockable (Bios completely locked down, any volt modded bios will not work)

Overall Review: I am not expecting every card to unlock, but possible recycling previously returned cards, and locking the bios so that no tweaking can be done is pretty low of Sapphire. My previous video card is a Asus HD4850, it doesn't have any of the restrictions that Sapphire has put on this card. If you want to try to unlock, overclock, or tweak your GPU in any way, stay away from this card. If you just want to run your card stock, this is a pretty nice card.

Works well, good speed.

DERAPID PCIe WiFi 6E Card, AX210 Network Card Adapter for PC Gaming, Bluetooth 5.3, Tri-Band (802.11ax) 5400Mbps 6GHz Wireless LAN Cards with MU-MIMO, OFDMA, Support Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
DERAPID PCIe WiFi 6E Card, AX210 Network Card Adapter for PC Gaming, Bluetooth 5.3, Tri-Band (802.11ax) 5400Mbps 6GHz Wireless LAN Cards with MU-MIMO, OFDMA, Support Windows 10/11 (64-bit)

Pros: Good speed on 5ghz 802.11ax. I'm getting about 150mbps from my internet gateway router.

Cons: Takes up a USB2 header on the motherboard for BT.

Overall Review: I received a Fenvi card (Fenvi branded user manual vs driver CD). But it look the same as the Derapid card.

Faster than a SATA SSD

TEAM 1TB C212 Extreme Speed USB 3.2 Gen2 Flash Drive, Speed Up to 1000MB/s (TC21231TBB01)
TEAM 1TB C212 Extreme Speed USB 3.2 Gen2 Flash Drive, Speed Up to 1000MB/s (TC21231TBB01)

Pros: This flash drive is extremely fast, it's 2x the speed of my Team Group AX2 1TB SSD. Let's hope it'll last for a while.

Cons: Not dual connector (USB-A and USB-C). For used in phones or Steam Deck I have to use an adapter.

Overall Review: This flash drive is extremely fast, it's 2x the speed of my Team Group AX2 1TB SSD. Let's hope it'll last for a while. The only downside is that this drive is not dual connector (USB-A and USB-C). For used in phones or Steam Deck I have to use an adapter.

12/16/2023

Good budget board

MSI Z77A-G41 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
MSI Z77A-G41 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Pros: --Cheap --Decent overclocks --Supports Crossfire

Cons: --4+1 Power phase --No mosfet heatsinks --Not for extreme overclocks

Overall Review: Overall I'm very satisfied with this motherboard for the price. It overclocked an i5 3570k cpu to 4.5ghz with ease. The bios is very easy to understand and has the basic CPU and DRAM voltage settings. But it lacks detail voltage settings; combined with the 4+1 power phase design these factors will limit the ultimate overclocking capability. But if you're look for a budget board that supports moderate overclock and crossfire, this is a good choice.

Good gaming keyboard

Microsoft  SIDEWINDER X4  Keyboard - Retail
Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Keyboard - Retail

Pros: -Anti-ghosting (the main reason I want a gaming keyboard) -Back lighting -Macros -Relatively cheap after coupon code

Cons: -No USB ports -Short key travel -Soft keys (can be a pro to some people) -Low wrist rest

Overall Review: I bought this to replace my HP Multimedia keyboard. So far I like it, but the keys are softer than the HP, and they have shorter travel, so they will take some getting use to.