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Todd S.

Todd S.

Joined on 05/14/06

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Satisfied Abit user

ABIT KN9 SLI AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
ABIT KN9 SLI AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Works fine, no problems at all, I did update the bios to latest version when first setup.

Cons: none

Overall Review: I'm using the KN9 SLI with an HIS X1950XT, 2X1GB Corsair (4-4-4-12 2.1v) memory, AMD X2 6000, Two WD 1600YSs in RAID 0, CL Gamer Xtreme.

Most Critical Review

At least I tried it

LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache E-IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache E-IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology

Pros: Good price for a 20X Burner

Cons: Will not reconize most DVDs, CDs or burned media. Will not reconize any blank DVDs or CDs Drive already came with latest Fireware.

Overall Review: Will return the Lite-on 20X. Guess I will wait a few months for Lite-on to improve the 20X before buying again.

NICE

COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: At first I was looking for a basic case on sale, but I'm glad I spent the extra few dollars for this case I really do like everything about this case, how the 3.5" hard drives are mounted, direct plug in of SATA drives on top of case, lots of places to route wires to keep motherboard free the "spaghetti" look. Even the outside look is just a good balance of Art look/functionality I've been building computers for 15 years and the CM 690 II Advanced case is my favorite.

Cons: Maybe In a few years I'll find something wrong with it.

Overall Review: Glad I spent time researching computer cases.

Defective board

DFI nF4 Ultra-Infinity 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard
DFI nF4 Ultra-Infinity 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: DFI recomend on several web sites

Cons: Board was defective, returned it for an Asus.

Overall Review: Should have paid more attection to the other reviews on this board, would have bought something else at first.

At least I tried it

DFI nF4 Ultra-Infinity 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard
DFI nF4 Ultra-Infinity 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Board has good ratings for performance.

Cons: The board I got was defective, so I returned it and went for another brand, seems like this model from DFI has more then it's share of defective boards

Overall Review: Maybe I should have spent another $50 for a more reliable board from DFI

Stable

ASUS P5P800 SE LGA 775 Intel 865PE ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P5P800 SE LGA 775 Intel 865PE ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Motherboard works just fine with the Intel D 805. I really liked all the options in the bios.

Cons: Could not get a Scythe Katana 775 heatsink to work (mount) on the board. but it just means I have to do some more searching.