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Mr. Y.

Mr. Y.

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Most Favorable Review

Awesome

ABIT NF8-V PRO 754 NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb ATX AMD Motherboard
ABIT NF8-V PRO 754 NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: This mobo is a newcommer but an awesome board. It has great bios features. Can increase FSB by any value. Change CPU voltage, mem timing etc. Also love the Abit utilities, abit EQ for heat monitoring, Flash Menu for updating bios. XP-90 perfectly overhangs the RAM to keep ram cool. Plenty of USB connection. Extremely stable with a 3700 Clawhammer at 2.8GHz. I have build serveral 754 systems and this is the best 754 mobo.

Cons: None really. Just a few wish it has nice colors.

Overall Review: A great value.

Most Critical Review

1st problem with Lite-On burnner

LITE-ON Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM IDE Burner
LITE-ON Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM IDE Burner

Pros: Very fast.

Cons: Drive having problem being reconise. Sometimes it'll disapear, sometime it'll be reconized as a regular CD-ROM and wont burn. Sometimes it'll work and sometime it'll freeze. At first, I though it was a software problem, I reinstall Windows and everything new and still have same problem. I looked around the web and found that many people have the same problem. VSO has a free software that help solve some of the problems. When it does write, DVD videos where jumppy. It'll burn a bit better quality at 6X to 8X but you still see bumps. It's also very loud but I wouldn't mind the noise if it works.

Overall Review: Although this is a bad expierence with Lite-On, They are still my favorite brand of Cd/dvd burners. My 16X Lite-On is awesome and I have a 5 yrs old Lite-on that still ticking well when many of my other burners went bad. I just wouldn't recomment this particular DVD burner. I pop my 16X DVD burner in and it works fine.

works great

CORSAIR 512MB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Laptop Memory Model VS512SDS333
CORSAIR 512MB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Laptop Memory Model VS512SDS333

Pros: excellent ram. Bought 2 to upgrade from 256MB to 1GB. With this change I see a big performance boost. I have these for a few months now and they have not failed yet.

Cons: Computer didn't reconize the new RAM at first. Maybe my laptop tho. I had to reboot and adjust ram a few times to get the RAM to work.

Overall Review: RAM - Cheapest way to upgrade an old laptop.

Good - Average Case

Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply
Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply

Pros: Comes with ok power supply, nice 120mm in rear. no sharp edges. good Anetc contruction.

Cons: Poor fan options. Expensive. For those who want the extra cooling fans, look away. Overall case is nothing spactacular; no motherboard tray, no side fans, poor paint job, no window, etc.

Overall Review: At discounted price, case by itself is below average. Plus the power supply makes it just average. Overall, it's a ok case if you are lucky to buy it at the discounted price. I would probably buy again for a budget build if price is still ok but would not use it for a gaming or powerhouse computer.

11/24/2008

Errors after a month

ADATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQPE1B16K
ADATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQPE1B16K

Pros: Price.. Run ok for a month.

Cons: Oerhaps I got a bad set. It only last a month before computer started getting memory errors. It is now 3 months and computer cant run for more than 5 minute. It is time to RMA.

Overall Review: I was thinking cheap price with a good reputable MFG name like Adara is OK. Adata usually make good RAM. Buy these and my find that they are not good at all. I guess thats what I get for choosing cheap. RMA for new set, hopefully the new set will last longer than 1 month before errors occur. Curently running computer with a stick from another computer until I get the new sets.

Very Good

ABIT AB9 Pro LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard
ABIT AB9 Pro LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Very stable and lots of bios OC options. Excellent Abit Windows OC software for beginer OCer.

Cons: Requires bios upgrade for 45nm and no support for Quad.