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ryan p.

ryan p.

Joined on 05/02/14

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Most Favorable Review

good card

EVGA GeForce GT 640 2GB DDR3 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Video Card 02G-P4-2643-KR
EVGA GeForce GT 640 2GB DDR3 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Video Card 02G-P4-2643-KR

Pros: -price point if good -video performance is good -the housing on the device is shorter than the higher-end cards, to there is quite a bit of room remaining near it

Cons: none so far

Overall Review: if you have not done your research, this card does not support sli. if you want sli, purchase a higher-end card

Most Critical Review
ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: -lots of features and a pretty solid board

Cons: -difficult to access the raid controller menu, screen flashes pretty quicky -all sata ports are either ahci or raid, no combination, one controller -no front-of-case lan activity header -trying to find a driver on asus's website is a major headache

Overall Review: keep in mind that raid configurations can and do fail, they are not a replacement for good backups.

ARK 4U-500-CA Black 4U Rackmount Case 3 External 5.25" Drive Bays
ARK 4U-500-CA Black 4U Rackmount Case 3 External 5.25" Drive Bays

Pros: -fans are quite -solid case, not flimsy at all -lots of screws/fasteners

Cons: -does not include rails -does not include any documentation, even a priintout with directions to a website/pdf would be nice -only one case fan on the back, two slots

Overall Review: good case for custom servers, recommended purchase. i have three in operation.

good product

EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 220-G2-0750-XR 80+ GOLD 750W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 220-G2-0750-XR 80+ GOLD 750W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply

Pros: -good price on a great product and a trustworthy brand -the finish on the casing is nice/rugged -plenty of cables -fans are quite

Cons: -pumps a lot of heat out, so there is certainly some efficiency lost there

good buy

KINGWIN HDM-229 Metal Mounting Kit
KINGWIN HDM-229 Metal Mounting Kit

Pros: does the job of adapting a 3.5 device to a 5.25 bay

Cons: none

good product

G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9Q-16GBZL
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9Q-16GBZL

Pros: -price is great -cool to the touch during operation

Cons: would like to see this available in other colors, but nothing else, no doa.