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Gregory B.

Gregory B.

Joined on 07/27/05

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Most Favorable Review

Excellent processor

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 - Core 2 Duo Conroe Dual-Core 2.13 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E6400
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 - Core 2 Duo Conroe Dual-Core 2.13 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E6400

Pros: No problems during installation or thereafter. Excellent processor. Reinstalling Windows and all my other software took about half the time it did on my P4 2.4GHz. This is an excellent and relatively inexpensive processor.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I wanted a stable system, so I got a non-overclockable motherboard. I think I'm regretting that now... Perhaps in the future I'll change out the motherboard and get some more power out of this processor.

Most Critical Review

Surprising failure

Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L250M0 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L250M0 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: I've had good experiences with Maxtor drives in the past. I've had about 6 at home with no problems, and about 70 at work with 1 problem.

Cons: The drive failed after about 10 days of use. Thankfuly I hadn't copied all my data onto the drive yet.

Overall Review: I haven't received the replacement yet, but I'll be sure to backup at least once a day.

Huge

Acer 22" Active Matrix, TFT LCD WSXGA LCD Monitor with HDCP support 5 ms D-Sub, DVI-D AL2216Wbd
Acer 22" Active Matrix, TFT LCD WSXGA LCD Monitor with HDCP support 5 ms D-Sub, DVI-D AL2216Wbd

Pros: Huge, compared to a 20" CRT. It's bright, easy to use. Lightweight.

Cons: for an LCD, none.

Overall Review: Weighs less than the ViewSonic Hernia series GS815, but not as good as a high quality CRT

Sounds good

Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (Perpendicular Recording) Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (Perpendicular Recording) Bare Drive

Pros: Its working fine so far. Quiet too.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Doesn't seem any faster than my old SATA150, but that a subjective opinion as I haven't done any tests to compare.

Excellent

ADATA 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQVE1908K
ADATA 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQVE1908K

Pros: No problems whatsoever during installation. No problems since. Works well in the Intel DQ965WH board.

Cons: None