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Steven H.

Steven H.

Joined on 05/18/07

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Most Favorable Review

great sticks

G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) AMD X370 / B350 Memory (Desktop Memory) Model F4-3200C14D-16GFX
G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) AMD X370 / B350 Memory (Desktop Memory) Model F4-3200C14D-16GFX

Pros: Booted right up as 3200 after xmp was selected. Currently have mine overclocked to 3454 at the same 14 latency. Ram is top notch and doesnt seem to care. My 1700 was no slouch to begin with but it really woke up after going to 3200 and even more after the 3454 overclock.

Cons: -Price of course ( i paid $186.99 over a year ago 4/20/17 and even that hurt. hopefully the lawsuits bring the price down soon) -Not the prettiest of Ram, no rgb if you care about such things

Overall Review: -Ryzen 1700 OC to 3.9 -Noctua NH-U14S -Crosshair Hero IV -This ram @ 3454 -GTX 1070 Strix -Fractal define C I have both intel and amd systems and with this rig i see no real difference in gaming...only on "paper" do i see it. Productivity is different though. This rig devours work loads like a hungry power lifter. Ive found that i moved all my tasks to this rig as its just convenient to have my games and work tasks on one pc. This should last me awhile and im very happy.

Most Critical Review

low quality

Vantec NexStar TX 2.5" SATA to USB 2.0 External Hard Drive / SSD Enclosure - Model NST-210S2-BK
Vantec NexStar TX 2.5" SATA to USB 2.0 External Hard Drive / SSD Enclosure - Model NST-210S2-BK

Pros: it was cheap?

Cons: The shell has no positive way of holding the drive in the case. Just 2 tape-on bumpers on one end of the inside of the case. The case is made of aluminum but the case is so over-sized for a 2.5' drive it makes no contact with it, hence not dissipating heat what-so-ever. The plastic end caps are made of a cheaper plastic as well, they seem very brittle. The plug into the case is very loose, so loose in fact simply moving the case disconnects the drive from the computer or completely makes the drive loose power. Im RMA it for that reason as this has to be defective...yes it's that sensitive.

Still going Strong

IOCrest SI-PEX40064 PCI-Express 2.0 Low Profile Ready SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) Controller Card
IOCrest SI-PEX40064 PCI-Express 2.0 Low Profile Ready SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) Controller Card

Pros: I bought 2 of these for a server with several JBOD set up and they have worked flawlessly for 7+ years now

Overall Review: See Above

So Far So Good

HGST He6 HUS726060ALA640 (0F18335) 6TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Enterprise Hard Drive Bare Drive
HGST He6 HUS726060ALA640 (0F18335) 6TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Enterprise Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Mine actually came packed very well in Styrofoam packing trays and anti static bags (i ordered 5, I typically try not to buy so many drives from the same place at once but had no choice this time). All showed low power-on times as well and passed testing. Right now they are sitting in a Raid array being initialized and the temps are lower than 2TB drives at idle i have in another array.

Cons: Before i use a drive i always check smart and test them and these seemed a bit chatty but all passed with no issues. They are nearly silent in the raid box though.

Overall Review: pretty happy with them and the supplier at this point. Hopefully they give me a few years of trouble free deployment.

energizer bunny who?

ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler

Pros: bought from newegg in 2007 and its been re-purposed several times now and the fan still runs smoothly. Cooled everything i threw out it with out a sweat. Currently working flawlessly in a server. It will probably outlive me.

Cons: it wasnt cheap if i remember and is hard to find anymor. may even be disco'd?

worked for 30min?

SCOSCHE GUSBC3 reVIVE II Black Dual USB Car Charger
SCOSCHE GUSBC3 reVIVE II Black Dual USB Car Charger

Pros: kept my nexus 7 charging while using gps for nav

Cons: worked one and only one time i used it. item burnt up and stunk up my car, now doesnt work at all.

Overall Review: absolute junk

11/22/2014