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Steven S.

Steven S.

Joined on 06/11/01

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Recommend

MSI 880GM-E43 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI 880GM-E43 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Nice motherboard. Easy to setup and maintain. Very stable. No issues whatsoever. Running Linux 64bit and Windows 7 64bit with excellent results. I use the system under Linux to run virtual versions of Windows 2008 Server and Windows 7. The MB has been fantastic.

Cons: None that I've found

11/16/2010

Horrible luck

GIGABYTE X399 Designare EX (rev. 1.0) sTR4 AMD X399 USB 3.1 ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE X399 Designare EX (rev. 1.0) sTR4 AMD X399 USB 3.1 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Nice feature set, solidly built board physically.

Cons: First board DOA, second board failed less than two weeks of use. Second board started having weird issues where it would simply power down then got stuck in a BIOS loop. Gigabyte tech support is 'challenging' to work with. Still trying to get through their RMA process.

Overall Review: Would not purchase again.

Good value for day to day work...

AOC U2879VF 28" 4K 3840 x 2160 UHD Gaming Monitor, 1ms Response Time, 10-bit Panel w/ Over 1 Billion Colors, AMD FreeSync, 20M:1 SmartContrast, DisplayPort/HDMI/DVI/VGA Inputs
AOC U2879VF 28" 4K 3840 x 2160 UHD Gaming Monitor, 1ms Response Time, 10-bit Panel w/ Over 1 Billion Colors, AMD FreeSync, 20M:1 SmartContrast, DisplayPort/HDMI/DVI/VGA Inputs

Pros: Great price, color, and obviously resolution.

Cons: Wouldn't recommend it for gaming. While the unit boasts a 1ms refresh time I've noticed enough lag in my W10Pro, GeForce 1080 unit to produce some nausia.

Good

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT

Pros: Good value, works perfectly in my current build. No problems and very stable. I would recommend this memory.

Cons: None so far.

Skip it

BELKIN N1 Vision F5D8232-4 802.11b/g/n Wireless Gigabit Router up to 300Mbps/ Easy to Read Display
BELKIN N1 Vision F5D8232-4 802.11b/g/n Wireless Gigabit Router up to 300Mbps/ Easy to Read Display

Pros: Nice display. Keeps you aware of what the unit is seeing and doing.

Cons: Unreliable. New firmware is useless, old firmware is buggy. Product locks up constantly and their technical support is extremely poor.

Overall Review: Skip this product. Its unreliable and too expensive.