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MARTIN S.

MARTIN S.

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Most Favorable Review

Works great for me

G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6400 (PC5 51200) Desktop Memory Model F5-6400J3239G32GX2-TZ5RK
G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6400 (PC5 51200) Desktop Memory Model F5-6400J3239G32GX2-TZ5RK

Pros: Fast

Cons: Expensive

Overall Review: I bought it, put it in my Asus Z690 TUF motherboard. It took a while to boot, maybe 30+ seconds to boot the first time. But when I checked, it was running at 6400 CL30, 36, 36, 89, 125, 2T All without me doing anything, so great work from ASUS and G.SKILL

Most Critical Review

Dead on arrival

Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Would not post with known good components.

Cons: Would not post with known good components.

11/17/2006

The Best money can buy

Mushkin Enhanced Redline 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 998691
Mushkin Enhanced Redline 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 998691

Pros: Completely stable and they run cool.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Mushkin has a nice forum that offers help with timings and even sub timing so that you can get the most out of your memory.

Great hardware, but they dropped the ball on software.

SAMSUNG XL30 Black 30" 6ms(GTG) LED Backlight LCD Monitor 200 cd/m2 1000:1
SAMSUNG XL30 Black 30" 6ms(GTG) LED Backlight LCD Monitor 200 cd/m2 1000:1

Pros: The best 30" display image on the market. Properly calibrated or at least calibrated the best you can do without using the supplied calibrator, the colors are better than anything the competition offers.

Cons: The colors without color calibration are simply awful. This is not a big surprise; this monitor is intended to be used by someone who will calibrate it. The Natural Color Expert software will not run on a Vista 64 machine with a modern video card. I called Samsung support and they do not have any idea when this will be fixed. It is a big deal because without this you cannot set the monitor's color look up table. The best that you can do is buy a monitor calibrator and have the video card tables correct the default colors. You cannot use the supplied calibrator, you will need to buy a retail calibrator until this is fixed. Vista 64 has been out for over a year and a half, Samsung has really dropped the ball. You have to wonder if they really want to sell many of these. After having an Apple 30" display I have to say that the overall package is lacking in appearance. It just does not have any styling. From the front it is boring and from the back it is awful. I have the moni

Overall Review: I had one of the first Apple 30" monitors. That was back when you had to pay $1,000 for a video card that would handle 2560x1600. After many years it was showing its age. I was watching these LED monitors for a while. I saw them at a CES show a couple of years ago. It took a long time to bring them to market. They are finally coming down in price so I bought one.

10/22/2008

Everything you could ask for in a PSU

SeaSonic M12 SS-700HM 700W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
SeaSonic M12 SS-700HM 700W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Very efficient, very low noise, compact size, modular cables. Very good price.

Cons: This is the largest PSU that Seasonic makes. But few people need more.

Overall Review: I have a X48 motherboard, 8600GTS, overclocked qx9650, 8GB RAM, 2 x 15k drives, 2x 1TB drives, drive controller card, 3 x DVD's, water cooling pump, tons of fans and my system pulls a max of 400W at the outlet. Many people buy too much power supply and they are not very efficient when at a low load.

Way too noisy for me, and not very efficient

Thermaltake W0131RU 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Thermaltake W0131RU 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: My system ran fine.

Cons: Very noisy. My system reads 270 Watts at the wall outlet with this PSU. I get 248 Watts with my Seasonic, this unit is not efficient, all that heat needs to be dissipated and therefore the fan noise.

Overall Review: I bought this power supply after reading tons of reviews. I came across reviews with charts of noise vs distance. I returned the unit and took the restocking hit. I bought a Seasonic 700w that is modular and quiet.