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David B.

David B.

Joined on 12/03/05

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Most Favorable Review

Works as advertised

Zotac ZBOX CI320 nano Desktop Computer - Intel Celeron N2930 1.83 GHz - Mini PC
Zotac ZBOX CI320 nano Desktop Computer - Intel Celeron N2930 1.83 GHz - Mini PC

Pros: I installed a 120gb intel ssd and 4gb or ram. I was a bit worried when my wife told me she was going to install photoshop after i already purchased it. Photoshop loads and runs flawlessly even on this lightweight celeron. I have mounteded it to the back of the monitor. Keep in mind, she doesn't do any gaming, just office work and photoshop stuff. It works perfectly for what I bought it to do.

Cons: Wireless range is a bit weaker than average, but that isn't a deal breaker for me.

Exactly what I expected - a solid board all around.

ASRock X370 Killer SLI/ac AM4 AMD Promontory X370 SATA 6Gb/s ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock X370 Killer SLI/ac AM4 AMD Promontory X370 SATA 6Gb/s ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: OC functions are pretty straightforward. Since this board has been released, there have been a few bios updates that helped me get my ram to at least 2667 mhz. My 1700x is OCed to 3.9 ghz and hasn't had any issues. I like the m.2 wifi card that is included, very handy. Overall a very solid quality board. I've always been pretty pleased with ASRock boards.

Cons: My 3000 mhz ram won't go above 2667 mhz even when playing with the timings and voltage. These are known issues across a variety of board manufacturers and ram vendors. That being said the latest Bios update helped a bit, and they seem to be rolling out pretty fast with improvements with each update.

Great with DD-WRT

Edimax BR-6574n 802.11n/g/b nMax Gigabit Wireless Router up to 300 Mbps, with 4 Gigabit high speed Ethernet ports, an ideal high cost-efficiency router for Small office/Home office users
Edimax BR-6574n 802.11n/g/b nMax Gigabit Wireless Router up to 300 Mbps, with 4 Gigabit high speed Ethernet ports, an ideal high cost-efficiency router for Small office/Home office users

Pros: You get gig switching and 802.11n for under $60, and it has the ability to flash to DD-WRT.

Cons: Flashing to DD-WRT requires doing a tftp transfer from windows command prompt. Not a big deal for me, but might be a no go for users who are intimidated by the command line. Also, with only 16mb of RAM, DD-WRT will lag a bit in responsiveness if you are trying to actively monitor bandwidth usage while doing a full throttle file transfer between two pcs.

Overall Review: I'm a network engineer, so maybe I'm a bit too forgiving with this review because I can generally get just about anything that will run DD-WRT to work the way I want it to. Others might not be as successful.

TRENDnet TEW-432BRP Wireless Broadband Router 802.11b/g up to 54Mbps/ 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port x4
TRENDnet TEW-432BRP Wireless Broadband Router 802.11b/g up to 54Mbps/ 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port x4

Pros: Works just fine for my small home network (A laptop and a desktop).

Cons: I have had a few issues here and there with the wireless signal, but nothing major