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Jeffrey H.

Jeffrey H.

Joined on 04/09/07

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Most Favorable Review

Great case!

Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Gaming PC Computer Case, Supports: E-ATX & XL-ATX, 4 Dual-Speed Fans, 10 Expansion Slots
Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Gaming PC Computer Case, Supports: E-ATX & XL-ATX, 4 Dual-Speed Fans, 10 Expansion Slots

Pros: Huge. Has cable management. Has very large fans running at lower RPM so it can be pretty quiet. Doesn't cover up the 5.25" bays with a door as some other cases do. Cool way to do the HDD activity LEDs. I can screw things down. Rubber mounts for fans and hard drives to dampen vibrations. 3.5" bays also fit 2.5" hard drives with no modifications.

Cons: Gimmicky vent on the top. Cards were a bit hard to fit in. Seems like the case was just barely in spec. Definitely not the worst I've seen though. Front-panel USB 3.0 connectors don't go to motherboard connectors (as other reviews have said). No speaker (beep codes are important!). Grommets on the holes for the cable management system kept coming off when I would thread a cable through.

Overall Review: To the folks writing about bending the hard drive brackets in their reviews- the hard drives are intended to go with the SATA connections facing the right-hand side of the case (looking at it from the front). That way the cables go nicely into the cable management area. This is the nicest case I've owned so far.

Most Critical Review

Same problem...

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA Series Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card GV-R685OC-1GD
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA Series Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card GV-R685OC-1GD

Pros: Works great for most folks.

Cons: Doesn't work for me. I'm having the same issue a previous reviewer had. Terrible performance. 3DMark 11 is giving me a score of around 1100, where it should be closer to 3500.

Overall Review: I have the same board as the previous reviewer who had the performance issues, the Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P, so maybe there's some incompatibility between this board and video card. My system works fine with my previous card. It's actually faster, despite the old card being two generations older. I'm currently working through the tech support process, but it's been enough work and frustration on my part that I feel comfortable giving 2 eggs. Support is very slow compared to the experience I've had with other manufacturers and probably will keep me away from Gigabyte in the future.

Best stapler I've ever used.

Swingline 74736 747 Business Full Strip Desk Stapler, 20-Sheet Capacity, Rio Red
Swingline 74736 747 Business Full Strip Desk Stapler, 20-Sheet Capacity, Rio Red

Pros: Simply the best. Never had it jam, always does a good job. Has a nice sturdy feel to it.

Cons: None really.

10/23/2012

Great vacuum.

Shark Navigator Upright Bagless Vacuum Cleaner, Purple NV22L
Shark Navigator Upright Bagless Vacuum Cleaner, Purple NV22L

Pros: Great suction. Pretty light. Bagless.

Cons: Hose is pretty short. Smallish head. Attachments come in a bag.

Overall Review: Pretty much everything that needs to be said has been said in the other reviews. This is an awesome vacuum. If it lasts half as long as my last vac (5 years or so) I'll be happy.

10/12/2011

Great

G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR

Pros: Fast. Easy to open package. Good quality.

Cons: Huge honking heat spreaders.

Overall Review: Just be sure you have room for the heat spreaders and you'll be fine.

Great board

ASUS M5A99X EVO AM3+ AMD 990X USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
ASUS M5A99X EVO AM3+ AMD 990X USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Pros: Fast. Worked right out of the box with no problems. Upgrade path to newer AMD processors later this year thanks to the AM3+ socket. Plenty of PCIe slots for my needs. BIOS chip is in a socket so if I somehow screw it up, it should be an easier fix than if it was soldered to the board.

Cons: No IDE and only one PCI slot (yeah, I know, I'm a luddite) Easy-mode in the BIOS is pretty weak. Best thing to do is turn advanced mode on immediately.

Overall Review: I bought this board and some new RAM since my old board was bottlenecking my graphics performance. Problem was fixed and now I'm happy. The BIOS takes some getting-used-to, but overall I like it. While they added the mouse/gui aspect to it, it is still easy to navigate with the keyboard.