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Michael C.

Michael C.

Joined on 05/28/02

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Most Favorable Review

Amazing card!

MSI GeForce GTX 670 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card N670 PE 2GD5/OC
MSI GeForce GTX 670 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card N670 PE 2GD5/OC

Pros: Blazing fast in comparison to my 560ti, quiet in comparison thanks to custom fan profiles, stock boost actually goes to 1110MHz.

Cons: MSI claims "Triple Overvoltage" but I can't seem to be able to alter the voltage in Afterburner. I can set a power limit (percentage) in the settings, but when I move the slider it does not increase the voltage.

Overall Review: The benefits of this card far outweigh the cons, especially since I bought this without any plans to push it harder than stock. There isn't much point anyway, since adding an extra 100MHz to core and 200MHz to memory only results in an additional 3 FPS in benchmarks.

Most Critical Review

...You get what you paid for.

Zonet ZEW1602A Wireless PCI Adapter w/Extended Antenna IEEE 802.11b/g PCI Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates
Zonet ZEW1602A Wireless PCI Adapter w/Extended Antenna IEEE 802.11b/g PCI Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: External antenna with magnetic base for easy mounting.

Cons: Device Manager in Vista Home Basic says unable to start the device. Tested with drivers built in the OS and then the drivers from the disc, also tested in a different PCI slot.

Overall Review: Zonet really shouldn't make the claim that something is compatible with an OS when they don't even offer a downloadable driver for the product on their website. Fortunately, this isn't a complete waste for me since I have an XP machine that also needs wireless access.

Nice idea... but...

Antec SpotCool 0761345-75018-9 Blue LED Case Fan
Antec SpotCool 0761345-75018-9 Blue LED Case Fan

Pros: Excellent concept, 3 position speed selector, ability to add active cooling to passive areas of motherboard fairly easily.

Cons: Arm makes it difficult to direct airflow to certain areas, only comes with blue LEDs, fan has a slight whine sound to it (in comparison to my other fans: Antec Tri-Cool 120mm on low/medium)

Overall Review: Make the arm a little bit more flexible/stable, have more options for colors, and the power cord and arm about 2 inches longer, and this would be a 5 star product.

Great Memory

Mushkin Enhanced Essentials 2GB (2 x 1GB) 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Laptop Memory Model 991505
Mushkin Enhanced Essentials 2GB (2 x 1GB) 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Laptop Memory Model 991505

Pros: Installed into my Toshiba A215 flawlessly. Memtest shows no errors, CPU-Z verifies dual channel functionality.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Mushkin has been known to be one of the top tier memory manufacturers for several years now. I expected quality, and wasn't disappointed. Recent price drop plus mail-in rebate made it even better.

10/11/2007