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Michael T.

Michael T.

Joined on 09/14/05

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Most Favorable Review

Easy Upgrade for Dell 2400

LITE-ON Combo 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM Black IDE Model DH-52C2P-08
LITE-ON Combo 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM Black IDE Model DH-52C2P-08

Pros: Only 5" deep so it fits compact cases well. Easy upgrade for a Dell 2400 - no drivers required for Windows XP. Nero Essentials software has a lot of features.

Cons: Does not come with analog audio cable for soundcard/motherboard. Also Nero software loads lightscribe applet into taskbar but drive does not actually have lightscribe feature.

10/17/2007

Easy Install

ZEROtherm GX710 Ceramic VGA Cooling
ZEROtherm GX710 Ceramic VGA Cooling

Pros: Easy install, fit my eVGA GeForce 6600LE video card, quieter than stock gpu fan.

Cons: Much bigger than it looks in the photos, totally blocks the next slot (but did have enough clearance for all the capacitors on the video card), standoffs don't quite sit flush with PCB, very heavy.

Overall Review: The fan on my gpu started making a failed bearing noise - with the rebate this was cheaper than buying a new video card, NewEgg had it here in 3 days and I was back up and running.

another Dimension 2400 upgrade

Intel Pentium 4 2.8 - Pentium 4 Northwood Single-Core 2.8 GHz Socket 478 68.4W Processor - RK80532PE072512
Intel Pentium 4 2.8 - Pentium 4 Northwood Single-Core 2.8 GHz Socket 478 68.4W Processor - RK80532PE072512

Pros: Lightning fast shipping from NewEgg, easy upgrade for a Dell Dimension 2400 w/ Celeron 2.4, good way to squeeze another year or two out of an aging system

Cons: Doesn't come with thermal paste - don't expect a miracle performance increase, but it did boot about 7 seconds faster.

Overall Review: Simple install in a Dell Dimension 2400 - reused existing heat-sink - make sure to order thermal paste