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Gary B.

Gary B.

Joined on 02/21/02

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Most Favorable Review

Wonderful Video Board!

ASUS GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card EN9800GTX+ DK/HTDI/512M
ASUS GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card EN9800GTX+ DK/HTDI/512M

Pros: Wonderful! Everything nice/neat/well protected. Easy installation. Driver install went flawless. Although card is a little longer than most, it still fits just fine into my old case without moving the drives around. Thus far it has worked wonders with everything I have thrown at it. I don't have any performance data...yet!

Cons: Although it covers the adjacent card slot, its fine. Other slots are available.

Overall Review: At first I ordered Asus 9600GT; however, that board was defective - seemed to have driver issues. So returned and ordered this one. A few dollars more yet worth it. The only other thought is the dual power connectors. Make sure you have an adequate power supply.

Most Critical Review

Wrong Size Description

Mead Spiral 3-Subject Notebook 6 x 9.5 06900CT
Mead Spiral 3-Subject Notebook 6 x 9.5 06900CT

Cons: Based on description ordered 6x9. Ended up with 5 1/2 x 9 - smaller than advertised. The description doesn't match the product.

Overall Review: The description doesn't match the product.

12/12/2022

Bad Floppy Drive x2

SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Model SFD321B/LFBL1
SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Model SFD321B/LFBL1

Pros: easy to install. Just a standard black floppy drive.

Cons: Ordered two of these so I'd have a spare. Built new system, installed floppy. Obtained error saying unsupported format. Spare also purchased, didn't work. Obtained a floppy drive out of a old P3. It worked fine. In comparing drives, it would appear Samsug's have limited pins on the ribbon connector, perhaps a cost cutting method. Tried using both Samsug's on the old P3, didn't work there either. Either required pins are missing or both are defective. Spent more than enough time doing diagnosis on this.

Overall Review: Due to inexpensive cost, its almost a throw away. Likely will cost more to send back than to just order different brand.

AMD 9950

AMD Phenom 9950 - Phenom X4 Agena Quad-Core 2.6 GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Black Edition Processor - HD995ZXAGHBOX
AMD Phenom 9950 - Phenom X4 Agena Quad-Core 2.6 GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Black Edition Processor - HD995ZXAGHBOX

Pros: Very nice processor! And yes, this version did come with a factory heat sink. Thus far, the processor is running fine with no heat issues thus will stay with the factory version heat sink.

Cons: none

Overall Review: Can't wait to see what AMD comes out with next! Moore... moore... moore!

Best power supply

CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750 W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750 W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: Nice! That says it all! Very well packaged power supply! There is lots of connectors for molex, sata, floppy, and such. All cables are well protected with a black cover. They even tossed in a few zip ties to make things tidy. Its a very nice power plant and will likely handle whatever you throw at it.

Cons: none.

Overall Review: Make sure your case can handle this! At first I thought it wasn't going to fit. I had considered a 600w, then thought why not... go for a 750w!

Wonderful board!

ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Wonderful! I really like the copper heat distribution. Wished my older systems had that! Installation was easy/most connectors were included.

Cons: board offers serial com port; however, NO ribbon connector cable. Also, no floppy drive cable either, although does have a connector for that as well. I have some older equipment that needs a serial and/or floppy. It would be nice if Asus would just include those instead of making you special order them.

Overall Review: If nothing else, perhaps Newegg can offer the serial and floppy parts as an option. Of course, would be better for Asus to just include it from the start!