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Don D.

Don D.

Joined on 10/12/06

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Most Favorable Review

I cannot believe how fast these things are

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 - Core 2 Duo Conroe Dual-Core 2.4 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E6600
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 - Core 2 Duo Conroe Dual-Core 2.4 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E6600

Pros: Wow. I cannot even begin to emphasize how fast these things are. Even when using programs that don't take advantage of multi-threading, these chips seem to somehow find a workaround and blow me away in terms of performance.

Cons: Price, but it was well worth the money. Overclockers will want an aftermarket heatsink, but even so the stock heatsink works fine. Mine runs at about 45ºC with the stock cooler at stock speeds.

Overall Review: Upgrading to the Core 2 Exterme X6800 is completely unnecessary and a waste of money. This will do everything you need for xxx$ less. And if you really feel your need the performance of the X6800, overclock this baby. With 4MB L2 cache, the sky is the limit.

10/22/2006

Solid pair of earbuds.

Sennheiser Black CX200 3.5mm Connector Canal Stereo Headphone
Sennheiser Black CX200 3.5mm Connector Canal Stereo Headphone

Pros: Small, compact, sleek and capable of delivering quality sound directly to your eardrums. They way they fit into your ear provides a small amount of sound isolation. I find that I don't have to use as much volume on all my devices when using these headphones compared to normal headphones.

Cons: The in-ear design can, at times be uncomfortable. Especially if you didn't clean your ears earlier. Don't plan to do the you-take-one-I'll-take-the-other sharing method with these. That ends up a lot nastier than you expect it to be.

Overall Review: I've never had a pair of in-ear earbuds before. They're not bad, though I do miss my old pair. The bass on these is noticeably punchy and present compared to other earbuds, though which seriously impressed me. Sennheiser hasn't let me down before in the way of headphones yet, so I deem this a quality product that, for a mere fifteen bucks, will not disappoint you.

Sweet deal

ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT 500 W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT 500 W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: This is the best power supply I've ever bought. SLI, modular cables, and dual 12v rails make this a winner. Plus is has plenty of amps on the 12v lines so no need to worry about powering your GeForce 8800GTX or Radeon R600.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Comes with a completely unnecessary set of items - a carrying case for the cables, a keychain with the word "Enermax" printed all over it, and some other random stuff.

10/23/2006

Questionable stability

Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (Perpendicular Recording) Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (Perpendicular Recording) Bare Drive

Pros: Cheap 250GB SATA-300 Seagate drive. 5-year manufacturer warranty. Nice and fast - great performance, especially for the price.

Cons: It makes this cilcking noise whenever it's being accessed, and I must say it's quite frightening. I always get the feeling it's going to explode or something.

Overall Review: Wow, when they say "OEM," they really mean it. Came in an anti-static bag encased in bubble wrap. That's it. I'm taking one point off because of the frightening clicking noises. Overall though, great drive for the price.

10/22/2006

Excellent

Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Unbelievable airflow, nearly tool-less system, front FireWire port, and overall very nice design. Plenty of room for everything

Cons: Manual sounds like it's been run through one of those free online translators.

Overall Review: It comes with fans installed, so don't spend an extra $xx on fans like I did.

10/21/2006

So far, so good!

Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TY2KIT12864AA663
Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TY2KIT12864AA663

Pros: Booted up without any problems on my Intel BOXDG965WHMKR motherboard. Good speed, great latencies.

Cons: The Limited non-refundable 30-day return policy on this item.

Overall Review: I don't know why everyone says UPS is so bad. I ordered this along with a bunch of other computer parts and selected 3-day UPS shipping, and got everything the next day. Newegg shipped in less than 12 hours - fastest shipping ever!

10/20/2006