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Matthew M.

Matthew M.

Joined on 04/16/03

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Good while it works

G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C10D-16GAO
G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C10D-16GAO

Pros: Cheap, good when it works, RMA process is smooth!

Cons: Both sticks failed. One within a few months and the other a little less than a year after purchase. Memtest86+ found the errors when the machine started BSODing.

Overall Review: The RAM works great when it works, and the replacement stick I got for the first failure is still going strong. I'm sending the second stick in for an RMA this week. Maybe I got a bad batch or something.

Most Critical Review

Working for now

Seagate Desktop HDD ST1000DM003 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Desktop HDD ST1000DM003 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Stores 1TB. Recognized instantly. Good transfer speeds.

Cons: Makes weird beeping or clicking noises randomly, even when not being accessed.

Overall Review: Passes all SeaTools tests, but persists with the strange noises, even after updating the firmware.

Good card, buzzing noise

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card ZT-50203-10M
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card ZT-50203-10M

Pros: Hard to beat the price/performance ($199 w/MIR)

Cons: Either the fan is especially loud under load, or this suffers from severe coil whine. It's by far the loudest thing in the case. It's not enough to take away an egg, though.

Overall Review: Wear headphones when you're gaming with it.