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Robert W.

Robert W.

Joined on 02/09/07

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

update: ubuntu r8169 driver is buggy

GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: price, features

Cons: Realtek r8169 ethernet chip. The ubuntu 11.10 driver for this chip has bugs.

Overall Review: you can get a working driver from here: https://launchpad.net/~leannogasawara/+archive/ppa

11/20/2011
Most Critical Review

pretty good

APEX MI Series MI-008 Black Steel Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case 250W Power Supply
APEX MI Series MI-008 Black Steel Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case 250W Power Supply

Pros: Looks good, can fit a 5.25 inch DVD drive, price is reasonable

Cons: As other have mentioned, the power supply wires are really long considering the only need to run a few inches. Also, there is only one SATA power wire, so if you have 2 SATA drives, you;ll need a connector which adds even more wires. Weird PCI card blank which I gave up trying to reinstall.

Overall Review: on the balance, pretty good for what it is.

I am linux only now so this isn't a perk for me

AMD Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Redemption Expiration Date 11/07/20)
AMD Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Redemption Expiration Date 11/07/20)

Pros: N/A

Cons: Doesn't run on Linux?

Overall Review: I suppose I should download it anyway since I paid for it

10/16/2020

fast, quiet

AMD Ryzen 7 3rd Gen - RYZEN 7 3700X Matisse (Zen 2) 8-Core 3.6 GHz (4.4 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 65W 100-100000071BOX Desktop Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 3rd Gen - RYZEN 7 3700X Matisse (Zen 2) 8-Core 3.6 GHz (4.4 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 65W 100-100000071BOX Desktop Processor

Pros: plenty fast enough for anything I do relatively low power so the fans noise is minimal

Cons: Price is pretty high compared to the 2700 when they were being phased out, about 50% more money for 20% more performance, but the 2700s are long gone now.

Overall Review: Excellent chip priced a little too high

10/16/2020

Works as expected

Crucial P1 1TB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe Internal SSD, up to 2000 MB/s - CT1000P1SSD8
Crucial P1 1TB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe Internal SSD, up to 2000 MB/s - CT1000P1SSD8

Pros: Arrived promptly, worked out of the box, plenty fast enough

Cons: none

Overall Review: No way to know how long it will last, but it is working well right now

10/10/2020

Possibly a dud

ASRock B450M PRO4 AM4 AMD Promontory B450 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock B450M PRO4 AM4 AMD Promontory B450 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Lights come on and fan spins when powered on

Cons: Doesn't post - no video with either a AMD2200G with onboard graphics, or with Ryzen 2700 and 2 different PCIe video cards.

Overall Review: Appears to be well made, but simply doesn't seem to work.

12/24/2019