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MATTHEW T.

MATTHEW T.

Joined on 10/30/02

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Most Favorable Review

Great card for F@H crunching!

EVGA GeForce 8800 GS 384MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 384-P3-N851-AR
EVGA GeForce 8800 GS 384MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 384-P3-N851-AR

Pros: Excellent for my purposes, gives about 4,000 ppd running the GPU2 client. Runs quiet (nearly silent, I cannot hear it in the case next to my desk even if I remove the side) and cool (compared to the 4850 I just got for my main rig). Don't know what kind of problems others have been having with heat but mine hasn't experienced that at all.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: In a rebuilt Gateway box on an Intel mBTX motherboard with an e4500/1GB DDR2-800/160GB Seagate.

Most Critical Review

Great warranty service.

Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD800BEVE 80GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache PATA 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD800BEVE 80GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache PATA 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Very quiet drive, worked flawlessly for 14 months.

Cons: Died after 14 months (stopped working and just clicked when accessed, either in the laptop or on a USB adapter).

Overall Review: WD warranty service was excellent, they replaced the drive for free with a recertified Scorpio (same model). All it cost me was shipping to them.

Worth it's weight in gold!!

TRENDnet TU-ET100C to Ethernet Adapter 10/20/100/200Mbps USB 1 x RJ45
TRENDnet TU-ET100C to Ethernet Adapter 10/20/100/200Mbps USB 1 x RJ45

Pros: I work on computers on a regular basis and on occasion have to do a full wipe & reinstall. This little device has worked great when XP doesn't recognize the ethernet port built into the motherboard. Just plug it into a USB and viola! instant internet access.

Cons: Apparently doesn't work on Vista/7 machines, just from the comments, I cannot personally confirm as still using XP.

Great device, just needs better power cable.

APRICORN EZ-UP-UNIVERSAL 2.5" IDE / SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive Upgrade Kit
APRICORN EZ-UP-UNIVERSAL 2.5" IDE / SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive Upgrade Kit

Pros: Excellent device, easily uses either PATA or SATA laptop drives, cloning software is awesome. Makes for super easy upgrades from an old drive to a new one.

Cons: USB cable provided is inadequate for many drives, mostly the 7200 rpm drives I believe.

Overall Review: Buy this cable from newegg, provides power for all drives I have tested and costs less than $6 shipped. Why Apricorn couldn't just include this cable instead of the single head model is beyond me. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812270226

Solid board with many features

ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Excellent feature set (more than I will use). Easy overclocking with very stable performance.

Cons: none

Overall Review: Newegg has the specifications wrong, this board supports 16GB DDR2 not the 8GB they have listed. Check the manufacturer specifications, guys.

Excellent power supply.

Antec earthwatts EA500 500W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.2 80 PLUS Certified  Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply
Antec earthwatts EA500 500W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply

Pros: Very quiet model with great efficiency (translates to lower energy consumption, it doesn't pull as much from the wall to power your system). Excellent value for the price, especially if you can find one with FS and/or a rebate.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: My rig: e8400, IP35 Pro, Radeon 4850, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HDD, DVDRW, HD DVD