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Thomas S.

Thomas S.

Joined on 06/08/04

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ - Athlon 64 X2 Brisbane Dual-Core 1.9 GHz Socket AM2 Processor - ADO3600IAA5DL
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ - Athlon 64 X2 Brisbane Dual-Core 1.9 GHz Socket AM2 Processor - ADO3600IAA5DL

Pros: Absolutely the best performance/potential for the money.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Running at 3.0Ghz (316 x 9.5) with 1.45 Volts. 32*C Idle / 40*C Load.

Most Critical Review
AMS VENUS DS-2316B2BK Aluminum 3.5" IDE USB 2.0 Black External Enclosure
AMS VENUS DS-2316B2BK Aluminum 3.5" IDE USB 2.0 Black External Enclosure

Pros: Looked nice.

Cons: Power supply shorted killing both the enclosure and the drive I put in it.

Overall Review: Props to newegg for great service in ordering and in return!

Thumbs Up!

Western Digital Blue WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Blue WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Does it's job well and is quite!

Cons: No molex power connector for giving the options.

Thumbs Up!

Cooler Master Centurion Micro ATX 541 RC-541-SKR1 Black Aluminum bezel, SECC chassis Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case 380W Power Supply
Cooler Master Centurion Micro ATX 541 RC-541-SKR1 Black Aluminum bezel, SECC chassis Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case 380W Power Supply

Pros: Nice quality and well laid out. All connections easy to understand. Was about to have system up in running in less than an hour after cracking open the boxes.

Cons: Kinda strange with the right side opening and the mobo being flipped upside down.

Overall Review: Fit the bill perfectly for a budget build going to my father in law. Only question in my mind is the longevity of the bundled PSU.

Thumbs Up!

ABIT NF-M2S AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ABIT NF-M2S AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Posted on the first try out of the box. Good lay out. Easy to put together. Paired nicely with a AMD X2 4000+ (Brisbane Core) processor and 2 x 512MB WINTEC AMPO PC2-6400 memory. Drivers installed from disk perfectly fine, no need to hunt down other drivers or a BIOS update.

Cons: Nothing comes to mind.

Overall Review: On board graphics offers enough performance for a budget build for my father in law. Excellent combination and zips around Windows XP beautify.

Thumbs Up!

Wintec AMPO 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 3AMD2800-1G1K-R
Wintec AMPO 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 3AMD2800-1G1K-R

Pros: Posted on the first shot and is very stable. Paired with a ABIT NF-M2S GeForce 6100 Micro ATX Motherboard.

Cons: No heat spreaders? Then again, it is value ram

Overall Review: These fit the bill perfectly well for a budget build intended for my father in law. Zips around great in Windows XP with a AMD X2 4000+ (Brisbane Core).