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Daniel H.

Daniel H.

Joined on 11/03/01

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Genuine NEC Optiarc

Sony Optiarc DVD/CD Rewritable Drive 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B
Sony Optiarc DVD/CD Rewritable Drive 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B

Pros: This is a real NEC chipset drive unlike the 7220, which was a liteon oem. It also uses a chipset that is 90nm instead of 150nm and uses about half the power on the chipset. From what's known so far, this is a very good burning drive that even does pretty good quality 24x burns.

Cons: Nec drives don't necessarily have the best error correcting when reading.

Most Critical Review

Absolutely Terrible Psu

APEVIA ATX-TL450W 450 Watts ATX12V Power Supply
APEVIA ATX-TL450W 450 Watts ATX12V Power Supply

Pros: There are no pros unless you consider relatively cheap to be a pro. A corsair CX430 v2 is a many times better psu.

Cons: This psu does not output power at the rated 450W. It will fail at around 230 watts on load. Also the ripple on almost all rails is about regulated standards. This psu is almost guaranteed to fry your computer parts.

Does not work with 7000B

ZALMAN ZM-CS5B Clip Support Kit for CNPS9700/9500/8700/7700/7500/7000C Series/ZM-WB4/WB5 Clip Support for Socket 1155/1156/775
ZALMAN ZM-CS5B Clip Support Kit for CNPS9700/9500/8700/7700/7500/7000C Series/ZM-WB4/WB5 Clip Support for Socket 1155/1156/775

Pros: Seems like a decent kit

Cons: Unfortunately this kit does not work with the CNPS7000B series. It's sad they didn't make this work with the whole series. The C only has very minor differences.