Joined on 04/08/04
Extend your P4 478 Life
Comments: This MB has made a huge difference in the games I play! BF2, SWG, Guild Wars. On SWG the frame rate chugged a bit when either I spun around or I entered a new enviroment. Now no choppy gameplay at all!!! All three games play smooth and fast w/ no hiccups. Some help for those upgrading mother boards like I did. If you have WinXP then you must do a repair on XP by using your OS CD in order for windows to run. Do a search for this on the Win XP website before upgrading. Also after my repair of WinXP Pro it did not recognize the LAN card or the audio, I had to "reinstall driver" from device manager. This MB comes w/ WinDVD suite which includes DVD copy 2.5, and Norton Internet security 2005, I have yet to install either but the software is a nice addition to the MB. Overall this was well worth the purchase, for my gaming alone. Here is my hardware not even close to a true gaming machine but w/ this upgrade it helps! It made a very noticable difference! P4 HT 3.0Ghz Corsair VS 1Gb (2 X 512) ATi X700 Pro 256Mb AGP 2 WD IDE 40Gb hard drives (5200rpm) Apower 500W PS I have added a link to the support page for repairing XP if upgrading MBs
Not good for large file transfers
Pros: Cheap, works well with regular use in cell phones.
Cons: I tried to transfer 3GB of music to this card and resulting lockup made the card useless. Large file transfers make this card lockup. In the case of a particular smart phone OS this card can not be unmounted once it has frozen. I read others that had this issue and assumed it was isolated incidents. Do not assume!
The right device for the job!
Pros: My son has been gaming from his room on wifi for about 3yrs. The more games or content data he consumed the worse his connection would seem to get. My son could not watch youtube because of the streaming delays over wifi. I bought this item when it was on shell shocker to give it a try. I installed it on the top floor of our house from one end to the other. Now that we have this item installed he has no issues with accessing the internet at all. He has both his XBOX and PC hooked to the hub end on this device and it works flawless. It is also faster than the previous wifi hookup. I am pleased with this item. It is truly the right device in this scenario for the job.
Cons: None
Overall Review: In the description it states a bandwidth throughput higher than theoretically possible on 10/100 Ethernet ports but it is stating speeds over the electrical connection between the devices not output at the Ethernet ports. This can be confusing. Just wanted to clear it up a little.
Upgrade
Pros: replaced 1gb (2X512) corsair value select. No problems on install. Both packaging and RAM look great. Load times seem faster other than that same as the 1gb except it is 2gb.
Cons: None
Overall Review: Newegg rings the doorbell after you press submit! Love it!
Temp Drop
Comments: I replaced my Vantec HSF w/ this one and it dropped temp by 9 degrees F and it runs at half the RPMs! The noise reduction was the reeason I purchased this product the temp drop was a bonus!
Worth It!
Comments: I actually have 3 of these and they are oh so easy to install as long as your MB has the USB connection (receptical). Once installed the reader shows under the My Computer icon as two new drives. Insert card and double click corresponding drive. Simple!