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Charles A.

Charles A.

Joined on 11/22/09

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Most Favorable Review

Great product

D-Link DHP-309AV PowerLine AV500 Mini Adapter Starter Kit
D-Link DHP-309AV PowerLine AV500 Mini Adapter Starter Kit

Pros: This is a great product, I'm getting really good speeds with this. I don't believe my internet connection is actually limited by this product at all I am getting download speeds of up to 3MB/s which is usually the site's upload speed limitations not my download.

Cons: None really. some might say the provided Ethernet cables are short, but they worked for me. If you have a long distance (more than 6 feet) you might want to pick up a longer cable.

Overall Review: I'm getting speeds way higher than any wireless connection I ever had. This is a much better solution to networking if you need high speeds or can't use wireless.

Most Critical Review

Two months and change

GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-UD2H AM3 AMD 880G USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-UD2H AM3 AMD 880G USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Worked great, handled everything i needed.... while it worked.

Cons: I bought this board on 8/25/10 it died 11/6/10 it had random freezing and crashing. I tested everything then finally RMAed the thing to Gigabyte. It took a month to get it back and they "fixed it" by updating the bios which didn’t fix anything in fact i updated the bios to the latest version to try to fix it before I sent it and i didn't do anything. Long story short, Gigabyte needs to do what’s right and honor their 3 year warranty and fix this quick or I’m never buying gigabyte boards again. which is sad because i was a huge gigabyte supported and own 8 computers with their MBs in them (small business).

Overall Review: Gigabyte's RMA process needs to be looked into. 1. It takes too long 2. They aren't fixing stuff (i'm not the only one with this complaint) 3. They employees on the phones are just down right rude. I understand them wanting to make as much money as they can but screwing their customers is not the way to keep them around.

12/16/2010

Excellent quality

G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series AMD EXPO 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000 (PC5 48000) Desktop Memory Model F5-6000J3636F16GX2-TZ5NR
G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series AMD EXPO 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000 (PC5 48000) Desktop Memory Model F5-6000J3636F16GX2-TZ5NR

Pros: Looks great and works great, expo speed to the correct speed in one click.

Cons: Nothing, everything I expected

Overall Review: Overall a great product from G.Skill

8 years since i bought an Asrock board

ASRock B650M PG RIPTIDE AM5 Micro-ATX Motherboard, 4 slots DDR5, 2 PCIe 4.0 x16, HDMI 2.1 Port,  2.5Gb LAN, Dual M.2 Slots, 7.1 Nahimic Audio, USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C, 12+2+1 Power Phase, AMD CrossFire
ASRock B650M PG RIPTIDE AM5 Micro-ATX Motherboard, 4 slots DDR5, 2 PCIe 4.0 x16, HDMI 2.1 Port, 2.5Gb LAN, Dual M.2 Slots, 7.1 Nahimic Audio, USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C, 12+2+1 Power Phase, AMD CrossFire

Pros: Good features and nice price

Cons: It only ran for about 5 min, this was my experience with Asrock before, and i really like the look and features you offer. Please work on your quality control or something. I would really truly like to support your products

Overall Review: Might be good, but i got a bad apple.

Easy for AMD install

Cooler Master GeminII S524 - CPU Cooler with Aluminum Fins and 5 Heatpipes
Cooler Master GeminII S524 - CPU Cooler with Aluminum Fins and 5 Heatpipes

Pros: Big cooling, but about half as tall as some of the big coolers (Nautheca). On a AMD rig the install was very easy compared to any aftermarket cooler i've installed

Cons: None

Overall Review: On an AMD install all you do is screw the bracket onto the cooler, put the self adhering rubber washers on, stick it through the board, slip the bracket on, and use the provided tool to put the nuts on... if anyone thinks that's hard then you shouldn't be building a computer.

Awsome CPU

AMD FX-8150 - FX-Series Zambezi 8-Core 3.6 GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor - FD8150FRGUBOX
AMD FX-8150 - FX-Series Zambezi 8-Core 3.6 GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor - FD8150FRGUBOX

Pros: I use this for running 8 users running the same calculation program on them all, this has cut my time down from 12 hours to 4. Not only does it handle 8 instances, it does it do alot faster than any I7 processor in the office.

Cons: The factory heat sink, well if you're using this hardcore you want a better heat sink any way. I honestly can't remember when i used the one that came with the processor. The factory one is pretty robust for a factory one though

Overall Review: This is one hell of a CPU, it saves me time and makes me money. AMD stuff has always been the most cost effective way, total i only spent $460 on my whole computer.