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william a.

william a.

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solid

Linksys WMP54G Wireless-G Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g, PCI 2.2 and 2.3 32bit PCI2.2 Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates
Linksys WMP54G Wireless-G Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g, PCI 2.2 and 2.3 32bit PCI2.2 Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: solid, works.

Cons: NO WINDOWS 7 DRIVER SUPPORT FROM LINKSYS. Using the Vista driver is spotty on both 32 and 64 bit. Read around the web.

10/29/2009

solid platform

ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: good for a midrange gaming board. its not a tiny tot, its not a heavy duty rig mobo. criticizing this board because it can't satisfy your hardware daydreams is invalid.

Cons: no complaints

solid so far

ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: no problems, smooth install and running fine on bios 1101. Running great with G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL 2x2. I'm not much of an overclocker, so I don't play around much with that, but it was easy to set the speed and voltage of the RAM. Built-in throttling of the CPU fan. BIOS was easy enough to understand. ASUS' support website is not bad. Area around the CPU mount is pretty clean.

Cons: ASUS software downloads are on the whole not very useful. The VIA soundboard software is bulky. It doesn't detect when the front audio plugs are used, but that's a limitation of my case. You'll want to use three straight-up SATA cables and three right-angle cables for the six sata ports on the edge of the board. Would have been nice to have a redundant NIC, which I've found useful in the past, but I knew that was a limitation when I bought.

Overall Review: like others have said, this is a full size ATX board that only uses six standoffs instead of the regular nine. If you're a jerk and want to flex your board, go ahead, but you've been warned. I don't hold it against the board's design, it functionally is no different. Just make sure you remove any of the remaining three standoffs if you re-use a case. I'll update the review if anything happens, but so far so good.

no problems

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

Pros: no problems, clear labeling of stock speed and voltage. I'm not much of an overclocker, so nothing to say there.

Cons: none

works

MOTOROLA SURFboard SB5101 Cable Modem 38Mbps Downstream, 30Mbps Upstream USB and Ethernet 10/100Base-T DOCSIS 2.0/1.1
MOTOROLA SURFboard SB5101 Cable Modem 38Mbps Downstream, 30Mbps Upstream USB and Ethernet 10/100Base-T DOCSIS 2.0/1.1

Pros: does what it is supposed to do. big speed and reliability upgrade over my older motorola cable modem. approved by cox.

Cons: none

ok

Linksys WRT54GL 802.11b/g Wireless Broadband Router up to 54 Mbps/ Compatible with Open Source DD-WRT (not pre-load)
Linksys WRT54GL 802.11b/g Wireless Broadband Router up to 54 Mbps/ Compatible with Open Source DD-WRT (not pre-load)

Pros: does what its supposed to do. i didn't bother implementing the deal with the orange light on the front.

Cons: bumped it down one egg because with the shipped firmware, you cannot provide a static IP to something like a printer.