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Daniel C.

Daniel C.

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Most Favorable Review

Great Product for Home Use

D-Link DNS-323 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure
D-Link DNS-323 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure

Pros: Quick setup, nice price, and easily hackable :) If you understand linux/unix, you can get telnet access to the device and perform all sorts of tweaks/modifications. Although the advertised USB port says its for a printer only, you can easily change that and attach a USB storage device with minor modifications on the DNS-323.

Cons: I wasn't impressed with the UPnP AV server. Using the latest firmware (1.03), it doesn't play back MPEG-2 very well. It will play for a few seconds, pause, play another few seconds, pause, etc. But no worries, because it's essentially a little linux box you can install TwonkyMedia on it! Another con is support for Vista boxes. Vista defaults to sending a NTLMv2 response only (LAN authentication), which the Samba version on the DNS-323 doesn't support. You can either change a registry setting or use secpool.msc in Vista, or wait for the 1.04 firmware for the DNS-323 which is beta at the moment.

Overall Review: I would really rate this as 4.5, but anyway, if you like Linux, then you'll enjoy tinkering with this device.

Most Critical Review

Burned up after a few weeks

ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: I unfortunately have to give this board a bad review. When I first got the board, everything was fine and booted right up. Did now have any problems with my Corsair XMS2 PC6400C4 memory, although many others have reported issues with that memory.

Cons: After a few weeks, the board fried up. I rebooted and came to a blank screen with no POST. Soon, I then smelled plastic burning. Never say this happen before, but you can see a pick of the white burn spot here, m Had issues with setting Vcore. There are "dead" ranges where whatever value you set doesn't stick.

Overall Review: Was able to overclock my Core2 Duo to 3.4 GHz easily, running on air. FSB set to 1500 and memory was at 4-4-4-12 1T (800 MHz). It's too bad the board fried - I really liked it. Since NewEgg is out of stock now with this board, I will most likely get refunded after they receive my RMA. I'm probably going to try a different board - eVGA, or perhaps the Asus P5B Deluxe and a different chipset all together.

Nice & Quite!

Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120mm Case Fan
Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120mm Case Fan

Pros: Quite fan - much quieter than the fans that came with my Lian Li PC-A10B case. I bought 4 of these to replace all the case fans and it is so quiet now that I can hear my Seagate hard drives! Note - some other review mentioned ticking when running at 800 rpm. I do NOT have that problem at all. These things run fine from 800 to 1200 rpm.

Cons: None

12/20/2006

What can I say that hasn't been said?

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 - Core 2 Duo Conroe Dual-Core 2.4 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E6600
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 - Core 2 Duo Conroe Dual-Core 2.4 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E6600

Pros: Great overclocker - that's why I got it. Currently have it running at 3.375 GHz (9 * 375) with a Thermalright Ultra-120 Heatsink.

Cons: None

12/13/2006

No problems here ...

Thermalright Ultra-120 CPU Cooling Heatsink
Thermalright Ultra-120 CPU Cooling Heatsink

Pros: Great heatsink for my E6600 CPU (in combination with a 800RPM Scythe fan). Keeps the chip very cool. Was extremely easy to mount on my P5N32-E SLI board (see other thoughts). I'm very pleased with this product.

Cons: Can't think of any.

Overall Review: The thing is huge. If you're using a removable motherboard tray, make sure it will slide into place when the heatsink is mounted. For me and my Lian Li PC-A10B case, I had to install the heatsink after sliding the motherboard tray in (with the heatsink base already in place underneath the motherboard).

12/13/2006

Beautiful Case!

LIAN LI PC-A10B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
LIAN LI PC-A10B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Nice looking case. Sleek design and blends in well with all the other "black" components I have in my office. Doesn't look like some futuristic machine :) Removable MB tray - Pro Hard drive mounting - Pro It's a big case, so you'll have plenty of room to work with.

Cons: The only con I have is that the case fans which come with the case are a bit loud for me. Will probably replace with other ones.

12/13/2006