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Virginia F.

Virginia F.

Joined on 07/29/04

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Most Favorable Review
Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W SmartPower 2.0 Power Supply
Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W SmartPower 2.0 Power Supply

Pros: Very good looking, and also very quiet. Smart use of rubber to stop moving parts from vibrating. Overall a very great case.

Cons: Front fan filter is hard to remove, and there is no place to put a fan in the front.

Most Critical Review

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Rosewill RV450 450 W ATX 12V v1.3 Power Supply
Rosewill RV450 450 W ATX 12V v1.3 Power Supply

Pros: Cheap, variable speed fans...

Cons: Cheap, and in less than a year my system started becoming unstable. After ruling out all other parts, I opened up the power supply to check inside. I found a plethora of burst capacitors...

Overall Review: Spend some more money now so you don't have to later, and do not buy this product. Capacitors are of very low quality. Expensive power supplies are expensive for a reason.

10/25/2006

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Western Digital Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Got here fast.

Cons: Whenever I attempt to write to it, it clicks every 3 seconds and the heads park for a half a second and all writes stop. Then it starts over again and does the same thing. Every 3 seconds it clicks and writes stop. Probably will do this for a little longer until it fails completly. Shame, first bad experience with Western Digital... Whatever, it happens. Not gonna be all reactionary and "never buy from them again bla bla bla". Probably just not a black series drive though.

Great, but...

OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K
OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K

Comments: Read some reviews on motherboards and processors before you buy it. Either my motherboard (The ASRock with both AGP and PCIExpress) or my processor (3000+ Venice E6) can't handle this ram... 1T is horribly unstable. Everything is fixed when set to 2T, but I'm taking a performance hit.

11/24/2005
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD Motherboard

Comments: Issues with 1T, strange instant reboots (no BSOD). Set to 2T and it's fine, but for those who have good ram and enjoy the benefits of 1T, this is slightly disappointing. Hopefully it will be able to be fixed in a new Bios.

10/28/2005

Question

ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD Motherboard

Comments: I'm just about to buy this, I'm wondering if it has SPDIF out? I see that it has no specific port, but I'm wondering if you can change one output to be a digital out.