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George B.

George B.

Joined on 11/25/01

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Most Favorable Review

great upgrade for a 478

Intel Pentium 4 530 - Pentium 4 Prescott Single-Core 3.0 GHz Socket 478 84W Desktop Processor - NE80546PG0801M
Intel Pentium 4 530 - Pentium 4 Prescott Single-Core 3.0 GHz Socket 478 84W Desktop Processor - NE80546PG0801M

Pros: This chip will push a Dell B110 to just about it's limit. Easy and affordable upgrade for the kid's computer. Hyperthreading really makes a difference running SETI at home.

Cons: gets pretty toasty so have a good heatsink.

Most Critical Review

Good til your 30 days are up!!

TRENDnet TEW-639GR Wireless Gigabit Router 802.11b/g/n up to 300Mbps
TRENDnet TEW-639GR Wireless Gigabit Router 802.11b/g/n up to 300Mbps

Pros: Great price when I purchased and straightforward setup.

Cons: Drops signal like crazy. Restarting router several times per day. Xbox live laughs at this router - even with all the ports 88, 3074 opened. 30 days warranty...30 days. Sheesh Apparently a disposable router. Gave my old netgear away and now I'm wishing I had it back!

Overall Review: I've updated to the latest firmware - reset to defaults and started all over and it's still a nightmare.

Absolute best buy!

LG 60" Class (59.8" Diag.) 1080P 600 Hz Slim 3D Plasma TV with Smart TV 60PM6700
LG 60" Class (59.8" Diag.) 1080P 600 Hz Slim 3D Plasma TV with Smart TV 60PM6700

Pros: This TV is incredible! It is huge with a great picture and setup was a snap. The apps are intuitive and fun to use. Picked this up from newegg off of FeeBay for less than 8 bills with Feebay coupon. Great deal!

Cons: Make sure to turn off Tru Motion - just looks strange.

Oh wow! I'm quite pleased!

Acer Aspire 15.6" AMD Phenom II N830 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit LX.R4402.173
Acer Aspire 15.6" AMD Phenom II N830 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit LX.R4402.173

Pros: Mighty fine price/performance ratio! $399 for 4gb ram, triple core processor, 500gb hard drive and ATI graphics. Best deal around! Screen is so much better than new HP's....bright and clear! I'm not a fan of shiny surfaces so I love this texture on this machine. Sexy and no fingerprints! Keyboard is taking a little time to get used to, but it's a nice layout.

Cons: For the price...I can't complain about anything. I'm very pleased and that's hard to do!

Quiet and Solid

CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400 W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400 W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Pros: - Very solid and well built. Cheaper power supplies weigh ounces and this weighs pounds! - Quiet operation - I can barely hear it running. - Cables are wrapped - make for a tidier case!

Cons: - Not modular - There are a lot of cables when I needed a few. My own fault.

Overall Review: I placed this in a Dell Inspiron 518 and it worked like a champ!

12/26/2008

Works Great - Works LOUD!

GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4670 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card GV-R467D3-512I
GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4670 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card GV-R467D3-512I

Pros: - Low power requirement - you likely won't have to upgrade your power supply to support this card. - No external power adapter needed - gets it's power from the PCI-e slot alone. - Easy installation - just use the catalyst drivers direct from ATI - don't bother with the CD in the box.

Cons: - The chick on the box is making a "L" loser symbol at me. - This card is really loud! It runs at full speed and you cannot control it. -The heat sink is cheesy and had a gold logo attached to it that vibrates and makes it noisier - I took it off.

Overall Review: This is a great 4670 card with the noise being the exception. I installed it in a new Inspiron 518 and it turned an almost silent machine into a rescue helicopter. I just purchased an Accelero S2 at an attempt to silence this evil beast and I can't wait for it to arrive!

12/26/2008