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James D.

James D.

Joined on 10/14/03

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Most Favorable Review

Works Well

Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD800BEVE 80GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache PATA 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD800BEVE 80GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache PATA 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Worked fine, reasonable price.

Cons: Runs hot in my old Dell D600.

Overall Review: Replacement HDD for an old Dell D600. Drive fits fine, works great, but the hand rest area over the drive gets almost uncomfortably warm.

Most Critical Review

Meh.

Motorola Behind the Neck Stereo Bluetooth Headphone High-Definition Audio Black (S9 HD)
Motorola Behind the Neck Stereo Bluetooth Headphone High-Definition Audio Black (S9 HD)

Pros: Good sound quality, good battery life. Work fine in the gym, though I never sweat on them very much.

Cons: They are a drag to carry around with you because you can't fold them, roll them, or tuck them in your pocket. They are not great in noisy environments and don't seem to pick up voice very well. I got them because someone had told me that they worked while riding a motorcycle, but they don't. It was almost impossible to fit then under my full-face helmet, then while riding I could not hear or be heard by the other party. I couldn't hear my music while riding either.

Overall Review: After a month or two of random use they ended up in a drawer and I went back to wired headphones. I still haven't found a good solution for motorcycling, but the wired headphones are a lot less cumbersome.

10/23/2010

HOT

Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD800BEVE 80GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache PATA 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD800BEVE 80GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache PATA 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Good price, quiet, drive works fine.

Cons: Thing gets hot in the old Dell D610 I stuck it into.

Working Great

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ

Pros: Cheap, Fast, Stable. Slightly overclocked for about two months now with no stability problems at all.

Cons: None that I've encountered.

Very Nice

XFX GeForce 7950GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card PVT71JYHE9
XFX GeForce 7950GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card PVT71JYHE9

Pros: Its fast, dead silent, and stays cool even when under load. I'm very happy with it!

Cons: Minus one egg because nVidia hasn't released new drivers in a very long time and the current driver set has BSOD Crash problems with WoW. "Leaked" 8800 drivers are available and reportedly fix the problem... have yet to try it.

Overall Review: This thing does put out some heat and could raise your case's ambient temperature a bit. A well ventilated case is important.

Looks great!

APEVIA X-CRUISER-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
APEVIA X-CRUISER-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Looks awesome - stock fans aren't overly loud. Came with enough screws for my build but just barely.

Cons: Top fan position isn't friendly for larger PSUs. I was able to cram my 600w PSU in, but had to bend the top of the case up a bit to avoid crimping my power cables. The inside of the door as a minor design flaw in that the tray that holds the analog dials in place can catch the DVD/CD drive tray as it closes and holds it open (happens if the front door on the case isn't completely open). Annoying, but easily avoidable. No documentation was packaged with the case... I'm still not sure how to hook up the noise-level meter.

Overall Review: Its pretty :)