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Peter W.

Peter W.

Joined on 07/30/03

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Most Favorable Review

Probably the last great AGP card

ATI Radeon X1650PRO 512MB GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Graphics Card 100-437809
ATI Radeon X1650PRO 512MB GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Graphics Card 100-437809

Pros: 512 ram, AGP slotted (major upgrade delay = save money), easy to install (physcially), very high powered fan so no worries about over heating

Cons: AGP slotted (is already obsolete) cd software didnt work, a lot of effort to get this to work properly, not cheap for obsolete technology, that high powered fan is very loud

Overall Review: the only reason why im giving this a 4 and not a 5 is its not friendly to a casual computer user lookin for an easy edge... and it wasnt cheap. AGP is on its way out (if it already isnt) and this is the last of the great AGP. This replaced my 9800Pro which i was happy with but i was in the mood to upgrade so i got this. unfortunaly i bought ram along with this so i dont know where my edge is coming from but its a reasonable amount. i forgot to remove the drivers from my old card and that didnt make it any easier to install this card. if you have any on board stuff (sound or vid) uninstall that too unless its your primary source.

Nice case

Galaxy METAL GEAR Metal Gear Box II 3506SASP-White 3.5" SATA USB 2.0 & SATA External Enclosure
Galaxy METAL GEAR Metal Gear Box II 3506SASP-White 3.5" SATA USB 2.0 & SATA External Enclosure

Pros: Supports e-sata and usb, physical on/off switch, price

Cons: no cooling fan, connections can become loose, does not support 3.0g/b sata drive, only 1.5

Overall Review: good price for a case that supports e-sata but i was disappointed to find out that it does not support 3.0gb sata drives. i like the on/off switch as it wont randomly power down but the cords can sometimes become loose, especially the power cord. gave it a 5 cause these are minor gripes to me, but others may say 4.

11/30/2007

Great Harddrive

SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Large capacity, speed, durability and good pricing.

Cons: none

Overall Review: I used this HD to make an external drive and it runs like a champ. I even dropped it once and absolutely nothing happened to it.

11/30/2007

good value

CORSAIR 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model VS1GBKIT400
CORSAIR 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model VS1GBKIT400

Pros: Great value

Cons: none

Overall Review: i bought a video card upgrade with this ram so i dont know whats making my gaming smoother but this was easy to install and my computer noticed it right away. didnt need to update drivers or anything great for the moderate computer user lookin for some cheap power

too good (no really, too good) Runing XP

Creative 70SB073A00000 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
Creative 70SB073A00000 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer

Pros: 7.1 channel, 96 Khz sample rate, software bundle

Cons: too good (this is actually my con)

Overall Review: The software bundled with this is amzaing. So many setting to chose from that its confusing until you do some trial an error. and the too good con is that you have to get used to being able to hear sounds that you didnt hear before. Highs that were drowned out before very crisp (almost harsh) and clear and bass is very very deep once you get the software to work for you instead of working you, its a great piece of gear.

so much space for so little money

SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: storage space, sata 3.0Gb/s, 16MB cache, sturdy/tough

Cons: doesnt cook and clean for me

Overall Review: great piece of gear. the sturdy remark is from the fact that i drop one of these from about 3 feet (a desk) and still ran smoothly. also dont forget to intialize your drive (right click on "my computer" and select manage) as i thought my drives were doa until i realized i hadnt