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Jason H.

Jason H.

Joined on 11/25/06

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Most Favorable Review

Great buy

ASUS Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe
ASUS Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe

Pros: Good price. It's ASUS they make top quality products.

Cons: None really

Overall Review: there is a firmware update...but I suppose that is good really.

Most Critical Review

Router is just so-so.

ASUS RT-AC53U 802.11ac Dual-Band Wireless-AC1200 Router, AiProtection with Trend Micro for Complete Network Security-Certified Refurbished
ASUS RT-AC53U 802.11ac Dual-Band Wireless-AC1200 Router, AiProtection with Trend Micro for Complete Network Security-Certified Refurbished

Pros: It has the ability to run dual bands at 2.4GHz and 5 GHz. Lots of options in the UI for the router. Low cost for a good name.

Cons: Does not support 1Gigabit LAN. Huge disappointment for me. If you have speeds over 100Mbts down you won't get them through a Cat 5/6 connection on this router. The 2.4GHz feels slower than my old Linksys WRT54GS did. I am going to turn this over and get a better router. Not impressed with this one.

Overall Review: None.

Power

ENERMAX FMA II EG565P-VE 535 W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
ENERMAX FMA II EG565P-VE 535 W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Long wires. High amps on rails. Good price. Huge fan to keep it cool.

Cons: Was rated in CPU mag having a rather high temp when the load was pushed high. I doubt anyone will push it as hard as their test did though.

Overall Review: 2 of the 12v rails are labled for PCI-E and the 3rd is not labled which is for the older ATX boards that do not support PCI-E

Great vid card

BFG Tech GeForce 7950GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support OC Edition Video Card BFGR7950512GTOCE
BFG Tech GeForce 7950GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support OC Edition Video Card BFGR7950512GTOCE

Pros: Ok price. Great card. All games at max setting. BF2 SF 2142.

Cons: The fans doesnt look to be too hefty.

Overall Review: after I bought this the 8800GS was made and came close to the same price as this was when I bought it.

HUGE Fans

APEVIA CF12SL-UBL Blue LED Cooling Fan
APEVIA CF12SL-UBL Blue LED Cooling Fan

Pros: HUGE fan. Great color. Moves a good amount of air.Not loud at all.

Cons: Doesnt support Power fan connection to mobo.

Super Mobo

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus LGA 775 C55+MCP55P; a.k.a. nForce 650i SLI & nForce 570 SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus LGA 775 C55+MCP55P; a.k.a. nForce 650i SLI & nForce 570 SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Nice layout. Good Passive cooling. Great chipset. No problems at boot up. Lots of OC ability.

Cons: Could have supported a set of attachable USB's to the rear. The Nvidia Firewall is a do not install. Install all else but NV firewall( known to cause memory freeze up) Apart from that this board is solid.