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Karl S.

Karl S.

Joined on 04/27/02

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Most Favorable Review

No 8-pin for mobo cpu

SeaSonic SS-300ET Bronze 300 W ATX12V V2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
SeaSonic SS-300ET Bronze 300 W ATX12V V2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Quiet

Cons: Doesn't have 8-pin CPU power that most motherboards have now days. My mobo still operates with just the 4-pin connection so not a big deal in the end.

Overall Review: Wish newegg would list all the power connectors that power supplies have.

Most Critical Review

Don't waste your time on a rebate

Palit GeForce GT 430 (Fermi) 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Low Profile Ready Graphics Card NEAT430NFHD06
Palit GeForce GT 430 (Fermi) 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Low Profile Ready Graphics Card NEAT430NFHD06

Pros: Card works just fine as expected. Don't bother with any mail in rebate, just pretend it doesn't even exist and you'll be happy.

Cons: Like most people I hate mail in rebates. Newegg should never offer them. I wasted my time filling out this rebate for nothing.

Overall Review: The graphics card is fine but Palit deserves a 1/5 eggs for horrible rebate service.

Great deal

SAMSUNG 870 QVO Series 2.5" 4TB SATA III V-NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-77Q4T0B/AM
SAMSUNG 870 QVO Series 2.5" 4TB SATA III V-NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-77Q4T0B/AM

Pros: fast, relatively low priced.

Overall Review: Great

Works great

Intel I210T1 Gigabit Ethernet Card
Intel I210T1 Gigabit Ethernet Card

Pros: Fast. Easy to install on windows 7.

Cons: costs a lot. all the calculation offload doesn't make any noticeable difference on a quad core desktop computer.

Overall Review: comes w/ low profile bracket. it's a very small nic.

Awesome

G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C9D-8GAB
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C9D-8GAB

Pros: Awesome XMP works perfectly (requires supported mobo)

Cons: None

Single threaded performance is slow

AMD A10-5800K - A-Series APU Trinity Quad-Core 3.8 GHz Socket FM2 100W AMD Radeon HD 7660D Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic - AD580KWOHJBOX
AMD A10-5800K - A-Series APU Trinity Quad-Core 3.8 GHz Socket FM2 100W AMD Radeon HD 7660D Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic - AD580KWOHJBOX

Pros: Any program that uses more than 1 thread runs great.

Cons: Windows update maxes a single thread making windows update take forever There are a couple programs that max a single thread and it's noticeable.

Overall Review: The stock fan is super loud but rarely goes to max if you have a couple case fans. HTPC buyer beware.