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James S.

James S.

Joined on 08/05/04

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Most Favorable Review

Works flawlessly

CORSAIR Vengeance 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model CMZ64GX3M8A1866C9
CORSAIR Vengeance 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model CMZ64GX3M8A1866C9

Pros: Runs at 1866 with X.M.P. profile System recognizes 64GB - runs flawlessly

Cons: Getting 1866 wasn't clear

Overall Review: Using this with the following specs... MB: ASUS Sabertooth x79 GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW+ 4GB CPU: Intel i7-3820 PSU: ProSeries 850W XXX Edition Semi Modular (Silver) Out of the box, it was running at 1333, but once I figured out how to manage ASUS Bios, discovered the X.M.P. Profile, this changed the settings to 1866. One more thing to point out, I'm also using a 256GB SSD for my C: (running Windows 7 x64 Pro), and after a clean install, about 140 GB was used. File paging uses 1.5xRAM for a paging file (so that's about 96GB), and hibernate file was using approximately 40-50 GB. So disabling hibernate and reducing the page file to about 4GB cleared up about 135GB. There's info out there about this, but it wasn't obvious (to me) at first.

Most Critical Review

Finicky - But worth the price

ENCORE ENHWI-2AN34D Wireless N300 Router / Repeater / Access Point: 3-in-1, 4dBi IEEE 802.11b/g/n
ENCORE ENHWI-2AN34D Wireless N300 Router / Repeater / Access Point: 3-in-1, 4dBi IEEE 802.11b/g/n

Pros: - Strong Signal - Useful in most situations - Easy to setup for easy scenarios

Cons: - Difficult to setup for complicated networks - As the title states.. finicky... had to find the right combination of settings

Overall Review: First of all, only purchased this as a cheap repeater - so I've only used the repeater settings. I have a rather complicated networking setup, using a Linksys e3000 with DD-WRT. The only thing that bugged me the most was with a hidden SSID, I couldn't get the repeater to connect. Once I un-hid the SSID, the repeater worked. There maybe another combination of settings to correct this, but I tried many. Occasionally, adjusting the B, G, N Mode would prevent the device from connecting too, but a soft restart would resolve that issue.

Great Deal!

WD WD Green WD20EZRX 2TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
WD WD Green WD20EZRX 2TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Affordable, great capacity, good performance

Cons: Haven't seen any yet - but I just got them

Overall Review: I purchased two of these, set up a Mirror (RAID 1) in Windows 7 Pro. I wanted a dedicated hard drive for storing home videos. But having the data on a singe drive was a bit disconcerting. So buying a pair of these for $67 ea was the best deal I've seen for 2TB HD's. It's only been a couple days, but they've been running great. If this deal is available again, I highly recommend it!

Excellent fittings

Enzotech BCFS-ID3/8-OD5/8 ID 3/8" OD 5/8" Thread G1/4" Matt Black
Enzotech BCFS-ID3/8-OD5/8 ID 3/8" OD 5/8" Thread G1/4" Matt Black

Pros: Well made Look great Best for the price They don't leak

Cons: None

Overall Review: Very comparable to BP compression fittings. My water loop consists of both, and there's very little different. I think the BP fittings seat a little closer to whatever object the G1/4" is connected to. Beyond that, I can't see any difference.

Not bad

Enzotech FILL Water Cooler
Enzotech FILL Water Cooler

Pros: Simple and effective Inexpensive Quality build

Cons: Smaller than expected

Overall Review: There's little to say about this funnel. I think I was expecting something a bit larger, and I don't know if my loop is really designed to utilize it. The only method that seems useful for my custom loop is to attach the FILL Water Cooler to the top of my reservoir, but I prefer to run a funnel attached to some tubing that I stick inside the res. It appears to be well made, and I'm sure I'll find some use for it one day.

Excellent Wireless Bridge

D-Link Xtreme-N Duo Wireless Bridge/Access Point (DAP-1522) Wireless N300, Dual-Band, Fast Ethernet
D-Link Xtreme-N Duo Wireless Bridge/Access Point (DAP-1522) Wireless N300, Dual-Band, Fast Ethernet

Pros: Very Fast, Excellent Range, pairs with the DIR-655 perfectly

Cons: Somewhat difficult to setup initially, and I've setup several wireless bridges before.

Overall Review: Used this for my living room to connect TV, Blu-Ray, and HTPC to connect to wireless router (D-LINK's DIR-655), and the speeds have been excellent, no connection drops.