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David H.

David H.

Joined on 08/22/05

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Most Favorable Review

Great Drive

ADATA Ultimate SU800 1TB 3D NAND 2.5 Inch SATA-III Internal Solid State Drive (ASU800SS-1TT-C)
ADATA Ultimate SU800 1TB 3D NAND 2.5 Inch SATA-III Internal Solid State Drive (ASU800SS-1TT-C)

Pros: Performance is great Price-to-space ratio Easy install (not using as OS drive so can't speak to that scenario)

Cons: None so far

Overall Review: Had the drive for about a month or so now and am using it as storage for my games exlusively. It replaced an SSHD that was not cutting it performance-wise. I picked this one up on sale and have been very happy with the size and speed for the price.

12/23/2019

Nice dual mount at decent price

Rosewill Dual Monitor Mount, 15 -32 Inch Monitor Mount 2 Monitors, Ergonomic Height Adjustable Screen Mount 2 Monitors Tilt/Swivel/Rotate/Weight Max 19.8 LBS/VESA 75/100 mm
Rosewill Dual Monitor Mount, 15 -32 Inch Monitor Mount 2 Monitors, Ergonomic Height Adjustable Screen Mount 2 Monitors Tilt/Swivel/Rotate/Weight Max 19.8 LBS/VESA 75/100 mm

Pros: Arm range and placement is good Can be used to stack vertically

Cons: Some initial adjustment confusion

Overall Review: I almost didn't buy this mount due to the negative reviews about it not holding the monitor weight up, but I'm glad I did. I had a similar issue initially during setup and thought they were right at first, but that didn't turn out to be the case. I recently bought a 27in monitor to use as my main and wanted to continue using the 24in it replaced as a secondary in a vertically stacked (landscape) orientation. None of the pics on the site or the manual show that exact type of setup (mainly side-by-side) so I took a gamble that it would be feasible. Each monitor's weight was in the limit (per-arm at least), but when I tightened the hex nut (from memory I think it was clockwise) the arm in question would not hold up. After some time of that not working I decided to try turning it in the other direction and discovered that doing so gave the expected result making the arm firm enough to hold the weight. It seems simple, but if you do have trouble try tightening the nut in the opposite direction. I've had the mount for a little over 2 months now and have not had any issues with things becoming loose on their own so I'm happy with the outcome.

Great Brackets

Rosewill RDRD-11006 3.5" HDD Mounting Kit for 5.25" Drive Bay
Rosewill RDRD-11006 3.5" HDD Mounting Kit for 5.25" Drive Bay

Pros: Works as advertised. I used these to add some 3.5" drives to my NZXT case. It is a little older and isn't particularly well designed given the fact that all drives have to fit in a 5.25" slot regardless of type. I had used up all the brackets that came with the case and needed more. These fit the bill well.

Cons: None

Awesome Deal

ADATA Premier SP600 2.5" 32GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ASP600S3-32GM-C
ADATA Premier SP600 2.5" 32GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ASP600S3-32GM-C

Pros: I bought two of these drives. One I put in a NAS server to function as a cache drive for my ZFS RaidZ configuration. The other I put in a HTPC to act as the OS drive (running Kubuntu 14.04). Since I'm using Linux exclusively, paired with the aforementioned NAS, I don't need much local space so these were perfect. They are super fast. Newegg got them to me real quick. You can't beat the price tag, plus there's a 3-year manufacturer's warranty which means the drives pay for themselves.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I would highly recommend this drive based on performance, price, and superb warranty.

Awesome PSU

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M600 RS-600-AMBA-D3 600W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M600 RS-600-AMBA-D3 600W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Bought this for a HTPC I recently got from a friend. The PSU was going bad and causing random shutdowns. It might have had to do with the fact that he put 5+ hard/dvd drives in it with only a stock 400W PSU! The Silent Pro has run very smoothly for two weeks now without any issues and it's so quiet that I don't even believe the PC is on!

Cons: None

Overall Review: The case I have is quite lacking in space (see above) so I couldn't take advantage of the rubber pads that go around it to reduce noise because it wouldn't fit with them on. Even so, there's still barely a whisper from it. Of course, that could be because it's packed so tightly in there that it doesn't have room to wiggle. YMMV.

Great Buy

CORSAIR 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model VS2GBKIT533D2
CORSAIR 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model VS2GBKIT533D2

Pros: Upgraded from 1 GB on an old HTPC I recently got from a friend. My Vista install went from being quite sluggish to smooth as butta. The difference is very satisfying.

Cons: None