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Joseph G.

Joseph G.

Joined on 04/16/05

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Most Favorable Review

works

G.SKILL 1GB DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5S-1GBNT
G.SKILL 1GB DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5S-1GBNT

Pros: works exactly as specified

Cons: none

Most Critical Review

Defective out of box

ASUS TUF Gaming X3 AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Overclocked 8G GDDR6 HDMI DisplayPort Gaming Graphics Card (TUF 3-RX5700XT-O8G-GAMING)
ASUS TUF Gaming X3 AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Overclocked 8G GDDR6 HDMI DisplayPort Gaming Graphics Card (TUF 3-RX5700XT-O8G-GAMING)

Pros: none

Cons: Built a high end system, with time constraints on when it was due. system was Ryzen 9 with all bells and whistles. Put it together, no display. reset bios, went through all troubleshooting to no avail. tried my old video card. booted perfectly. tried another video card by msi. booted perfectly. tried this card in another build - no display. saw reviews on card - all poor. did not want another one of these. Finally got rma with store credit, which is acceptable because i need other stuff. I expect a pricey card to work perfectly on arrival. very disappointed and it seems through reviews im not the only one with this problem.

Overall Review: do not buy this card. Theres so many other options. Asus has gone down in quality big time.

nice drive

LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDS118-104 8U
LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDS118-104 8U

Pros: tho i generally dont like sata because connectors can easily become loose, this drive seems to have a nice tight trouble free fit. avg noise for a dvd rom

Cons: nice if these things came with screws...

Overall Review: i really dont wanna work tomorrow

nice processor

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200 - Athlon 64 X2 Brisbane Dual-Core 2.7 GHz Socket AM2 65W Processor - ADO5200DOBOX
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200 - Athlon 64 X2 Brisbane Dual-Core 2.7 GHz Socket AM2 65W Processor - ADO5200DOBOX

Pros: the thing flies and stays cool with stock heatsink and fan

Cons: it wasnt free?

decent board

PC CHIPS A15G (V1.0) AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
PC CHIPS A15G (V1.0) AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: installed easily, booted right up without issue. fast enough for regular use in XP

Cons: power connector too close to IDE port. driver cd requires 5 reboots.

Overall Review: a good deal overall. balanced price/performance ratio.

works as expected

Fujitsu MHW2080AT 80GB 4200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
Fujitsu MHW2080AT 80GB 4200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: works great right out of the box

Cons: none at all

Overall Review: somehow ups got it from california to my front door in ny in 1 day. Astonishing.