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Chad G.

Chad G.

Joined on 10/21/03

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Most Favorable Review

Hynix DRAM, but runs at 3600 speed, perfect for Ryzen

G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C19D-32GTRG
G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C19D-32GTRG

Pros: It does run at 3600 Mhz as it's supposed to. Cost is less expensive than other G Skill models. Performance of Ryzen is highest when using higher speed memory according to reviewers.

Cons: Pulls 1.35 V. Initially my computer did not boot. I had to put my old memory back in, turn off XMP profile for the old memory, reboot, then re-enable the XMP profile to get the 3600 speed. CAS latency of 19 is high, but DRAM frequency makes up for some of that. Cost is high compared to lower speed memory. I wish the memory was Samsung instead of Hynix.

Overall Review: 32 Gig is awesome. Haven't had any problems. My wife says the memory is prettier than her wedding ring! RBG colors are fun.

Most Critical Review

1 of 4 Dead on Arrival

Western Digital WD Green WD10EADS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital WD Green WD10EADS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Low price, very quiet

Cons: 3/4 of the drives would come up. last drive didn't show up in the bios, regardless of the cables or SATA port.

10/20/2009

Worked great for me

Team 16GB (2 x 8GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 Laptop Memory Model TSD316G1333C9DC-E
Team 16GB (2 x 8GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 Laptop Memory Model TSD316G1333C9DC-E

Pros: 16 GB of memory for a laptop? pure insanity. This memory ran at the expected speed (667 mhz) with the correct latency (9) out of the box on a core i5 3210m thinkpad laptop. Price was the best of the bunch. Windows experience index went up from 5.9 to 7.5 on my laptop.

Cons: installing required keyboard removal for me. Not a well known brand.

Overall Review: lenovo wanted over a thousand bills for 16gb.

Doesn't work with domains, no internal DNS allowed

NETGEAR WNDR3700-100NAS V.5 Wireless Gigabit Open Source Router/ USB port Rangemax 2.4/5 GHz Simultaneous N600 Dual Band IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab
NETGEAR WNDR3700-100NAS V.5 Wireless Gigabit Open Source Router/ USB port Rangemax 2.4/5 GHz Simultaneous N600 Dual Band IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab

Pros: fast wireless speed on both 2.4 and 5Ghz bands. I kept mine as an access point, but bought a different router to act as a gateway.

Cons: I run a server at home which acts as a domain controller. Unfortunately, I need the primary DNS to point to that server. There is NO option for DHCP to set the DNS to anything internal. DNS always is set to be the gateway. Have to turn to other routers or flash my own firmware to get this. LAME!

Overall Review: Please add DHCP option to set internal primary DNS!

Would buy again ...

BIOSTAR TZ68A+ LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
BIOSTAR TZ68A+ LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: I installed a Core i5-2310 and bumped up the multiplier by 4 using this board. I loved the price, and everything that went wrong with the build wasn't the fault of the motherboard. I've had it going non stop for 5 days without issue. This is in a multimedia pc using the HDMI port so I could get digital audio. Bios was UEFI, and worked fine for my needs. I Installed a x1 TV tuner in the x1 slot, and another in the x4 slot, and they work fine. Also used a PCI slot for an old tuner to record via s video from cable. That works great too.

Cons: Few USB ports on back. There are 3 headers you can install 6 more usb ports on bottom of motherboard. I also would like an spdif on the board without installing your own via a header.

Overall Review: I had no fires, worked great. Glad I took the risk since I didn't want to pay 150 buks for a MMPC. I didn't try the USB 3, nor the SATA 6 Gbps, but I would assume they would work.

nice card

GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5550 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 Graphics Card GV-R555D3-1GI
GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5550 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 Graphics Card GV-R555D3-1GI

Pros: low power, quiet, good performance. Needed new video card to enable dual monitors and light gaming without upgrading power supply. This fit the bill very well. Had to download new drivers. Video card performance went from 3.5 to 6.7 on Windows perf index.

Cons: rebate process