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David B.

David B.

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Most Favorable Review

Works as expected

ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Being the first PC I've put together, I was a bit intimidated when flipping on the power switch to a total investment of over a grand. Happy to say nothing went wrong. Powered up and worked. Documentation was well done to get it done right. The only issue was with the G.Skill ram, but the custom ram timing allowed me to optimize them

Cons: Had to set up my G.Skill 1600 7-7-7-24 ram up manually. But no big deal. It saw all 8gig and just had to tune to since the Mobo saw it as 9-9-9.

Overall Review: Everything works with no issues.

11/23/2009
Most Critical Review

Dead in 6mo

RAVPower RP-PB04 10000mAh 3A Lithium Polymer External Battery Power Bank for iPad, iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, Note, HTC One (M8), Google Nexus, Moto X and other Mobile Devices
RAVPower RP-PB04 10000mAh 3A Lithium Polymer External Battery Power Bank for iPad, iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, Note, HTC One (M8), Google Nexus, Moto X and other Mobile Devices

Pros: Plenty of power to recharge cell phone a few times

Cons: Dead after 6mo.

Overall Review: Worked fine for 6mo....recharged many times. Now it doesn't turn on to charge attached cell phone....or any other USB device. Ravpower wants Newegg to replace, eventhough it is outside of Newegg's 30day window.

Better than expected

In Win BP655 mini ITX case with IP-S300FF1-0 H Haswell Ready power supply, 8cm Fan, Black, TAC 2.0, Front USB 3.0X2, HD audio
In Win BP655 mini ITX case with IP-S300FF1-0 H Haswell Ready power supply, 8cm Fan, Black, TAC 2.0, Front USB 3.0X2, HD audio

Pros: I was looking for a small case for a Gigabyte GC-H87N-WIFI mobo. This is basically for a student PC. Since I won't be adding any other HW except an SSD, this fits my needs. IN WIN also has a 200W PS, but I didn't want to take chances...especially if I were to upgrade something. The 3.4GHz i5 is rated at 85W and the SSD is 2W, so really, this is overkill. The key reason for choosing this case was the head space over the CPU. Other desktop cases put the PS above the mother board and potentially block the fan. This case has the PS to the side and out of the way. The spec show the PS to be 200W, but the label on the PS definitely says 300W. Also, be cautious, there are other IN WIN BP655 cases that look the same but have different prices and different options. I think this one was the best for the price (when considering shipping); at least when I bought it. Case fan and PS fan are surprisingly quiet; however, quiet is a relative word. You don't really hear it in a room, but if you are within 3ft, you will know it is on.

Cons: Front panel looks a little blah, but the fit and function are great. PS cables are a bit of a mess. You will either have cables bunched up in front of the PS fan intake or the case fan; however, I think there is plenty of room for air movement.

Overall Review: I populated my case with: Gigabyte GC-H87N-WIFI mobo Intel i5 3.4GHz 85W processor 1150 Plextor M5P 128G SSD

Works great

TRENDnet 8-Port Unmanaged Gigabit GREENnet Desktop Metal Switch, Fanless, 16Gbps Switching Capacity, Plug & Play, Network Ethernet Switch, Lifetime Protection, Black, TEG-S80G
TRENDnet 8-Port Unmanaged Gigabit GREENnet Desktop Metal Switch, Fanless, 16Gbps Switching Capacity, Plug & Play, Network Ethernet Switch, Lifetime Protection, Black, TEG-S80G

Pros: Works as expected

Cons: None

Overall Review: Having a Trendnet router, I thought I'd stick with a brand that works well. It also helped that it was on sale and got a rebate too. Hooked it up to my TV and BluRay player and it works great.

11/23/2009

Better than expected

LINKSYS WPC100 RangePlus Wireless Notebook Adapter
LINKSYS WPC100 RangePlus Wireless Notebook Adapter

Pros: Got 2 of these free with other purchases and didn't expect them to work very well. However, a friend needed one and I just happen to have one so I gave it to him. He reports that it works great. I still have the other one which I'll just hold onto for a spare.

Cons: None

11/23/2009

Works great

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH

Pros: Works great with my ASUS P55 Mobo. Had to set the timings manually, but I did that after I got the OS installed.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Great RAM

11/23/2009