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Matthew O.

Matthew O.

Joined on 07/28/04

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Most Favorable Review

solid drive

Seagate BarraCuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Fast, quieter than I thought it would be, stable.

Cons: Gets pretty hot, but what drive doesn't?

Overall Review: I am thinking about buying another one of these identical drives.

Most Critical Review

This wasn't as good as I thought it would be

LINKSYS BEFSR41 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch 1 x 10/100Mbps WAN Ports 4 x 10/100Mbps LAN Ports
LINKSYS BEFSR41 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch 1 x 10/100Mbps WAN Ports 4 x 10/100Mbps LAN Ports

Pros: Easy to setup, doesn't take up much space

Cons: The built-in ethernet switch can become bogged down if the internet port is getting heavy traffic. I was getting some kind of DoS-like symptoms from my cable modem which caused my entire LAN to go slow; I expect the LAN to always go fast no matter what's happening from the internet. In other words, this router should perform like a switch connected to a separate router via ethernet cable, but it doesn't.

Overall Review: I am now using a linux box as my router connected to a linksys standalone switch and things are much better.

unstable, blue screen of death

Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC24G6400LLK
Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC24G6400LLK

Pros: If the memory was stable, it would be a great deal.

Cons: I already had a set of Crucial LANFest RAM (newegg edition) which has worked flawlessly for the three years I've owned it. I wanted to add more RAM so I bought this item. With all 6 gigs installed, it would bluescreen after booting up Windows 7 x64. I removed the Crucial memory and tried just this Patriot memory. Stability was better but I tried to play a FPS game twice; the first time it just crashed, the second time out outright blue screened.

Overall Review: system stability is my top priority when buying hardware.

12/27/2010

great MB, no problems

ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Just works, stable, no problems. I am VERY happy with this purchase! It also has SLI so you can add another video card in the future for more speed without upgrading the rest of your hardware.

Cons: None that I've found

this cpu rules!

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 - Core 2 Duo Conroe Dual-Core 2.66 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E6750
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 - Core 2 Duo Conroe Dual-Core 2.66 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E6750

Pros: This CPU is fast and stable! I love it! Great price/performance ratio!

Cons: None that I can see. I've had no problems at all.

WD isn't the best anymore?

Western Digital Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Fast, quit, lots of storage capacity

Cons: This drive failed after less than 6 months, and I lost a lot of data. Although the drive is covered under (I think) a 3 year warranty, this doesn't replace the data that I lost.

Overall Review: I intend to get this drive replaced (it's under warranty) but from now on I will only use it for temporary storage.