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Dr. B.

Dr. B.

Joined on 05/23/06

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SAPPHIRE 100252HDMI Radeon HD 4550 512MB 64-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Low Profile Ready Video Card - Retail

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4550 512MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Low Profile Ready Graphics Card 100252HDMI
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4550 512MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Low Profile Ready Graphics Card 100252HDMI

Pros: Excellent Performance in HP Slimline s3300f. Ended up buying an additional unit for a second HP Slimline s3300f. The HD4550 employs an oversized heatsink and has no fan, so no noise. Exceptional image quality for text, photographs, video, and movies, but I am not a gammer, so I cannot address that feature.

Cons: Runs warm, 72degrees centigrade, so I added a 12 volt 40 mm fan to chasis case with silicon attachment pins, directly across from HD4550 heatsink, and set it to run at 5 volts instead of 12 volts, so no noise and a 36 degree temperature drop.

Overall Review: The board draws 25 watts at full load, and has HDMI, DVI, & D-Sub connections. A great product for driving 2048 x1152 high density/high resolution monitors:Samsung 2343BWK. Do not use fan pinout on video card, unless an ATI fan for that board is used, else too much current draw, and the board may be damage. I draw current from a 4 pin molex.

Patriot Xpress 32 USB 3.0 Flash Drive

Patriot Supersonic Xpress 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive PSF32GXPUSB
Patriot Supersonic Xpress 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive PSF32GXPUSB

Pros: Extraordinarily fast and reliable. Noticeably superior read & write speed over my USB 2.0 flash drives. The 32 GB size is a significant bonus. Never lost data. It was unknowing left in my pants pocket when my pants were washed and dried in a commercial washer and high temperature dryer. That was over three months ago and still no problems and no loss of data. It still works as new.

Cons: None