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Joshua C.

Joshua C.

Joined on 06/28/04

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Most Favorable Review

Pretty RAM

Crucial Ballistix Tracer 3GB (3 x 1GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory w/ Red & Green LEDs Model BL3KIT12864TN1337
Crucial Ballistix Tracer 3GB (3 x 1GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory w/ Red & Green LEDs Model BL3KIT12864TN1337

Pros: Was on the supported list of the mobo EVGA 141-BL-E757-TR and it does work. Run at stock speed (1333), no issues. Very pretty RAM. Never thought I would say that about RAM. Red & green LEDs along the top edge, somewhat shows data activity. Overall, looks like a wall in startrek when I have 6 sticks.

Cons: Not necessarily a con... I wonder how much extra power those LEDs are sucking up. Probably not significant but still completely unnecessary when RAM is usually in a case under a desk.

Overall Review: Bios auto detected it at a lower speed. You might have to manually set to 1333. No biggie if you know what you're doing. Problems? try update bios on mobo.

Most Critical Review

DOA, RMA, there's nothing else I can say, eh, eh.

Western Digital Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: glad i bought from newegg, easy return.

Cons: DOA, RMA, there's nothing else I can say, eh, eh.

Overall Review: HD, DOA, automatic 1 egg.

good enough

StarTech.com ICUSB2324X USB to Serial Adapter Hub - 4 Port - Wall Mount - COM Port Retention - Texas Instruments - USB to RS232 Adapter
StarTech.com ICUSB2324X USB to Serial Adapter Hub - 4 Port - Wall Mount - COM Port Retention - Texas Instruments - USB to RS232 Adapter

Pros: Using it to connect to add multiple serial capabilities to my PC. PC sees COM and port number doesn't change. There's option for DC power input but not required. At least not required for my purposes.

Cons: So far so good, no issues.

Overall Review: Using Windows 7 64bit

did not fit

StarTech.com UUSBHAUB3LA 3 ft / 91cm Micro USB Cable - A to Left Angle Micro B - USB Type A - 90 Degree Micro-USB Type B (M) - Black
StarTech.com UUSBHAUB3LA 3 ft / 91cm Micro USB Cable - A to Left Angle Micro B - USB Type A - 90 Degree Micro-USB Type B (M) - Black

Pros: length is correct as advertised

Cons: The one I got has the micro USB connector is too large to fit into any device. Tried on multiple devices, don't fit. I own many micro USB cables, never seen one not fit. Can't tell difference by eye, but the manufacturing error is probably a fraction too large on the millimeter scale. Unusable.

you get what you paid for

Steren 251-155 Female 1/4 Inch Stereo Jack to Male 3.5mm Stereo Plug Adapter
Steren 251-155 Female 1/4 Inch Stereo Jack to Male 3.5mm Stereo Plug Adapter

Pros: cheap

Cons: The 1/4 side became loose. Couldn't hold a connection securely. I rarely use it and it still became bad. Poor quality.

Overall Review: Bought this many years long time ago (probably from Newegg). Sitting in my drawer since I rarely had a use for it. I need it now but it's not working. Thought I should share my experience with the community.

card went bad

EVGA 02G-P4-2683-KR GeForce GTX 680 Superclocked,  Signature 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
EVGA 02G-P4-2683-KR GeForce GTX 680 Superclocked, Signature 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: Physically shorter than my old EVGA GeForce 280. Actually was able to do some 3D NVIDIA Vision gaming at high profile with reasonable fps! I use all 4 output ports. 3 monitors and 1 TV. No issues (when it worked)

Cons: Worked for a month with NVIDIA driver and 3D gaming. Now can only see blank screen. Will work without NVIDIA driver but then what's the point of that? Narrow it down to hardware issue because everything was working and driver didn't change before and after the break. See red artifacts on screen even without NVIDIA driver. Tried using older driver, didn't resolve anything. Getting increasingly frequent driver crash from Windows before the permanent break. Open support ticket with EVGA, love their products in the past, now to see if I'll love their customer service.

Overall Review: Bought directly from EVGA because Newegg didn't have in stock. Not DOA but would have been easier if it had been. So it's a fate worse than Dead.. on arrival.