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John L.

John L.

Joined on 11/09/04

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Most Favorable Review

Fast, cheap, LOUD

Hitachi GST Deskstar HD32000 IDK/7K (0S00164) 2TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Retail
Hitachi GST Deskstar HD32000 IDK/7K (0S00164) 2TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Retail

Pros: Very fast, very large.

Cons: Very loud. I had a WD Caviar Green before. This drive is super loud. I think I will have to de-couple it from the computer case (sounding board) and put foam around it.

Overall Review: I could not pass up the $134 price tag so I bought it knowing it would be a little louder than my WD. But dang, this thing is boarding on annoying. Overall, I am pleased with it.

Most Critical Review

Kind of junk

OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3OB1600LV4GK
OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3OB1600LV4GK

Pros: cheap with a $30 mail in rebate.

Cons: Got a dead stick. RMA’ed and got a new set. These ones work but after running Mem-test overnight it had 700 errors. Most of the errors resided in the upper portion of the memory range where my 32-bit OS would address anyway. The mail-in rebate was going to expire so I am going to keep this stuff and live with the random crashes that I get from this garbage. Cheap RAM but has lots of errors. Not enough to prevent Windows from booting but it does crash applications at times.

Overall Review: Don’t be lured by the fantastic mail-in rebate for junk RAM. By the time you RMA for a replacement, the rebate will lapse and you will still be stuck with poor ram.

Great case but no place for a CD, What?

NZXT S340 Matte Black/Red Steel ATX Mid Tower Case
NZXT S340 Matte Black/Red Steel ATX Mid Tower Case

Pros: Fantastic case. Looks amazing and has amazing cable routing options.

Cons: No place for 5 1/4" optical drive. I realize nobody uses them anymore but come on, who still doesn't rip a movie now and again?

Overall Review: I decided to cut a hole in the front and slap an optical drive in. There! I fixed it.

12/11/2017

Pretty OK

Rosewill RKM-1600RF Slim Wireless Multimedia Keyboard and Laser Mouse Combo
Rosewill RKM-1600RF Slim Wireless Multimedia Keyboard and Laser Mouse Combo

Pros: I bought 2 of these keyboard/mouse sets. Very in-expensive. Good quality wireless keyboard and mouse (as far as textile feel and typing).

Cons: Like I said, I bought to of these (one for each PC in my home). On one of the keyboard, all the top row keys (except 4 and 5) on the keyboard would not work. it's super annoying considering the "@" symbol is one of these keys. I ended up going back to a wired mouse. One of the mice would not work on my granite counter top. But the other one would. Unfortunately, the mouse that would work was a matched pair to the defective keyboard. So now I have to use a mouse-pad. I feel like it is 1998 again. The keyboard will not allow the PC to sleep anymore. It suspends but comes right back up. If I shut it down all the way, the wireless mouse doesn't work upon boot-up for a good 30 seconds. My SSD drive boots into windows very quick but then I can't use the mouse to click for another 20 seconds. That's kind of annoying.

Love it

CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400 W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400 W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Pros: Great looking PS. Lots of extra power for SATA and other devices. Love the snake skin cable wraps. Looks very elegant mounted inside my super cheap micro-ATX computer case.

Cons: Wish it had cables that you could unplug so you only had to connect up the ones you need. I like a clean, uncluttered case. But for the price, I can’t complain.

Overall Review: Runs cool, quiet, efficient. Power factor of 0.97 so it will run for a lot longer time on UPS.

Pretty OK RAM

OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) XMP-Ready Rev.2 Desktop Memory Model OCZ3X1600R2LV4GK
OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) XMP-Ready Rev.2 Desktop Memory Model OCZ3X1600R2LV4GK

Pros: Fast and cheap. The mail-in rebate was too valuable to let lapse so I’ll just live with this minor annoyance.

Cons: Bought this RAM because I had bad luck with OCZ obsidian series RAM. Memtest running overnight yielded a few dozen errors. Not enough to prevent Windows from booting but it occasionally causes applications to crash.

Overall Review: The mail-in rebate was too valuable to let lapse so I’ll just live with this minor annoyance.