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Eric C.

Eric C.

Joined on 04/02/11

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VANTEC NST-330SU3-BK Aluminum / Plastic 3.5" Black SATA I/II USB 3.0 & eSATA External Enclosure
VANTEC NST-330SU3-BK Aluminum / Plastic 3.5" Black SATA I/II USB 3.0 & eSATA External Enclosure

Pros: quiet and blue!

Cons: n/a

Overall Review: I like the fact that it has a fan but don't really think its necessary at least for me

Most Critical Review

Disapointment of a Mobo

GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX LGA 1700 Intel Z790 ATX Motherboard with DDR5, Quad M.2, PCIe 5.0, USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C, Intel WiFi 6E, 2.5GbE LAN, Q-Flash Plus, PCIe EZ-Latch
GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX LGA 1700 Intel Z790 ATX Motherboard with DDR5, Quad M.2, PCIe 5.0, USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C, Intel WiFi 6E, 2.5GbE LAN, Q-Flash Plus, PCIe EZ-Latch

Pros: Good use of space, overall decent design.

Cons: RMA #2 for the same board for issues listed below. As I was disconnecting the USB 3.2 cable the plastic connector popped off the board. It was a pain to get back on. Hopefully they fix that too with this RMA but after seeing the service last time I don't expect them to. I kept getting blue screens, RMAed the CPU, tried another set of RAM, a different HD, and GPU. Finally RMAed the board, they said it checked out fine. Got it back and booted up and it worked fine for 1 day. Day 2 I realized I forgot to install GCC. As soon as I installed it I got a blue screen. Got 2 more blue screens and uninstalled GCC and haven't have a blue screen in months. GCC is terrible software. Even when GCC was installed I couldn't control the LEDs on the RAM. GCC wouldn't resize to a fit any of my screens as well. Additionally, I'm getting errors on the USB controller saying I have too many devices plugged in. I haven't even used all of the available USB ports built into the board and nothing is plugged into the front of the case. I did managed to update the mobo before I uninstalled GCC.

Overall Review: I wouldn't buy this board and GCC is not board specific so I plan on staying away from Gigabyte mobos from here on out.

I'm very happy with this CPU

Intel Core i9-14900KF - Core i9 14th Gen 24-Core (8P+16E) LGA 1700 125W None Integrated Graphics Processor - Boxed - BX8071514900KF
Intel Core i9-14900KF - Core i9 14th Gen 24-Core (8P+16E) LGA 1700 125W None Integrated Graphics Processor - Boxed - BX8071514900KF

Pros: Fast and stable! I've done a bunch of stupid stuff like running multiple games, chats, and a video all at the same time and the CPU was never the bottleneck. Had some stability issues at first but that turned out to be the mobo and not the CPU, don't buy gigabyte.

Cons: It runs hot, idle at 60C but with a be quiet! PURE LOOP 360mm AIO CPU Water Cooler it doesn't get too hot under load. And I have put a significant load on it.

Overall Review: I like it, works well and I haven't had any voltage issues.

Not working yet

EN-Labs U.2 to M.2 NVMe M-Key NVMe Adapter,M2 to Mini SAS SFF-8643 Expansion Card w/ SFF8643 to SFF-8639 PCIe SSD Adapter Cable for Mainboard Intel SSD 750 p3600 p3700 - 1.64FT
EN-Labs U.2 to M.2 NVMe M-Key NVMe Adapter,M2 to Mini SAS SFF-8643 Expansion Card w/ SFF8643 to SFF-8639 PCIe SSD Adapter Cable for Mainboard Intel SSD 750 p3600 p3700 - 1.64FT

Pros: Came as described.

Cons: The mini SAS cable was really hard to plug in, it was very clear where the plastic hadn't set right. It's keyed so you can't plug it in wrong but the corners on the upper part made it very difficult to connect.

Overall Review: At this point in time it's not working. The drive is showing in BIOS but I'm unable to see any details, format it, or assign it. Does not show up under disk management. It says there are no drivers needed. I have windows 11 and a GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX, fully up to date to include optional updates. Not sure what else to try at this point. Update: The drive seems to be bad not the connector. Still not happy with how difficult it was to connect but I can't say much else about this since I don't have a working drive to use it with.

SAS in the title but SATA in the picture

Seagate ST6000NM0104 6TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SAS 12Gb/s 3.5" SED-FIPS Enterprise Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate ST6000NM0104 6TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SAS 12Gb/s 3.5" SED-FIPS Enterprise Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Big?

Cons: Doesn't work unless you have SAS connectors. Cannot convert to SATA

Overall Review: It's my fault for not fully reading the details but I accidentally bought this instead of a SATA HD. I didn't know that SAS was a different connector type. Plus the picture shows a SATA connector. Then I just figured I'd buy an adapter but that doesn't work for SAS. This is the addapter I bought here on newegg (https://www.newegg.com/p/17Z-00FJ-00040?Item=9SIACJFJ806213). Also, neither the computer building function on here or PC part picker caught that this drive was not compatible with my mobo. Update: I have hooked this drive up to SAS array and it still doesn't work. In the SAS array, that has other working drives in it, this drive is getting very hot. The company is being very rude and keeps telling me it's and SAS array and won't work with SATA. I already knew it is a SAS array when I contacted them the issue is the drive getting really hot in a SAS array.

Big and Beautiful

MONTECH, KING 95 Dual-Chamber ATX Mid-Tower PC Gaming Case, High-Airflow, Toolless Panels, Sturdy Curved Tempered Glass Front and Side Panel, ARGB Lighting, Prussian Blue
MONTECH, KING 95 Dual-Chamber ATX Mid-Tower PC Gaming Case, High-Airflow, Toolless Panels, Sturdy Curved Tempered Glass Front and Side Panel, ARGB Lighting, Prussian Blue

Pros: Great packaging!

Overall Review: This is a massive case and just want I wanted. The version with fans was on backorder and that's okay because I ended up getting some special fans that I had been eyeing. I'll update more once all is assembled but I love the box it shipped in. I move a lot and I plan to reuse the box and padding to make moving easier and safer for my PC.

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The ports on the card don't match a SAS mini cable

The description says "2 x mini-SAS Internal Connectors" and I bought a cable that mini-SAS connector on newegg. They don't match. The picture doesn't help since it doesn't show the back of the card. Return was easy enough but either their specs are wrong or there is a conflict in naming.

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Used with no tech support

Took me several days to get the product working, due to how long it's been offline it required a forced firmware update. The "refurbished" router was originally purchased over a year ago and since this is not an authorize netgear dealer this sale did not reset the customer service or warranty. Judging by the condition it's in it was used for a while before returned. I called netgear and they refused to provide any support other than showing me their forums. When I asked Techome they said call netgear.

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