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Marcel F.

Marcel F.

Joined on 06/06/06

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Most Favorable Review

Nice!

Hauppauge Personal video recorder 274 PCI Interface
Hauppauge Personal video recorder 274 PCI Interface

Pros: Can watch, pause, and record TV.Good Picture Quality. I did not need the remote and the FM tuner so the price for this one is well worth it. You DO NOT need Media center edition to watch TV with this card

Cons: CD is a total waste. It comes with bunch of things that dont work. Do as the other reviews said and download all the drivers from Hauppauge website.

Overall Review: Can Play PS2, and xbox360 well. The picture quality from this company is by far the best than other brands.

Most Critical Review

Died after 2 days

ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: It worked great for 2 days. I guess it's just a luck of the draw with these boards.

Cons: Died after 2 days, It was my fisrt ASRock purchase and it looks like it will be my last.

Overall Review: Luckily I had another AM3+ computer setup to test everything. At fisrt I thought it was the video card, but after testing each component one at a time (video card, HDD, memory, CPU, PSU) with my working PC I found that the motherboard was at fault. I'm not bashing on ASRock, maybe they do have great products but I just cant see myself buying their mobos anytime soon.

Durable and reliable

Patriot Xporter XT Boost 8GB Flash Drive (USB 2.0 Portable) Model PEF8GUSB
Patriot Xporter XT Boost 8GB Flash Drive (USB 2.0 Portable) Model PEF8GUSB

Pros: Works great! It's a very durable USB drive with a thick rubber like covering making it durable. I dropped it from 6ft couple times to test its durability and it is awesome! Works every time!

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Not waterproof, but If it was I guess I would be paying a pretty dollar for that.

Great!

Microsoft Keyboard 200 6JH-00001 Black USB Wired Standard Keyboard
Microsoft Keyboard 200 6JH-00001 Black USB Wired Standard Keyboard

Pros: It's an amazing keyboard for the price. It's perfect for the average non-gamer. Sturdy and feels like a keyboard.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Plug and play. Win7 64-bit recognized USB Keyboard and installed the keyboard within seconds.

Be careful

Rosewill RNWD-N9003PCE - Dual Band Wireless N900 Adapter - IEEE 802.11a/11b/11g/11n, Up to 450 Mbps (5.0 GHz) + 450 Mbps (2.4 GHz) Data Rates, PCI E Interface, 3 External Detachable Antenna
Rosewill RNWD-N9003PCE - Dual Band Wireless N900 Adapter - IEEE 802.11a/11b/11g/11n, Up to 450 Mbps (5.0 GHz) + 450 Mbps (2.4 GHz) Data Rates, PCI E Interface, 3 External Detachable Antenna

Pros: If you want an unreliable wireless connection, then get this card. Bought it when it was on sale.

Cons: The installation CD is so-so when trying to install drivers on Win7 64-Bit. I ended up downloading it from their site. Once the card was up and running, well… somewhat up and running it works…kind of. In their product overview Rosewill states that this adapter is “Ideal for HD video streaming, online gaming and more”… I put that to the test and found that their statement is misleading. I cannot watch or play games without the connection slowing down or dropping every 20-30 minutes. I get a strong signal, usually 4/5 bars with the wireless router no more than 25ft away but the connection is very slow, with slow ping times and my download and upload speeds being cut by more than 2/3 compared to the D-Link DWA-566 adapter that it replaced.

Overall Review: I own a D-Link DGL-4300 wireless gaming router and I never once had ping times / latency problems pairing it with D-Link DWA-566 wireless adapter. I also tested the Rosewill wireless adapter with ASUS RT-N56U Wireless Router to see if it was just a compatibility issue with the D-Link DGL-4300 router, but I ended up with the same problem. I tried installing it on another computer and ended up with same unreliable connection. I ended up putting the D-Link DWA-566 adapter back in and waiting for another one. I own several Rosewill products such as their computer cases, fans, power supplies and I will continue to buy those in the future but I will stay away from their wireless products as I’ve had the same issues with their Rosewill RNX-N180Pce wireless adapter. They've discontinued that one.

Awesome!!!

AMD Sempron 145 - Sempron Sargas Single-Core 2.8 GHz Socket AM3 45W Desktop Processor - SDX145HBGMBOX
AMD Sempron 145 - Sempron Sargas Single-Core 2.8 GHz Socket AM3 45W Desktop Processor - SDX145HBGMBOX

Pros: Unlocked to Athlon X2 4450e through bios using a gigabyte 880G-UD3H and oc'ed to 3.2 GHz with voltages set to auto, (multiplier at X14 with 320) Stays around 41C in the basement. Overall a great bang for the buck. Forty buckaroos for sempron to athlon X2 unlock is a steal! Would definetly buy again.

Cons: none