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Robert W.

Robert W.

Joined on 09/18/06

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Good Board

GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: * The board booted my Phenom II 940 with the original BIOS installed. * There's plenty of BIOS options especially once you hit CTRL + F1 at the main BIOS screen. * SATA connectors have nice metal clips to keep a good connection. * Love the power saving program.

Cons: * DDRII >Dual Channel Support< at any speed is not existent with my memory modules [TWIN2X4096-8500C5D ]. {}X{} Single Channel works. * The onboard ATI 3200 HD flickers during installation process, and untill you install new drivers. * Odd BIOS configuration option in which SATA ports 4/5 are defaulted to IDE mode - No explanation of what that means. - Need more documentation please. * NEED a force Dual Channel Mode option. I don't care if it won't work half the time....

Overall Review: I installed Windows Server x64 2003 on this system. I also installed a 64GB OCZ SSD drive. The system boots fast, about 10 second startup time - I have not clocked this, just going from memory. I sure hope Gigabyte increases support for more memory modules. Its a joke to buy just the ones on the official list. Good RAM should work. As always, NEWEGG ROCKS!!!!

Hoover F8100900

HOOVER F8100900 Platinum Collection Carpet Cleaner Silver / Black
HOOVER F8100900 Platinum Collection Carpet Cleaner Silver / Black

Pros: I'm comparing this carpet cleaner to the base Hoover Model (hoover-f5914900). I used that model for a few months very heavily. It did a decent job but never completely got rid of the smell of urine... Soooo we got this model and even without the dog cleaning enzyme stuff it smelled like we didn't own a dog within 1 day and continued to smell that way so it wasn't just masking it. Much more suction that I thought it would have. Carpet dries in about 4-6 hours instead of days with the other unit. Doesn't lose suction. Super easy to clean and take apart compared to the other unit. Everything is more accessible. Again, much easier to pull out the trays and fill up the hot water every time you want to use it. Longer cord is a plus and rinse cycle gets used a lot. Just overall cleans much better than I thought possible and I've cleaned our carpets A LOT.

Cons: Everything is plastic and feels like it could break easily. Disappointed in the plastic handle mounts for the heavy water bucket that you pull in and out often. The blue LED light is useless and actually makes it harder to see where the spills are. Can't turn it off... I may end up replacing that with a white LED if it's easy enough to take apart.. Possibly uses more cleaner than the last model but this is negated by how insanely well it cleans. It blows hot air on the carpet but that doesn't do anything, its not nearly hot enough. The carpet remains hot for about 10-15 seconds and then is back to room temperature or colder... Kind of big and heavy but the big wheels make it surprisingly easy to push and pull.

Overall Review: Just can't believe how well it cleans. I didn't even use the pet enzyme stuff and it completely got rid of the smell. When I did use that it was even more impressive... Given all of the Cons I still give it a 5 star considering the functionality it provides and performance.

Solid Performance

Cooler Master eXtreme RP-500-PCAR 500 W ATX12V V2.01 Power Supply
Cooler Master eXtreme RP-500-PCAR 500 W ATX12V V2.01 Power Supply

Pros: * Works as expected * Plenty of cabling * Quiet.

Cons: * None.

Overall Review: * Converts AC to DC what can I say?