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Chioke J.

Chioke J.

Joined on 09/14/01

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Quality PS...

SeaSonic SS-500ES 500W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified  Active PFC Power Supply
SeaSonic SS-500ES 500W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: This power supply is quiet, has plenty of cables and supplies more than enough juice for my current setup.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: It's powering an ASUS p5e-vm, e2140 @ 2.8ghz, 4gb of ram, two hd's, two dvd-rw's with no problem. A HD3850 is soon to come.

Great value, great overclocker...

Intel Pentium E2140 - Pentium Dual-Core Allendale Dual-Core 1.6 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E2140
Intel Pentium E2140 - Pentium Dual-Core Allendale Dual-Core 1.6 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E2140

Pros: One of the best bargains in awhile. This processor is easy to overclock with the right board, and the stock cooler holds up well. I'm running this CPU in a Asus P5E-VM board at a modest 2.8ghz with idle/load temps of 24/52 with a slight bump in vcore. My last proc was a Athlon 64 3400+ so obviously there is a night and day difference in speed and performance.

Cons: 1MB of cache, but the value of the cpu more than makes up for that.

Overall Review: I picked up this cpu, 4GB of A-DATA 800 DDR2, 500w Seasonic 80+ power supply, and a Asus p5e-vm board for under $350 ( thanks paypal, and A-DATA rebates ).

Great mATX board...

ASUS P5E-VM HDMI <GREEN> LGA 775 Intel G35 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P5E-VM HDMI <GREEN> LGA 775 Intel G35 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: This board is very flexible. It has enough features to make it a good HTPC board, and it also has a plethora of overclocking options. I was able to easily overclock a e2140 to 2.8ghz without any trouble. The drivers for this board are still immature but as time goes on they'll provide better performance. I plan on using this board as the foundation of a HTPC after my next upgrade.

Cons: It wouldn't allow hd's on a Rosewill ATA PCI card to boot and install XP. Not a huge issue, but I was stumped for awhile during the install trying to troubleshoot the problem. I hooked the drive into the onboard controller, and the problem was solved. As someone else stated the driver cd leaves much to be desired. DON'T RUN THE ALL IN ONE INSTALLER OPTION. It will always crash on you. Instead install the drivers one by one and you shouldn't have an issue.

Overall Review: I'm running an E2140 @ 2.8ghz, 4GB of A-Data 800mhz DDR2, a 500w Seasonic 80+ power supply, and this board with zero issues. Thanks again Newegg!

Works great..

NETGEAR WGR614 Wireless-G Broadband Router 802.11b/g up to 54Mbps/ 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port x4
NETGEAR WGR614 Wireless-G Broadband Router 802.11b/g up to 54Mbps/ 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port x4

Pros: Very good router. I've been using it for almost 2 years without any hiccups. The wireless functions are easy to setup and secure with an encryption of your choice. The router offers a great set of features such as Static Routes, and Access lists. It can become warm to the touch, but it doesn't overheat. I'm using the latest firmware.

Cons: Not really a con, but it doesn't have enough ports! So I went out and bought the GS605 switch, which is great by the way.

Overall Review: I haven't tried to crack the wireless connection so I can't say if it's 100% secure, but then again what is?

Cool enclosure...

AZiO ENC303U (BLACK) Acrylic & Plastic 3.5" IDE USB 2.0 & USB 1.1 Compliant USB External Enclosure
AZiO ENC303U (BLACK) Acrylic & Plastic 3.5" IDE USB 2.0 & USB 1.1 Compliant USB External Enclosure

Pros: Cool acrylic look, quiet, and it doesn't run too hot.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: Great little enclosure for the money. It was a breeze to install a 200gb Maxtor, and XP doesn't have any trouble recognizing it.

Great DAP....

iAUDIO X5 Black 30GB MP3 / MP4 Player X5L
iAUDIO X5 Black 30GB MP3 / MP4 Player X5L

Comments: I received this DAP a few days ago via UPS and I'm very pleased with it. The 35 hours of battery life is ridiculous, the ability to play FLAC, voice record, and line-in record are great features. The video playback is good, not great, but isn't the reason I bought the X5L. As always great price and fast shipping from Newegg.

10/24/2005