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Richard H.

Richard H.

Joined on 01/26/03

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Most Favorable Review

Great Product

PC Power and Cooling S75QB 750 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7
PC Power and Cooling S75QB 750 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7

Pros: This is an awesome power supply. Very stable power; very quiet fan. Has connectors for everything!

Cons: I wish the 24 pin connector was a 20+4. I had to buy a patch cable. Not a big deal as the patch cable was only a few dollars.

Overall Review: I wonder who will be proven correct: the single rail advocates or the multi-rail advocates? Either way, I love this item!

Most Critical Review

Never again

HIS Radeon X1950PRO 512MB GDDR3 AGP 8X Graphics Card H195PRQT512DDAN-R-V2
HIS Radeon X1950PRO 512MB GDDR3 AGP 8X Graphics Card H195PRQT512DDAN-R-V2

Pros: OK

Cons: HIS has NEVER responded to ANY of my emails requesting support. They also sent me the wrong game, and will not response to emails about this. Good card; bad company.

Overall Review: I will never buy another HIS product. Their cards are fine as long as you NEVER have need for support.

Love It

WD TV Live Media Player WDBHG70000NBK-HESN
WD TV Live Media Player WDBHG70000NBK-HESN

Pros: One of the best gadgets I've ever bought! It will play anything I've thrown at it. I've never had issues with WiFi, overheating, stuttering, etc., that others have reported. I'm going to buy another for my downstairs living room.

Cons: I wish the |<< and >>| keys on the remote would jump chapters like every other remote, instead of files.

FYI

CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ32GX3M4X1600C10
CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ32GX3M4X1600C10

Pros: Good RAM. Good price.

Cons: In my system, the RAM is unstable at the standard 1.5v (for both Std and XMP). See below.

Overall Review: Just in case this helps someone else: I am using these sticks in an ASRock Extreme9 X79 board. My system would constantly lock-up hard. MemTest 86+ didn't show a problem, but Prime95 would would fail instantly. I increased the DRAM voltage to 1.6 and now my system is rock solid. I can run Prime95 torture test just fine, and even the Intel Burn Test at max. without a hitch.

12/27/2012

Awesome Board

ASRock X79 Extreme9 LGA 2011 Intel X79 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock X79 Extreme9 LGA 2011 Intel X79 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: I love this board! It is rock solid and loaded with extras. The 7.1 audio card sounds incredible. The layout is very smartly arranged. The was evident when I was working out my cabling strategy.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I don't get how people can complain about ASRock's support. I emailed them about a minor issue and got a response (and fix) the very next day! Also, someone asserted that it is not really a 7.1 card. Well it sure sound like it to me on my 7.1 speakers.

Great Little Drive

Kingston DataTraveler 102 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (White) DT102/16GBZ
Kingston DataTraveler 102 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (White) DT102/16GBZ

Pros: Love Kingston thumb drive. You can never go wrong.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I don't know what the other review is talking about. You will NEVER get the full use of all the space on a formatted drive (of any type). Some will be used by the file system itself. That's unavoidable.