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Barry M.

Barry M.

Joined on 04/24/07

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Most Favorable Review

great burner

SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner With LightScribe Technology
SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner With LightScribe Technology

Pros: QUIET: i usually have to touch it to tell if it's spinning up. the only time i could really hear it spinning up was when it was about to burn. looks great, the white decals on it are a dull color that doesnt stand out too much on the front so it looks great on my antec nine hundred. lightscribe is cool.

Cons: none

Overall Review: i really lucked out with this burner: the only reason i bought it was bc the sony nec was out of stock when i ordered the rest of my computer. as a result i got an ultra quiet burner with lightscribe...worth every penny

Most Critical Review

Don't get a wireless headset

Logitech Wireless Gaming Headset G930 with 7.1 Surround Sound, Wireless Headphones with Microphone
Logitech Wireless Gaming Headset G930 with 7.1 Surround Sound, Wireless Headphones with Microphone

Pros: Wireless, well-designed ergonomically, fairly light.

Cons: Bass is weak, as expected, but the real issue is that even when plugged in this thing runs out of juice!

Overall Review: I knew the bass would be weak since this thing is running off a battery, but I thought that if the battery ran low I could just plug it in and keep using it. I was wrong. You plug this thing in(which already defeats the purpose of a wireless headset right?) and it will STILL run out of battery power after a while. Unacceptable imo. Prior to this, I had a logitech G35 that eventually started to wear out, but otherwise worked pretty well, so I figured I'd give this headset a try. Bad mistake! I'm so disappointed by this logitech headset that I didn't re-order a G35, instead I ordered a much cheaper wired headset that has decent reviews. Can I return this thing?

great hd

Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: not very loud at all, great performance.

Cons: none

Overall Review: two of them in raid 0 was worth 8ms response and ~129 mb/s

awesome memory

Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AL1065
Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AL1065

Pros: at 2.2v(speced voltage) it overclocked to ddr1200@55510!

Cons: none

Overall Review: the lights are cool too...BUY IT

great proc

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 - Core 2 Duo Conroe Dual-Core 2.13 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E6420
Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 - Core 2 Duo Conroe Dual-Core 2.13 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E6420

Pros: overclocked to 3333mhz@4.25v on my evga 680i sli mobo

Cons: kinda wish i had x9 multiplier

Overall Review: with prime95 running temp is 51°C thanks to a thermalright ultra 120 extreme with two fans on it :)

great overclocker

EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Video Card 640-P2-N821-AR
EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Video Card 640-P2-N821-AR

Pros: nice looking card, fantastic performance, and as a first-time-overclocker i got it from 513/792 to 650/1000 without even seeing any artifacts or snow...i just stopped bc i thought that was more than enough ;)

Cons: none

Overall Review: as i was ocing i had to pay attention to the memory mhz in hardware moniter: when i increased the mhz on the bar and tested/applied it didn't mean the actual mhz increased, bc the actual increased in fairly big jumps and wouldn't jump until i got close to the next plateau ie the hw monter would show 900mhz actual but i would have the slider at 910, and as i moved the slider up to 913 and test/apply the actual mhz would finally bump up to 915...this confused me bc i'd move the slider and see no change in the benchmark score, or a reduction in the score, because i wasn't increasing the actual frequency. the core does the same thing but it idles at stock mhz when it's not under load, so to check that i increased the actual mhz i left the bardware moniter on and started a graphics bench, then canceled and checked the moniter to see if the core frequency actually increased. then i'd bench and look for glitches or a lower score which could mean it went into a safe mode