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Paul-Emile L.

Paul-Emile L.

Joined on 12/26/08

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Most Favorable Review

Follow up from 07/24/2014

ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB 950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB 950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Pros: I'm still giving NewEgg 5 eggs on this purchase. Not their fault.

Cons: The replacement board had exactly the same problem as the first one. Boots nice on first boot but screws up on reboot. RMA'ed that second board. Would you believe I had to tell them how to check the board so they would see the problem? Unbelievable!! They sent me a 3rd board.

Overall Review: I don't know if I will RMA that 3rd board or not. This one also has the overheating north bridge problem which I cut down a little by installing a 60mm fan over it. Also the speaker jack (green) is broken inside the jack. So it is not usable. I have to use my front case speaker jack to get sound. That really was my last Asus product.

Most Critical Review

Cheap supply

LOGISYS Computer PS550E12 550 W ATX12V Power Supply
LOGISYS Computer PS550E12 550 W ATX12V Power Supply

Pros: Cheap and silent. First one still running after 3 months (not a gaming PC) That's it for the PROS.

Cons: Second one blew after 6 or 7 times using it. Sparks came out of the back of the computer and the thing died. Funny thing is I went through all 14 pages of reviews and even with all those bad reviews I never saw any comments from the Logisys people.

GA-78LMT

GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3 (rev. 6.0) AM3+/AM3 AMD 760G USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3 (rev. 6.0) AM3+/AM3 AMD 760G USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Still going strong after 14 months. Has all I need including USB3.

Cons: None so far

Overall Review: Good board for basic gaming or day to day computing

Bad board?

ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 AM3+ AMD 760G + SB710 USB 3.0 HDMI uATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 AM3+ AMD 760G + SB710 USB 3.0 HDMI uATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Nice board with many features - Works nice with Win XP - Fair price - Upgrading to USB 3.0 - 4 memory slots -

Cons: Did not get along with Win 7 - Install stopped about halfway - Got a BSOD - Unplugged everything and kept only the basics - Took 3 installs to get it working - Still get BSOD's and reboot - Suddenly freezes - Replaced the HDD with a new one - Useless expense since I have the same problem - Everything in that machine worked nice with a Biostar mainboard including the Win7 PRO - I am asking for a refund - Already ordered a Gigabyte mainboard with about the same features -

Overall Review: Maybe I was out of luck - ASUS used to be real good

Free Agent

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 1.5TB USB 2.0 3.5" External Hard Drive STAC1500100 Black
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 1.5TB USB 2.0 3.5" External Hard Drive STAC1500100 Black

Pros: My 3rd Free Agent drive. All work good.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Have a 250 Gigs for 3 years - A 1.5 T for one year - This new 1.5 T for one month

Mem sticks

G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT
G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT

Pros: Cheap price - Works just fine. Lifetime warranty

Cons: None so far

Overall Review: None