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Ernest S.

Ernest S.

Joined on 10/07/02

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Most Favorable Review

Excellent DDR4 for Z490, Daisy-Chain topology or dual memory only mobos wanting high frequency

G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 4000 (PC4 32000) Desktop Memory Model F4-4000C17D-32GTRSB
G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 4000 (PC4 32000) Desktop Memory Model F4-4000C17D-32GTRSB

Pros: Runs at XMP settings solid and overclocks easily. If wanting to use 32Gb of memory with high frequency and lower latency, this kit is an excellent choice.

Cons: None so far other than price and availability

Overall Review: Purchased this memory for an Asus Z490 Hero XII mobo after running Patriot 4400 CL in 4x8Gb and it would only run 2x8Gb at XMp and downclocked to 4266 and would BSOD at times. Ran Team Group 4000 CL18 and in XMP it didn't seem to offer much for me in 4x8Gb, but i needed to really start to push some memory overclock and decided it was time to use 2x16Gb instead for this mobo with Daisy-Chain memory configuration. Mobo booted in XMP perfectly fine. Ran it for several days under 1080 gaming, which was fine. Decided to tighten timings to 17-17-17-38 and it was also fine as well. Bumped Memory voltage to 1.45v and set timings to 16-16-16-38 and it trained and ran fine still. Now I have it at 16-16-16-36 @ 4266 with 1.45v and its running fine still. I will try some testing, but this memory kit has been very easy to play with and runs well so far overclocked.

Most Critical Review

2nd Gen 6970

HIS Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H697F2G2M
HIS Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H697F2G2M

Pros: Maybe work exactly as the 1st gen 6970

Cons: Has no bios switch as shown on NewEgg pictures or the backplate. Not worth trying to see if using any aftermarket coolers will fit or not, as you don't know what you're buying.

Overall Review: NewEgg needs to keep track of their exact inventory or make notes if item is different than whats shown, more so when it comes to video cards, as customer need to know exactly what they're purchansing

Solid PSU performer

CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX1200 (CMPSU-1200AX) 1200 W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Certified 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX1200 (CMPSU-1200AX) 1200 W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Certified 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Fully modular PSU, top quality connectors (no loose Molex pins), runs cool and quiet, lots of cable connectors to choose from. No issues with my overclocked I7 860 with two 6990s overclocked as well on watercooling.

Cons: No much to say bad at all.

Overall Review: Solid 1200 watt PSU for the price. Very clean build quality

Great Multimedia All-in-One PC

Lenovo Desktop PC IdeaCentre A700(4024-1AU) Intel Core i7-720QM 4GB DDR3 1TB HDD 23" Touchscreen Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Lenovo Desktop PC IdeaCentre A700(4024-1AU) Intel Core i7-720QM 4GB DDR3 1TB HDD 23" Touchscreen Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Pros: Full multimedia capable all-in one PC, seemless operation of touchscreen, minimal bloatware, HD TV tuner, HDMI in and out, 1TB 7200RPM 3.5 HDD. 1080P LED LCD

Cons: Mobile I7 CPU, IR remote instead of Bluetooth, intermittent Bluetooth signal interrupts, no Blu-Ray drive

Overall Review: Optical drive is slimline SATA, expandable memory to 8gb, CPU can be swapped out, but ATI graphics is part of motherboard. I have since swapped out the 4GB ddr for 8Gb ddr (2x sticks) and installed a 4x Blu-Ray burner with PowerDVD 10 ultra

Excellent All In One PC

Lenovo Desktop PC IdeaCentre A700(4024-1AU) Intel Core i7-720QM 4GB DDR3 1TB HDD 23" Touchscreen Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Lenovo Desktop PC IdeaCentre A700(4024-1AU) Intel Core i7-720QM 4GB DDR3 1TB HDD 23" Touchscreen Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Pros: Intel I7 QM cpu with Turbo, DDR3 1333mhz memory, ATI 5650 graphics, HDMI in and out, 1080p Led LCD touchscreen, 1TB hard drive, Bluetooth wireless keyboard and mouse, JBL built-in speakers. Allows for wall mounting also if needed with IR remote. S/PDIF audio output for 5.1 speakers. Built in card reader and mini Firewire 1394 port. HD TV tuner & N wireless. Minimal intrusive bloatware installed. Windows 7 64 bit Home version works fine.

Cons: Mobile processor, not desktop I7 cpu, IR remote, not Bluetooth. No Blu-Ray drive, DVD±RW burner only. Very intermittent Bluetooth mouse signal interruption for a few seconds (maybe the Lenovo mouse itself, changed to a Microsoft 5000 Bluetooth mouse for now). Installed video player software doesn't support Blu-ray movies (although no Blu-Ray drive is installed in this specific model, it would be nice to at least have it already in case you upgrade the drive like I did). Microsoft Office requires activation and is not full pro version. McAfee AV software is only 90 days.

Overall Review: System was very easy to setup. You have to first bond the keyboard and mouse during the first boot up. Once up and running, system worked fine. Touchscreen is responsive, and there are also some simple finger "Flicks" to manipulate browsing pages and other stuff. The keyboard and mouse will go to sleep when inactive, so you have to move the mouse and tap a key on the keyboard to wake them back up. The hard drive is a 7200rpm 3.5in Seagate drive, not a 5400. The DVD optical drive in a slot-load slim line SATA format, so if you want to change it, keep this in mind. I upgraded the 4gb DDR to 8gb of G.Skill DDR3 1333 memory and installed Panasonic UJ-235 Blu-Ray 4x multi burner optical drive with no problems. You need Blu-Ray player software for playback though (PowerDVD 10 ultra or similar). Haven't had any issues with Windows 7 64 (no BSOD or lock-ups). Wish remote was Bluetooth, but the IR remote operates fine (good for Blu-Ray movie playback). Excellent multi-media PC system!!

Works fine on Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi Core 2 Duo

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400PHU2-2GBNS
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400PHU2-2GBNS

Pros: Picked this memory up for a Core 2 Duo setup running E6300 Processor on Asus P5B deluxe WiFi. Never had any boot up issues. MoBo had original version Bios. Settings are on Auto in Bios and timings are coming up correctly.

Cons: None found so far with minimal Asus Ai overclock settings.

Overall Review: Not trying to OC my CPU. Memory works fine for what its rated at.