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Paul W.

Paul W.

Joined on 12/14/05

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Most Favorable Review

great case

COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: This is a great case for the $. It's a little thin but what do you want for $xx? The tool-less design works very well, the included 120mm fan in the back of the case is very quiet, everything went together very well. I have no comlaints, great value case. Even the fit and finish is very good for a economy case.

Cons: the mobo tray is not removable, I've got several older ATX cases that have removable mobo trays, this is very handy but not the end of the world.

Overall Review: I'm going to use this case when I build my wife's system in Jan. great value

12/19/2006
Most Critical Review

garbage

Mio Venture 0038USBLK Heart Rate Watch and Calorie Count Unisex Watch
Mio Venture 0038USBLK Heart Rate Watch and Calorie Count Unisex Watch

Pros: it's not bad looking, and seems to keep the time

Cons: do NOT plan on actually exercising with this device and expect it to function properly. I wear it while exercising... I guess that was my first mistake, I do P90X and wanted something I could use to check my heart rate during the workout. Initially it works fine, once you start to sweat, forget it the sensor shorts out and it won't take your heart rate at all. It warns you about using it in a pool or where it's going to be "wet", evidently it's not meant for exercise either if you're going to sweat more than just a little. I don't know about you but when I workout, I'm not just going through the motions and P90X... I'm sweating bullets, this isn't the most expensive monitor out there but I was hoping it would actually do the job, I was sadly mistaken. If you need something to monitor your heart rate while you exercise, forget this one, I wish I could recommend a better choice, but I haven't found it yet.

Overall Review: this thing is junk, avoid it, if you need a watch, get a Timex. If you need it to monitor your heart rate while you exercise, forget it, if you sweat at all the sensor will short out and it won't work. If you're just going to wear it as a watch and periodically check your resting heart rate or after climbing the stairs in your home, it is up to that task, but only just.

decent ram, heat sink is too tall

CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model CMK32GX4M2E3200C16
CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model CMK32GX4M2E3200C16

Pros: decent ram, runs just fine looks nice

Cons: heatsink is too tall, interfered with my AIO.

Overall Review: from a purely performant standpoint, this ram is great. XMP worked, it was running at 3200mhz all good. My only issue is with the heat sink, I don't need bling and generally avoid it. If I can find ram that doesn't have RGB and silly graphics on it, I'm going with the plane Jane stuff. I was not able to install my 240mm AIO with this ram in place there wasn't enough room for it and the AIO. I happened to have another set of 32gb on hand for another build and it fit so I swapped it. I will now have to make sure the timings and what not are the same etc and confirm that it works as well in the other system. Heat spreaders or heat sinks are great, I just typically don't see a real need for them. I don't overclock, I gave that up years ago, think Celeron 300A. So having said all that, I didn't pick this ram, it was Free with the purchase of a motherboard cpu combo. So for what it was it works fine, its just too big to fit in the system I was building. I'm sure it will work great in my ITX build, and it does clear the cpu cooler in that system so we're all good!

outstanding case for ITX

JONSBO C6 BLACK MATX Mesh Case,Simple Compact Desktop Micro ATX Chassis,1+2 Disk Bays Steel Plate Case, ATX Power Bite (L185mm Max.),Support 75mm CPU Cooler,Upper Cover/Side Panel Tool-free Open,Black
JONSBO C6 BLACK MATX Mesh Case,Simple Compact Desktop Micro ATX Chassis,1+2 Disk Bays Steel Plate Case, ATX Power Bite (L185mm Max.),Support 75mm CPU Cooler,Upper Cover/Side Panel Tool-free Open,Black

Pros: tool-less design full size ATX PSU supported its so small!

Cons: I haven't found any yet

Overall Review: I wanted a small case that didn't look cheap, but I also am not willing to spend a ton of money on cases its just not my thing. Most of the bottom end "cheap" cases, look and feel cheap. I have a base level case that I've been using, if I can't find something I like below $70 I just get a Lian Li A3. At $50 this thing is an amazing deal, build quality is really nice. I wish the mesh was a little more "open" the A3 case has a more open mesh. I still haven't gotten all my parts for this build so I'm not entirely sure if the mesh on this case is going to flow enough air but we'll see soon enough. I got a couple Arctic P14 140mm fans for the top and bottom. I have another 120mm that I will stick in the front. Since the PSU is acting as an exhaust I will have 2 intake and 2 exhaust, hopefully that will do the trick and I won't be disappointed.. If I'm able to edit my reviews I will add pictures later once it's complete. Hopefully this weekend.

The little ITX that could

HUANANZHI H610M ITX DDR4 Motherboard Support 12 13 Gen( LGA 1700 CPU 12100F 12400F 12490F 12600F 12700F 13600F)
HUANANZHI H610M ITX DDR4 Motherboard Support 12 13 Gen( LGA 1700 CPU 12100F 12400F 12490F 12600F 12700F 13600F)

Pros: Switching the BIOS to English is a snap Supports Resizable Bar Supports XMP Bios version was pretty recent

Cons: No Wifi No CMOS battery 2032 If you buy the board, just order a battery No Manual included

Overall Review: Im disappointed with Newegg. I wrote this review once already and submitted it and it never posted. I love this motherboard. I wanted something cheap. I really like ITX. I need a basic little system for a work bench. The next closest motherboard for 12th gen Intel chips is an ASRock for about $120. At $67 this thing is a wicked value. Supposedly this board can support all the chips in these generations, however the VRM is 8-phase and from what Ive found, core i9s would be pushing it. Running flat out might push the power delivery beyond what it can handle. My core i3 12100F ran flat out like it was meant to be here so I have no complaints. This board does NOT have wifi, it is wifi Ready meaning, the cute little antenna box needs a wifi card. The board supports both standards so any wifi card should work. I will update this review if I find that not to be the case. I have a few of these on boards that came with them. I didnt realize I could swap them. Also the antenna connectors are short. Annoyingly short. They also didnt want to snap onto the wifi card which made me wanna cuss. I did get it installed so as long as it works Im happy. As I mention in the cons, No CMOS battery, buy one, since its wifi ready it doesnt come with Antennas grab a couple cheap ones when you buy your wifi card if you need wifi. Since this system is not close to my router and I dont want to run a cable, I want wifi for it. Wifi cards are pretty cheap. $20 Accessing the BIOS is easy enough, took me a few tries but press DELETE when you see the Huananzhi logo and it will take you right in. Enabling XMP I got my ram to run at 3200 easy peasy. Setup was a snap once I got the language changed to English. Once I tweaked the settings I wanted for this and that I stress tested the board for about 3hours and I have to say it was dead nuts stable. I put a Thermalright AXP90 X53 low profile cooler on it and temps never got over 55c during my stress test. My build; Core i3 12100F, 32gb of DDR4 3200 CL16, Asus DUAL 1060 6gb, 512gb GEN3 nvme. This little machine is plenty fast. From what I can tell if I was to toss a 6600XT in here it would probably play games pretty well, just sayin. Im pleased enough with this build that Im likely going to buy a second motherboard.

perfect for nas

WL 4TB 64MB Cache 5400RPM SATA III (6.0Gb/s) 3.5" Internal Desktop Hard Drive (PC, NAS & CCTV DVR) - w/ 1 Year Warranty
WL 4TB 64MB Cache 5400RPM SATA III (6.0Gb/s) 3.5" Internal Desktop Hard Drive (PC, NAS & CCTV DVR) - w/ 1 Year Warranty

Pros: cost, low noise, plenty fast.

Cons: none

Overall Review: I got 3 of these back in October of last year. I repurposed an older pc that wasn't doing anything productive into a TrueNAS Core machine and slapped these drives in there. Its been running 24/7 since getting them. They do hard drive things. I have no bottle necks. The system only has 1gig ethernet and I can transfer at line speed so I have no complaints. For the price, quite honestly, they're a deal. I'm thinking about ordering a few more to build a second one for a little test environment that I need some storage for.

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Excellent experience

This is the second H610M ITX board that I've purchased. Shipping was very reasonable. Packaging was exceptional. It was wrapped in bubble wrap, wrapped again, boxed, and the motherboard itself comes in a foam lined box. Needless to say, it arrived in perfect shape. I would and will buy from Huananzhi Store again. Excellent experience.

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Great experience

Always fast ship and well packaged, the performance I expect from SP products. Very happy.

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Realistic expectations

I know this board is coming from China, I know it lacks a cmos battery, I liked the first board enough this is my second. If you have realistic expectations, and arent in a hurry, this is a great option to save money on a budget build. I will buy from this seller again.

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