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Gregory B.

Gregory B.

Joined on 09/07/05

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Most Favorable Review

Beautiful

ViewSonic 17" Active Matrix, TFT LCD SXGA LCD Monitor 8 ms Pro Series VP171B-2
ViewSonic 17" Active Matrix, TFT LCD SXGA LCD Monitor 8 ms Pro Series VP171B-2

Pros: Crisp, bright picture Highly adjustable stand: height, tilt, pivot, swivel No ghosting with games or videos Zero dead pixels on mine!

Cons: None that I have found yet

Overall Review: Would definitely buy this monitor again. I did not install supplied software, as my video card has it's own screen orientation settings.

Most Critical Review

Where's the "Insert" key?

Logitech 967457-0403 Black 103 Normal Keys 8 Function Keys PS/2 Wired Standard Internet Pro Desktop
Logitech 967457-0403 Black 103 Normal Keys 8 Function Keys PS/2 Wired Standard Internet Pro Desktop

Pros: Great price. Good keyboard "feel". Mouse works well.

Cons: The lack of an "Insert" key makes this keyboard unusable in my office. For some reason Logitech decided that we don't need an "Insert" key and took it's place with a really big "Delete" key. For many people this might not be an issue, but it makes text, data and spreadsheet editing quite tedious with out an "Insert" key. (There is an "Insert" on the number pad, but you have to go in and out of NumLock to use it)

Should come with earplugs!

Cooler Master eXtreme RP-500-PCAR 500 W ATX12V V2.01 Power Supply
Cooler Master eXtreme RP-500-PCAR 500 W ATX12V V2.01 Power Supply

Pros: It works.

Cons: It's so loud it gives me a headache after about 10 minutes. "Super silent operation" is totally false.

Overall Review: I'll be getting a quieter supply as soon as I can afford to.

Good solid board

Intel BOXD945GNTL LGA 775 Intel 945G ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel BOXD945GNTL LGA 775 Intel 945G ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Has everything you need for anything from basic to advanced machines with lots of room to expand. Onboard Chipset supports Pentium D. Onboard LAN, and audio leave you with lots of expansion slots. Lots of USB ports, internal and external. Legacy floppy, ATA, serial and parallel ports for your old hardware.

Cons: No firewire.

Overall Review: Bought two of these for higher end "office" machines. Running Pentium D 920, 1 gig Patriot (2x512) DDR2 667, 120 gig WD Caviar SATA, in a Antec SLK1650B case. All works great out of the box.

Nice quiet case

Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W SmartPower 2.0 Power Supply
Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W SmartPower 2.0 Power Supply

Pros: "Normal" looking case. Front USB/firewire/audio. Quiet 120mm fan. Quality power supply. Lockable front and chassis doors (Keeps the kids out!).

Cons: The CPU air duct is a pain to get in and out and takes up alot of room inside the case- and doesn't seem to lower CPU temps at all. The 3 speed fan switch is internal- you have to open the case to change speeds. (Although I re-routed the switch to the outside!) Fan needs to be turned up when playing system at load- otherwise system gets too warm.

Overall Review: I ran the speed control switch for the fan out the back- I unscrewed the power supply and ran the switch cable through a little notch in the chassis- then reinstalled the power supply. I can easily change fan speeds as needed now. I haven't any problems with the front door as others have.

Beautiful graphics, but runs HOT!

EVGA GeForce 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 256-P2-N376-AX
EVGA GeForce 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 256-P2-N376-AX

Pros: Great video and graphics. Smooth gameplay. No problems running any games I've tried so far.

Cons: This card runs hot! My GPU idled at 65 degrees! Under load it would get up to 88-92 degrees. I contacted tech support and they said it was ok up to 100 degrees.

Overall Review: I replaced the stock cooler with an Arctic Cooling NV5. My idle temps dropped to 52 degrees and my load temps dropped to 64 degrees. I would highly recommend the Arctic Cooling NV5 as a replacment to the EVGA stock cooler to anyone experiencing high temps with this card.