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Michael L.

Michael L.

Joined on 11/28/04

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Most Favorable Review

Prefect Balence Between Price and Speed

EVGA GeForce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 256-P2-N527-AX
EVGA GeForce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 256-P2-N527-AX

Pros: Cheapest 7800GTX (As of 1/2/06), 2nd fastest, and ACS3 makes this easy to overclock to a KO edition.

Cons: None yet...

Overall Review: I was about to get a 7800GT but then I found that this wasn't too much more. Plays everything at 1280x1024 with maxed out settings. I've found that the eVGA warrenty helps dumb overclockers too.

Most Critical Review

Bad after 1yr

Team Elite 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model TEDD4096M800HC5DC
Team Elite 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model TEDD4096M800HC5DC

Pros: It was cheap.

Cons: Team Group has no offices in the US, so if something goes wrong (which it did for me - MEMORY_MANAGEMENT BSODs), you need to send it back to Taiwan for a replacement.

Overall Review: Total mistake buying this RAM. Get it from Crucial or Corsair or any other company that has a US address to send bad RAM to. Live and learn.

N95 8GB: Better Than Fruity Phone

Nokia N95 8G US Version Unlocked CellPhone w/ Wi-Fi, GPS, 5MP Camera, & Carl Zeiss Lens 2.8"
Nokia N95 8G US Version Unlocked CellPhone w/ Wi-Fi, GPS, 5MP Camera, & Carl Zeiss Lens 2.8"

Pros: This is an awesome piece of kit. It does a huge number of things, and all of them are done quite well. The GPS has been a godsend, and the camera/video capabilities are top notch. The screen is beautiful and I love Symbian. It's awfully hard to list everything here, but all I can say is that if you're torn between this and the phone made out of apples, this one is a true winner.

Cons: Nokia is a little lame about releasing firmware updates for the NAM models. The Euro latest is v30.0, whereas the NAM latest is v20.2. Whatever the hold up is, it's not very cool of them. The keypad is a little small. Symbian has its flaws, especially pertaining to network connections. The speakers are nigh on useless, though they do get pretty loud.

Overall Review: If you're looking for a phone that supports AT&T HSDPA, there is nothing better than the Nokia N95 8GB.

10/15/2008

Best of the Conroes

Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 - Core 2 Extreme Conroe Dual-Core 2.93 GHz LGA 775 75W Processor - BX80557X6800
Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 - Core 2 Extreme Conroe Dual-Core 2.93 GHz LGA 775 75W Processor - BX80557X6800

Pros: XE chips have unlocked multipliers and are cut from the center of the wafer.

Cons: I guess price, but I didn't pay nearly as much as MSRP.

Overall Review: I can't recommend this processor at the current insane price point, however if you want the best of the best, this is it.

Major Problems, Get an ATi or wait for G80!

EVGA GeForce 7900GTX 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 512-P2-N570-AX
EVGA GeForce 7900GTX 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 512-P2-N570-AX

Pros: Wicked fast...for the three days that it works. eVGA's customer support is best in the business.

Cons: Any card with a G71 core in it seems to have problems including major artifacting, screen flickering, BSoDs, you name it, it's there!

Overall Review: I loved the card, but it's a stepup, so I can't get an ATi.

Rev. 304?

Intel BOXD975XBXLKR LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel BOXD975XBXLKR LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Doesn't get more rock solid.

Cons: Can't overclock much unless you have a ES or EE chip.

Overall Review: Anyone with the Rev. 304 boards yet? Newegg's been sold out twice since May 1st.