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Mitchell W.

Mitchell W.

Joined on 06/26/06

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

works ok, but have a few issues

NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS608NA)
NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS608NA)

Pros: works well at 100MB and 1GB

Cons: Has some issues communicationg to my 10MB devices, linked on another switch. 10MB devices plugged directly into the netgear do work.

Overall Review: seems to be some compatibility issues with linking to other 10/100MB switches, might solve it by replacing that ancient switch with another Netgear GS608 :-)

Most Critical Review

thats a BIG fan

Thermaltake CL-P0114 120mm Big Typhoon CPU Cooler
Thermaltake CL-P0114 120mm Big Typhoon CPU Cooler

Pros: good cooler, if you can use it...

Cons: It would not fit in my Home Theater case... this is a tall fan

Overall Review: wish I could have used it, it would have save a lot of cash...

reliable drives

Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (Perpendicular Recording Technology) Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (Perpendicular Recording Technology) Bare Drive

Pros: fast, reliable, quiet, what else can you ask for?

Cons: none so far

Overall Review: using 2 of these in a RAID 1 setup, which has worked without a hitch for a month or so now. make sure you remove the jumper to get these to run at SATA2 speed

fast cpu

Intel Pentium D 940 - Pentium D Presler Dual-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 775 Processor - BX80553940
Intel Pentium D 940 - Pentium D Presler Dual-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 775 Processor - BX80553940

Pros: overclocked in ASUS mobo at 3.875Ghz

Cons: Puts out some heat when OCing, you will need a good 3rd party cooling solution

Overall Review: price curve was failry good on this processor, and with the ASUS Mobo, I knew I could OC it, I'm pretty happy with this setup.

nice motherboard

ASUS P5WDG2-WS<GREEN> ATX Server Motherboard LGA 775 Intel 975X DDR2 667/533, Native DDR2 800 Support
ASUS P5WDG2-WS<GREEN> ATX Server Motherboard LGA 775 Intel 975X DDR2 667/533, Native DDR2 800 Support

Pros: very high build quality, works well, intel raid controller easy to setup, overclocks well, gig ethernet works, overclocked 3.2Ghz DuoCore to 3.875Ghz just fine.

Cons: wish it had 2 COM ports, its a bit pricey

Overall Review: very well built, drivers worked, although I did have to hunt around for them a bit, not a big deal. using the Intel RAID controller with (2) 320GB drives in Raid 1, works great.