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David H.

David H.

Joined on 10/16/01

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Most Favorable Review

Quiet is for real.

Antec Take 3 + 450 Black 3U Rackmount Quiet Rackmount Server Case 450W 2 External 5.25" Drive Bays
Antec Take 3 + 450 Black 3U Rackmount Quiet Rackmount Server Case 450W 2 External 5.25" Drive Bays

Pros: Super quiet. The only thing I can hear form this case at 3 feet away is the CD rom when it spins full speed (probably should have gotten a quieter drive). The internal fans have 3-way switches to set the speed.

Cons: The case is designed with the power supply in the front, eliminating some of the drive bays but this allows the PS to not use a fan.

Overall Review: Great case if you are working in the same room with it. If you need more drive bays, get the 4U model. Make sure you have some ties to bundle the unused power cables.

Most Critical Review

Only 12 days for rebate

PC Power and Cooling S75QB 750 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7
PC Power and Cooling S75QB 750 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7

Pros: Great power supply. I've used them in 2 dual processor systems with no problems.

Cons: Rebate time frame is unreasonable. Rebates must be postmarked 12 days from the order date, INCLUDING WEEKENDS. This means you have to install it the day you receive it, to hope to have any chance testing/ burning in your system before cutting th ebarcode form the package and making the powersupply unreturnable.

Overall Review: I really wish OCZ would change to an industry standard rebate time frame. I also want my $30 rebate, which they denied.

Works great

CORSAIR 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Memory for Apple Model CMSA8GX3M2A1333C9
CORSAIR 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Memory for Apple Model CMSA8GX3M2A1333C9

Pros: Has worked great in 5 early 2011 MacBook Pros and 3 2011 iMacs for almost a year.

Cons: none

Lots of power for the money

HP Desktop PC Pavilion M8530F(KT334AAR) AMD Phenom X4 9550 5GB DDR2 750GB HDD NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
HP Desktop PC Pavilion M8530F(KT334AAR) AMD Phenom X4 9550 5GB DDR2 750GB HDD NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit

Pros: Large HD, nearly silent, HDMI, lots of USB. Vista performance rating of 4.3 because of the video card. All other ratings are 5.9.

Cons: Analog audio didn't work as shipped, or after updating drivers from HP.com. I downloaded the driver from Realtek and everything works perfectly. The mother board has 4 open SATA ports (6 total) and supports RAID, however there is no place to install another harddrive. No PCI slots.

Overall Review: Great PC for the price. If you're planning on upgrading though, you'll need to buy a new case.

Caution BTX = Backwards

IN WIN IW-BC583.Q460BL Black Steel Micro BTX Mini Tower Computer Case 460W Power Supply
IN WIN IW-BC583.Q460BL Black Steel Micro BTX Mini Tower Computer Case 460W Power Supply

Pros: Great looking case. Newwgg let me return it!

Cons: It's a BTX case, which means everything is backwards. The right side of the case opens, and it requires a BTX mothboard NOT the ATX standard.

10/17/2006

Great Display

Monitors - LCD Flat Panel
Monitors - LCD Flat Panel

Comments: Very pleased with this monitor. Great looking, sharp picture. No ghosting. The actual monitor is a greyish blue and not silver.