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James S.

James S.

Joined on 05/31/03

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Most Favorable Review

Second one

ASUS EN6800GT/2DT/256MB GeForce 6800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card
ASUS EN6800GT/2DT/256MB GeForce 6800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card

Pros: Works great in SLI. High benches and FPS in SLI for FEAR, Q4, HL2 (Lost Coast) and Oblivion (40-60 Outside at 1600x1200).

Cons: Paired with an A8N-SLI and another EN6800GT It took a lot of tweaking and driver updates to get the MB to even see the second card, not the cards fault but be aware.

Most Critical Review

I gave it two months

OCZ Vertex 3 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) VTX3-25SAT3-120G
OCZ Vertex 3 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) VTX3-25SAT3-120G

Pros: Drive is (when it doesn't lock up) very fast. Drive shows lots of potential. See that I'm a Verified Buyer and continue...

Cons: Just like every other review here nothing but BSOD's for the past three weeks. It worked fine with a lock up here and there for about a month. Now, just WOW, I can't trust it to backup a gigabyte of data before locking up. Thank you MS for image backup so I can at least transfer my install to a mechanical HD when this one finally corrupts for good. I am using FW 2.11 but I am not jumping through hoops for another FW update. No consumer should ever have to deal with this so continually. If I wanted Linux to update my drive I would be using Linux anyway. I am glad I tried this so I could teach myself to wait at least two years on new technology to become stable before actually making the leap. I'm sure there will be a manufacturer comment below. I respect OCZ quality but I won't be updating firmware on this drive again. It's just too much hassle. I've never had to update firmware on a mechanical drive and I've been using them since the early nineties. Maybe I will try again next

Overall Review: I feel sorry for Newegg. They must getting all kinds of grief from this. It would do them good to just ship back all of these drives in stock to OCZ instead of offering them up at 100 bucks less. Not worth the hassle trust me, I'm verified. I will still buy OCZ in the future. I'm sure when the bugs are worked out the only drives out there will be SSD's. But not today.

10/11/2011

Limited Utility

SCOSCHE flipSYNC Keychain with USB 2.0 Charge & Sync Dual Cable for Micro & Mini USB Devices (USBMM)
SCOSCHE flipSYNC Keychain with USB 2.0 Charge & Sync Dual Cable for Micro & Mini USB Devices (USBMM)

Pros: Very small. Compact. Works on my LG and Samsung phone.

Cons: USB Connector is difficult to get in the computer. It doesn't seem to fit properly. It doesn't charge my Motorola phone.

Overall Review: I still like the device. It isn't worth $29 but I bought it at $7.99. It does most of what I purchased it for and I will still use it for what it is worth.

No Problems

CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1600C9
CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1600C9

Pros: Good RAM from a reputable company for home use. I slotted 16 GB into my M4A78T-E and it recognized all 16 without BIOS upgrade or configuration.

Cons: Not really a con but I am not noticing a great deal of added performance over the 6 GB I had before. That's probably because I have only tested it with VMWare. I had four Server 2008 VM's running before and performance is the same.

Overall Review: I recommend Crucial to anyone with doubts whether their MB will accept their RAM. I have never had a problem with this brand. M4A78T-E Phenom II X4 955 Crucial 16 GB WD 640 GB Seagate 1TB(x2) XFX Radeon 5850 (still runs everything on high) Antec EarthWatts 750W

Skeptical

Seagate BarraCuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Inexpensive. Fast. Quick shipping and of course newegg's return and RMA policies are second to none.

Cons: I bought two. Both click and tick throughout use. I assume they click when unparked and when they park after use. This noise concerns me since that has always meant trouble before. The manufacturer can comment on this review if I am wrong about this. It would put alot of people at ease to know the clicking is "normal".

Overall Review: I didn't read the review section before purchase. This technology is so intricate in nature that it amazes me that they work at all. That said I believe the next couple years will probably see the end of mechanical drives replaced by SSD's. Which will be welcomed since it is always a crapshoot as to whether a drive will spin up the next day. Back up all you data twice. Then back up online to a service. At that point the "clicking" sound will become less of a concern.

Quiet for me

AZZA Solano 1000 Black Japanese SECC Steel/Metal mesh in front MicroATX/ATX/Full ATX Computer Case
AZZA Solano 1000 Black Japanese SECC Steel/Metal mesh in front MicroATX/ATX/Full ATX Computer Case

Pros: Whisper quiet. Love the front ports and front panel. I am able to hide most of my cables behind motherboard plate. The removeable HD cage are great for me. Tool-less.

Cons: Not really a con but I am afraid that it will be difficult to replace the fans should they fail.

Overall Review: The issue of the HD cage not being removeable after a MB is installed is a non issue in my opinion. I can easily pull it out the front. Asus M4A78T-E Phenom II X4 955 BE 6 GB G.SKILL 1600 XFX 5850 640 GB WD HD