Joined on 10/10/06
Happy, for a a picky NAS buyer.
Pros: Easy to set up drives... Web interface is sophisticated and clean. Very fast; I can max out my GigE easy on large files... much faster than a USB and anything connected directly to the switch it dangles off of performs great!
Cons: 1. Does not default to DHCP - This will require you to adjust your local network settings to configure. 2. Did not come with the latest firmware... You need the latest to get desired performance. 3. Does not seem to go to sleep. ( The Wake On Lan and HD spin down features don't seem to work? ) There is no way for me to tell ( since I do not measure the power draw and the LEDs are always on. )
Overall Review: Used 4 Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive ; No problems. No ding on the NAS but Win7 does not normally index network drives. If you want to add a folder to your libraries Win7 requires an index. Work around is to add via MediaPlayer.
Great wireless mechanical keyboard with some significant caviats.
Pros: The clickity version is Great. Best low profile keyboard I have felt. Fantastic tacktile response. Very commfortble typing experiece. Great battery life. Supports lightspeed and Bluetooth via a button (nice) Well built Brushed alluminum body... Looks sweet.
Cons: Software - Blows. Took off an egg because you dont really need it UNLESS you want set up the lighting or use any of the features (whitch is all of it!!!!!). Also it will not detect the keyboard if in bluetooth mode (Just lame) Lightspeed - Took off an egg becuase I feel advertisement for this product leaves the topic of sharing lightspeed dongles nebulous. I assumed that if you have one lightspeed dongle it would work with another lightspeed compatable logitec device say the G603 mouse. It does NOT!!!!! I think logitec needs to be very clear on this. What makes it worse was I hads to disciver this after I tried and after trolling around forum. Tech support was additioally unhelpful regarding this. Price: Very expesive Allumuinum body cut me... Ouch... I guess ya pay for fashion.
Overall Review: If you want a good wireless keyboard with good bat life and mechanical feel and dont have wallet restrictions then I would recommend this KB. Beware... Lightspeed is NOT universal wireless dongle.
I don't like to give 5 stars to anything but I think this board deserves it.
Pros: - Fast booter (with an i-9 10900KF) - I don't use the fast boot options and still WOW - It is just beautiful - high quality - heavy. -- Color scheme (black and gunmetal looks great) -- just the right amount of RGB not in your face. - Back plate is fantastic and add great rigidly - You can RAID 3 nvme drives - High degree of mem compatibility - Side mounting system is amazing and really cleans up cable management - VRM cooling solution is top notch ! Keeps VRM in low 40s even under load ( as long as case has decent ventilation I suspect) - Rock solid XMP OC with i9-10900KF at 4.9 out the box with 5.3 turbo nice and cool even with an air cooler. - Great BIOS with 10 million options but you need to be an expert to take advantage of them.
Cons: - I wish the front panel audio was also mounted where the other external connectors are. -- prob too hard to make these traces. - Documentation can be vague - Poor info on if this will support PCIe 4 if a new intel chip for LGA 1200 comes out. Gigabyte prob not sure it it will but they did put the circuitry for one nvme and the PCIe16_1 slot.
Overall Review: This is an amazing and very stable mobo. I have had amazing luck and ease OCing my 10900KF to all core 5.4. I am sure I can get 5.5 once I figure out some of the settings and spend some time with nob turning. I did not want to ding it for cost I think you get what you pay for here. Great job Gigabyte I have become convert coming from Asus.
Sleek and Black
Pros: - Quality - esthetically pleasing - Stable XMP
Cons: - RGB can only be controlled by iCue. - at least you only need to run it once. - You cannot change the intensity of the RGB.
Overall Review: Very nice mem kit that "just" works with AMD and Intel. My biggest complaint is RGB and this kit would be greatly improved if it supported the major mobo RGB eco systems like the newer modules from other manufactures do.
Great Router. AI Mesh with a tri-band is amazing.
Pros: Great features: Trend Micro Integration is one of the best Parental Control implementations I have found in a router. Three fast wireless 2.5, 5 & 5. Works well with ASUS Bridging solutions
Cons: This is my second router. The first one I got rebooted ever 30 minutes or so. I had to return it to NewEgg. Easy enough process. The new one had the same problem. I am suspecting this is a firmware issue. <UPDATE After 2 years> Note: I am updating this after owning the router for a few years. All Firmware issues hav been fixed and the software for the router is FANTASTIC now. Best router I ever owned.
Overall Review: I am very disappointed. I had the old 5300 for a while but I drooped it so I decided to replace it with this. I have another Asus router the has the same broadcom chip and the bridge connection runs at 1700. Brilliant. But two routers with the same problem??? If I don't hear back from Asus on tech support I will be returning this. I do not recommend buying this until it has aged. Only reason it has 2 eggs is because I have had such luck with Asus routers in the past.
Cool and purdy
Pros: - Keeps the GPU cool - RGB looks great and works with ASUS boards
Cons: - None
Overall Review: - EK products are top notch! I am glad you can purchase these from NewEgg. I hope NewEgg and EK can work to sell more of the EK product line in this way. When buying from NewEgg (in the US) shipping is cheaper and faster than a direct EK order.
Great products
I love EK!! It is way cheaper and faster shipping via newegg rather than ordering directly from EK. Not sure how this works maybe there is local stock at NewEgg? Anyway hope more EK components can be purchased this way!
Fast ship no problems
All arrived as promised and in good working order.
Fast ship - Product worked
I prefer to order directly from NewEgg but I had no issues with this product and it was shipped very quickly.