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Joseph L.

Joseph L.

Joined on 10/20/10

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Most Favorable Review

Great backup drive

Seagate Expansion Desktop Hard Drive 8TB HDD External - PC Windows PS4 & Xbox - USB 2.0 & 3.0 Black (STEB8000100)
Seagate Expansion Desktop Hard Drive 8TB HDD External - PC Windows PS4 & Xbox - USB 2.0 & 3.0 Black (STEB8000100)

Pros: Quiet Cool Inexpensive

Cons: None

Overall Review: Been using this drive for a while as a backup drive. Gets formatted often, just to make sure that the backups it gets are clean and current. Still alive and kicking...which, for a Seagate, I'm impressed. This is the first Seagate drive I've owned. I can not complain.

Most Critical Review

Works...but not for what I needed it for

StarTech ST1000BT32 1 Port PCI 10/100/1000 32 Bit Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter Card
StarTech ST1000BT32 1 Port PCI 10/100/1000 32 Bit Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter Card

Pros: Worked in Windows XP. Gave Gigabit speeds. Easy setup.

Cons: Locked up my Linux install, which is why I bought the NIC. Recognized by IPCop, and would work sometimes, but usually ended up killing the OS.

Overall Review: Would NOT recommend this for a Linux install. Good for Windows, though.

Be careful with speed

TP-Link AV600 Powerline Ethernet Adapter(TL-PA4010 KIT)- Plug&Play, Power Saving, Nano Powerline Adapter, Expand Home Network with Stable Connections
TP-Link AV600 Powerline Ethernet Adapter(TL-PA4010 KIT)- Plug&Play, Power Saving, Nano Powerline Adapter, Expand Home Network with Stable Connections

Pros: - Easy to set up - Stable

Cons: - Limits a 250Mbps connection to ~50Mbps - Only a 100Mbps wired connection

Overall Review: Didn't pay much for this, and it will work for the time being. I have fiber 10Gbps between the machines that need it, separate from the ethernet connection. After wiring these in, my internet speed (performed testing from www.speedtest.net) went from ~250Mbps to ~50Mbps. I could see ~100Mbps, so I'm not sure why it dropped to 50. I'm not guaranteed a certain speed via the ISP, so I'm alright with it, kinda. The Comcast service was only 50Mbps anyways, so nothing changed. Basically, all these do is get the internet signal from the 5G gateway to the router. My internal speeds will remain at 1Gbps over ethernet and 10Gbps over fiber. I have another TP-Link powerline adapter that won't pair with these for some reason. I can't figure that one out.

Another upgrade

CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 64GB (4 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model CMK64GX4M4A2666C16
CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 64GB (4 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model CMK64GX4M4A2666C16

Pros: More memory Compatible in all 8 slots of an ASRock X399 Phantom Gaming 6

Cons: Runs at 2133MHz (pretty sure it's a chipset issue)

Overall Review: Ran in to an issue that I believe to be motherboard/chipset related more than memory, but something to consider. I already had 32GB of this in my ASRock X399 board, and was aiming for 96GB. It would appear that though the motherboard will detect that configuration, something doesn't like it. The system was EXTREMELY unstable this way. Once I looked in the manual, there is no recommended install configuration for 96GB. Only one set, two sets, or all four. Not three. Also, the memory runs at 2133MHz, not 2666MHz. Also, pretty sure a limitation of the chipset. Not concerned about the speed difference, as it allows me to lower latencies instead. I'm running a ThreadRipper 2920X in this, and it's speedy enough as it is. Nothing is overclocked in this machine, either. I will end up with another batch of 16GB x 2 to maximize the memory in this at 128GB. Not that it needs it, but it just sounds cool. This memory part number is one of just a couple that is ASRock approved in all 8 memory slots.

2x120GB for boot

Team Group L5 3D 2.5" 120GB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) T253TD120G3C101
Team Group L5 3D 2.5" 120GB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) T253TD120G3C101

Pros: Fast SSD Small

Cons: None

Overall Review: Obviously, time will tell about reliability, but the two of these that I'm using for boot in RAID0 boot the AMD 2920x and Win10 in VERY short order. No data is stored on these, save for the handful of programs needed to run the PC.

10/25/2019

Big, big, big

Acer ET322QK wmiipx 32" (Actual size 31.5") 4K 3840 x 2160 Ultra HD HDMI DisplayPort AMD FreeSync Built-in Speakers Widescreen LED Backlight LCD/LED Monitor
Acer ET322QK wmiipx 32" (Actual size 31.5") 4K 3840 x 2160 Ultra HD HDMI DisplayPort AMD FreeSync Built-in Speakers Widescreen LED Backlight LCD/LED Monitor

Pros: Big Higher horizontal resolution than my old dual monitor setup by 900 pixels Higher vertical resolution than my old dual monitor setup by 1110 pixels Big Bright Cool to touch Big

Cons: Big (make sure you're good with desktop space) You won't need two

Overall Review: This is a great monitor that paired with my GTX960 displays a lovely 4K screen and HDR movie files. At this refurb price...grab one.

10/23/2019
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No troubles here

Seems like they shipped a quality product at a reasonable price. No complaints here.

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Good customer service for a bad product

If you have to deal with this vendor, you'll likely have a good experience, but I wouldn't recommend a purchase here.

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Seem to make a good product

I didn't have to interact with the seller, which ultimately is how it should be. Their product is as described, packed fairly well, and easy to assemble.

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