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Thomas R.

Thomas R.

Joined on 11/07/04

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Most Favorable Review

good board

ASRock B550M-HDV AM4 AMD B550 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock B550M-HDV AM4 AMD B550 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: easy setup. updating bios nice and easy.

Cons: seating ram correctly a little bit of a pain. took three tries. clip for gpu slot needs careful seating too. price has gone up for all componants.

Overall Review: overall easy boad for mid range setup. upgraded my old amd 6350 to ryzen 3600 and big differance. good no frills board for ryzen 5. new bios accepts next gen ryzen cpus.

10/25/2020
Most Critical Review

good at 800mhz

HyperX 2GB DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory Model KHX8500D2/2G
HyperX 2GB DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory Model KHX8500D2/2G

Pros: Runs well at 800mhz. Looks cool.

Cons: As with other reviewers no luck overclocking to 1066mhz no matter what timings or voltage I use. I've got an asus P5E that has some better twecking setting so I'll try to see if I can get something stable on that but using 533, 5 5 5 15 2.2v 2.24v 2.26v is unstable.

Overall Review: Looks like its hit or miss getting this ram to run at 1066mhz depending on your mb and bios. Yes I know that the max rated JEDEC spd for DDR2 is 800mhz and 1066 is an overclocked setting.

10/24/2009
Hanns-G HT231HPBU Black 23" Touchscreen Monitor Multi-Touch (10 points) 250 cd/m2 80000000:1 Built-in Speakers
Hanns-G HT231HPBU Black 23" Touchscreen Monitor Multi-Touch (10 points) 250 cd/m2 80000000:1 Built-in Speakers

Pros: very cheap, on flash sale nice display touch screen is plug and play with win 8

Cons: power adapter bad

Overall Review: monitor was dead upon arrival. fortunately I had a spare 12v power adapter. Newegg unable to handle replacing power adapter without shipped the entire monitor back to them for replacement. Touch screen is is quite nice with windows 8. Overall recommended if you can grab it on sale and have a pc running win 8.

10/26/2014

so far so good

VisionTek Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 900505
VisionTek Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 900505

Pros: Cheap: 149 + far cry 3. Win 7 video index score went to 7.9. Small card good for matx builds. Only 1 6 pin power plug.

Cons: ATI driver issues but that not visionteks fault.

Overall Review: This was a black friday special so for the price and the free game it was a very good deal. I'm having an issue with bf3 with indoor lighting hazyness but I think it might be a driver issue. Otherwise no complaints so far

11/30/2012

Nice Quality

IN WIN Dragon Slayer Black 0.6mm SECC Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case
IN WIN Dragon Slayer Black 0.6mm SECC Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: Very easy to work with. Lotsa room for a matx case. Lotsa cooling with four fans installed and side panel where four more can be installed. Tooless design.

Cons: kind of big for a matx case but not as gaudy as I though it would be with the chain armor theme and all. Shippings pricey.

Overall Review: I usually get cheap cases but since I was putting a Phenom 1050t x 6 in this thing I though I'd better go for some better cooling. Quite pleased so far. Heres the rig: This case amd 1050t msi 890gxm-g65 ocz vertex 30 gb boot drive wd green 500gb data 4 gb g skill ripjaw ddr3 1600 2 4850 radeons in crossfire for now antec 620w power lite on blu ray drive.

Thermaltake Massive23 ST 23cm fan Notebook Cooler CLN0009
Thermaltake Massive23 ST 23cm fan Notebook Cooler CLN0009

Pros: Does what its suppose to. Quiet. USB powdered. Sturdy.

Cons: Kinda bulky to lug around.

Overall Review: Been using this on a gaming notebook and it really works. CPU, ram, FSB and GPU all overclocked so this ASUS laptop really cooks after a little while of gaming and will shutdown if it overheats as a safety feature. This fan allows hours of gaming keeping temps within tolerances. A must have for most gaming notebooks.