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Jayme M.

Jayme M.

Joined on 07/20/04

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Most Favorable Review

Solid product

ASUS ROG Strix B760-F Gaming WiFi Intel B760(13th and 12th Gen) LGA 1700 ATX motherboard, 16 + 1 power stages, DDR5 up to 7800 MT/s, PCIe 5.0, three M.2 slots, WiFi 6E, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C®, and Aura Sync RGB
ASUS ROG Strix B760-F Gaming WiFi Intel B760(13th and 12th Gen) LGA 1700 ATX motherboard, 16 + 1 power stages, DDR5 up to 7800 MT/s, PCIe 5.0, three M.2 slots, WiFi 6E, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C®, and Aura Sync RGB

Pros: Easy to setup, great features. Great buy for the money.

Cons: Could not install windows 11 out of the box... Needed to install without network.

Overall Review: Definitely recommend to anyone using a non over clocked processor. Worked flawlessly with 5600 ddr5.

Most Critical Review

Unreliable power

CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850 W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850 W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: Great cabling options Quiet

Cons: Poor power quality 3.3V was solid at 3.31 5V wasn't terrible...varied from 5.06 to 5.15 12V was bad. Varied from 11.6 to 12.2. This caused issues with the MB power protection causing random PC lockups or reboots. The PSU also caused speaker noise with my PCI-E sound card.

Overall Review: It 'worked' for about 5 years with few issues other than sound card noise...after that, the 12V rail was not stable...especially under load. Finally become unusable after 7 years.

Battery for APC

APC UPS Battery Replacement for APC UPS Models BR1500LCD, BX1500LCD, BR1200G, BR1300LCD, BX1300LCD, BN1250LCD and select others (APCRBC109)
APC UPS Battery Replacement for APC UPS Models BR1500LCD, BX1500LCD, BR1200G, BR1300LCD, BX1300LCD, BN1250LCD and select others (APCRBC109)

Pros: Easy to install. Worked.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Old batteries were 4 or 5 years old. Only charged to 60%. Simple replacement batteries. Much cheaper than the 'replace the UPS' alternative.

12/13/2013

Awesome case

Corsair Vengeance Series C70 Gunmetal Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Corsair Vengeance Series C70 Gunmetal Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Very roomy case. PSU mounted on the bottom. Have 2 nVidia 670 cards and still have room for all cabling and drives. Case has excellent cable routing features. Cabling exits PSU to back side of case. Cables then route to where you need them with little intrusion or air flow restrictions. Easy drive mounting, but most decent cases have this now.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Tight looking case

12/13/2013

Excellent Cooler

ZALMAN CNPS8900 Quiet 110mm PWM Fan Long Life Bearing Ultra Quiet Slim CPU Cooler
ZALMAN CNPS8900 Quiet 110mm PWM Fan Long Life Bearing Ultra Quiet Slim CPU Cooler

Pros: Very quiet with more than ample cooling.

Cons: None

Overall Review: My overclocking days are by me. This cooler supplies great cooling with little noise.

12/13/2013