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Most Favorable Review

Fantastic

Cisco Small Business RVS4000 Gigabit Security Router with VPN 1 x RJ45 WAN Ports 4 x 10/100/1000Mbps LAN Ports
Cisco Small Business RVS4000 Gigabit Security Router with VPN 1 x RJ45 WAN Ports 4 x 10/100/1000Mbps LAN Ports

Pros: Very flexible for an inexpensive commercial grade router.

Cons: Nothing

Overall Review: Have installed twenty or so of these in the past two years with no issues. I also use these same routers in all my office and VPN is a snap. Have had one up for 1 year straight with no problem. Like any router or sensitive device you should always have them plugged into a UPS device.

Most Critical Review

hope you have a short case

COOLMAX NW-650B 650W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Ready / CrossFire Ready and Compatible with Core i3/i5/i7 Power Supply
COOLMAX NW-650B 650W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Ready / CrossFire Ready and Compatible with Core i3/i5/i7 Power Supply

Pros: Works and heavy. Did power two 8800GT's (read below) and an Athlon X4 with no prob.

Cons: Cables too short to connect in ATX case. PCI needed an extension to work properly which was a waste for this build. DO NOT BUY THIS POWER SUPPLY!!!

Overall Review: Don't know when you would ever want these SUPER SHORT cables or what good they would be unless you're building into a cube. We build a TON of PC's and have never seen anything so short.

11/29/2008

My little toaster that could

Thecus N2050BD Diskless System Experience the speed of 3Gb/s on DAS
Thecus N2050BD Diskless System Experience the speed of 3Gb/s on DAS

Pros: keeps my data safe. uses NTFS formatting.

Cons: funky to setup initially. make note of the switch on the back

Overall Review: reason i picked this one up is most of the other competing brands sold here use weird formatting so - heaven forbid - i lose the drive it would be impossible to mount the drives on another machine. this little guy (which resembles a toaster) lets me format ntfs, fat or anything else my little heart desires. GO ON YOU DESERVE IT.

11/29/2008

Best Cheap Case $$ Can Buy

Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Excellent case for $50. Good metal. Nice tool free design. Have purchased 20 or so for customer builds and have one at home for me.

Cons: Fans may be a bit loud but def not overheating.

Overall Review: Watch the corners when building into it. At least have a few band-aids at your disposal.

11/29/2008

Size Matters

XION Solaris XON-406 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
XION Solaris XON-406 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: This case is nice for the $$.

Cons: Do not try and fill the drive bays AND put in a big video card (like the 8800GTS) because you will run out of space really quickly.

nice video card

MSI GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card NX8800GTS 512M OC
MSI GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card NX8800GTS 512M OC

Pros: Excellent video card. Make sure your case can handle it. It is longer than expected. In a full size ATX case the end of the card actually goes into one of the hard drive bays.

Cons: Huge.

Overall Review: For this customer we built two into SLI. Used a 800 watt PS and that seemed to be enough with a Phenom and 4 HDs. Good luck with your next build.