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Joe B.

Joe B.

Joined on 06/29/05

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Most Favorable Review
ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Abit is a pretty solid brand. No problems. uGuru utility makes for pretty easy over clocking. Positioning of SATA ports makes for easy install of those larger video cards. Sound quality was well above what I expected.

Cons: I can see how the SATA ports could be a problem for some cases. They are located at the bottom right, facing towards the front of the case, not the side like most boards. I listed this as a pro, because I have 2 larger video cards on it, that would interfere with the side facing ports.

Overall Review: If you're looking at this board, then you prolly already know what you're looking for. I listed the SATA ports as both a pro and a con. To recap... Pro for me, with 2 large video cards, and larger case (Antec P182(super-mid)). The video card in the second PCIE 16 would definitely interfere with the SATA ports. It's only a con if your case doesn't offer much room to work in the front.

Most Critical Review

Short Life for card :(

EVGA 025-P3-1579-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) HD 2560MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
EVGA 025-P3-1579-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) HD 2560MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: Worked great for about a year and a half. Great software from EVGA.

Cons: Started giving me issues after 19months. No overclocking. Well within normal heat tolerances. Clean driver installs(even a clean OS install). This card has never been 'abused', just normal wear and tear. Has been crashing computer semi randomly for the last 9-10 months now. Complete computer crash forcing a hard reset. Happens both under heavy and light loads, high and low temps(low being around 50c for this card)

Overall Review: I've spent the last 9-10 months trying to fix this issue. In this time I've confirmed that the card is most def the issue. This is way too soon for a card to start crapping out. The lifetime warranty is only valid if you register it within a short time after purchase. The card itself was good, until it wasn't. If you want to get this card, make sure to fill out the warranty card. I'm not alone in this. I've done many searches over the span of almost a year trying to fix this. It's severely tarnished my trust in this company, and will def impact future EVGA purchases.

8 Years old, and still blazing.

Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000 1000W Continuous Power ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply
Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000 1000W Continuous Power ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply

Pros: I write this review just 2 weeks shy of my PSUs 8th birthday. With 95% up time, and at least 70% of that being under load... that's a heck of a lot of hours on this beast, and it's still kicking booty and taking names.

Cons: They don't sell it anymore. It's big and I remember needing a shoe horn and a mallet to cram it into place.

Overall Review: Antec for life.

12/13/2015

Great card, for the most part.

EVGA SuperClocked w/ ACX Cooling 02G-P4-2774-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
EVGA SuperClocked w/ ACX Cooling 02G-P4-2774-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card

Pros: Great power for the money. Benchmarks with nice numbers. Runs quiet, and cool under load(relatively speaking).

Cons: Nothing really. There is an "Other" which is why is 4/5 for me.

Overall Review: On my second one. First one died in the first couple months. EVGA's RMA process was quick and painless though. I was only down for the duration it took to ship. Other other... those serial number sticks tend to fall of in the case(learned from experience). I had actually stuck mine to my computer desk. Made it nice and easy when it came to returning it.

Happy

ASUS Transformer Pad 10.1" IPS Tablet TF300T-B1-BL NVIDIA Tegra 3 1.20GHz - 1GB DDR3 - 32GB  -Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)- Blue
ASUS Transformer Pad 10.1" IPS Tablet TF300T-B1-BL NVIDIA Tegra 3 1.20GHz - 1GB DDR3 - 32GB -Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)- Blue

Pros: Able to upgrade to newest version of Android OS. Easily and quickly performs all the tasks I put it through; Internet Networking Social sites(facebook, google+, myspace:p) Netflix Streaming media both to and from your other devices. Excellent, clear resolution. Tegra 3 has easily handled every game I've thrown at it, and I do play games on it quite a bit. See 'Other Thoughts'

Cons: If you're looking for iOS, or Windows Mobile, you're looking in the wrong place.

Overall Review: Pros and Cons are "in the eye of the beholder". I love mine, I use it everyday. As for fast, stylish, easy to use, etc... it's all about your preference. As the OS is what you interface with, your main concern should be if Android is what you want. If you're new to tablets, this will do you right. It's fast, with sufficient storage for your needs. With the slot, you can expand your memory as needed if you find yourself running low. For the price I think it's a great device. If you're not new to tablets, then you already know what you're getting. You've prolly already looked at the specs, and found that this is what you'd like.

Get what you pay for

1M USB AC Charger+Sync Data Cable for Asus Eee Pad Transformer SL101 TF101 TF201 TF300
1M USB AC Charger+Sync Data Cable for Asus Eee Pad Transformer SL101 TF101 TF201 TF300

Pros: Cheap

Cons: Device will not charge with this.

Overall Review: The data cable works when using to hook up to another device(which was my primary reason for buying), but combined with the AC adapter it will not charge. So if you're looking just for a spare data cable, this will work. If you'd also like the ability to charge it, look elsewhere.