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Michael O.

Michael O.

Joined on 07/16/05

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Most Favorable Review
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: This is a casaul gamers dream motherboard. Enough options to keep you satisfied, and simple installation.

Cons: None - If you're not looking for extensive overclocking options.

Overall Review: After having previously owned one of these before (and then ESDing it), I'm glad to see that my new one had the BIOS flashed to the latest revision, and that the northbridge fan issue has been fixed.

Most Critical Review

DO NOT BUY THIS

D-Link DWL-AG132 Wireless 108AG Adapter IEEE 802.11a/b/g USB 2.0 Up to 108Mbps Wireless Data Rates
D-Link DWL-AG132 Wireless 108AG Adapter IEEE 802.11a/b/g USB 2.0 Up to 108Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: There is nothing good to say here.

Cons: Let's start with the drivers. My disc came with the updated drivers, but they enjoyed crashing windows. After trying a few bajillion times to get a good boot, I was finally painstakingly able to download the drivers from d-links website. Those drivers stopped crashing windows. However, the constant intermittent connection was still persistent. Downloading the driver update windows provides fixes the intermittent issue.

Overall Review: These wireless adapter is not able to pick up a strong signal. My Wii is sitting right next to that PC and is able to pick up the very same signal, and it's a much stronger signal. This device is plagued with problems.

Patriot G Series ‘Sector 5’ Edition 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model PGV38G1333ELK
Patriot G Series ‘Sector 5’ Edition 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model PGV38G1333ELK

Pros: I bought 2 sets of this for my one computer. So far no issues. All sticks passed memtest86.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: I had issues getting the memory to sit properly on all sticks, though I imagine a part of it was that installing it into my PC with it standing up. If you have issues with your RAM, make sure it's seated properly. I know other people have had issues with this memory so if any crop up for me I'll post back here. But until then it works as advertised.

Icy Dock MB882SP-1S-1B | 2.5" to 3.5" Bay SATA HDD & SSD Converter / Mounting Kit /Bracket | EZConvert
Icy Dock MB882SP-1S-1B | 2.5" to 3.5" Bay SATA HDD & SSD Converter / Mounting Kit /Bracket | EZConvert

Pros: This here is a nice device. You may not understand why it's so expensive until you get it. They could trim the price down a little, but in the end, it's well worth it.

Cons: Price?

Overall Review: Slide in the SDD, pull down the lever, everything falls into place. It's a snazzy device. It even came with screws so I can screw it into my case.

12/23/2009
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Room for a lot of big fans. Manual speed control for fans that come with it. Everything just works.

Cons: No internal speaker. You also need to push in the reset switch really far. Why?

Overall Review: No internal speaker is really a big deal. It's great for troubleshooting. I primarily have used it to tell me when I'm overheating the CPU. I'm considering popping in my own speaker, or yanking one out of an old case. Ah, decisions!

12/23/2009
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL

Pros: It works!

Cons: Nope

Overall Review: Had to put RAM at 1.625V to get my system to be stable, but otherwise works at the specified timings thus far.

12/23/2009