Joined on 11/26/01
Pros: Added this to my existing 2GB GSkill kit for 6GB of dual channel memory.
Cons: DDR2 memory is way more expensive than DDR3.
Overall Review: Don't set this to 1066 in the BIOS for a Phenom II. Setting it to 1066 only provides a marginal increase in performance over DDR2 800 and puts too much stress on the memory controller. You need to leave it set to 800 and increase the reference clock to 266 (and lower the multiplier if necessaty) to take full advantage of the bandwidth. Doing so provides me with a 50% increase over DDR2 800.
Fatally flawed
Pros: Cheap, looks nice, and requires no addition software installation. No wasteful background applications. No keypad on the wrong side of the keyboard, so you can use a separate keypad on the left (since it is frustrating to constantly move from the keypad and mouse).
Cons: Unfortunately, this keyboard does not work until you boot to the operating system. This means you can't use it to access your system BIOS or boot menu. That means you can't dual boot your computer, repair/reinstall your operating system, or other critical operations using this keyboard. Why has nobody reported this issue? I would have never dreamed a keyboard would not have this basic functionality (thus I had to knock off three eggs).
Overall Review: A standby button would have been nice (like Fn-F9, Fn-Esc, or Fn-Break) and should be easy to add to the HID descriptor. A firmware update to fix the BIOS issues would be nice, especially for those of us that don't need the N-key roll-over feature. It would also be nice to sell a matching mechanical keypad. Despite the flaws, I have not yet decided if I will return the keyboard or live with these limitations.
Good Value
Pros: Cheap and quiet. Plays most of my games at the highest settings. Has a full size DisplayPort connector.
Cons: My fan was unplugged when I opened the box. Good thing I caught that before installing the card. PowerColor needs to work on their quality control.
Overall Review: I received the rebate exactly after one month.
Pros: You can purchase lawn mower parts from Newegg.
Cons: None.
Overall Review: Who would have thought Newegg sells this stuff. The dealer wanted over $150 for the same part.
Great Value
Pros: Can hang on a wall. Cheap. Great range. Get full bandwidth through wireless connection (certain cards of course). Has Static DHCP and MAC address filtering!
Cons: Seems to drop wired connections if power management is set not to turn off your wired network card to save power.
Overall Review: I got version D1.1R which is a Linux router. You can download the full Linux source code off their website and make your own firmware. Who else does this?
wrong description
Comments: This is really a CAS 2.5 part. The image on the left clearly states CAS 2.5 and is the correct product (VDBGB1916). The image on the right clearly states CAS 3 and is clearly the wrong product (VDBGC1916).