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Eric T.

Eric T.

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XFX SPEEDSTER MERC310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 x16 Video Card RX-79XMERCB9
XFX SPEEDSTER MERC310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 x16 Video Card RX-79XMERCB9

Pros: Got up to the 79th percentile in 3DMark's Time Spy's 4k tests for 7900 XTX cards without any tweaks. Same memory capacity as a 4090. Half the price of a 4090.

Cons: Not bundled with any games or software? Heavy, but comes with a bracket for extra support.

Overall Review: I'll submit another review once the card has had time to "break in" and I get more experience with it. I haven't used an AMD graphics card since I upgraded my HD 6870 to an Nvidia 1080 Ti. Recently that Nvidia card has been crashing at 50c, so I figured it's time to upgrade, but I couldn't justify the cost of a 4090.

Most Critical Review

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Mukii TIP-M300ST-BK TransImp MD 3.5"/2.5" SATA HDD/SDD Enclosure for 5.25" Bay
Mukii TIP-M300ST-BK TransImp MD 3.5"/2.5" SATA HDD/SDD Enclosure for 5.25" Bay

Pros: Does the job.

Cons: Drive won't receive power if the lower right corner isn't a 90 degree angle. 2.5" adapter has to be mounted to the drive(s).

Overall Review: There's a lever in the back that pushes a button to complete the power circuit. As I said in the cons, not all drives are able to push it back far enough. This can be fixed by opening the unit and either bending the lever forward or shorting the wires so it's always on. No risk here because SATA connectors' ground leads stick out farther than data and power.

10/17/2011

Keeps the drive cool.

CORSAIR Hydro X Series XM2 M.2 SSD Water Block, CX-9029002-WW
CORSAIR Hydro X Series XM2 M.2 SSD Water Block, CX-9029002-WW

Pros: Works as intended, hasn't leaked.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Replaced my motherboard's M.2 heatsink with this unit, keeps my drive temp down to 34c to 36c depending on load.

Almost 10Gb/s

NETGEAR 10-Port Gigabit/10G Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS110MX) - with 2 x 10G/Multi-gig, Desktop/Rackmount, and ProSAFE Limited Lifetime Protection
NETGEAR 10-Port Gigabit/10G Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS110MX) - with 2 x 10G/Multi-gig, Desktop/Rackmount, and ProSAFE Limited Lifetime Protection

Pros: Transfers are quite close to full theoretical speed.

Cons: Requires a stronger power supply than the 8-port Gigabit model it replaced.

Overall Review: I replaced a crossover cable and 8-port Gigabit switch with this unit. My two 10G cards found each other on the network without needing extra configuration. HWiNFO64 recorded a maximum speed of 1,193,780.805kb/s (9.55024Gb/s) during a 300GB transfer between two machines with NVMe SSDs. That speed wasn't constant, but it only took about 4 minutes!

Works as expected.

QVS CC716-03 3 ft. Cat 7 Black 3ft CAT7 10Gbps S-STP Flexible Molded Patch Cord
QVS CC716-03 3 ft. Cat 7 Black 3ft CAT7 10Gbps S-STP Flexible Molded Patch Cord

Pros: Wired correctly.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: This was just long enough for my needs and handles 10GB/s transfers easily.

Works as expected.

Rosewill RCW-15-CAT7-BK 15 ft. Cat 7 Black Shielded Twisted Pair (S/STP) Networking Cable
Rosewill RCW-15-CAT7-BK 15 ft. Cat 7 Black Shielded Twisted Pair (S/STP) Networking Cable

Pros: Wired correctly.

Cons: Longer than I needed, but that's on me.

Overall Review: This cable handles 10Gb/s transfers, just as I wanted.

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Item was as described, arrived timely, and it works.

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