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John L.

John L.

Joined on 02/14/06

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Most Favorable Review

Cools as Expected

CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm
CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm

Pros: keeps 4770k @4.4, 1.28v at 70C under Prime95 small FFT load, goes up to 80C at 4.6 and 1.35v (stable overnight but too much voltage for me). Disclaimer: this is non-avx instruction set stress testing. Vastly superior mounting method than my old H50 (ring-interlock system), hardest part of mounting in the top of my HAF932 was getting the stock fan (with the allen-head screws) out. I've got the 4-pin fans plugged into my mobo headers so I can use Fan Xpert2 to control them (works great). Don't have the USB plugged in, I may try it eventually but am satisfied enough with my current setup I may not....so I can't comment on the Corsair Link stuff or running fans through the pump hub.

Cons: wish it came with a usb plug or adapter to use a rear panel port instead of one of the motherboard headers (used by my front panel ports)

Overall Review: [email protected], 1.28v Asus Maximus Hero 2x8gb g.skill trident 2400mhz evga gtx670 samsung 840 corsair ax760 HAF932

Most Critical Review

got a defective stick

G.SKILL 1GB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Laptop Memory Model F1-2700CL3S-1GBSA
G.SKILL 1GB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Laptop Memory Model F1-2700CL3S-1GBSA

Pros: great potential to be a life-extender for aging laptop

Cons: installed in a compaq r4000 and immediately got system beep codes; ran memtest, looked fine at first but it started giving errors after a few hours

Overall Review: never had to RMA with newegg before, here's hoping it goes smoothly so i can re-review and 5 star it

Meh....OK

NETGEAR WNDR4300-100NAS N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - Premium Edition, DD-WRT Open Source support, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab
NETGEAR WNDR4300-100NAS N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router - Premium Edition, DD-WRT Open Source support, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab

Pros: It's a router. It's wireless. Handles a lot of LAN traffic well. VERY easy setup, if that's what you're looking for.

Cons: It's my own fault for not researching enough and maybe expecting way too much for what this costs, but the "parental controls" are a joke. It's OpenDNS filters, that's it. I had thought pre-purchase that the router would offer filtering and time controls for each computer on my network separately with differing filter levels for each..boy was I wrong. If you use the controls, they filter your entire network; if you want your own PC unfiltered, you have to run a "work-around" in the background.

Overall Review: Not much of a "real world" upgrade over my WRT320N. Not worth the hassle of returning it, but would not purchase again nor recommend it.

Thumbs Up

Rosewill RX-358 V2 BLK - Black, 3.5" SATA to USB & eSATA External Enclosure with Internal 80 mm Fan
Rosewill RX-358 V2 BLK - Black, 3.5" SATA to USB & eSATA External Enclosure with Internal 80 mm Fan

Pros: Seems very solidly built and holds drive very securely. Next enclosure I get will be the usb3 version of this, hope it is as well-constructed as this one. This product has >1200 five-egg reviews for a reason.

Cons: There's no sort of stand included if you intend to set it up vertically.

Overall Review: Windows 7 keeps giving me the me old "this device can perform faster" pop-up. New system and new drivers...time to do some benchmarks and check bios settings.

Great Board

ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Board appearance is pure sechs with performance to match. I always wanted an ROG board, it has not disappointed. More uefi/bios options than I know what to do with. set xmp memory profile and multiplier and got a nice easy OC Nice software bundle...daemon tools pro and kaspersky anti-virus. Have read mixed reviews on FanXpert 2 but it's working great for me.

Cons: The Q-code LED and "start" button are sort of bright, I haven't found a way to dim them yet, if you have a case with a side window and your tower is on your desk or side table, it's can be little distracting/obnoxious. OTOH, it stands out as a reminder that you've got a really nice mobo in there...

Overall Review: 4770k @ 4.4ghz, 1.28v 2 x 8gb g.skill trident 2400mhz corsair h100i evga gtx670 corsair ax760 haf932

Satisfied (with the hardware)

EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: Upgraded from a 5830 to this card, substantial increase in 3dMark11 and Heaven benches. Maxes Skyrim on Ultra at 1080p, HD textures and a bunch of other graphical mods and doesn't even break a sweat.

Cons: Card itself is great. For 1080p or less, only seems to be a slight increase in performance over 660ti. Went with the 670 for more "future-proofness", we'll see how that turns out.

Overall Review: Feeling ripped off by the free game promo which started after I ordered but before I even got my hands on the card. I contacted customer service about it, was basically told "tough", only option I was given after I complained a second time was that I could return it (and then wait 2 more weeks for the process and a new card!!!) The gigantic "free game" screen that presented itself when I installed the drivers didn't help, either. I will think long and hard before buying from newegg again.