Joined on 09/22/04
Great board
Pros: Board works great. Everything just worked with no tricks needed to get the install working. Installed one with Win8 64 pro. Other with Windows Server. This board has serial header that I needed for some old hardware that does not like USB to serial converters. Good choice of options to cover a lot of uses with no issues... Installed with 32 GB 1600 Crucial memory with no issues. Intel 335 drives I7-3770 No over clock Windows Experience Index 8, 8, 6.4, 6.4, 8.1
Cons: none
Overall Review: I hope Intel copies this board with the next tick of the I7 chip.
Good AC Sine Wave
Pros: The sine output is as advertised and is very good. I have a device to measure the output on a scope. The AC output is a good sine wave when charging and during pass thru (AC in). Cool display showing power usage.
Cons: Two of the last three units I purchased were broken on arrival. One had missing pixels on the display that were annoying but worked. One would appear to turn on but never provide power to the outlets. This appears to be a safety startup mode to keep from running the battery down. I own several other CyberPower products and am aware of this feature. After charging for days and recycling it still would not turn on the outlet power. Appears stuck in safe mode. The common mode, and normal mode noise on this device is high. I have several low impedance isolation transformers that I could place on the AC outlets and run my computers and devices thru the isolation transformer. The noise should be in the mV range and was in the V range coming from the CyperPower. Using the isolation transformer returned the noise levels back to the mV range. I do not like the user interface of the buttons and display. It is usable but not enjoyable.
Overall Review: CyberPower appears to have solved one of the major issues with UPS power and that is a clean Sine Wave. However the noise produced can still produce hard to trace issues with low voltage electronics. A low impedance isolation transformer can solve those issues but cost $400-600 more and are another piece of equipment to manage.
This ROCKS
Pros: An SSD hooked up to the USB3 port. Average write speed is about 130 MB / Sec. Small drive that can fit in your pocket. Low power...No power cord, just USB cable. Rugged as in throw against the wall or drive over it with a truck. No drivers to install, just plug it in.
Cons: none
Overall Review: I use this drive and a larger 1.5 TB USB3 drive and then put a SSD in the laptop and live is good. Great way to keep company assets encrypted and on your person to lesson chance of theft or loss.
Good Board
Pros: Intel had latest drivers for Win7 64 bit Everything worked. Bios is cleaned up from previous 15 years of junk. The BIOS provides useful hints on choices in many cases. So far best MB I have purchased since old BX series. I am not a gamer but need a rock solid fast system for work. A simple board that supports the latest and drops the past.
Cons: Failed one warm reset after Windows update. Simple cold reset solved problem. Desktop Utilities are poorly done but work.
Intel SSD
Pros: Shipped with latest firmware installed. Easy to upgrade firmware while confirming it had latest before using first time. Retail version came with mounting bracket for desktop case major saving in heat/power latest desktop system I5-2500/16 Gigs Ram/SSD use 30 watts idle tested using Kilo Watt average 5 second wake up from sleep mode (less then 1 watt)
Cons: cost and size
Works Win7 Pro 64
Pros: It works with Win7 64 bit. Connected with an old serial medical product that is not manufactured to any spec. It worked fine using the included driver. The reason I had to purchase this item is because the last one I had does not have any Win7 support.
Cons: Windows does not install the driver automatically. It's a serial port, a dinosaur, it should not be that difficult to produce a USB serial class device and use the Win7 built in driver support. Meaning if it installed without any OEM driver it would be perfect.
Did not ship when they said in stock
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