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larry r.

larry r.

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Most Favorable Review

Excellent board

ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Board 'posted' on first try. Recongized everyting installed on the board and attached via USB ports. BIOS is mouse navagatible and has a plethroa of settings for adjustments. Overclocing is easy using the 'automated' selection tools. On board connectors and external plugs contribute to a possible long life installation.

Cons: Increase in voltage on GSkill ram was required from stock 1.25v to 1.30v for stability at 16Gb of ram.

Overall Review: Works well with Linux Mint 12.0 and other Linux varients. Not sure if iram voltage ssue was motherboard or ram modules. System runs 'cool' at 36C using a Hyper 212+ at ambient temperature of 22.5C. EFI bios requires minor time to get feel of the layout.

Most Critical Review

Did not last

RAIDMAX QUANTUM RX-700 700 W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC SLI Power Supply
RAIDMAX QUANTUM RX-700 700 W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC SLI Power Supply

Pros: Great unit while it worked. Plenty of cables.

Cons: Lasted 14 months. Died a slow death. Infrequent shut-downs followed by long delays prior to being able to reboot. Finally refused to boot system. Run on Gigabyte 965 MoBo, C2D-6420 processor, 3 hard drives, and a single optical drive. Mild over clocking with lots of cooling and ventilation. Heat was not a problem.

Overall Review: Sheer volume of cables made for housekeeping problem inside mid tower case. Knew about this issue in advance.

worked well on Win 10 installed on Hp laptop

H&R Block Tax Software Deluxe + State 2025 PC/Mac [Download]
H&R Block Tax Software Deluxe + State 2025 PC/Mac [Download]

Pros: Easily imported preveouis data from TurboTax from prior year. Analysis prior to IRS submission was detailed and prevented errors.

Overall Review: Would recommend

upgraded memory capacity

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GVK
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GVK

Pros: Install was normal. Larger sticks in slots 2/4 and smaller sticks in 1/3. BIOS recognised and adjusted accordingly. No issue with other existing 'sticks' of 'Gskill' memory. System performance improvement seemed to appear in VMs. Running Xubuntu on host and Ubuntu Mate 23.10 in VM. System powered by Ryzen 7 5700G.

Overall Review: Would recommend and buy again

10/20/2023

works well in recliner chair

Snailax Vibration Massage Seat Cushion with Heat 6 Vibrating Motors and 3 Therapy Heating Pad, Back Massager, Massage Chair Pad for Home Office Car Use
Snailax Vibration Massage Seat Cushion with Heat 6 Vibrating Motors and 3 Therapy Heating Pad, Back Massager, Massage Chair Pad for Home Office Car Use

Overall Review: Cushion works well with 6 ft. 200 lb adult male. Auto cycling provides nice variation of pulsing vibrations. Induces relaxing feeling after about five minutes operation. Unit noise is obvious to user but barely noticeable to person seated next to you. Overall, worth the expenditure.

works as expected

G.SKILL Flare X (for AMD) 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-16GFX
G.SKILL Flare X (for AMD) 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-16GFX

Overall Review: Once installed and after setting bios profile for xmp-2 ram registered at 3200.