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Marlon B.

Marlon B.

Joined on 09/25/06

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Most Favorable Review

Cheap. supports VDPAU. Works

ASUS GeForce 8400 GS 512MB DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card EN8400GS SILENT/HTP/512M/V2
ASUS GeForce 8400 GS 512MB DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card EN8400GS SILENT/HTP/512M/V2

Pros: It's a in inexpensive video card that supports VDPAU. Works great for an HTPC.

Cons: None - does what I expected. Replaces burnt out old 6200LE I had

10/31/2009

works fine in Ubuntu

KINGWIN ESAC-02 1.3 ft. eSATA PCI Bracket cable
KINGWIN ESAC-02 1.3 ft. eSATA PCI Bracket cable

Pros: cheap, works

Cons: haven't tested (or needed) hot swapping.

Overall Review: Been working fine for 6 months

Keeps my core i7-2600 cool...

XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm HYPRO Bearing CPU Cooler bracket included dual fan push pull compatible LGA1150 Haswell Compatible
XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm HYPRO Bearing CPU Cooler bracket included dual fan push pull compatible LGA1150 Haswell Compatible

Pros: Looks cool. Works way better than stock. Small fan. Keeps my core i7-2600 under 40C under decent loads.

Cons: Have to remove motherboard to install.

Overall Review: Installation took me about 45 minutes, IRIC. No problems really. Works great with my ASRock Z68 Pro3

Works great with ubuntu 11.10

ASRock Z68 PRO3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock Z68 PRO3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Good price, seems very stable, everything works out of the box with ubuntu 11.10. GUI BIOS is different but good and intuitive.

Cons: No USB 3.0 header? RAM slots close to CPU - Large heatsink/fan combo might cause some problems installing one of the modules.

Overall Review: Rock solid and stable with my core i7-2600.

Great Case

RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEBP 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case With 500W Power Supply
RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEBP 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case With 500W Power Supply

Pros: Good Size. Like the green LEDs. Fold out motherboard side of case. Plenty of room for everything. Sturdy

Cons: No USB 3.0 built in - but then my mobo doesn't have any 3.0 headers.

Overall Review: This truly is a great case for this price.

Works Perfectly in Linux

SYBA 3 Feet USB 2.0 to Serial DB9 Port RS-232 Prolific Chipset PL-2303 SY-ADA15006
SYBA 3 Feet USB 2.0 to Serial DB9 Port RS-232 Prolific Chipset PL-2303 SY-ADA15006

Pros: Works wonderfully in Ubuntu 10.04.1 Plug an play. Use it to connect to a serial to USB device that controls my DirecTV box using the directv.pl script.

Cons: Wasn't free