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Geoffrey S.

Geoffrey S.

Joined on 06/21/05

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Most Favorable Review

Great Router

Linksys E4200 Maximum Performance Dual-Band N Router IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab
Linksys E4200 Maximum Performance Dual-Band N Router IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab

Pros: I replaced my e3000 with this router as the 3000 would not have a consistent signal, nor would it stream Netflix to my TV above standard def. The 4200 was a flawless replacement and the signal is maxed out. Very easy setup. All computers and devices were up and running in less than half an hour.

Cons: why didn't the e3000 work like this

Most Critical Review

Good board/ But questions now

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI USB 3.1 ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI USB 3.1 ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard

Pros: I have updated the bios twice and am pleased with this board. I have paired it with the i7 6700K Skylake CPU. I had an ASUS Rampage Extreme board before this board which had way more real estate in terms of slots/bells and whistles. But this was a good upgrade coming from LGA 2011. I used 16GB of GSkill Ripjaws 3000 and when I set the XMP it recognized the memory settings and it ran flawlessly. I must admit that this is very close in terms of the i7 Devil's Canyon build that I finished in September. Other than DDR 4 I'm not sure the Z170 is much of an upgrade if your coming from LGA 1150.

Cons: I do notice that my speakers will get a mild power surge on startup. It causes a mild "pop", but not worth taking a star away. I did see another reviewer experienced this as well.

Overall Review: 1/29/16 I have updated the bios to the current 1402 offering (but the problem has been evident since 1302 and before) as the updates have touted stability. Not for me. I made sure I purchased memory from the QVL (GSKILL 3000) and enabled XMP and used the motherboard's OC tuner for a stable overclock. When I purchased the board with the equipped bios, all was perfect. Since the bios updates- WHAT A LET DOWN!will not hold an overclock. Mem runs at 2133 or whatever. If I just turn on XMP w/o an OC I will have to go into settings and restore defaults to get to windows. I'm unhappy- ASUS QC has let me down, notwithstanding its has been impossible to send an email through their own website.

Good PSU

CORSAIR CX series CX750 750W 80 PLUS BRONZE Haswell Ready ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply
CORSAIR CX series CX750 750W 80 PLUS BRONZE Haswell Ready ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply

Pros: Replaced a Antec that died. All the wires are long enough to reach their respective plugs on the motherboard on a full tower case. Its a simple psu, but fits the need.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Not modular, but the excess wires wrap up fine.

10/31/2014

Impressed

ASUS VG278HE 27" 1920 x 1080 144 Hz HDMI , D-Sub, Dual-link DVI-D (Support NVIDIA 3D Vision) Built-in Speakers LCD Monitor
ASUS VG278HE 27" 1920 x 1080 144 Hz HDMI , D-Sub, Dual-link DVI-D (Support NVIDIA 3D Vision) Built-in Speakers LCD Monitor

Pros: Fast delivery from Egg. I replaced a H P 25" LED display which has a 5ms response time. The difference is amazing. Battlefield 4 came to life and runs superb on all ultra settings at 144hz. I have it mounted on the wall with a 100 x100 VESA mount and the real estate I gained around the desk is great. No dead pixel issues or backlight bleed- I am using the stock Gamer setting which is fine for my needs. I have 2 gtx 680 video cards in sli. I don't know how the performance would be on a single card.

Cons: none

Overall Review: I had looked at Samsung but was drawn into the 144 hz debate. I'm happy with this monitor

Whats next..............

EVGA 04G-P4-2686-KR GeForce GTX 680 w/ Backplate 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
EVGA 04G-P4-2686-KR GeForce GTX 680 w/ Backplate 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: From 580's to 680's .....they run cool and stable- for the most part

Cons: not much of a bumb from 580's

Overall Review: Not a con, but the 580s were more stable... I have seen some artifacts and, well with 8 GB of mem and so on I'd expect more. No oc and kpet cool-

All good

SAMSUNG 840 Series 2.5" 500GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7TD500BW
SAMSUNG 840 Series 2.5" 500GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7TD500BW

Pros: I have to say that Samsung leaves to YOU to figure out what your gonna do with this drive. The data migration was new to me....I like clean installs> Anyway I popoed this drive in and ran the data migration software- from a Crucial 256 SSD to this drive and it was a miracle. 1/2 hour it was kicking but-

Cons: Little guidance- well none . They say stick it here and plug it there- all set. (weak)

Overall Review: There are NO directions, even at the Samsung website, which leads me to beleive that you "migrate" at your own risk.