Joined on 11/16/08
Awesome
Pros: Awesome sound and power even without an amp.
Cons: No mounting brackets on the radio as suggested by the literature. Had to make my own... very difficult to mount but overall worth the trouble.... A big con is the player won't play .WAV files from the USB port but the CD player will... why? I had all my music prepared on USB chips and had to reformat them to MP3. Disappointing......
Overall Review: I still would recommend the player.... it sounds great... crisp and clear
Vista 64
Pros: none
Cons: What a lousy operating system... what a dog...It hangs up and freezes constantly...annoys you with constant questioning... do you want to do this or that... tells me IO have to have administrator permission to delete items or alter things when I am the administrator....won't allow software that doesn't have signed drivers... who are they to tell me what software I can use..... basicly it appears to me that Microsoft is still trying to dominate the pc world and force the use of their idea of what we should or should not have on our own computers... hey microsoft ... when I bought it it became mine... How about this.. give us a no frills operating system with simplicity and function and let us choose what we want... I also believe they are entering our operating system without permission ... Mostly I am disgusted with the vista experience and this is the third try at using it... I also had the beta test version.. I went back to xp wow now thats better
Overall Review: save youself the money and the trouble of throwing away the system.... you can install any xp system and pay for it after they tell you its now legit.. they just send you to the purchasing web site then its yours and you already have the operating system on disk. Order your laptop or desktop without the vista system installed... maybe two years from now they will have a better system... or try Linux I am
No wireless or Bluetooth
Pros: Fast Board
Cons: The software is difficult to install and the description of the Boards Killer network Controller is deceiving. There are 4 different e2200 killer ethernet controllers but only one which provides wireless and that is the "Double Shot" model... There is no description or model shown for the Gigabyte GA Z170mx motherboards Killer network controller when choosing this motherboard to tell the model installed on the board. But there is plenty to mislead a person to think that the Killer E2200 controller is indeed wireless and no mention of model. I have downloaded all the drivers and software I can find and the Killer network manager still does not function at all... Killer software stinks... but the board is great if you don't need wireless or Bluetooth... Oh and the Bluetooth suite for the E2200 didn't work either
Be Careful!-Careful-Careful
Pros: Very Fast and seemed stable but hsd to deep six because the keyed guide tab under the USB connector broke off during install of the power connector, and the connections were intermittent.
Cons: fragile USB connector broke keyed tab upon install too easily though the root cause was the ssd card slot on the XION Predator Gaming Series AXP 970-001BK Mid Tower PC Case did not lock in the SSD card. the card was too long for the bay. who knew... blew 250 bucks
Overall Review: All USB connectors are too weak on the male end ! ! ! The enclosed female end at the motherboard is strong. Why sn't that connector at both ends.
HEAT SYNC
Pros: exellent a good sink and super quiet... did not work with i7 processor on rampage extreme 2 but used it on my other AM2 system and wow wow wow
Cons: none
Overall Review: make an adapter for the x58 i7 processor mobo please
good
Pros: good good good good better better best best.... no agravation just works great
Cons: none
Overall Review: get it