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Samuel G.

Samuel G.

Joined on 11/26/05

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Most Favorable Review
IN WIN IW-Z589T.AQ350BL Black Steel Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case 350W Power Supply
IN WIN IW-Z589T.AQ350BL Black Steel Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case 350W Power Supply

Pros: I think this is a fine case every thing fit nice. Yes it is suppose to be screwless but I personally always add screws to the opposite side for rigidity.

Cons: 2 sata connectors are piggy backed on the same cable making it hard to stretch to the hard drive mounting location, I found that the middle connector was easy to move by just popping the back off and resetting the connector where I wanted it. Dont let this scare you it is easy to do. Or you can avoid it by mounting the hard drive in a floppy bay.

Easy save of my saved files

Dell Optiplex 790 MT  i5-2400 3.10GHz 4GB 250GB Win 10 Pro 1 Yr Wty
Dell Optiplex 790 MT i5-2400 3.10GHz 4GB 250GB Win 10 Pro 1 Yr Wty

Pros: I bought this Dell in hopes I could install my hard drive from my old 32 bit computer which crashed. This Dell has a large enough case and enough ports to add an additional HDD. After two attempts the Dell recognized my old HDD. Lesson learned? Do better backing up the files I want to save. If you procrastinated, this was an easy and inexpensive fix.

Cons: The DVD Burner Fails to burn a usable dvd. After I used one from my old computer I was back in business. I don't love windows 10 it is a bit clunky. Its not what you know but how fast you can learn a new operating system. I have less important things to worry about, than learning where windows moved everything. ugh

Overall Review: This is the quietest computer I have owned. When I start it I always look again thinking it did not start.

Great board

ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M FM2 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M FM2 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: This thing has above average reviews and I have to agree with that because this is a pretty nice board and reasonably priced. It will run on 4 or 8 pin power for the CPU and 20 or 24 pin power supply. No adapter necessary. The board has plenty of mounting holes and is decently laid out

Cons: The board does not come with any IDE connections. I should have noticed this because I was replacing an old board. Needless to say I had to order a new hard drive and DVD burner with SATA connections

Overall Review: I guess it does not hurt to upgrade from the old style. If you get a DOA I would give it a second chance this board is nice.

500 Gig Hard drive

WD Blue 500GB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD5000AAKX
WD Blue 500GB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD5000AAKX

Pros: Works well and with 500 GB it should be large enough for my needs

Cons: It did not come with any paper work or any description on the drive itself in regards to the Jumper terminals. When it would not immediately work I thought it was either dead or may need a jumper or something as it came with none. It turned out the mother board had a setting for IDE or SATA which is wierd because the mother board only had sata connections.

Overall Review: Readers keep in mind that I list my knowledge as average Everything I know is self taught on my own

Super Qiet

ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS

Pros: The thing is super quiet and burns disc's faster than any previous burner I have had

Cons: None

Overall Review: Uses the new sata cables which is cool. I purchased this because the mother board I wanted did not have IDE plug in's

Works good

eForCity 3 X IDE to Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Adapter Cable
eForCity 3 X IDE to Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Adapter Cable

Pros: Works fine and is no to long

Cons: None

Overall Review: Wish I new I had one in a box of cables