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Michael S.

Michael S.

Joined on 07/31/06

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Most Favorable Review

Nice Card for My Price Range

ASUS GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB PHOENIX Fan Edition DVI-D HDMI DP 1.4 Gaming Graphics Card (PH-GTX1050Ti-4G)
ASUS GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB PHOENIX Fan Edition DVI-D HDMI DP 1.4 Gaming Graphics Card (PH-GTX1050Ti-4G)

Pros: Easy peasy install, affordable, good specs for price range

Cons: Would rather have a VGA port than DVI, or better yet just have 2x HDMI

Overall Review: Didn't really need a card this advanced for a non-gaming software dev PC. However, it installed without much fuss, works great. No complaints thus far.

Most Critical Review

Good for Windows, Not for Linux

ASUS USB-N13 300Mpbs Wireless-N USB Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n, USB 2.0
ASUS USB-N13 300Mpbs Wireless-N USB Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n, USB 2.0

Pros: Good plug 'n play experience on Windows machines.

Cons: Not so good Linux support

Overall Review: I'll speak to my experience as a Linux user. This adapter uses a Realtek chipset (rtl8192cu). There is driver support included in recent kernel releases; I am using 3.4.9. However, the driver code in the kernel is from around 2010, so it is very much outdated. When using the native kernel built driver, I noticed the connection would constantly drop and re-acquire, even at close range. I also tried downloading and building the vendor provided driver. This code is much more up to date, and once built, the signal dropping issue was gone. However, building the vendor provided driver source was arduous. There were several compilation errors that needed to be untangled. From what I now understand, the vendor driver source is really intended for older kernel versions, 2.x.x and 3.0.x, so it seems the compilation issues I encountered are related to a newer kernel version. After building the driver module from vendor source, if I pulled out the wireless adapter, kernel panic would ensue, and the machine would freeze. This happened even if I unloaded the driver module prior to pulling out the adapter. This experience left a bad taste in my mouth relating to Realtek 8192cu based adapters on Linux. If you're looking for good Linux support, try adapters that leverage Atheros chipsets, for example, anything built around ath9k_htc.

10/20/2012

Get, Set, and Forget

G.SKILL Aegis 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Desktop Memory Model F4-3000C16D-32GISB
G.SKILL Aegis 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Desktop Memory Model F4-3000C16D-32GISB

Pros: Good price point, trusted brand name, they give a nice fancy case sticker

Overall Review: Trusted brand for me in sourcing RAM for builds, haven't let me down so far, will continue to use them

EVGA PSU Nice So Far

EVGA 110-BQ-0500-K1 500 BQ 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular 500W Power Supply
EVGA 110-BQ-0500-K1 500 BQ 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular 500W Power Supply

Pros: One of few PSU I could find right at 500W (very few at this wattage, most now are 400 or 600), modular/optional cable plugs make for cleaner and less cluttered area inside case

Cons: They didn't give me a case sticker! (j/k, it's a nice product but I dole out 5 egg reviews sparingly)

Overall Review: First time using EVGA instead of Corsair for PSU, no problems so far, will consider EVGA as an option for future builds.

Terrific Case for Money

Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 ATX Mid-Tower with Front Mesh Ventilation, Minimal Design, Tempered Glass Side Panel and Single Headset Jack
Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 ATX Mid-Tower with Front Mesh Ventilation, Minimal Design, Tempered Glass Side Panel and Single Headset Jack

Pros: Great material quality, nice subdued look, lots of room for all kinds of internal drives, flexibility in adding/moving rear fans

Cons: Build instructions could better, wish that the 2.5"/SSD mounting slots could be positioned such that 4 drives could be adjacent (can only fit 3 2.5" together, then need to mount 4th one on other side of the internal case partition)

Overall Review: Very impressed with this case in comparison to Fractal Design and other competitors. Will definitely consider Cooler Master options in future builds.

Keeping my i7-920 Cool, and Doing it Quietly

DEEPCOOL GAMMAXX 400 CPU Air Cooler 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan with Blue LED, Multi-platform Intel/AMD CPUs (AM4 Compatible)
DEEPCOOL GAMMAXX 400 CPU Air Cooler 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan with Blue LED, Multi-platform Intel/AMD CPUs (AM4 Compatible)

Pros: - Have not seen my i7-920's temp go much above 40 deg C, even under heavy load - Amazing how quiet this cooler is! - Nothing like soft purple LED light...

Cons: - installation seemed trickier than ought to be - not great instructions included w product; seemed like they only offered tiny diagrams on outer packaging to guide you through installation

Overall Review: This is a good, reasonably priced cooler if you're in the market for something to take care of an older power-gobbling CPU. It seems much quieter than other coolers I've tried on my i7-920. Installation wasn't too bad, but the vendor could've provided better documentation in the box (and not literally /on/ the box, like they did). Fits perfectly onto my LGA 1366 Gigabyte. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH ROOM IN YOUR CASE! I have mid-ATX, and no concerns fitting in my case, but be sure to measure yours and confirm it'll fit.

seller reviews
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Good Transaction for SAMSUNG 16GB 288-Pin DDR4

Ordered some RAM with priority shipping. The seller sent the item right away and it arrived on time. Seems to be working great so far. Will update should anything change. Vendor handled transaction just fine.

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12/22/2018

Very Nice Refurbished Macbook Air

Transaction was smooth, timely. Price was terrific. Item can in good condition with only minor cosmetic scrapes/nicks. So far laptop is operating smoothly. Seems battery condition is fairly decent. Would recommend this seller for used items.

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Good Transaction

Two Samsung Galaxy Note Stylus (Styli?) Order seemed to take a bit longer to complete, not sure if that's seller or NewEgg's issue, but once filled, everything came fast & correctly.

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