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Eric M.

Eric M.

Joined on 11/25/09

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review
ASUS GeForce GT 440 (Fermi) 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Card ENGT440 DC SL/DI/1GD3
ASUS GeForce GT 440 (Fermi) 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Card ENGT440 DC SL/DI/1GD3

Pros: Utterly fanastic investment. SILENT. Plays most modern games at medium or high quality; bang for buck is excellent. I'll buy these for every computer I build for the forseeable future. You won't see serious heat buildup until after 5 hours or more of continous use; at that point you might seem some drop in fps, but it's never outright failed. I pointed a spare 120mm fan at it and it's basically fine forever, and still infinitely quietier than any other graphics card I've owned.

Cons: Not a one.

Most Critical Review
Microsoft Desktop 400 5MH-00001 Black USB Wired Standard Keyboard
Microsoft Desktop 400 5MH-00001 Black USB Wired Standard Keyboard

Pros: Works.

Cons: Ishy keyboard. No tactility, no depth, and the plastic makes my fingers feel dusty after every use. It's cheap, so I don't know what I expected, but honestly I've found better keyboards in dumpster dives.

Rosewill 2.4Amp 4 Port USB Wall Charger RUC-6190 for iPhone/iPod/iPad/MP3-Retail
Rosewill 2.4Amp 4 Port USB Wall Charger RUC-6190 for iPhone/iPod/iPad/MP3-Retail

Pros: Works.

Cons: Noise is unbearable. I couldn't be in the same room with it when anything at all was plugged in. I threw it away.

ASUS Crosshair V Formula AM3+ AMD 990FX USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard with 3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support and UEFI BIOS
ASUS Crosshair V Formula AM3+ AMD 990FX USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard with 3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support and UEFI BIOS

Pros: Works. There's a reboot button on the mobo itself which works even if you don't have a case button wired in; not a massive advance, but kind of a nice idea that I'd like to see on more things.

Cons: No linux driver for the build-in lan yet, apparently, which is a bit frustrating because it means the whole machine I built is pretty much useless until I order an extra network card and wait for that to get here. I bought it explicitly for the large number of SATA ports, but I really hate the way they're crammed together without more than millimeter of separation. It's quite difficult to manuver that number of cables in the ridiculously small space. There's a reset button on the back of the case as well; this one I dislike. It's not necessary (obviously), but what makes it outright bad is that it's entirely too easy to press by accident when plugging things in to the rear usb ports.