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Brian W.

Brian W.

Joined on 12/11/05

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Went in fast. Runs faster.

TP-Link AC1900 Smart Wi-Fi Router - High Speed MU-MIMO Router, Dual Band, Gigabit, VPN Server, Beamforming, Smart Connect, Works with Alexa (Archer A9)
TP-Link AC1900 Smart Wi-Fi Router - High Speed MU-MIMO Router, Dual Band, Gigabit, VPN Server, Beamforming, Smart Connect, Works with Alexa (Archer A9)

Pros: Easy install. Good 130mb throughput!

Overall Review: Buy one

Most Critical Review

3.5 years isn't long enough

Western Digital AV-GP WD10EURX 1TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EURX 1TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Worked as supplied in my Tivo DVR

Cons: Started fruiting out about 3 months ago, now fails every test in the DVR, lags out. Was maybe 3.5 years old max.

Overall Review: since I didn't want the next one to only last 3.5 yrs I bought a different model.

Solid RAM

CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWINX1024-3200C2PT
CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWINX1024-3200C2PT

Pros: Worked Great out of the box...good price.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Time to overclock and play!

Veddy, Veddy Nice!

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ - Athlon 64 Venice Single-Core 2.2 GHz Socket 939 Processor - ADA3500BPBOX
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ - Athlon 64 Venice Single-Core 2.2 GHz Socket 939 Processor - ADA3500BPBOX

Pros: Worked out of the box. Stock cooling 38C Doesn't make the lights dim in the house when you turn it on!

Cons: None

Overall Review: It's the price/performance sweet spot for AMD right now. The other dual core chips do nothing for games-just get the best Athlon64 you can afford.

Great Bundle!

EVGA GeForce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Video Card 256-P2-N518
EVGA GeForce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Video Card 256-P2-N518

Pros: -Nice bundle for the money! -7800GT rips through my games like butter including COH. My monitor doesn't HAVE enough resolution to test this card. 4X faster than my old AMD1.2/GeForce3 rig.

Cons: Nforce4 motherboard bundled with card is a bit thin--installing the AMD heatsink creates a scary looking bend in the board. I have no idea how to use NVTweak successfully with this video board--just locks up and goes away. If I want to OC, looks like manual effort.

Overall Review: INSTANT NewEgg delivery--the card and the motherboard & CPU, came in two successive days. System: AMD 3500+/2.2 Nforce 4 SLI EVGA M/B Creative X-Fi Xtrememusic Mad Dog 6/1 DVD/RW 420W PS Ugly old beige case 23488 3D2001