Seagate Barracuda 7200 11 1 5 TB SATA 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Hard Drive ST31500341AS
Seagate Barracuda 7200 11 1 5 TB SATA 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Hard Drive ST31500341AS >> Problems with Seagate not with Amazon s packaging While I must admit that I ve had loads of problems with this particular model of Seagate drive 4 DOAs from another vendor and one that died after about 3 months of use I must say that Amazon appears to have listened to complaints about packaging of OEM drives Mine arrived in it s static bag and
PNY OPTIMA 2GB 2x1GB Dual Channel Kit DDR 400 MHz PC3200 Desktop DIMM Memory Modules MD2048KD1 400 >> Does exactly what it s supposed to These pieces of dual channel have reanimated an old useless system I didn t have the heart to throw away I now have a basic workhorse for everyday chores and homework enabling me to conserve my laptop
Western Digital 320GB Scorpio Blue SATAII 5400RPM 2 5IN 8MB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD3200BEVT
Western Digital 320GB Scorpio Blue SATAII 5400RPM 2 5IN 8MB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD3200BEVT >> Great on All Levels This HD was used to upgrade my OEM 80 GB PS3 Hard Drive The installation process was quite simple and the PS3 unit performs much better with this Hard Drive than it did with the OEM 80 GB Seagate
The PS3 unit now runs much quiter which also means that it runs much cooler as the only
Western Digital 2 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD20EADS
Western Digital 2 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD20EADS >> Don t Let Green in the Name Discourage You From Buying Many people are turned off by products marketed as Green
But I found this drive to be a good performer and reliable in my Mac Pro Installation took 30 seconds It just slides in with no wired connectors
Band : Western Digital Model : WD2002FYPS Product Features : - Offers data hungry organizations massive capacity with significant power savings and lower cost while delivering performance - Designed based on WD s exclusive GreenPower platform to deliver power savings and equipped with 64 MB cache and dual processors - A fine tuned balance of spin speed transfer rate and caching algorithms designed to deliver both significant power savings and solid performance - RAID specific time limited error recovery TLER Prevents drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive error recovery processes
Western Digital 2 TB RE4 GP SATA 64MB Cache Bulk/OEM Enterprise Hard Drive WD2002FYPS >> Works great with 3ware I ve been using these drives for several months now on a 3ware 9650SE 24M8 24 port RAID controller All of my drives are still running firmware 04 05G04 and I have had no issues I started with 3 and have been adding to and migrating the RAID 5 volume by a disk every few months as my needs increase I have had no bad drives and no data loss through any of my live migrations >> WD 2 TB Hard Drives Five I purchased five of these 2 TB Western Digital Data Center Rated Hard Drives for a new Synology DS509 Network Attached Storage Server I bought for my small business After about two weeks up and running so far so good They are extremely quiet and generate just a small amount of heat The variable speed capability works great When there is no read write activity the drives are very quiet and consume less energy When read write activity is high they are only marginally noisier The read write speed at least from a subjective viewpoint when doing backups is outstanding >> Just as expected I purchased two of these drives for a NAS They are fast quiet and since purchase have 0 reallocated sectors I d buy again
Band : Scythe Product Features : - Introducing the high quality quiet 12cm fan with patent pending FDB Fluid Dynamic Bearing technology - This Fluid Dynamic Bearing technology from SONY Corporation can provide a dramatic reduction in fan noise and prolong the life of your fan - Long life time the S FDB has a sealed structure that gives imporved oil carrying ability for long life - Anti Shock Ability
Scythe S FLEX SFF21G 1900rpm 120mm Silent Fan Retail SKU SFF21G >> Brrrrrr I replaced the stock fan on my new CorsairH50 water cooler Huge difference The liquid bearing is amazing I use a fan controller to slow it down under light use This combo keeps me below 37c at all times and my cpu operates at 3 6 Ghz The fan controller cuts all noise by lowering speed At 1200 rpm it is silent
Band : Diamond Model : XS71DDL Product Features : - 24bit/96khz playback - 8 channel audio output - Easy connection to home audio equipment - Dolby Digital Live - 50 Free MP3 downloads from emusic
Diamond XtremeSound 7 1/24 bit Sound Card with Dolby Digital Live XS71DDL >> Works exactly as advertised Windows 7 x64 working I bought this card about 2 months ago to get 5 1 audio from my computer to my entertainment system which only has a Toslink Optical input port so I got this and hooked it up to my system with a 25 ft optical cable When I installed it into my Windows 7 x64 machine it was recognized with no problems because I had another PCI card installed with the same chipset manufacturer but different version As stated on previous reviews the CD on the box comes with practically no drivers for newer machines so I previously did a little research to find out if the chipset manufacturer had any driver for it and the answer was positive Beta drivers so try at your own risk After I updated the drivers and rebooted the PC It only took me a few minutes to figure out where to find the settings so I could output the sound not by the Analog plugs but the Digital Optical Output So far even when is attached with a really long cable the Audio Quality for 5 1 movies is just great I would rate it 5 starts if it didn t require external beta drivers to work but if you are willing to do a little research do not hesitate on getting one of these for Vista or 7 x32 or x64 Really happy with the product >> Poor software Purchased this card to use the SPDIF In Connected PS3 optical out and only was able to get stereo 2 channels Dolby Digital 5 1 and DTS 5 1 are not supported You can use this card for gaming video etc I have a Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum 2 and its much better in all aspects Good support drivers for all systems The Diamond only has drivers for Windows XP Vista The software its ok Windows 7 will find a beta driver for it but still limited functionality hard to make things work using the software I will give this card 3 stars For the price is ok For home theater I think there are cards better then this As I said before Sound Blaster is much better or HT OMEGA Since it did not worked for me I returned it back Hope this helps to someone >> DDL on the cheap I wanted to spend as little as possible for SPDIF 5 1 from games specifically Crysis and this board was just the ticket But being too smart for my own good I tried to install it with the drivers from the Diamond website and I got nothing at all out of the SPDIF I thought I had a bad optical cable I should have let Vista 32 bit Home Premium have its head from the start I then downloaded the right driver from C Media the maker of the chip and voila DDL surround sound pass through of DD and only one cable to add to the spaghetti behind my machine Be aware that in order to get DDL to work you have to set Windows Sound to Speakers and not Digital
Band : Gigabyte Model : GA EP45 UD3L Product Features : - Sold Individually
GIGABYTE GA EP45 UD3L Core 2 Quad/ P45/ DDR2 1366 / A GbE/ ATX/ DES Motherboard >> Good mobo for overclocking This motherboard has more options for overclocking than I ve even heard of and that s saying something Worked right out of the box >> Easy Install Works Great Very easy install I had no trouble at all replacing my son s crappy Intel motherboard with this new one Everything worked great afterwards I recommend it The board is well marked so I hardly had to crack open the installation manual at all I could easily determine where to slug in the HDD light On Button etc >> Perfect for OSX86 I bought it to install OSX86 10 5 6 and it works perfectly Great motherboard for hackingtosh
Model : A399 512 Red Product Features : - Fan/air cooler/humidifier/ionizer 4 in 1 fan air cooler - Three air speed with oscillation option Low/Medium/High - 1 Hr/ 2 Hrs/ 4 Hrs/ 8 Hrs timer - Three modes selectable normal/natural/sleep - 30 day money back guarantee and 1 year limited warranty
Unistar DF158 Multi functional 4 in 1 Portable Air Cooler >> LOVE IT Really helps with my sleep apnea Making good use of the various times so I can set it for a nap or a full night s sleep The Unistar 4 in 1 air cooler is a product I ll use year round >> Waste of my money This was a waste of money if you are really hot I live in TX and my Central AC went out and I was looking for a solution to make it through the last month of summer I bought this for my 11 year olds room he can barely feel the air even when he is sitting right in front of it with water and ice in it A box fan would have worked better >> Nice paper weight Broke after the third day of having it it ll blow some cool air but it s a waste of time putting ice in it because there is no difference in the temp of the air it blows got it plugged in right now it s blowing cool air right now but other than that it dont work
Band : noctua Model : NF R8 Product Features : - Size 80x80x25 mm - Rotational Speed / 10 1800 RPM - Acoustical Noise 17 dB A - Airflow 53 m /h - Bearing SSO Bearing
Noctua NF R8 Case fan 80 mm >> Noctua impresses again There isn t much to say about this fan it is quite perfect As with all Noctua products the quality is great and it is virtually silent The fan comes with a couple of power adapters to regulate the RPM of the fan but honestly you can t hear it at full power
As a side note I am also a fan of the styling The colors are very unique and really let everyone know it is a Noctua >> So much better I installed two of these to replace my stock case fans that had become maddeningly loud Wow the difference is night and day They were easy to install in my case as well just popped them in and now I no longer have to crank up my speakers to hear over my PC >> Part of My Quest for a Quiet PC As part of my quest to quiet an older PC desktop computer I researched quiet PC case fans and came up with the Noctua 80mm fan Designed and built in Austria the fan produces a generally low decibel level particularly when compared with other case fans When I received my fan and installed it I was amazed at its quietness I would not hesitate to spend some 20 on one of these Noctua s anytime I was upgrading my desktop machine with this level of quietness By the way the fan comes in sizes all the way from 80mm to 120mm so make sure you know the size your particular desktop machine uses This fan s design shows what some computer based development coupled with acoustic sound testing and revision can produce I say Bravo But I say it in a whisper
Note If you need the same fan in a 120mm form factor try Noctua NF P12 Vortex Control 120mm Quiet Computer Fan
Band : OCZ Model : OCZ600MXSP Product Features : - Internal 120mm fan - Can power SLI and CrossFire graphics - Overvoltage/OverPower/ShortCircuit Protection
OCZ OCZ600MXSP ModXStream Pro 600 Watt Power Supply >> Good product Ordered on 4th Feb with amazon free Super Saver Shipping it left on the 6th feb from Seller facility arrived 8th feb in Lexington KY and then finally to Miami on the 10th feb I got it in Trinidad 2 days later via a skybox The connectors are nice and snug on the supply itself and on the peripherals The 4 pin molex connectors have two lips or ears on the top and bottom that you press to help remove them from a device Be sure you do not press them while putting them into the device as it would not be inserted all the way
It worked right out of the box The fan is silent my cpu and gpu fans are more audible The air coming out the back does not feel very warm and it does not feel like alot of air either There is a 4 pin p4 AND 8 pin EPS motherboard power connector made into the supply I only use the 8 pin so it would have been nice to be able to take the 4 pin out but it just has to be tucked away I bought this because I plan to do xfire in the future and this is xfire capable
I scraped a tiny bit of paint off the back while lining up the holes to screw it into the case The edges of the case are not sharp and I was not pressing the ps hard on the case the paint is just very soft It is barely noticeable as it is just a line on the edge of the opening on the back of the case and it is the back so it will not be seen anyway I wish the red ModXStream Pro sticker was on the opposite side so I could show it off instead of the voltage ratings sticker As with all other ATX power supplies the holes only line up one way with the computer case so the fan is on the bottom drawing air from inside the case and pushing it out the back
System specs Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit Intel Core i5 750 Processor 2 66 GHz 8 MB LGA1156 CPU I5 750BOX quad core turbo boost Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 XMS3 4 GB PC3 12800 Core i5 Memory Kit 1600mhz XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB DDR5 PCIE Graphics Card HD577AZNFC 1gb DX 11 Gigabyte Intel Core i7/ Core i5/ Core i3/ LGA 1156/ Intel H57/ 4DDR3 2200 /ATI CrossFireX/ HDMI/ USB3 0/ Raid Micro ATX Motherboard GA H57M USB3 usb3 7 1 audio xfire raid Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3 5 Inch 32 MB Cache 7200 RPM SATA II WD1001FALS OCZ OCZ600MXSP ModXStream Pro 600 Watt Power Supply ATX12v 2 2 modular cables 80 Thermaltake VI1000NWS M9 case 2 x 120mm fan toolless IDE dvd burner Logitech MX 518 High Performance Optical Gaming Mouse Metal Dell S2209w 22 LCD 5ms 1080p DVI D Logitech x530 speakers 5 1 70w rms MS Keyboard 500VA UPS
>> OCZ Power activate Great power supply No problems runs everything in my computer with no problems hang ups or glitches Great >> Good for the price I got this power supply PSU for 2 reasons 1 Brand OCZ has a good customer service reputation so if this PSU failed within the warranty perdio I know I would be covered 2 Good price for a 600W PSU
I got it for a mid range system with an AMD Phenom II X 3 720BE CPU a MSI 790GX G65 board an ATI HD4850 and 3 hard drives There were enough connectors for everything and I still had 1 connection on the power supply I didn t end up using System has been stable for a couple of months now The one thing about this PSU even if it s SLI capable or Crossfire capable 600W will not be high end cards It can do low end 7000 series nVidia cards or HD4850 X2 or lower but anything more would be pushing your luck
Pros 3 year warranty Nice packaging came with a small zip to put away extra cables 80 Silver certified 82 efficiency Very quiet fan Sleeved cables
Cons Nothing especially given the price point
Not 100 modular but this is more of an aesthetic con and doesn t affect the quality or function of the PSU in any way these 3 connectors are hard wired 24 pin ATX 4 pin and 8 pin mainboard connectors
While modularity is useful except that because the core connectors are always used there s no sense in making them modular from a practicality standpoint and making those connectors modular only serves one purpose aesthetics which if you are willing to pay for there are top notch products that have this
