Hardware Flop & Top 3

RichBa5tard · 8th September 2003, 20:02

Which pieces of hardware did you enjoy the most? Best bang for buck? Or in the contrary, which POS did you regret buying at all? Gimme your top 5!

Top:
1. Creative DTT2500 (loved it, loving it, will love it for a few more years)
2. Logitech MX700 (first mouse ever to fit in my large hand)
3. XP1800+ JUIHB. (€65 kicking Calantak's 3.06Ghz booty)

Flop:
MAXTOR D740X's WERE WAY TOO FRIGGING LOUD!!!!

[Bonbon] · 8th September 2003, 20:27

1) xp1800+ dlt3c juihb 75€
2) Hyundai imagequest Q910 monitor (superb flatron 19" @ only 255 €)
3) GF4mx440 ; ability to see divx/xvid on my TV (thx to tvout) and i can play most games enjoyable for +- 50 €

edit: FLOP : zalman cpucooler amd : frikkin loud (yes all the reviews tell you the oposite , i returned the fan , i thought it was a bad sample , got a new one : no diff) and bad cooling at the same time

DUR0N · 8th September 2003, 20:45

top:
1.DTT3500 (oww yeah, 50w dedicated sub right behind my couch)
2.abit kx333/kr7a-r mobos. pure quality
4.plextor 161040a (top notch then, repayed himself many times)
4.D750 back in the days, kicking bud's TB 1Ghz ***

flop:
1.IBM 40gb deathstar, broke down on a lanparty
2. i'll get back on that one

Bosw8er · 8th September 2003, 21:11

1 - Ati 8500DV
2 - Tie between Duron 600 @ 1.100 & 17" BenQ TFT
3 - Linksys 8 way router/switch

flop:
- all webcams i bought

koensa · 8th September 2003, 21:15

1-cherry keyb
2-chieftec case (sometimes i find it to heavy)
3-my whole entire pentium 1 setup,ooh i loved that pc
4-my abit motherboards collection,in perticular BH6,kx7-333 and bx133
5-13gig ibm hd,still working,and very good :- )

bad :

el cheapo optical mouses
ps1
q-tec 420watt psu

8th September 2003, 21:24

Quote:

Originally posted by Bosw8er
flop:
- all webcams i bought

http://www.apple.com/isight/
coming to pc version to

8th September 2003, 22:20

+ KR7A-R, very stable
+ 512 Twinmos PC2100, FSB 187 at high latencies
+ iiyama 17" CRT
+ Koolance PC2-C (free)

- thermaltake V7+
- thermaltake copper shim

I've recently drawn the conclusion: DO NOT buy cheap stuff. quality stuff lives longer and it's 'cheaper' in the long run

jmke · 8th September 2003, 22:21

FLOP:
- thermaltake copper shim: killed my XP1700+ and Bosw8er's XP2600+ !
- Mushkin PC150 (paid it 150€+ never used it full potential)

TOP:
- P1200MMX
- GF1 DDR

the maniak · 8th September 2003, 23:09

Top
plexwiter 161040a, still writes cds like the first day i bought it

flop
don't know...

RichBa5tard · 8th September 2003, 23:12

hmmm... i''ve got an unused thermaltake heatspreader lying around... anyone want it?

8th September 2003, 20:02	#1
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,345	Hardware Flop & Top 3 Which pieces of hardware did you enjoy the most? Best bang for buck? Or in the contrary, which POS did you regret buying at all? Gimme your top 5! Top: 1. Creative DTT2500 (loved it, loving it, will love it for a few more years) 2. Logitech MX700 (first mouse ever to fit in my large hand) 3. XP1800+ JUIHB. (€65 kicking Calantak's 3.06Ghz booty) Flop: MAXTOR D740X's WERE WAY TOO FRIGGING LOUD!!!! __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

8th September 2003, 20:27	#2
[Bonbon] Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 690	1) xp1800+ dlt3c juihb 75€ 2) Hyundai imagequest Q910 monitor (superb flatron 19" @ only 255 €) 3) GF4mx440 ; ability to see divx/xvid on my TV (thx to tvout) and i can play most games enjoyable for +- 50 € edit: FLOP : zalman cpucooler amd : frikkin loud (yes all the reviews tell you the oposite , i returned the fan , i thought it was a bad sample , got a new one : no diff) and bad cooling at the same time __________________ intelD820 (2*2.8), 1gb ram , 6600gt , lots of hdd

8th September 2003, 21:11	#4
Bosw8er [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,717	1 - Ati 8500DV 2 - Tie between Duron 600 @ 1.100 & 17" BenQ TFT 3 - Linksys 8 way router/switch flop: - all webcams i bought __________________ "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."

8th September 2003, 21:15	#5
koensa Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kortrijk Posts: 742	1-cherry keyb 2-chieftec case (sometimes i find it to heavy) 3-my whole entire pentium 1 setup,ooh i loved that pc 4-my abit motherboards collection,in perticular BH6,kx7-333 and bx133 5-13gig ibm hd,still working,and very good :- ) bad : el cheapo optical mouses ps1 q-tec 420watt psu __________________ I reject your reality,and i substitute my own

8th September 2003, 22:21	#8
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,497	FLOP: - thermaltake copper shim: killed my XP1700+ and Bosw8er's XP2600+ ! - Mushkin PC150 (paid it 150€+ never used it full potential) TOP: - P1200MMX - GF1 DDR __________________

8th September 2003, 20:45	#3
DUR0N [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,543	top: 1.DTT3500 (oww yeah, 50w dedicated sub right behind my couch) 2.abit kx333/kr7a-r mobos. pure quality 4.plextor 161040a (top notch then, repayed himself many times) 4.D750 back in the days, kicking bud's TB 1Ghz *** flop: 1.IBM 40gb deathstar, broke down on a lanparty 2. i'll get back on that one

8th September 2003, 22:20	#7
TeuS Posts: n/a	+ KR7A-R, very stable + 512 Twinmos PC2100, FSB 187 at high latencies + iiyama 17" CRT + Koolance PC2-C (free) - thermaltake V7+ - thermaltake copper shim I've recently drawn the conclusion: DO NOT buy cheap stuff. quality stuff lives longer and it's 'cheaper' in the long run

8th September 2003, 23:09	#9
the maniak Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 372	Top plexwiter 161040a, still writes cds like the first day i bought it flop don't know...

8th September 2003, 23:12	#10
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,345	hmmm... i''ve got an unused thermaltake heatspreader lying around... anyone want it? __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

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