The Mother Board
Computer Info and Shopping Guide

Warning: fiddling with computers is extremely habit-forming and may be contagious.

The Best Places to Shop:

Computer Parts and Pieces:
New Egg   Chief Value  (same folks - diff names)
ZipZoomFly
SuperBiiz
Tiger Direct
Crucial Memory
Best Byte
BuyXtremeGear

Digital Cameras:
B&H Photo
J&R
BestPriceAudioVideo
Electronics Outfitters



Local Computer Stores:
Best Buy
Office Depot
Staples

Comp USA

Find Current Price Ranges:
Price Watch    Price Grabber    NexTag
PriceScan

Tech Info and Reviews:
Extreme Tech    Tom's Harware    AnandTech
Motherboards    Over Clockers    Sys Opt
Electic Tech    Active Hardware    Google

CPU Info:
AMD    INTEL

Heatsink-Fan:
Thermaltake  Cooler Master
Global Win SwifTech  Vantec

Motherboard:
Abit    Asus    Biostar    DFI
ECS    EPoX    Gigabyte    Iwill
MSI    Shuttle    Soyo    Tyan

RAM:
Crucial     Kingston    Corsair
Centon    Mushkin

Case/Power Supply:
Antec    Enermax    Enlight    CoolerMaster
Superpower    Compucase    Min Maw

Hard Drive:
Western Digital    Maxtor    IBM    Seagate

Graphics:
ATI    Gainward    Hercules
Leadtek    Matrox    Visiontek

Shopper WARNINGs List - see details below the links:
1. Beware of EBAY
2. Beware of AVANQUEST

The Silent Computer:
EndPCnoise  Zalman  QuietPC
Nexus  NexFan Vantec  Directron

Sound:
Creative Labs    AOpen
Turtle Beach    Hercules

Network:
D-Link    Linksys    Netgear
Intel    3Com    Belkin   

CD/DVD:
Plextor    Sony    Teac

Modem:
US Robotics    Zoom
Linksys    Toshiba   

Chipset Info:
ALi    SiS    VIA    Nvidia

Other:
Fed Ex Package Tracker


Ross's Tech Notes:

Beware of EBAY - May 9, 2009 - Buyers need to be aware that Ebay is very Seller oriented. Also, the buyer protection coverage has some tricky details and the level of Seller monitoring is very lax. It is extremely difficult to file a complaint against a Seller. Ebay may be fine for small ticket items, but I have personally experienced outright seller fraud on two big ticket items and advise that you exercise EXTREME caution when making purchases of big ticket items from a seller that does not have 98% or better feedback on similar big ticket items. Avoid big ticket items from a seller that normally sells small ticket items regardless of the level of feedback.

Beware of AVANQUEST - May 9, 2009. This is a software company that creates and sells various software utilities. I don't care much for the quality of their products, but that's not my main complaint. They don't honor their advertised rebates. Three months after submitting a rebate request I got a notice that my rebate was being processed. That was 3 months ago. Having now waited for over 6 months, I do not have high expectations. Why don't I submit a complaint on their website? Have you ever seen a data entry form with no way to enter data? If you visit their website you will.

 

 

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