bunch of supplement questions

[powerhalf]

I'm browsing a site and i came across some supps that i thought looked interesting, but i'd like to get some opinions on.

http://www.1fast400.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=59&products_id=128 would this be worthwhile to take on a cut? It says no side effects, but...
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http://www.1fast400.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=205 A creatine supp with some other nice stuff in it. it says:
Supplement Facts:
Serving Size: ~9.5g
Servings Per Container: 50
Amount Per Serving
TriCreatine Malate 3.0 g **%
Betaine-Glycocyamine 1.5 g **%
NitroArginine (Arginine Alpha-Ketoglutarate) 1.0 g **%
NAG (N-Acetyl-L-Glutamine) 1.0 g **%
Micronized Taurine 1.0 g **%

If i'm not mistaken, the standard dose for creatine is 5g per dose. Unless taking around 9.5 per dose would be necessary to ensure you get enough of the other stuff that is in it.. I'm not sure, but I know one of you supp gurus will know ;) Also when would be the best time to take this particular creatine supplement? I'm sure there's been a ton of threads on it in the past, but would it be just after meals, just before workouts, just after, etc??
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and my EC brand, http://www.1fast400.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=99 I like this because you only have to pop them once a day, but am I really sacrificing a lot of the benefits of using an EC stack by using this particular brand?

I know this was long winded, but I would really, really appreciate input on these supps that i'm considering buying. Thanks for reading, people :)

[Shao-LiN]

3-5 grams of creatine is fine.
Take it like you would normally take creatine, post workout.
EC is most effective following a dosing schedule which escapes me at the moment. You can do a search easy enough to find peoples opinions on it.

[restless]

It's 1:10 ephedrine to caffeine ratio.

[bradley]

The EC stack and creatine are worthwhile supps IMO, but I have not heard or read anything good about methoxyisoflavones.