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Adam M.

Adam M.

Joined on 01/12/07

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SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5830 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card Call of Duty (COD) Edition w/ ATI Eyefinity Technology 100297SR
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5830 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card Call of Duty (COD) Edition w/ ATI Eyefinity Technology 100297SR

Pros: Bought for a "budget" 3 monitor Eyefinity setup. Will run every compatible game, MWF2, Crysis, Grid, etc, in full 6000x1080 resolution in high settings at playable fps. (Except GTA4, had to bump resolution down to x900, but GTA4 is a resource hog)

Cons: Had to spend another $100 on an active displayport adapter for third monitor. Runs warmer than previous cards, but not "hot." Free Call of Duty game is a Steam voucher, not a physical disk.

Overall Review: Bumped Windows Experience Rating in both Graphics and Gaming Graphics to 7.6 No problem fitting it in a full size atx case. Tip: When running games in eyefinity, run at 6000x1080, not 5670x1080, then it automatically compensates for bezels.

MSI Radeon HD 6990 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity R6990-4PD4GD5
MSI Radeon HD 6990 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity R6990-4PD4GD5

Pros: Powerful card. It's a 6990, don't have to say much else. Sapphire was sold out, took a chance with MSI, couldn't be happier.

Cons: DRIVER SUPPORT. AMD is slow to release driver updates. Crossfire issues in some games yet.

Overall Review: Heat and noise have not been a problem. Immediately put an EK waterblock on in it. O/C'd to 1015/1450 on stock voltage, hits 45 degrees on full load.

11/24/2011
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3EG HD203WI 2TB 5400 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3EG HD203WI 2TB 5400 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: I'm using two of these drives in Raid1 in a NAS server. No problems yet. Seem to run relatively cool.

Cons: Speed, but they're 5400 rpm, so speed isn't expected.

Patriot Viper II 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory w/Futuremark 3DMark Vantage Bundle Model PV224G8500ELKB
Patriot Viper II 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory w/Futuremark 3DMark Vantage Bundle Model PV224G8500ELKB

Pros: Been using 8 gigs of these for 5 months, no real problems. Rebate came without issues.

Cons: Couldn't get them to run at 1066 while overclocking, see below.

Overall Review: I had to under-clock and over-volt (900mHz, 2.2v) for stability while over-clocking my system. I'm not sure if this was a limitation of the Ram or motherboard, but I was able to squeeze another 150mHz out of my quad core using this ram over my DDR2 800. However they did work at advertised speed and voltage when not over-clocking. So if you're just looking for solid, fast DDR2 1066, I highly recommend these.

Alpha and Omega BOX-MK-BK INTERNAL 5.25" STORAGE BOX BLACK
Alpha and Omega BOX-MK-BK INTERNAL 5.25" STORAGE BOX BLACK

Pros: Love this thing! Holds a good amount of stuff. Keeps my SD cards, flash drives, extra screws, etc organized and always by the computer.

Cons: Fit is a tiny bit off, not bad and for this price I can't take off an egg.

Overall Review: I don't seem to have the spring issue other users are reporting, mine pops right out. Perhaps it fits too tightly in their case. You won't regret getting one of these.

Seagate BarraCuda 7200.12 ST3250318AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.12 ST3250318AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Using 3 of these drives in Raid0. Fast, quiet, and no heat issues.

Cons: I ordered 3 and 1 arrived DOA. RMA'd dead drive just fine, but now worried about reliability if 1 in 3 drives was doa.

Overall Review: All three drives have been working great in Raid0 for 5+ months. If it wasn't for the first doa drive, I'd give them 5 stars.