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NICK O.

NICK O.

Joined on 03/20/13

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Most Favorable Review

Best bang for buck

AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor

Pros: Have purchased 15+ of these CPU's for use in midrange servers. At stock speeds they run fairly cool with included fan. Awesome for multi-threaded apps.

Cons: If you're going to do any overclocking at all, buy a better cooler. The stock one is fine for factory speeds but not much more. And even with that being said they source the factory units from several vendors, I've received units made by foxconn, AVC, and Cooler Master. The Cooler Master units are the best as far as factory goes, but there's no way to know which one you'll get.

Overall Review: The last one I got didn't come in a nifty metal tin like all the rest but a plain cardboard box :(

Most Critical Review

Awful case

Antec NEW SOLUTION SERIES VSK-3000 Black SGCC steel Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case
Antec NEW SOLUTION SERIES VSK-3000 Black SGCC steel Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: It says Antec on the front. Comes with a fan.

Cons: I ordered two of these and both were identical in their problems. This case is just awful. Incredibly flimsy steel. Screws that hold on the side panels came pre stripped. Those were fun to remove. SSD mount is bent. Power button is flimsy and looks to be partially broken already. Poor hardware assortment.

Overall Review: For the money, go with the Rosewill mini tower case. It pains me to say that, but it's the truth.(In this case higher quality, better hardware, 2 fans) Sorry Antec but you've got one heck of a dud with this one. You should be ashamed to put your name on it. I feel especially sorry for anyone who ordered it at regular price.

10/28/2013

Like new

ASUS B85M-E/CSM-R LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Certified - Grade A Certified Refurbished
ASUS B85M-E/CSM-R LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Certified - Grade A Certified Refurbished

Pros: Works and looks like new. Included correct I/O shield, manual, and driver disc. Included 2 sata-iii cables.

Cons: No issues to speak of.

Overall Review: Would buy again, wish they had more.

12/18/2015

Good chip

Intel Xeon E3-1270 V2 Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 69W BX80637E31270V2 Server Processor
Intel Xeon E3-1270 V2 Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 69W BX80637E31270V2 Server Processor

Pros: Have purchased several of these for use in midrange servers. They run very cool with the included fan. Are very power efficient. And far faster than the Sandy Bridge unit they replaced.

Cons: Could be cheaper, especially with the V3 out now.

Overall Review: This chip does Not have integrated graphics. If you need that go with the 1275. (Models ending in 0 have no graphics, models ending in 5 do) I only point this out because while some server boards do have a dedicated graphics chip built in, a lot are using the cpu graphics now.

Seen better

MSI GeForce 210 512MB GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card N210-512D2
MSI GeForce 210 512MB GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card N210-512D2

Pros: Bought this as a basic card for a system that didn't need anything special. Does work.

Cons: Slow even for a 210 chip. Is picky about what motherboards it wants to work in. No included VGA to DVI adapter. And most importantly, the noisiest fan I've ever heard on a video card. And it's not rpm controllable so it's that noisy all the time. It's louder than the fan on my XFX HD6850 at full speed.

Overall Review: For the same amount of money there are better cards out there.

No issues

Ballistix Tactical 4GB DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model BLT4G3D1869DT1TX0
Ballistix Tactical 4GB DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model BLT4G3D1869DT1TX0

Pros: Have used this memory in 970 and 990FX based AMD systems. Correctly detected and runs at full speed with no issues.

Cons: None.