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Matt F.

Matt F.

Joined on 03/23/13

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Great, can run newer games.

AMD A10-5800K - A-Series APU Trinity Quad-Core 3.8 GHz Socket FM2 100W AMD Radeon HD 7660D Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic - AD580KWOHJBOX
AMD A10-5800K - A-Series APU Trinity Quad-Core 3.8 GHz Socket FM2 100W AMD Radeon HD 7660D Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic - AD580KWOHJBOX

Pros: This APU can run Thief on low setting with nearly smooth framerates, and that is pretty darn good. It can run Titanfall on medium with ease. Only 100W. 3.8 GHz is AMAZING for this cheap of a CPU. The standard heatsink/fan that comes with it runs pretty well, have not had any overheating even with pretty intense gaming.

Cons: The box is kinda flimsy, don't expect a nice metal box like the 8350, only reason for this con is that there might be damage during shipping, but barely any if there is.

Great Memory! Worked Instantly

G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C10D-16GAO
G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C10D-16GAO

Pros: Worked right out of the box, no needed drivers. Fast. Pretty cheap for 16gigs. Small form factor, fits underneath a Hyper 212 EVO heatsink. No RAM caused crashes yet. Amazing shiny orange color.

Cons: I didn't get a sticker with it D: The machine must have missed the package. :(. But that's OK I can find one online probably.

Overall Review: PC build: AMD-8320 CPU Asus M9-A99fx pro 2.0 motherboard. 1 Tb HDD 2 TB Seagate HDD 256gb Samsung 240 evo SSD Hyper 212 EVO Heatsink Phantom 620 Case 750w Corsair RM750 PSU. Standard disk drive.

Fast, Looks cool. Cheap

G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAO
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAO

Pros: Fast. Low heatsink. Easy to install. RAM is RAM is RAM, I mean it does what RAM does. Not much to say about it.

Cons: Not sure whether it was the motherboard I put it in, or the RAM, but they were both new. But the RAM was kinda tight the first time I put it in, but that's pretty normal with new ram/mobos.

Overall Review: I definitely recommend getting this if it drops below $70.

Great case. A lot fo space.

NZXT Phantom 630 CA-PH630-W1 White Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
NZXT Phantom 630 CA-PH630-W1 White Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: A lot of space. Good cable routing. Fan controller Power button isn't in a spot where your leg can turn it off. 4 usb ports in the front. SD card reader(Read Cons) Great hard drive cages. Option to turn off LEDs You can remove the drive bays to make more space for a Graphics Card.

Cons: SD Card reader: When I first got the case I never used the SD Card reader, but now I use it for my camera. Well, it was bent upwards in a way that I couldn't fit an SD card into it, so I had to put one I didn't care about in, and bent the slot back down. Now this isn't reason to take off an egg as this is probably just a one in a thousand chance, and it's a luxury for the case to even have one in the first place. There are only 4 5.25" Drive bays, not enough if you have controllers in the front, along with a hot-swap cage, and a disk drive. After about 1-2 months the LEDs in the back slowly dimmed down and stopped working, but that's OK.

Overall Review: When I bought this case I was completely new to the computer building world, and it was SO easy to use I thought when I was done, "Wait a minute, nothing went wrong. At all. This never happens." but this case has achieved it. If you need a new case to expand in, or are new to computer building, get this case! it is amazing.

Great mid-gamer motherboard

ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X (Bolton D4) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X (Bolton D4) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Can support most if not all new A-Series CPUs. Not flimsy. More than enough SATA ports. Doesn't have bad colors eSata. Many USB slots Supports older mouse/keyboard connectors. PCI-E 3.0!

Cons: The SATA ports are angled, which is common in nearly all new motherboards, this makes it hard if your hard drives are on that side of the motherboard.

Overall Review: Bought for a friend, and was easily installed.

Amazing! No hiccups.

CORSAIR RM Series RM750 750 W ATX12V v2.31 and EPS 2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
CORSAIR RM Series RM750 750 W ATX12V v2.31 and EPS 2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Extremely quiet. Smooth power. High efficiency. Has been running my computer for over 2 months now without shutting down for more than 10 minutes for small maintenance/updates. Fits extremely well while not being too long. Here is what I have run this with: 170w Graphics card 70w CPU 3 HDDs 2 Disk drives 5 200mm case fans And whatever else the motherboard requires. Overall thats about 570-600 watts and it runs smooth. I LOVE the auto-fan, it only turns on when it heats up too much, this is great because I am going for a quiet build. Looks really cool.

Cons: The only small thing I have against this is just a nit-picky thing. The cables are flat, that's it. I just like the look of round cables better, but that's all.

Overall Review: My build: RM750 Corsair PSU 8 Gb DDR3 1600Mhz ram AMD A6-3620 CPU 1 TB, 500Gb, and 400Gb HDDs 2 dual layer disk readers/writers