Joined on 12/08/08
Amazing Card!
Pros: *ASUS Quality *Nvidia GTX Series *Factory Overclocked *Brilliant Low Price *Direct CU for advanced cooling *ASUS Smartdoctor for advanced overclocking
Cons: *Auto fan control is broken(See Other Thoughts)
Overall Review: I've had this card for about 5 days now and let me tell anyone reading this...This card rocks! It plays everything I throw at on fully maxed out settings! Tested Games Below: *Crysis *Crysis 2 *Mafia II *BattleField Bad Company 2 *Sins of a Solar Empire (All Games Tested with Factory Settings) ----------------------------- *Auto fan control is broken When I first got this card installed i immediately popped in Crysis 2 and ran it Maxed out, My GPU Jumped to 60C~70C and made me jump! Ouch! I immediately activated Smart Doctor and set it to Smart Fan Control Settings Used Below: Fastest: 50C Fast: 45C Medium: 40C Slow: 35C When activated my cards temp instantly dropped 15C~17C So please remember to use smart fan control immediately after install! It could save your Computer, And maybe quite possibly your house...
Razer Tech Support
Pros: *It worked for 3 months... *Looks amazing *5Ghz Wireless Signal *Comfortable on my head
Cons: *Distorted audio *Stopped working after 3 months of constant usage for gaming/music *5.1 Surround sound on these are a joke (other thoughts) *3.5mm Connectors don't work *Razer tech support refused my warranty even with proof of purchase
Overall Review: This $180 upgrade from my old stereo chimaeras was supposed to be good but turned out to be my worst purchase of the year with malfunctioning connectors out of the box and distorted audio on Toslink/Digital (The L/R Analog worked though) so no 5.1 was observed during the three months it worked. After 3 weeks the left headphone went out only to come back shortly after but with lower volume than the right. Called and emailed Razer tech support and even with proof of purchase they said they couldn't verify I actually owned them so they refused my warranty. I don't know after this mess that I will ever buy another product from Razer again. The stereo headphones are still kicking perfectly after 9 months so with that in mind, maybe I just a had some bad luck.
Great Cable
Pros: *Gold Plated Connectors *Thick cable (Better EMI/RFI Shielding) *Sturdy (see above)
Cons: *The bulky DVI end can create issues with some monitors connector setups.
Overall Review: I almost wasn't able to use cable due the spacing behind my monitor where the connectors are. However the cable allowed for just enough flexibility for it to work.
Great set of ram :)
Pros: *8GB of Ram *Cheap *It works
Cons: *None
Overall Review: Wishing my laptop supported a higher speed of ram but hey you get what you pay for. Slapped this kit in my Toshiba Satellite L755D-S5204 and just like that, went from 4GB of ram to 8GB. +1 to Team Group for making an affordable/functional kit of ram.
Best AMD CPU to date.
Pros: *Thuban IMC (Native 1600Mhz support) *Backwards compatible with select AM2+ Platforms *6MB L3 Cache *Undervolts like a champ *Runs absurdly cool *75% chance of unlocking to x6 operation *All these features for $125?
Cons: *Sucks to have your hopes dashed if it doesn't unlock :P (not really a con)
Overall Review: I have ordered three of these in the last 6 months and two of them have unlocked to x6 successfully one was power hungry at 4.0Ghz and another ran 1.37v at 4.0Ghz o_O. To all the people looking to get better temps when unlocked to x6 look into Threads about undervolting, this can and will seriously lower your temps. The 960T comes overvolted quite a bit. I have friends on a forum I frequent whom have lowered there voltages to 1.12v at stock clocks and remained P95 stable 24/7. I am about to order my fourth 960T here shortly for use in my grandmothers AM2+ system so she gets a nice boost in performance without me having to tinker with a new OS as that would confuse her. Bottom line folks is that this cpu is one helluva deal for an AMD cpu and I would highly recommend this cpu over the FX line anyday. What are you waiting for? Buy this processor before they run out of stock!
One helluva card!
Pros: *DirectX 11 *1536MB GDDR5 384Bit *4-Way SLI Capable *Still plays everything Maxed out
Cons: *High heat and noise ratio (Other thoughts) *power consumption is massive *1536Mb Vram Might have trouble running high end monitor setups. (other thoughts)
Overall Review: When I first got one of these cards a year ago I wanted another just because of their sheer power and the pride of knowing I had something older-gen that still kicked the behind of current gen games. That being said the only major problem worth noting with these cards is the massive amounts of heat and noise these cards produce. My card and other ones I've used have all had an Idle temp of around 85C! The noise that comes with it to most people is unbearable but you put these under water and they will outperform most cards on the market and overclock like a beast. With only 1536MB of Vram per card the only thing that might be trouble is running an Nvidia Surround with all settings maxed, however I haven't had the luxury of trying it yet. I don't regret the noise or heat on stock because these babies are still rocking hard after almost 2 years from their release date of March 26, 2010. I recommend these cards anyday for their value and reliability.