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Russel M.

Russel M.

Joined on 08/21/03

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Most Favorable Review

Fastest in its class.

Crucial RealSSD C300 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1
Crucial RealSSD C300 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1

Pros: SATA III, very very fast. Doesn't use a PCI-Express lane.

Cons: Not as fast as a PCI-Express SSD.

Overall Review: I chose this on a recent build for a friend of mine who wanted the best of the best money could buy at the time and this had JUST come out. I returned a PCI-Express SSD, which was rediculously fast, but unfortunately huge and took up too many lanes on my motherboard. Until the PCI-Express SSD technology is more fine tuned for casual-to-hardcore gamer-pc use this is the next best option. BUY IT! *ahem* New Egg ROCKS!

Most Critical Review

Wish I researched more thoroughly.

OCZ Z-Drive M84 OCZSSDPCIE-ZDM84256G PCI-E 256GB PCI-Express interface (x8) MLC Enterprise Solid State Disk
OCZ Z-Drive M84 OCZSSDPCIE-ZDM84256G PCI-E 256GB PCI-Express interface (x8) MLC Enterprise Solid State Disk

Pros: Fastest SSD you can buy!

Cons: This thing is way too wide. You will not be able to use the slots above or below the PCI-Express lane this card is installed on. The back of the card has a large heat sink on it and this card will not fit next any of the 2-slot video cards. This is not a good choice if you plan on running a SLI or Crossfire setup. This card takes a long time to initialize before windows starts booting up, once it does get started, it's off to the races!

Overall Review: If you want some stellar read/write speeds this thing is stupid-fast. Unfortunately for me I had issues with the one I received and had to RMA.

Awful sound card

DIAMOND XtremeSound XS71 7.1 Channels 16-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
DIAMOND XtremeSound XS71 7.1 Channels 16-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card

Pros: None

Cons: Sound distorts even at medium levels. I got the card for the SPDIF input but the port doesn't even work at all. I could not find any drivers on the internet to make the SPDIF input work.

Overall Review: Your money is better spent somewhere else.

11/26/2012

EXCELLENT cooler

ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro - Compact Multi-Compatible Tower CPU Cooler | 92 mm PWM Fan | for AMD AM4 and Intel 115x CPU | Recommended up to 115 W TDP
ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro - Compact Multi-Compatible Tower CPU Cooler | 92 mm PWM Fan | for AMD AM4 and Intel 115x CPU | Recommended up to 115 W TDP

Pros: Very very good cooler. Running a core i7 975 3.33 OC'd to 4.0ghz and it's running around 38-40C. I'll will be pushing this harder for sure! My favorite part about this cooler is it is incredibly easy to install. I've never had a cooler this easy to install and it was a pleasant surprise!

Cons: Can't think of any~

Overall Review: Stop looking at the thermaltake coolers and just buy this one.

Looks great, performs great, but....

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0

Pros: Case looks great and comes loaded out with fans and goodies..

Cons: Thumbscrew hell! Getting to the hard drive cages is a pain and I don't like that you need longgggg screws for it.

Overall Review: Wish I went with a thermaltake armor case, oh well!