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Steven P.

Steven P.

Joined on 12/02/04

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Good card for the price

XFX Core Edition GeForce GTS 250 512MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card GS250XYSL4
XFX Core Edition GeForce GTS 250 512MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card GS250XYSL4

Pros: Fit easily into my Antec Sonata case, it's quite at idle with the 4 wire pwm fan it comes with. Price with the $30 rebate makes this a good card for the money. Life time warranty if you register with in 30 days.

Cons: Runs a little warm in my Sonata case, 54c at idle and 80c load. Most aftermarket coolers don't offer a fan with a 4 wire pwm fan. Only 512mb of memory.

Overall Review: My 7600GT finally blew it's caps and died, this was a nice upgrade. Not a series gamer. But now with this card I can play most recent games with decent playable settings with no problem.

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ

Pros: Great memory for the price. I have this memory running in a GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 with no problems at all.

Cons: It was $40 more 2 weeks ago.

GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Very stable board with a reasonable overclock. No problems at all, everything works.

Cons: Bios reset is to close to the pcie slot. Not a big deal just could have had better placement for easier access.

Overall Review: I have a e6400 oc'ed to 2.80GHz. Had it up to 3.0GHz with no problems. But backed off to 2.8GHz being thats plenty fast enough for me. I paired this board with 2 gigs or G.skill ddr2 800 memory, works flawless.

Intel Pentium 4 2.4C - Pentium 4 Northwood Single-Core 2.4 GHz Socket 478 Processor - BX80532PG2400D
Intel Pentium 4 2.4C - Pentium 4 Northwood Single-Core 2.4 GHz Socket 478 Processor - BX80532PG2400D

Comments: I upgraded from a old xxxxxxxxx machine and boy does this thing fly. Great processor. I have had no problems with it at all. The hardware monitor shows it running between 35c and 42c when playing a game. I have not tried to overclock it yet being it seems pretty darn fast as is. Great CPU for the price. Newegg service was great.

12/22/2004
Antec Life Style SONATA Piano Black 0.8mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case TruePower 380Watt ATX12V Power Supply
Antec Life Style SONATA Piano Black 0.8mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case TruePower 380Watt ATX12V Power Supply

Comments: Very nice case. Cannot think of another case I would rather have. If it was not for the processor fan (p4 2.4c) it would be silent. Nice paint finish, drives install very easy with the rails provided, excellent power supply SATA ready. I highly recommend it.

12/22/2004