Joined on 03/29/06
Not too shabby
Pros: Fastest AMD quad core with a free game! Very effective in a workstation environment. I was running 6 intensive Professional apps AND Crysis in DX 10, and the system was running very smooth as I was able to switch between programs on the fly with hardly any lag.
Cons: For this price, i cant think of any...
Overall Review: If you are going to make a Crossfie setup with a Quad core, you NEED this Processor. I am getting practically double the performance gain for gaming compared to my old Phenom 9500..... Why is Newegg so great? Because they care!
Ehh, ok
Pros: Very stable MoBo, Good BIOS layout, supports Duel Core AMD's and great SATA functionality.
Cons: Dosent really provide enough voltage for major overclocking, Only x8 duel pci express for crossfire and On board audio kinda sucks, i can't run games to full hardware potential or the computer crashes.
Overall Review: Though overclocking is pretty decent, still can't compete with the DFI MoBos.
Very very .... Nice
Pros: The performance if this thing blew me away. My overclocked 4x Phenom 9850 2.75ghz, runs at 29c idel and 45c full load...... full load as in 6 intensive Professional apps AND Crysis Dx 10 running for 20 mins, And after i stoped all the programs, the Processor temp immediately droped 10c.....now that is what i call performance!
Cons: Not the Pretitest thing, and it seams kinda flimsy yet it gets the job done.
Overall Review: Dose not completly cover the Processor Die, though i have yet to see any problems with that. Very easy to install. ..... Thanks to Newegg, i have become a compulsive PC component buyer. Please stop being sooo good..... ;)
Not as good as i'd Hoped
Pros: 2 x16 Pci-express lanes, Great Sata layout, over clockers dream and the price is right.
Cons: Well, the first was DOA, the drivers are a pain. Dosent like my Raptor 150, had to install vista 3 times before it accepted the HD/drivers. And the front audio port is in a very stupid place. Oh yea, the north bridge is blistering hot.
Overall Review: If you are going to do crossfire or overclocking you NEED to get some better cooling for the North Bridge, on idle mine runs about 58c and load it goes to 65c and higher, this is bad if you plan to play a game for more than 2 hours.
Sweet Deal!!!!
Pros: Wowy, this thing is major bang for the buck. I upgraded from an x1900xt and it is amazing to see the difference in FPS. I went form running crysis at 21 FPS to 45!!! Great cooling, even under major load the cooling kept the heat down all the while being very quiet.
Cons: Uhm? the FREE game it comes with is not that great?
Overall Review: This thing is already running at 850MHZ, i have only been fittleing around with overclocking, but it seams that it might be able to reach 1,000mHZ!! Great technology,if you can get two or three or even four of these right now, being as how well it is priced, go for it!!! Newegg.... is the best!!!
Really, really, Great!
Pros: What can i say. It is extreamly stable and the interface is very plesent and styaized. The multi threding of this OS is fantastic, very easy to run various programs. And the security is amazing, nothing gets through without your permission.
Cons: It has a diiferent layout than XP, but its easy to get useto. To many important programs have not upgraded yet to support vista. There are some driver issues but there is usually a work around. Over all, programs do take a performance hit compared to XP. Cant' wate for SPk 2.
Overall Review: If you want to run Vista well, you really need alot of memory and at least a dual core processor. Sure some things are slower, but the desktop is so slick and inviting its worth the extra second or 2. This OS is perfact for a home user. But if you want to use it for intensive Professional Apps, you really need a monster system.... Like Mine...