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Shawn G.

Shawn G.

Joined on 03/31/11

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AMD FX-4100 Zambezi

AMD FX-4100 - FX-Series Zambezi Quad-Core 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Desktop Processor - FD4100WMGUSBX
AMD FX-4100 - FX-Series Zambezi Quad-Core 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Desktop Processor - FD4100WMGUSBX

Pros: For a OEM cpu, not bad at all, well done I must say. I am no expert, very new to all this, My brother did alot with older AMD PC's, I just played the demanding games. He has grown up into a very well technical consulant, with alot of schooling. So I have been on my own last couple years. Was running the propus 3.0 OEM was ok. Moved to the phenom 970 BE 3.5, was pleased, not blown or nothing being 125 watt. Maybe I should try it on my current 990FX sabbertooth, very nice board for beginners like me I must say. Current build setup: IN WIN Track case. 850watt PSU (Black widow) AMD 4100 CPU with C60. 3X2 corsair. EVGA 465. With zalman dual fan mod. 1TB WD green H.D.D, windows 7 64 bit.

Cons: None yet.

Sabbertooh AM3+ R2.0 GEN3

ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: I just came from the original sabertooth board 1st gen. An is still up an going, donated it to my brother, an he works the heck outta that beast. But this revision mobo had me asking a lot of questions to myself, because of the availability. Numerous others I cant even explain. In the end, it was worth EVERY penny. Meant all my expectations once again with these line of boards, and some.

Cons: None so far. I have an old Inwin track case. Packed full of stuff. Yes it is cramped, but all my temps stay well within spec. Take your time with this board, it did not want to post right outta the box, but the bios flash back feature just made it stupid easy.

Overall Review: Case: InWin track. Fans: 13 total minus the psu fan. P.S.U: 850 watt Thermaltake gold. Power Protection: APC XS1300 Mobo: Sabertooth 990 FX R2.0 GEN3. CPU: AMD 8350 O.C. @ 4.2ghz. Corsair H80. 11c idle. 39c full load. RAM: corsair dominater memory 16gig @1866mhz. Graphics: 2 GTX 570 sli 1.2 gigs stock speeds. Zalman dual fan mod. Samsung 830 256gig 1TB WD green, 500gig WD rapture. O.S's. Ubuntu windows7,8.

SSD performance

Crucial Adrenaline CT050M4SSC2BDA 50GB Solid State Cache for Windows 7-based PCs
Crucial Adrenaline CT050M4SSC2BDA 50GB Solid State Cache for Windows 7-based PCs

Pros: Easy to install, pretty cut an dry. Speeds H.D.D up. First ssd for me, cause I am cheap, installed a crucial M4 in customers build, an they LOVED it. Being so cheap, I watched Paul's video, and well figured sure.

Cons: None so far.

Qaulity

Sony 40" 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV KDL40EX640
Sony 40" 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV KDL40EX640

Pros: Great all around viewing performance, does great viewing my desktop as well, for games of course.

Cons: Non really.

Nice L.E.D. Monitor from HP.

HP 2211x Black 21.5" 5ms  Full HD  LED BackLight LCD Monitor Slim Design  250 cd/m2 DC 3,000,000:1 (1,000:1)
HP 2211x Black 21.5" 5ms Full HD LED BackLight LCD Monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 DC 3,000,000:1 (1,000:1)

Pros: This is my first monitor in a long time. I expected good display from HP. Since owning it for bout a year, it performs flawless still. Price is coming down alittle, if your looking for a really nice l.e.d. display, Hp 2211x is a great buy.

Cons: None, wish I had more $$$ for another one to run my linux box.