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Marquis N.

Marquis N.

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Most Favorable Review

nice

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Build went great. No problems. Lots of features and great OC potential from what I have read.

Cons: none so far

Overall Review: Still debating on picking up a second GPU to run in SLI since it runs through CoD:WaW like butter. Not sure I even need it. 23 degrees idle, 28 degrees gaming. Core2Duo Wolfdale e8500 4gb (2x2gb) Gskill 1066 Corsair 700w PS BFG 9800 GT 512 GPU Seagate Barracuda 500gb Nice budget build that I am very happy with so far.

12/26/2008
Most Critical Review

Garbage

COOLMAX CA-450 450 W ATX v2.0 Power Supply
COOLMAX CA-450 450 W ATX v2.0 Power Supply

Pros: Powered the computer for 5 months

Cons: Died after 5 months of light use. Snap crackle pop then a plume of smoke.

Overall Review: You get what you pay for and I paid for junk when I bought this.

Excellent

Linksys WRT54GL 802.11b/g Wireless Broadband Router up to 54 Mbps/ Compatible with Open Source DD-WRT (not pre-load)
Linksys WRT54GL 802.11b/g Wireless Broadband Router up to 54 Mbps/ Compatible with Open Source DD-WRT (not pre-load)

Pros: Works great. Fast Speeds even two floors down and across the house. Would buy again for sure.

Cons: G and not N

Overall Review: To bad Linksys took a step backwards with their newer models. I have a WRT160N on a faster network that is horrible for wireless range.

keeps working

Kingston ValueRAM 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model KVR400X64C3AK2/1G
Kingston ValueRAM 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model KVR400X64C3AK2/1G

Pros: 5 Years and still going strong. I'm good with kingston.

Cons: none at all

So far, so good

ASUS GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card EN9600GSO/DI/512MD3/V2
ASUS GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card EN9600GSO/DI/512MD3/V2

Pros: Picked this up for my son's rebuild on his gaming machine. Running Men of War on high, sims3 no problem, and a bunch of last gen games all on high including Halo cranked all the way up. Great budget card.

Cons: no problems yet, is a bit big but not a problem in the ATX case I put it in. Make sure you hook up power connection or it screetches at you.

Overall Review: MSI G31TM-P21 Intel Dual E8400 2 gig Corsair DDR2-800 Asus EN9600GSO 512MB

excellent -Get it

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK

Pros: Fired right up on my GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard. Went right to 1066 without any manual change in settings. Looks good in addition to running well.

Cons: nope

Overall Review: First time G.Skill buyer but so far so good.

12/28/2008