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Zachary L.

Zachary L.

Joined on 06/25/12

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

ATI Radeon HD 6850

XFX Double D Radeon HD 6850 1GB DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity HD-685X-ZDFC
XFX Double D Radeon HD 6850 1GB DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity HD-685X-ZDFC

Pros: Awesome. Can run any game I throw at it on ultra settings, including Diablo 3, Crysis 1 and 2, Skyrim, Mass Effect 1, 2, 3, etc all at 60 fps+. The only game I have trouble with is Battlefield 3; I can run it on ultra, however I can only pull 35-40 frames.... High settings get me 60+. XFX is a great brand, I would highly recommend them. Stay away from those other silly "poser" brands that think they can make a card as good as XFX can.

Cons: Doesn't cook me food and do my work for me?

Overall Review: Upgrading to a 7850 in about a month, still XFX, because I am picky and want to have maximum awesomeness on my gaming machine. Also getting a second monitor... Asus M4A87TD Evo AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black @ 3.2 ghz 2x4gb G.Skill Sniper Ram, 1600

Most Critical Review

NZXT 140 mm Fan

NZXT Air Flow Series RF-FZ140-02 140mm Case Fan
NZXT Air Flow Series RF-FZ140-02 140mm Case Fan

Pros: Lots of airflow. Put this bad boy onto my NZXT Lexa S case into that one empty spot on the top. Set it up as an exhaust. It does have alot of airflow out, keeps a nice circulation throughout the case.

Cons: Loud as hell. Once the guy gets going, or when I turn the fan controller up to full max, it is quite loud. Also, after about 6 months or so, the ball bearing seems to be going because it will irregularly begin this rapid orderly clicking sound. Its not enough noise from the two to get through my headphones when gaming, but if Im in the room next to my computer or in the same room, it is very audible and annoying and does not sound good at all.

Overall Review: Im upgrading to the NZXT Phantom 630 case in a month or so, and for the empty 140mm fan slots I will probably get the lower RPM and lower air flow/decibel fan. With 3 200mm fans and 3 140mm fans, I dont think air flow from one fan will make a huge difference.