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John L.

John L.

Joined on 04/05/05

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smokin

AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor

Pros: replaced my fx-4300 with this badboy and WOAH what a difference. it wasn't that i disliked my 4300 - i just needed mo powah. i work from home and wanted to give my vm's more juice and this puppy certainly did the trick! running windoze vm's in order to work on and test my company's .net apps is a breeze and if i didn't know any better i would think the vm's were the native os since they run w/o any glitches or lag. at my prior job my desktop had an i7 in it. while the i7 was still ridic and a little superior (particularly in single threaded tasks), the cost of one doesn't seem justified. i love this proc and will continue to support amd so long as they continue to roll out hardware of this quality.

Cons: nada whey

Overall Review: i've seen complaints about running hot, stock fan too loud, yadayadayada blahblahblah. i have a cooler master haf case which keeps things cool most of the time. crunching a compile or deploying an app typically elevates proc temp to 49 C for a minute or two. stress-ing all 8 cores from a command line i have seen 62 C. however, day-to-day tasks typically keep my proc somewhere between 27-33 C (writing code, checking email, browsing, linux tinkering, sleeping my office chair, that kinda stuff). i'm sure if i played wow (heh...NEVER - i fart in those people's general direction) or oc-ed i'd probably invest in a water cooler. but, i'm a family man and much rather spend free time with them since my job keeps me at my keyboard around 60 hours a week. as far as noise? i wear headphones when i'm at my desk - problem solved. plus my case has two 200mm fans and a 120. so, no that silly proc cooler doesn't come close to the amount of noise the chorus of fans do in my case - even when the proc fan hits 3000+ rpm doing a stress test. noisy computers don't bug me though as i used to sleep next to my 3com super stack II switch in college. fan hum puts me to sleep... zzzzzz.... DANG i better put my heaphones back on and get back to work! bottom line - this proc r0xx0r my s0xx0rs

works well

Skque RJ45 Plugs Multifunction Tools
Skque RJ45 Plugs Multifunction Tools

Pros: hasn't messed up a cable yet & I rewired my whole house using this tool.

Cons: the razor blade will bite you quite well if your not careful! I have ape hands tho so my own fault. shipping was a little pricey & took forever. but, I'm happy with it so didn't crack an egg over it.

good ends

EZ-RJ45 Cat-5 Connectors 15-Pack
EZ-RJ45 Cat-5 Connectors 15-Pack

Pros: not sure why the other customer never received. mine came albeit they took longer than the avg newegg purchase (1 week). super easy to use on the cat 5e that runs through my house. easily slotted the twisted pairs into the cable. being able to push the wires all the way through the end ensured that all pairs would make the proper connection when crimped! haven't made a bad cable yet!

Cons: shipping was stupid expensive. pretty much doubled the cost & I live in the same state they shipped from. really? oh well the ends are so nice I couldn't bring myself to crack an egg...

good cable tester

Nippon Labs TST-1019CT MULTI-FUNCTIONAL NETWORK CABLE TESTER
Nippon Labs TST-1019CT MULTI-FUNCTIONAL NETWORK CABLE TESTER

Pros: easy to use. did my home networking project justice when I hard wired my house. extra bright lights make it easy to see in the brutal Cali valley sunlight! comes with a pleather case too! feel like a super geek now that this is in my toolbox! lol....

Cons: nada

good drive

WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX
WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX

Pros: does what it's supposed to. what else can I say?

Cons: OEM drive so pick up cables if you need them!

good value

G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C9D-8GAB
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C9D-8GAB

Pros: plug n play @ a very reasonable price. easy install & looks great with my mobo being blue.

Cons: had to manually set the speed to 1866. no biggie tho as my Asus uefi bios can easily accommodate more settings than I have time to tinker with! didn't experience timing hassles like others w/ my AMD proc so no egg was cracked.