Joined on 12/30/04
4170 STILL ROCKIN
Pros: I left a previous review that it was a good processor. No it a AWESOME processor. As I said in a previous posting. I have been building computers since the Commodore 64 days. I only went to intel for the last build before this one. This thing GAMES very well. It's still Paired with a Gigabyte 990fx board, Sniper 1866 ram. 6850 Card. It cuts through everything without a hitch. Most games like only 4 cores anyway. You don't even have to overclock it. I use an SSD for my windows 7. Very Very impressive. for the Price this processor is.
Cons: Other than a little noisy factory heat sink. Works well though. There are really no cons.
Overall Review: If you are a gamer. Don't hesitate. This is the processor for you if you like to game and still want to stay in a budget!
Outsanding new hard drive
Pros: Great new hard drive from Seagate. Replaced a smaller WD black and yes it does load better for your games and load times. Would highly recommend for a larger mechanical drive that you want the fasted load times for your games with hard drive space. I'm very happy with it.
Cons: none
Overall Review: Best solution for the faster mechanical hard drives out there.
Sapphire Nitro Fury Rocks
Pros: One of the Fastest and smoothest AMD card yet to date. Already overclocked and plug and play. HBM memory is very viable today even up to date with the new RX480. Bandwith vs DDR5 is top notch. Works well with latest Crimson drivers. Plays Doom 2016 as high as 200 frames per sec with vulcan @ 1080p. Trixx software is a dream. Custom fan profile and this card is very cool.
Cons: None. Need large case as this card is very large but not a con
Best little I5 out there
Pros: What's not to like. For 2015 it will perform like a champ. Replace an Amd 8350 that the mobo broke so I decided to just modernize my older computer. Using Msi Gaming 5 Mobo with this chip. It flat out fly's and keeps games frame rates very very steady. I gained about 20 frames vs the 8350.
Cons: Hot if you don't run water cooling. I don't overclock but still have a Corsair Hi 100 so temps don't get very hot at all. Still Cheap factory air cooled fan I see...Well you can't have it all.
Overall Review: For today's technology. Intel has Amd beat. I'm a die hard Amd fan....Still upset my old MOBO took a #$. But for today's dollar per dollar. This chip and newer mobo's perform fantastically. Come On AMD...Get with the program.
Awesome card
Pros: Awesome cooling and very quiet. There are enough reviews for the 280x out there. enough said. I did do a lot of research for the best cooling solution out there. Well.. I've found it. Replaced a Crossfire 6950 setup and wow what a temp and noise difference
Cons: None
G.Skill Sniper
Pros: Works very well in my Gigabyte ud3 board. You have to manually set timings but it runs the 1866 without a hitch. Very good memory. Games very well with amd 4170 Processor.
Cons: NONE