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Daniel W.

Daniel W.

Joined on 01/03/08

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Most Favorable Review

Great Card.....Great Customer Support too. Had an issue at first.

MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support ATX Graphics Card RX 480 GAMING X 4G
MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support ATX Graphics Card RX 480 GAMING X 4G

Pros: 1. Quiet. 2. Sturdy 3. Solid performance 4. Doesnt get hot, even after Overclocking.

Cons: Non to speak of as far as the hardware goes. ATI is still having some small issues with their drivers but nothing im sure they wont fix soon.

Overall Review: So, when I first got this card, I was furious because it would not benchmark any higher than my old GTX 960 in 3DMark11. I tried everything from Overclocking, to re-installing drivers, checking PC BIOS settings for something amiss.....nothing worked. I then got even more angry when I realized they was no refund policy for the card like some other online stores. I basically chewed Newegg up one side and down the other. Newegg customer support saw my review and offered an RMA and in store credit for the cost of the card which was very cool. I was going to send it back and go with another brand. On a hunch I had a buddy come over that knew more about PCs than me and he stated that my CPU (AMD FX 8120) was bottle necking my system. I couldnt see why because it was an 8 core. He explained to me other factors were at play to include L!,L2 Architecture, total speed (3.1GHz was its speed) and that a newer CPU should fix it. I then got a FX 8350 and overclocked it to 4.4GHz and that changed everything. 3DMark11 went from 8K to 14K....almost double the score! Needless to say, I am NOT sending the card back now. Newegg was more than patient and I know when to say I blew it. Im glad its all working now and couldnt be happier.

10/20/2016
Most Critical Review

Runs WAAAY hot.

HIS Radeon HD 4870 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H487QT1GP
HIS Radeon HD 4870 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H487QT1GP

Pros: Fast and easy to set up. Easy interface with ATI Catalyst.

Cons: This Card runs waaaaay too hot. I can play WoW cause this card, once rendering heavy traffic, causes video anomalies right before it crashes completely. Once I stop the game and all heavy graphic from running, the anomalies eventually go away as the card cools down. Ive never had this issue with NVIDIA before and this was my first ATI card. I doubt its ATI as much as it is the manufacturer but Im not veering from NVIDIA again after this. Newegg has been really good at approving my RMAs so Ill just send this one back and get a 9800 GTX.

Great Buy!

ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS

Pros: Smooth, no frayed edges, made for laser mice. For the price, a much better deal than more expensive "gamming pads".

Cons: None

AWESOME!

GIGABYTE GP-MP8000 Extreme Accuracy Gaming Mouse Pad
GIGABYTE GP-MP8000 Extreme Accuracy Gaming Mouse Pad

Pros: Feel, Functionality, Performance...this mouse is everything a FPS needs. May be great for MMOs too! The price for the quality you are getting is almost too good to believe....but it is. Love the weight trays. This helped me in BF3 when I would get too excited when someone popped up in front of me, it controlled my jerking a little. Smooth bottom for smooth aiming.

Cons: Cant think of one.

Good board for the money

GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-UD3LR LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-UD3LR LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Yeah all some of u guys need to read the ram requirement before saying the board is picky about ram. Also make sure the bios recognizes the timing on it ram automatically. I had to manually set the bios to 8-8-8-21 because it had my ram at 9-9-9 for some reason. But after adjustment it flew with no issues.

Cons: Ram timing adjustment.

Great Buy

Logitech G13 (920-000946) Advanced Gameboard
Logitech G13 (920-000946) Advanced Gameboard

Pros: Better than N52TE. If you want lag in your FPS gtames, then go with the N52...If you want a solid gampad that has no lag at all...Go witht he G13. More buttons, G13. I bought a N52TE and hated it. Keys arent laid as well and the Dpad it too darn stiff.

Cons: Joystick Placement.

Overall Review: Great Product but a little pricey.