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Andrew M.

Andrew M.

Joined on 07/11/09

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Most Favorable Review

The Beast

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 04G-P4-3988-KR 4GB CLASSIFIED GAMING w/ACX 2.0, 26% Cooler and 36% Quieter Cooling For Gaming Graphics Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 04G-P4-3988-KR 4GB CLASSIFIED GAMING w/ACX 2.0, 26% Cooler and 36% Quieter Cooling For Gaming Graphics Card

Pros: This is it, the flagship card and it shows. I can't get the card to slow down. Everything is ultra. I bought the card to run everything at ultra and it has. Awesome LED text on the side of the card which is cool. I like it when a card states it's name and that all else is classified. lol. I ordered for a next day delivery and Newegg came through. They always come through. If you have the money for this then it is worth it, I know it's expensive but you'll be on top of the game for years.

Cons: N/A

Overall Review: Come's with a large poster which is neat. Also comes with a few double 6 pin to 8 pin adapter cords because *IMPORTANT* you must have two 8 pin connectors otherwise you don't play. Thankfully I had a few slots open on my PSU to get one of my spare PSU adapter cables to make an 8 pin.

SSD?

Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD5000HHTZ 500GB 10000 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD5000HHTZ 500GB 10000 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Fast. Price is worth the speed for me. This review is for those of you who are wondering whether you need an SSD for high end gaming. Sorry to those who disagree but you just don't need an SSD. This will do it.

Cons: N/A

Exquisite

ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-R 135mm Long life bearing CPU Cooler Red LED
ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-R 135mm Long life bearing CPU Cooler Red LED

Pros: Cooling is outstanding, this is a very well designed heatsink and fan. If you lean towards air cooling and are looking to overclock in the future this would be a legitimate option for you.

Cons: Price is a little steep, understandable for the product, performance it seems wont come cheap. The LED was a let down, enough to knock an egg off, just not as bright as i expected it to be. Still looks awesome.

Interesting

ARCTIC Accelero Xtreme+ II VGA Cooler - nVidia & AMD, 3 Quiet 92mm PWM Fans, SLI/CrossFire
ARCTIC Accelero Xtreme+ II VGA Cooler - nVidia & AMD, 3 Quiet 92mm PWM Fans, SLI/CrossFire

Pros: Durability, this cooler is built Ford tough. Outstanding heat dispersal, arguably the best air cooler you could get for a 580gtx. The heat from my 580 has dropped enough to overclock safely.

Cons: Installation is time consuming, if you lack patience and are not a gearhead i would recommend asking a professional to install this for you. I spent around 2 hours putting everything together, just make sure you mix the compound exactly how long it asks you to. It is not exactly a con, just be advised this cooler is for an advanced user who works well with instruction and tools.