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Derek C.

Derek C.

Joined on 12/26/08

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Most Favorable Review

Bios Should Be Updated For FX Processors

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Color looks awesome in my NZXT Tempest 410 elite :) Over clocks well, on board raid worked perfectly the first time with drivers on my usb (first time its worked for me on any boards!).

Cons: Need the beta bios from Gigabytes website in order to disable the power management that causes FX cpu's to throttle. Note: you can use AMD Overdrive to disable the feature if you do not want to update your bios, however, you must have Overdrive load on windows start to keep that setting..ewww!

Overall Review: If your going to release a board that supports FX cpu's then please make sure all the features we need are on it before it ships so that customers do not have to take the risk of flashing there bios with a beta :(

Most Critical Review

Doesn't work with Kaveri & No customer support

Team Xtreme 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model TXD38G2400HC10QDC01
Team Xtreme 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model TXD38G2400HC10QDC01

Pros: Has potential for intel systems, but people buy fast RAM for APU's.

Cons: Cant get stable with my g1snipera88x mb and kaveri a10-7850k, not sure what to do wish I could get a refund and try another brand. I've tried multiple times to fill out a request for contact the manufacturer but no one ever responds.

Best Bang For Buck But...

Devastator II  LED Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Combo Bundle with Red LED Edition by Cooler Master
Devastator II LED Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Combo Bundle with Red LED Edition by Cooler Master

Pros: Keys feel amazing Backlight good keyboard weight mouse wheel clicks which is great for selecting weapons on fps

Cons: *mouse does not have left-right scroll wheel! mouse is on the light side clicking noise when shacking the mouse vigerously, but hardly noticeable

Overall Review: I would have rather seen cooler master do away with the mouse, and invest that money back into the keyboard. For example, extend the wrist rest because it's not long enough for my wrists to even rest on it, and make is slightly ergonomic like the wave. Overall this was a great purchase even if I buy another mouse!

I had to try dual graphics...

MSI Radeon R7 250 2GB DDR3 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card R7 250 2GD3 OC
MSI Radeon R7 250 2GB DDR3 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card R7 250 2GD3 OC

Pros: Crossfired with my a10-7850k 4.4ghz cpu / 2000nb /1ghz igpu / 2400mhz ram with no problems. Combined with my OC APU, my system plays all current games on high and uses very little power. Silent

Cons: Still think it should be cheaper considering most people will buy this for dual graphics (formally known as hybrid crossfire) with an $180 APU.

Overall Review: Initially I was concerned that the dedicated GPU @ 1200mhz would bottle neck the APU with faster RAM @ 2400mhz, but what I didn't understand was that the APU is using a 64 bit memory interface/bus, and the R7-250 is using a 128bit memory interface/bus. The higher memory bus of the R7 makes it keep up with the APU and preform slightly better alone vs the APU.

I Can Not Believe It...

AMD A10-7850K - A-Series APU Kaveri Quad-Core 3.7 GHz Socket FM2+ 95W AMD Radeon R7 Desktop Processor - AD785KXBJABOX
AMD A10-7850K - A-Series APU Kaveri Quad-Core 3.7 GHz Socket FM2+ 95W AMD Radeon R7 Desktop Processor - AD785KXBJABOX

Pros: I was very surprised to find that this APU when paired with 8gbs of 2400mhz ram and no gpu, outperforms my old fx 4100 @ 4.6ghz & HD 7770 OC edition. I don't know what that other review was talking about, but my a10-7850k plays Diablo 3 on highest settings with every option turned on including the new reflections @ 1080p at 40-50 fps! I can even run fraps with this cpu and still play over 30fps easy. My Kaveri is oc to 4.4ghz, igpu @ 1ghz, NB 1900mhz. These OC's came EXTREMELY easy with little voltage increases...makes me wonder why it didn't ship with these settings to begin with...

Cons: Price. I still feel like the price is to high considering you will need to buy new ram to make the purchase worth it. This is a step in the right direction for AMD.

Overall Review: I'm playing all the latest games with no gpu, I cant wait to see what performance I get with crossfire later on.