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Hanley H.

Hanley H.

Joined on 07/05/05

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Most Favorable Review

Brings Frankenputer to Life!

ENERMAX SGALAXY EGX1000EWL 1000 W ATX12V/ EPS12V/ BTX SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
ENERMAX SGALAXY EGX1000EWL 1000 W ATX12V/ EPS12V/ BTX SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: All the power you'll EVER need... all the plug types you'll EVER see... all the adaptor cables you'll EVER require.

Cons: You can pump iron at home with this weighty beast if you can't afford a membership at your local gym. BE AWARE... you MUST use a FULL-SINEWAVE UPS for back-up power (you gotta READ that fine print in the instruction manual). Any other type can make this power supply run quirky. Talk with your UPS manufacturer BEFORE you buy!

Overall Review: I'm running a QX-6700 proc, Zalman 9600 cpu fan, ASUS Striker Extreme mobo, 4 GB of G-Skill RAM, NVidia 8800GTX video, 1.5 TB (3) hard drives. This power supply is just loafing! It doesn't even blow warm air!

Cool Cooling

ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler

Pros: This thing does the job right for my QX-6700. Copper, copper, and more copper... the only way to cool! Excellent cooling power and the speed adjuster is a nice convenient touch.

Cons: Be careful how you handle it, there is no protective shroud around the fins and they ARE soft copper. It is LARGE, but my Striker Extreme mobo and AeroCool Jetmaster case are roomy enough... no space problems.

Graphically Happy

EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Video Card 768-P2-N831-AR
EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Video Card 768-P2-N831-AR

Pros: I have finally "graduated" from a long history of ATI gimmicks and add-ons. You plug this card in, you turn on the power, you get amazing graphics.

Cons: It's a big beast, and you may have to shuffle your hard drives around to accommodate its huge size, but the video performance is well worth it! There are no "All-In-Wonder"-type bells and whistles, but then, you can always add on an everytype-video-I/O card via USB or FireWire port, for editing video, if that's waht you're into.

Overall Review: It "only" clocks at 525MHz, and, for the extra bucks, I really didn't think I needed the extra speed. This thing works very well for SolidWorks 3-D engineering design software, so I don't really need the supercharged version of this Ferrari.

QX-6700 Ready!

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-5300CL5D-4GBMQ
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-5300CL5D-4GBMQ

Pros: I have already pushed my QX-6700 to 3 GHz. These mem modules keep up just fine! They really should be on the ASUS approved list.

Cons: They don't whistle Dixie... but, then, who listens to Dixie anymore, anyway?

Overall Review: ASUS Striker Extreme mobo, 4GB this RAM, QX-6700 cooled by Zalman 9600, NVidia 8800GTX graphics, Enermax Galaxy 1,000 watt power, AeroCool JetMaster case... all enabled by NewEgg service!

Frankenproc

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 - Core 2 Extreme Kentsfield Quad-Core 2.66 GHz LGA 775 130W Processor - BX80562QX6700
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 - Core 2 Extreme Kentsfield Quad-Core 2.66 GHz LGA 775 130W Processor - BX80562QX6700

Pros: What can one really say...? This monster is just like an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet... "Anytime, Baby!" It happily (and VERY speedily) dines on SolidWorks 3-D engineering design software. It snacks on anything in run-of-the-mill video production, Adobe and Corel. I've gotten it up to 3 GHz... why would anyone need more?

Cons: It DOES cost a few bucks. But, in this case, you certainly DO get what you paid for. Junk the Intel cooler... I am using Zalman's 9700 unit.

Overall Review: Here's what I did... AeroCool JetMaster case, ASUS Striker Extreme mobo, 2 x 2GB G-Skill RAM modules, NVidia 8800GTX video, Enermax Galaxy 1,000 watt power. The usual OUTSTANDING NewEgg service!

Millennium Mobo

ASUS Striker Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX The Ultimate Gaming Motherboard
ASUS Striker Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX The Ultimate Gaming Motherboard

Pros: ASUS has made THE mobo of the millennium! So many customizable features! I have ramped my QX-6700 up over 3MHz (who actually NEEDS to push this Frankenstein any higher?). Simply AWESOME! This is only the second build to actually make me happy (the first being a P-4EE on an ASUS P4E mobo). It doesn't get any better!

Cons: No hook-up diagram for the audio board pins, so I can connect my front-panel audio jacks. Had to call tech-support. No big whoop.

Overall Review: This could only get better if Apple put out a dual QX-6700 Power Mac. Then, it would be goodbye to PCs forever! G-Skill 2MB RAM modules run FINE! NVidia 8800GTX graphics are outstanding! Goodbye to ATI, forever. All, ably powered by Enermax 1,000 watt Galaxy. And, after all these years, NewEgg service only gets better! My AeroCool JetMaster case is smiling! I AM a happy camper!