cover
Paul M.

Paul M.

Joined on 09/29/06

0
0

Product Reviews
product reviews
  • 5
Most Favorable Review

Great Board

MSI P67A-G45 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI P67A-G45 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Great Board, the bios is easy to use. This is the first decent MB I have bought, and I am very happy with it. I like that it allows for plenty of upgrades with USB3.0 and Sata6gbs.

Cons: none

Overall Review: MSI P67A-G45 I5 2300 2.8GHz 4gb Patriot Gamer 2 RAM 150Gb WD VelociRaptor 10k EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR, GTX 550 Ti

More than I need

EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: This card handles everything I need and more. I do some light gaming (mostly driving games) and do some audio editing, watch movies/tv. this runs my most demanding games with no problem.

Cons: none

Overall Review: I think its always best to buy more than you need with components.

I5 Rocks!

Intel Core i5-2300 - Core i5 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 2.8GHz (3.1GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Intel HD Graphics 2000 Desktop Processor - BX80623I52300
Intel Core i5-2300 - Core i5 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 2.8GHz (3.1GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Intel HD Graphics 2000 Desktop Processor - BX80623I52300

Pros: Great Processor! I highly recommend it, I haven't O/C but haven't needed too, I do some light gaming, and some audio editing, this processor handles it without a problem. The included heatsink has worked great for me, and installed without a problem.

Cons: none

Overall Review: MSI P67A-G45 I5 2300 2.8GHz 4gb Patriot Gamer 2 RAM 150Gb WD VelociRaptor 10k

Good Ram

Patriot Gamer 2 Series 4GB DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model PG34G1333EL
Patriot Gamer 2 Series 4GB DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model PG34G1333EL

Pros: Good ram, 4gig, looks nice, huge upgrade from my previous set up. American made is awesome too!

Cons: none

Overall Review: Windows XP is only recognizing it as 2.98gb, but from what I've read thats more of a software issue than ram. I'll be upgrading my OS soon so hopefully I will get more out of it.

SilverStone Strider Essential series ST60F-ES 600 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
SilverStone Strider Essential series ST60F-ES 600 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Does what its supposed to, looks good, plenty of length for wire routing.

Cons: none