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Michael Q.

Michael Q.

Joined on 11/29/11

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Works fine.

hec X-Power Pro 650 650W Continuous @ 40°C ATX 12V v2.2 / EPS 12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply
hec X-Power Pro 650 650W Continuous @ 40°C ATX 12V v2.2 / EPS 12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply

Pros: Fairly quiet, spins, powers my PC.

Cons: Haven't noticed any.

Overall Review: I guess power supplies either work awesomely or just dont work? Mine is powering a slightly OC'd 6950 along with a slightly OC'd i5 2500k. No problems!

Monstrous cooler

ARCTIC Freezer i30 Extreme CPU Cooler - Intel, 320W Ultimate Cooling Power,  Direct-Touch
ARCTIC Freezer i30 Extreme CPU Cooler - Intel, 320W Ultimate Cooling Power, Direct-Touch

Pros: 1. Easy to install (much more than hyper 212) 2. Comes with great thermal paste 3. keeps temps around 30C idle and around 52C full load (prime95, stock clocks) 4. Practically silent

Cons: Price

Overall Review: I'm going to start off by saying this cooler is probably not worth $50; I bought it because I got it for $30 on sale. It's really more $40 worth of cooling. Even though it is really easy to install and the instructions actually help compared to that of other coolers, The cooling capacity is really no more than that of the famous hyper 212 evo which is $15 less. Another advantage over the evo is the quietness of the fan. (nearly silent even when gaming/benchmarking). If you want something that's easy to install and comes with good thermal paste (because arctic cooling makes good stuff), than this is the one for you. Other issues for some people may be the overall size, which is HUGE. with higher profile RAM dimms you will find some difficulty. PC- Intel i5 2500k 3.3ghz Asrock z68 extreme3 gen3 motherboard Gskill ripjaws 8gb 1600mhz ram Antec 300 case 525w psu Diamond HD 6950 Arctic cooling i30

Best Value!

HIS iCooler Radeon HD 7770 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Graphics Card H777F1G2M
HIS iCooler Radeon HD 7770 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Graphics Card H777F1G2M

Pros: 1) Plays WoW and Diablo III on Ultra, and can handle demaning games like Crysis at decent framerates on High. Also plays Skyrim on High. 2) Price (lower than all other 7770's)

Cons: 1) Needed to upgrade from a 300w power supply to support this card. 2) 128-bit interface. Probably doesn't need any more bandwidth, but It would be nice.

Overall Review: I got this graphics card for my brother's computer (A gateway dx4320-02e). I was forced to also buy a new power supply to accommodate the new card, but that was to be expected. All in all it was a pretty awesome deal to get this card for $130. It arrived within 2 days and installation for the power supply and gpu took me nothing greater than 5 minutes. Very pleased with this card and it's a shame it can't be crossfired with my brother's motherboard.

Best mobo for the price.

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: I used this for my first complete PC build, The motherboard holds it all together and I love mine very much. This motherboard (or the higher extreme offerings from asrock) should be considered FIRST before all others. This mobo overclocks like a tank with presets so any noob can OC! Also has a delightful EFI BIOS.

Cons: Had a hard time locking in the processor, but it's my first time putting in an intel cpu.

Overall Review: Asrock will be my go-to company for purchasing motherboards in the future!

The best

Intel Core i5-2500K - Core i5 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Intel HD Graphics 3000 Desktop Processor - BX80623I52500K
Intel Core i5-2500K - Core i5 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Intel HD Graphics 3000 Desktop Processor - BX80623I52500K

Pros: My CPU it has the clocks its rocks...

Cons: ...but it was obsolete when it was out of the box!

Overall Review: Runs everything I throw at it and overclocks like a boss!

Best budget case!

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: This case gave me minimal problems for my first build, the few I had were from my stupidity. Nice and roomy so everything including my 6950 are nice and snug. Case power button and plugs work fine. Awesome sauce case fans!

Cons: plates that take up space where optical drives go are hard to get in place\move easily if you pop them out. Be careful!

Overall Review: I'm going to turn the fans up to high, hop inside the case and use it as a sailboat! Wish me luck!