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James S.

James S.

Joined on 10/01/04

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Awesome Card

EVGA 640-P2-N829-A3 GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
EVGA 640-P2-N829-A3 GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

Pros: I built a new machine to run Crysis. With this card I can run at all high settings at 20-30fps.

Cons: Included disk with drivers was not the nVidia force drivers. While I don't think many people actually run the driver disk it is particularly important to your performance to get the latest and greatest from the web in this case.

Overall Review: Other system specs for Crysis performance comparison. ASUS P5K-E Intel Core 2 Duo E685 4gig XMS PC2 6400 WD Raptor 150 SAMSUNG 245BW Crysis on all High settings at 1680X1050

Most Critical Review

Died 13 months after purchase

EDIMAX HP-5101K 500Mbps Nano PowerLine Adapter Kit Up to 500Mbps
EDIMAX HP-5101K 500Mbps Nano PowerLine Adapter Kit Up to 500Mbps

Pros: Worked fairly well for a year.

Cons: Finicky setup, needed to be reset about once a month and died only a year in.

Excellent card.

ASUS Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card MATRIX-R9280X-P-3GD5
ASUS Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card MATRIX-R9280X-P-3GD5

Pros: Runs cool and quiet. Runs my newer games at 2560x1440 on Ultra without issues. It's massive and heavey but rigid in the case due to the backplate and support arm.

Cons: It's huge and heavy. This isn't really a con to me as I knew that going it, but it should be noted. Also I can't find a second one now to crossfire it.

Didn't last

Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000DM001 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000DM001 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Excellent price.

Cons: Died in less than a year.

Overall Review: I had this in a media server with not much access (only 2 of us in the house). I guess this is what I get for going with a non WD drive.

Is it really a 2 in 1?

AMD Gift - FARCRY3 / MOH 2-in-1 Game Coupon
AMD Gift - FARCRY3 / MOH 2-in-1 Game Coupon

Pros: Free Far Cry 3, awesome game that I was not playing to buy otherwise. I would have missed out though, it is a ton of fun.

Cons: 2 in 1 means 2 games in one to me not 1 game and a coupon.

Overall Review: I already owned MoH (and am not impressed really) so I was going to give the other copy to a friend.

12/19/2012

I think I got a refurb.

BIOSTAR H61MGC LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
BIOSTAR H61MGC LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Reasonable quality, nothing in a stupid place on the Mobo, decent install poster.

Cons: The video barley works, flashes on and off. PLus I found a broken off pin in the VGA port makiong me think I got a refurb on a full price product.

Overall Review: I don't think I'll buy BioStar again.