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brian c.

brian c.

Joined on 09/11/08

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Second msi gtx 260

MSI GeForce GTX 260 896MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card N260GTX-T2D896-OCv2
MSI GeForce GTX 260 896MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card N260GTX-T2D896-OCv2

Pros: this is my second order had to order another because the deal is soo good 149.99 after rebate + free game I posted earlier the first 1 i have artifacts at stock settings this second one is perfect

Cons: quality control im not too confident in msis quality control

Overall Review: oc to 700 1475 1165 stable in every game meets or beats gtx 280 in all games except in 2560x1600 res Now if someone could figure out how to reenable the extra cores gtx 260 are 280s with some core laser cut and blocked

WOW OH WOW

Intel Pentium E5200 - Pentium Dual-Core Wolfdale Dual-Core 2.5 GHz LGA 775 65W Desktop Processor - BX80571E5200
Intel Pentium E5200 - Pentium Dual-Core Wolfdale Dual-Core 2.5 GHz LGA 775 65W Desktop Processor - BX80571E5200

Pros: got it used for 44 bucks! not from the egg tho Core 2 duo not dual core 45nm MAYBE THE LOWEST WATT PER PERFORMANCE IN THE MARKET HTPC CHAMPION. green champ overclocked to 4ghz!! havent stabilized (tweaked)

Cons: none that i can see super cheap oc to 4ghz your looking at competing with 250 chips you lose what 10% performance with 2mb cache oc will erase those loses

Overall Review: I have a i7 4.2ghz q6600 3.6ghz q9650 at 4ghz sold -e4200 3.2 this maybe the best bang for buck on any overclock EVER? did i mention how low power draw idle and load near atom levels but with 400%-600% performance increase

silent to a point

PC Power and Cooling Silencer PPCS500 500 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7
PC Power and Cooling Silencer PPCS500 500 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7

Pros: nice well made excellent performance quiet to a point

Cons: gets loud when running near 400 + watts maybe disadvantage to a 140mm fan at higher watt outputs

Good but not great

MSI GeForce GTX 260 896MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card N260GTX-T2D896-OCv2
MSI GeForce GTX 260 896MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card N260GTX-T2D896-OCv2

Pros: Lowest price for 260 216 55 came with free game also relative lower power consumption Fan noise is quiet when running under 55-60 percent

Cons: Factory overclocked setting was unstable and caused artifacts lowering the memory clock fixed this

Overall Review: msi should not be advertising this overclock speed in not 100 percent stable on all their boards

perfect did its job nice quality

XIGMATEK ACK-I7361 CPU Cooler
XIGMATEK ACK-I7361 CPU Cooler

Pros: finally tight attachment cpu pins are a horrible design

Cons: non that i can think of

Overall Review: did its job

3.6 overclock

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - Core 2 Quad Kentsfield Quad-Core 2.4 GHz LGA 775 95W Processor - HH80562PH0568M
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - Core 2 Quad Kentsfield Quad-Core 2.4 GHz LGA 775 95W Processor - HH80562PH0568M

Pros: Great bang for the buck Made me move from a 65nm to another 65nm lol G0 stepping

Cons: vid 1.3 high volts in bios 1.55 to stay 3.6 stable power consumption

Overall Review: Ordered a kill a watt want to see the exact watt difference from 2.4 3.2. 3.3. 3.4. 3.6 overclocks

10/20/2008