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Paul C.

Paul C.

Joined on 02/08/04

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Most Favorable Review

Much better than the founders edition

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING OC 8G Graphics Card, 3 x WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-N2080GAMING OC-8GC Video Card
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING OC 8G Graphics Card, 3 x WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-N2080GAMING OC-8GC Video Card

Pros: The cooler on this card seems much more effective than the Nvidia Founders Edition. GPU temperature only reaches 62C, even when overclocked using the Nvidia Scanner. From what I can find, the FE typically runs around 15C hotter (75-80C). This card is clocked slightly higher out of the box (1815 boost) than the Founders Edition as well. 4 year warranty after you register!

Cons: Gigabytes Aorus Engine software is not nearly as nice as EVGA's X11 or MSI's Afterburner.

Most Critical Review

Cheap, but not worth it

Sony Optiarc 20X DVD±R Burner 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model AD-7200S-0B
Sony Optiarc 20X DVD±R Burner 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model AD-7200S-0B

Pros: Low price. Decent DVD read speeds.

Cons: Would not burn and pass data integrity checks at anything higher than 12x on two different brands of DVD-R 16x media (Sony and Ridata). No idea if this was a faulty drive, but since every thing works in a slower mode, I doubt it. Returned to Newegg and replaced with another brand.

Overall Review: Newegg of course is great; fast shipping and hassle-free returns.

10/19/2008

Great monitor, 0 problems

DELL S2716DG 27" Gaming Monitor with WQHD 2560 x 1440 Resolution 144 Hz Refresh Rate and NVIDIA G-Sync 16:9 TN Panel
DELL S2716DG 27" Gaming Monitor with WQHD 2560 x 1440 Resolution 144 Hz Refresh Rate and NVIDIA G-Sync 16:9 TN Panel

Pros: Excellent high quality G-Sync monitor. Zero quality control issues or bad pixels. Nice and thin bezels! Unlike most G-Sync monitors, this one also offers an HDMI input as well.

Cons: TN-based. Out of the box settings are horrible. I use 25% brightness 75% contrast, 97, 99, 96 RGB values.

Overall Review: I was going to go for an IPS gaming display from Acer or Asus but their quality issues make me really nervous. I am incredibly happy with this Dell!

11/27/2015

Great card!

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 06G-P4-1996-KR 6GB HYBRID GAMING, "All in One" No Hassle Water Cooling, Just Plug and Play Graphics Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 06G-P4-1996-KR 6GB HYBRID GAMING, "All in One" No Hassle Water Cooling, Just Plug and Play Graphics Card

Pros: Fast factory overclock Runs incredibly cool Pump is very quiet

Cons: Slight coil whine - Enough to barely hear about a foot away with the side panel off but not audible with the side panel on. Included fan is a bit loud but easily replaced.

Works great!

Intel Core i7 6th Gen - Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530
Intel Core i7 6th Gen - Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530

Pros: Runs great and no issues with overclocking. I am currently running at 4.5GHz, 1.344v, and stress testing at < 65c.

Cons: The i7-6700k runs much hotter than the i5 version. You can reduce heat by disabling hyper-threading, but then you are just overpaying for an i5.

Overall Review: If you do not need hyper-threading, then the i5-6600K is a better option as it runs much cooler giving way to slightly higher clocks.

Quiet, Efficient, Awesome Warranty

CORSAIR AXi Series AX860i Digital 860W 80 PLUS PLATINUM Haswell Ready Full Modular ATX12V & EPS12V SLI and Crossfire Ready Power Supply with C-Link Monitoring and Control
CORSAIR AXi Series AX860i Digital 860W 80 PLUS PLATINUM Haswell Ready Full Modular ATX12V & EPS12V SLI and Crossfire Ready Power Supply with C-Link Monitoring and Control

Pros: Runs very cool and quiet. In most cases, the fan doesn't even need to run (my load is usually < 200 watts). Hitting over 90% efficiency on 120v, 200 watts. Runs great and long warranty -- I know I won't need to replace this unit for a long time.

Cons: Very expensive. Corsair Link software (needed to monitor efficiency, load, etc) is buggy and quite annoying.