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James B.

James B.

Joined on 11/23/03

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Corsair 1600

CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C9
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C9

Pros: These DDR3 memories tested out at right around DDR3-1670 or so. I was hoping for a little higher but they do meet their specs. I had previously purchased some Corsair DDR3-1333 (from Newegg) and they tested out at around DDR3-1720 or so and I was hoping for a similar increase. I am still perfectly happy with this memory, it works well in my new system.

Cons: None really, it clocks higher than the specs call for.

Overall Review: As always, Newegg got the products out to me very quickly as possible.

12/14/2008

evga 9800 gtx+

EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 512-P3-N873-AR
EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 512-P3-N873-AR

Pros: A really good board that gives me max resolution for everything that I want to do while running Folding@Home-GPU and earning 4800+ points per day depending on the work unit.

Cons: It is not really a con but it reuires 2-6 pin plugs for power.

Overall Review: I have two of these (both from Newegg) and haven't had a bit of trouble with either one. They are large boards that require a quite a bit of power but produce a good display on my 24" monitor.

12/15/2008

WDC 6400 AAKS Internal Drives

Western Digital Blue WD6400AAKS 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Western Digital Blue WD6400AAKS 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Pros: I bought 4 of these drives and hooked them up as Raid10 on a new Gigabyte-GA-EX8-Extreme motherboard (purchased from Newegg). First did an image backup of the original system using Acronis TrueImage Home 2009 backup , defined the raid array, and then restored the Acronis backup. Altogether it took about 3-4 hours and it worked like a champ.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: Raid 10 gives mirroring for safety and striping for speed, but it does cost the capacity of two drives.

12/14/2008

8 gb USB2.0 Flash drive

Patriot Razzo 8GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) PSF8GRUSB
Patriot Razzo 8GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) PSF8GRUSB

Pros: Works as it should. Vista wants to use it as a cached device whenever I plug it into a Vista system. Seems pretty quick but I haven't done any tests with it.

Cons: The cap comes completely off and eventually I am afraid that I am going to lose it.

Overall Review: Nice, small, fairly cheap, small little USB 2.0 8.0 gb drive. Can't ask for much more that that.

12/14/2008

Vigor Monsoon III Socket 1366 Cooler

Vigor Monsoon III LT Dual 120mm Fan CPU Cooler Socket 1366 Ready
Vigor Monsoon III LT Dual 120mm Fan CPU Cooler Socket 1366 Ready

Pros: Replaced the stock I7-920 cooler with this one and dropped the Intel Burn Tests temps by 26 degrees C, from 97 to 71. Now the cores run at about 55-60 C under 100 % load from Folding@Home. They used to run at around 75-80 C depending what else was going on.

Cons: So far there are no cons.

Overall Review: Pretty quiet, even with 2 fans on it. It also comes with a back plate, no more push pins, and enough extra hardware is included so that it can be mounted on a variety of other processors.

12/14/2008