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Michael L.

Michael L.

Joined on 04/22/02

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Most Favorable Review

Very good

ASUS P7P55D Deluxe LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Solid construction. Well laid-out for my 4 x 2 gig dominators and large video card. Stays cool.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Intel Core i7-860 OCZ Vertex Series 120GB SATA II MLC Internal SSD Caviar Black 1 TB CORSAIR DOMINATOR 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 Win 7 Pro 64 bit Turned it on. Posted before I could look up. Win 7 loaded in 7 minutes after serial #.

11/21/2009
Most Critical Review

Don't buy it

Symantec Norton Antivirus 2006
Symantec Norton Antivirus 2006

Pros: Works as antivirus checker

Cons: System hog. Slows everything down (even on 3 gigahertz system). Insufferable parental control download makes you wait (even if you are not using it). Will never buy again

Overall Review: PC-cillin is much better

Woooooooow

OCZ Vertex Series 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD2-1VTX120G
OCZ Vertex Series 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD2-1VTX120G

Pros: Fast, so fast. No sound. Not even warm.

Cons: No good brackets for 2.5. Followed suggestions--duct taped in in! The price keeps going UP

Overall Review: Intel Core i7-860 OCZ Vertex Series 120GB SATA II MLC Internal SSD Caviar Black 1 TB CORSAIR DOMINATOR 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 Win 7 Pro 64 bit Turned it on. Posted before I could look up. Win 7 loaded in 7 minutes after serial #. If you are building a fast machine, go for it.

11/21/2009

I hate to love it

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders

Pros: Fast. Supports SSD out of the box Can finally burn ISO to CD!

Cons: I hate Microsoft and I will have to buy more Windows 7 because it is so good.

Overall Review: I still use only XP except on one Laptop that has Vista. Microsoft has always been behind the curve, and they still are. But reality requires that we live with it. At least Windows 7 is a very, very good OS. I've been waiting for its release and improvement of SSD performance (if not price) before my next build. Now I've done it (not a game, but an Adobe user): Intel Core i7-860 OCZ Vertex Series 120GB SATA II MLC SSD ASUS P7P55D Deluxe CORSAIR DOMINATOR 8GB DDR3 1600 GIGABYTE GV-R467ZL-1GI Radeon HD 4670 1GB Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB Bolted it together, turned it on....instant post. Windows 7 Pro loaded in 7 minutes after the serial #! Running 28 deg with stock cooling. I have to wait for my knees to stop shaking before I OC.

11/21/2009

Wow

XFX GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card PVT88PYDQ4
XFX GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card PVT88PYDQ4

Pros: Love it. Unfortunately had to order it elsewhere because Newegg was out (I love Newegg). Fast without modification. Came up immediately on Abit IP35 Pro running 2 gig crucial ballistix. 600 W Rosweill power supply in Antec 900 case.

Cons: Zip. fits extremely well in Antec 900 case

Overall Review: About to SLI 2nd card

Excellent

Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W ATX12V v2.01 SLI Ready   Power Supply
Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W ATX12V v2.01 SLI Ready Power Supply

Pros: This thing is running ABIT IP35 pro, Core 2 Duo 6750, 2gig crucial ballistic, 500 gig Samsung drive, optical drive, and one 8800GT. No problems. Has cool mirror finish can see through the Anted 900 case

Cons: None sof far

Overall Review: Hope it will drive second 8800GT because I'm about to SLI them