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Marty H.

Marty H.

Joined on 10/06/04

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Most Favorable Review

Works on ASrock 939-Dual just fine...

Mushkin Enhanced XP4400 Dual Pack 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 550 (PC 4400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model 991400
Mushkin Enhanced XP4400 Dual Pack 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 550 (PC 4400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model 991400

Pros: Stability at last, replaced my Corsair XMS TwinX 2x512mb DDR 3200 memory and now the unending crashes and problems are gone. Runs at close to rated speed of 274mhz, because of fsb cap on official 1.50 bios for the board.

Cons: None so far, passed prime95 for 24 hours of burn-in.

Overall Review: Just great ram, runs with the boards max vdimm of 2.7v just fine. Thanks Newegg for the best service and Fedex for the one day shipping with just the regular express option.

Excellent replacement for those who have been waiting to long for a replacement for the 4870 series.

PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card AX7950 3GBD5-2DH
PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card AX7950 3GBD5-2DH

Pros: Excellent performance in most games out there, including Crysis, COD series, BF3, and many others. Also runs Mass Effect 3 maxed out at 1680x1050 resolution. Currently waiting for a nice 3view 2560 x 1440 IPS screen to really push this card to its limit. High amount of onboard ram will keep this card competitive in either high screen resolutions or high texture resolutions. Highly recommend downloading AMD's latest catalyst 12.3 drivers before installing the card.

Cons: While installing the drivers, you may have an issue where your screen blacks out, and does not come back on. Let the install process run its course, then press the Windows key, then the right arrow two times. Finally tap the up arrow, and hit enter. This will be the restart option, at least if your OS is Windows 7. Your system should reboot ok, with the new driver installed. I'm currently not sure if this is a problem with the graphics card's bios or with AMD's install routines, but it is a new product, so I won't ding them an egg for that, since I was able to work around the problem.

Overall Review: System specs are as follows: Intel Core i5 2500k oc'd 4.2ghz Corsair A70 HSF G-Skill Ripjaws X 4 x 4GB DDR3 1600 Asrock Z68 Extreme 3 Gen 3 Bios 1.30 Seagate 7200.11 1.5TB HDD 2 x WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD The above GPU Onboard Realtek sound Silverstone OP-1000 1KW PSU Thermaltake A60 2 x LG DVD/RW drives

Does exactly what I needed it for.

P3 Kill A Watt Electricity Load Meter and Monitor
P3 Kill A Watt Electricity Load Meter and Monitor

Pros: Excellent tool to measure Amperage, Wattage, Frequency, and KW/h. I could actually see the difference between my laptop being at full load, and then coming down to idle. Now I just have to find a 10-12 gauge power extension, to plug this in and measure my desktops load and idle usage.

Cons: There is a slight delay in measurements, of about 1-2 seconds, but it's not that big of a deal. When plugged in, if without an extension, it does take up two outlets on wall plates, and surge suppressing strips, so you may need an extension to nullify this.

Overall Review: It's a cool gadget to have around, and find out what's guzzling all the electricity in the house.

Excellent replacement for an aging CRT

SAMSUNG 22" WSXGA+ LCD Monitor 2 ms (GTG) D-Sub, DVI-D 226BW
SAMSUNG 22" WSXGA+ LCD Monitor 2 ms (GTG) D-Sub, DVI-D 226BW

Pros: + Excellent Colors once calibrated properly (Blows my 17in Sylvania out of the water). + Fast response time, no ghosting in any of the fast paced and slow paced games that I've tested with. + High resolution and display area is great for gaming, and working on two documents at a time.

Cons: - The screen does not tilt, it only swivels on it's turntable base. - As others have mentioned, poor calibration out of box (Too bright, not enough contrast)-though once properly calibrated, colors come out rich, with good contrast. - Seems the vertical viewing angle is rather low (ie. if viewing the screen from above a certain point, it gets a blue tint). - When screen is dark, yet not off, there is a bit of backlight bleed on lower center of screen.

Overall Review: For the price, it's an excellent replacement for middle resolution CRTs. For those that are used to higher resolutions, check out the bigger sibling, the 24 inch 245BW, for about 150 bucks more. Also, UPS delivered it in one piece. Newegg.com will continue to be my #1 choice for computer related purchases for some time to come.

10/25/2007

For over a year and a half now...

ENERMAX EG651P-VE FM(24P) 550 W ATX12V V1.2 Power Supply
ENERMAX EG651P-VE FM(24P) 550 W ATX12V V1.2 Power Supply

Pros: With its single +12v rail of 36 amps, running an A64 X2 3800+ proc on an Asus A8N-SLI non-deluxe, 1 gig of Mushkin dual channel ram, 2 36gb raptors in Raid 0, 1 160gb and 1 200gb hds, a XFX 7800GT Ultimate Molex edition, Audigy 2 ZS, Vantec Spectrum fan card, and NEC ND3520A DVD+-RW. All this squeezed into a Thermaltake sViking Mid-Tower case.

Cons: Wish the fans would a little quicker, wouldn't mind the noise too much, considering the 7800GT has the fan at 100% most the time anyways. Also would have like more molex connectors, another four would have been a good amount, as well as built-in PCI-Express power connectors.

Overall Review: Has a nice heft to it. Quality really shows itself, in a 102 degree fahrenheit ambient room temp, during the heatwave in California. Stayed stable during that time, even when heavily gaming.

Excellent case, blue lighting is only on the front panel LCD

Thermaltake SViking VA4000BWS Black 0.8 mm SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Thermaltake SViking VA4000BWS Black 0.8 mm SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Comments: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133142 Good overall case, after building up my backup system with this case, I am quite astonished by its cooling capabilities, considering that the fans are all the way down. What I have in the case: MSI K7N2Delta2-LSR Rev. 6570E AMD Athlon XP 2200+ ~1.8ghz(T-Bred) Masscool 5F394B1L3G Heatsink Kingston 768MB DDR2100 2x WD Raptors 36gb Drives JBOD BFG FX5200 256MB DDR AGP8x Rosewill 500watt Performance PSU Floppy Old 52x CD-ROM Promise SATA Pci Card Onboard Sound Keeps cpu temps at 33c idle and 50c tops. System sits at 28c idle and 37c tops. Pretty good in my book considering the ambient in my room is just under 90 degrees F. The only negative is that PSUs with long cables may be a bit cramped in this case, in the example of the Rosewill PSU that I bought.