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Lionel A.

Lionel A.

Joined on 03/18/04

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Most Favorable Review
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 3850 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100226L
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 3850 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100226L

Pros: fast, takes only one slot and very easy to OC. Get Riva tuner to do your overclocking and remember to set the fan to at least 55% to keep the card cool. I've overclocked it past 720 Mhz and the card stayed around 60 degrees. it's a GREAT card to play FSX in Vista with 4 GB of RAM.

Cons: it runs hot with default fan settings, so be sure to have sufficient cooling in your case. takes only one slot, so air stays inside the case

Most Critical Review

LOUD

MASSCOOL FD08025B1M3/4 80mm Cooling Fan
MASSCOOL FD08025B1M3/4 80mm Cooling Fan

Pros: it moves air, and you won't hear it too much if your AC is blowing

Cons: it's just much louder than I had hoped for and doesn't move as much as as it shoud for the noise. I bought 5. Good thing they were cheap.

Clicking noise is back

Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000DM001 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Desktop HDD ST3000DM001 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: The drive is ridiculously fast and big. that's great.

Cons: The drive does a "clicking" noise that was supposed to be corrected by an older firmware. however, now, the firmware is more recent (CC24 installed) than the one that fixed the issue and the clicking noise apparently can't be fixed. when rebooting my NAS, the noise is disconcerting to say the least! once a new firmware is up that corrects the issue, I'll give it the 5 stars it deserves.

12/20/2012

LOVE IT --overclocks nicely, too

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 3850 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100226L
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 3850 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100226L

Pros: I am using Riva tuner to overclock the thing, including the fan on demand. I just bought a second one to run them in SLI, since It's clocking at the speed of a 3870 with no problems.

Cons: none really, you just need to manually intervene on the fan speed to control the heat. Would have been nice if it blew the air outside.

Still waiting for my rebate

OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P800R22GK
OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P800R22GK

Pros: it's DDR2800. it does what it's supposed to.

Cons: Still waiting for my rebate check, to that makes it some expensive memory overall....

Overall Review: I haven't felt the need to OC, so I can't speak to the OC capacity of the thing, but overall,I'm happy with it.

LOVE IT

Logitech 963282-0403 MOMO Racing Force Feedback Wheel
Logitech 963282-0403 MOMO Racing Force Feedback Wheel

Pros: bought it to replace an old logitech wheel. the force feedback is just as good, probably better, the grip on the wheel is very nice, and the best feature is the attaching mechanism uses THREE screws, I love it.

Cons: it comes with one of those ugly, big power adapters that eat two slots on your power strip.

Overall Review: if you already own the force feedback logitech wheel and it still works, don't bother buying this one. if you're looking for a new wheel, this is your best bang for your buck