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Nicholas C.

Nicholas C.

Joined on 01/01/08

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Most Favorable Review

VERY HAPPY, Totes going to Crossfire when I can snag this for $199.99 (after MIB) again!

ASUS ROG Radeon RX 480 8GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card STRIX-RX480-O8G-GAMING
ASUS ROG Radeon RX 480 8GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card STRIX-RX480-O8G-GAMING

Pros: EXCELLENT efficiency, lowish power usage, handles 100% load @ 63~65°c in my HAF932. This card was a "downgrade" from my Sapphire R9 390X, but the performance still allows me to MAX out everything under the sun @ 1080p resolution. I'm actually very glad I settled on RX480 instead of going with a GTX1070 (might have been excessive for the price and at this resolution)

Cons: Well... the backplate of this card prevents my screwless solution (HAF932) from "closing" securely on the card rear bracket. Not really a con, and nothing negative to report quality/performance-wise.

Overall Review: Well... I spent a little under a year hesitating over a decision (NVidia or AMD) and analyzing costs vs. benefits. I finally pulled the trigger after seeing a chance to snag DoW 3, as well as a $30.00 MIB :) Nice! *Also, do yourself a favor, start using Display Driver Uninstaller/Safe Boot for the cleanest and easiest GPU upgrading/maintenance you'll ever do :) *

Most Critical Review

Died during initial system setup.

Rosewill Stallion Series 500W ATX12V Gaming Power Supply - RD500-2DB
Rosewill Stallion Series 500W ATX12V Gaming Power Supply - RD500-2DB

Pros: It has blue LEDs and a manual off switch for said blue LEDs

Cons: purchased as part of http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2188000 This PSU performed solidly for approximately 3 hrs. Then died and multi tool confirmed nothing to any rails whatsoever.

Overall Review: Looking forward to waiting 2-4 weeks for RMA process to be completed and hoping the replacement meets the standards I have come to expect from Rosewill.

Extremely satisfied :)

XFX Radeon RX 470 RS Triple X DirectX 12 RX-470P436BM 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card
XFX Radeon RX 470 RS Triple X DirectX 12 RX-470P436BM 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card

Pros: currently installed in my wife's computer, paired with an a10-6800k and capable of running Tomb Raider, 1080p, ULTRA @ >60fps. her theme is pink and this thing with red LED fans installed looks beautiful through the side-view mirror. I'm surprised the hot-swap fans are keeping this thing at 50s under load, it's an amazing card and we're VERY happy with it. VR capable, to boot!

Cons: none, really.

Overall Review: highly recommended, excellent showing from AMD - also, if your considering an 8GB version of the RX470, i'd recommend going for an RX480 instead. 4GB is perfect for the 470 in my opinion.

12/17/2016

Suggestion for GFX card size issues

Acer Desktop Computer ATC-705-UR5A Intel Core i5-4460 8GB DDR3 2TB HDD Intel HD Graphics 4600 Windows 10 Home
Acer Desktop Computer ATC-705-UR5A Intel Core i5-4460 8GB DDR3 2TB HDD Intel HD Graphics 4600 Windows 10 Home

Pros: i5 Processor, free SSD, front panel USB 3.0, and backup 2TB make this a decent value for mainstream computing, and if you can be creative, mainstream gaming too.

Cons: Probably a smaller size motherboard (mATX), yaweh forbid it's an ITX, but whatever. The size constraints and placement of board headers means you must be considerate with add on components. Not sure about any bloatware preinstalled (its an Acer, so it's def. there), do yourself a favor. Install that SSD, do clean reinstall of Windows 10.

Overall Review: If I may, I'd recommend an R7 360 OC (short card!) or GTX 750ti. Those will complement this processor and give you some good gas. But.... you'll need to replace the PSU with one that supports 6/8 pin connectors for GFX cards. I can't recommend this for gaming unfortunately.

5 years and still going strong!

Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model 998770
Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model 998770

Pros: Two kits for 24GB at stock clocks (was overclocking for about 2 years!)

Cons: None, at all! Perfectly capable of stable 1600, need better cooling for 2133 MHz though

Overall Review: Used these back in 2010 for by best build to date: -EVGA X58 SLI MoBo -Intel i7-970 (6 core) -24GB Mushkin DDR3-1333 -2x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200 + 1x 2TB WD Caviar Black + 32GB SanDisk Easy Cache -1GB GTX550ti SLI (x2) - Now a single 4GB GTX760 -800W Gold Corsair PSU still going strong!

10/23/2015

Works as intended

2 Dual Double USB Charging Charger Docking Station Stand for Playstation 4 PS4 Controller DC5V
2 Dual Double USB Charging Charger Docking Station Stand for Playstation 4 PS4 Controller DC5V

Pros: Works as intended, looks decent, takes up minimal room, especially for a floating shelf setup.

Cons: Took almost a month to arrive. Awesome, and definitely minus two eggs worthy.