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Justin K.

Justin K.

Joined on 02/07/02

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Most Favorable Review

So Far, So Good

SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 480 8GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Graphics Card 100406NT+8GOCL
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 480 8GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Graphics Card 100406NT+8GOCL

Pros: - Great 1080p performance - I like the simple design of the shroud/cooling system (the card doesn't look like a transformer) - Quiet under load - 8-pin power connector - Worked out of the box - Way faster than my old Radeon 6850

Cons: - Uses more power than a GTX 1060?

Overall Review: I just got this card yesterday and installed it without any issues. The only game I have tried with it so far is the Doom demo running under Vulkan. In Doom I am able to run at 1920x1200 at the highest settings in Vulkan and the game is buttery smooth. My old 6850 was a slide show at these settings. So far the fans on the card stay quiet under load. I did a test this morning where I have been running folding@home on the card to load it up and monitor the clocks and temps with WattMan. Under F@H the card stays around 75C and the clock speed seems to stay at 1342 MHz (no clock throttling). F@H estimates about 300,000 PPD. I will probably update this review as I've had more time with the card, but so far, so good.

Most Critical Review

Good...if it works

Seagate NAS HDD ST3000VN000 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive
Seagate NAS HDD ST3000VN000 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive

Pros: This drive is great when it works. I got two of these for a mirror setup for all my photos/videos. The drives are plenty fast and 3TB is a nice capacity for media. The price was right when I bought them.

Cons: I had one drive fail on me about a week after purchase. Newegg handled the replacement flawlessly, but having a failure is still a pain. The replacement drive has been working for about 5 months, but just recently disappeared from my drives (Windows 7 system). I am going to keep an eye on it but this replacement drive might also be failing.

Overall Review: Since I bought these to store personal photos/videos I need a drive that is reliable, but I probably wouldn't purchase these again with the reliability I have experienced. They have a great capacity, but it doesn't mean anything if the drive fails.

Patriot LX Series 16GB Class 10 Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Flash Card Model PSF16GSDHC10
Patriot LX Series 16GB Class 10 Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Flash Card Model PSF16GSDHC10

Pros: Great card. The price is right for a high speed 16GB card. Works great in my Canon T1i (for both photo and video).

Cons: Mail in rebate?

Overall Review: Great card for the price.

12/30/2010

Great bang for the buck!

AMD Athlon II X2 250 - Athlon II X2 Regor Dual-Core 3.0 GHz Socket AM3 65W Processor - ADX250OCGQBOX
AMD Athlon II X2 250 - Athlon II X2 Regor Dual-Core 3.0 GHz Socket AM3 65W Processor - ADX250OCGQBOX

Pros: This is a great processor for the price. I just put together a new system for my younger brother, primarily for gaming. I had no problems with the build. Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit installed quickly with no problems. We only tried a few games so far--Oblivion and Crysis, and both games ran silky smooth at high detail settings while paired with a Radeon 4830. I didn't run any benchmarks, but for playing games and other general use this processor is great.

Cons: Not as fast as a quad core processor?

Overall Review: If you are looking at getting a dual core processor, this should be on your short list. I put together a complete system that plays all current games very well for around $600 (+ tax and shipping). After reading several reviews when this processor came out I decided to go with it and have been happy with my choice.