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Konrad D.

Konrad D.

Joined on 07/28/05

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Most Favorable Review

So far so good.

AMD FX-8150 - FX-Series Zambezi 8-Core 3.6GHz (3.9GHz/4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor with Liquid Cooling Kit - FD8150FRGUWOX
AMD FX-8150 - FX-Series Zambezi 8-Core 3.6GHz (3.9GHz/4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor with Liquid Cooling Kit - FD8150FRGUWOX

Pros: -Water cooler is of really nice quality. -As people have said, you can change the LED color

Cons: None

Overall Review: I got an overclock up to 4.8 GHz on just voltage and multiplier which is very nice, and thanks to the awesome water cooler, I'm hitting 47 degrees max after several hours of Prime 95, which I thought was a very nice surprise. I did drop it down to a quad core as games don't really benefit from the 8-core, couldn't get it to boot with the same overclock settings on the 8-core, so for those of you that want some more overclock for games, try droppin the number of cores. Before this I had a Phenom X2 unlocked to an X4 with a 4.0Ghz overclock and it's difficult for me to see much of a difference in games, however I do have a HUGE bottleneck in the graphics card department so I won't be deducting eggs for that as I'm sure that's the limiting factor right now.

Most Critical Review

What a headache

RAIDMAX Tornado ATX-238WU Black / Blue SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
RAIDMAX Tornado ATX-238WU Black / Blue SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Blue fans are cool. It's cheap. Sprayed it matte black on the inside and it actually looks really clean now.

Cons: I/O plate is not removable. Had to get out the die grinder to cut it out and put my I/O panel in. Everything fits very tightly, Scratched up the side of my hard drive and cd drive just sliding them in. Other then that, it works...

I love these things

ASUS VE247H 24" (Actual size 23.6") Full HD 1920 x 1080 VGA DVI-D HDMI Built-in Speakers LED Backlit LCD Monitor
ASUS VE247H 24" (Actual size 23.6") Full HD 1920 x 1080 VGA DVI-D HDMI Built-in Speakers LED Backlit LCD Monitor

Pros: Cheap price. Good quality. Sleek looks. HDMI, VGA, DVI, with Speaker line in and out, perfect for college dorms. I used mine to play my Xbox and run my computer when I was in college.

Cons: Only tilts, won't slide up and down. Not that big of a deal, but when you have a dual screen set up and each monitor is on a different surface, it'd be nice to have.

Overall Review: I bought one of these style monitors a few years back (The VE249) and I loved it, even though I paid an arm and a leg because I bought it at Best Buy. When my dad was in the market for a monitor I recommended this style. He wound up getting the VE248 when it came on sale and he's loved it ever since. I saw this guy up for sale and wanted to a dual screen set up so I bought it and I love it. I'm considering buying a forth and making my dual screen set up a triple screen. Asus has sold me with this one. I'll be buying these as long as Asus keeps makin them.

This case is freakin amazing

NZXT Phantom PHAN-003RD Red White Finish w/Red Trim Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case
NZXT Phantom PHAN-003RD Red White Finish w/Red Trim Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: I've never actually owned a really nice case, but this thing is awesome. Case comes with loads of screws so don't worry about running short. Cable management is great. Fan control up top is nice, USB 3.0 up top is nice. It really has a nice and sturdy build. Tool-less trays are awesome. Everything about this case is just awesome. Case arrived packaged very well with no flaws in it that I've seen

Cons: None

Overall Review: I really almost feel guilty picking this up for such a cheap price before Christmas. Thanks Newegg for the killer deal.

Seems legit

MSI 990FXA-GD80 V2 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI 990FXA-GD80 V2 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Worked right outa the box. Which is nice. I'm not a huge fan of these new Bios but this one seems aright. At first I thought the top status LEDs were a bit bright, they shone straight in my eyes out of the top of the case, but thankfully with the awesome software that was included with the board, you could just go ahead and turn them off (THANKS!). I was able to overclock my 8150 to 4.8GHz with just voltage and multiplier no problems. Haven't used the OC Genie, stuff like that scares me but I may try it out at some point. Plenty of PCI-E slots, I/O panel has a really nice selection of USB, Firewire, and E-Sata.

Cons: None at the moment.

Overall Review: Really nice motherboard, felt very solidly built. Included software package was very nice. Nothing bad to say and it full-filled every requirement I was expecting it to full fill so 5 eggs from me.

Have 2 of these and they're both still runnin.

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 ST1000DM005/HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 ST1000DM005/HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: I have two of these so far. One I got for an external enclosure about 3 years ago, the second I bought a year ago for a PC Build. Both still run, which I am surprised about. Since I travel a lot, my external has seen every corner of my car. I've gone through 2 external enclosures because they keep dieing from the abuse, but the hard drive is still runnin

Cons: Way too expensive. 109 bucks?!? I paid less for it 3 years ago(90 bucks) and a year ago I bought one for something like 44 bucks. I do plan on buying another one of these but not at this price. Not deducting an egg because it is due to the Thailand floods, but it's about time these start going back down to their correct price.