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Sanjeev P.

Sanjeev P.

Joined on 11/02/05

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Galaxy 58NLH5DI5TXX MDT X4

Galaxy 58NLH5DI5TXX MDT X4 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Multi-Display Video Card
Galaxy 58NLH5DI5TXX MDT X4 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Multi-Display Video Card

Pros: Its a GTX 580! Although higher on the price side, there the fastest stock overclocked cards. Exceptional frames per second in Mass Effect 3 set to highest res

Cons: NONE AT ALL

Overall Review: I have two of these in SLI. I recommend using a power supply that is certified for SLI to push these cards for optimal performance. The stock coolers look awesome and better than any 580 card I have seen. These cards are designed for multiple displays; however I am only using them for games on one screen. I had one issue where I was using the power molex adapters since my original power supply was not SLI certified. One of the cards did not light up as there was insufficient power going to both cards. A new power supply solved that issue. Specs: AMD 8150 3.6 GHz clocked to 4.9 GHz on Antec H2O 620 Arctic Silver 5 Asus Crosshair V ROG Corsair 16 GB Ram CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 RevoDrive 3 240 GB 2 in SLI Galaxy 580's XFX P1-1050-BEFX Power Supply HAF 932 Coolermaster case

Crosshair V

ASUS Crosshair V Formula AM3+ AMD 990FX USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard with 3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support and UEFI BIOS
ASUS Crosshair V Formula AM3+ AMD 990FX USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard with 3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support and UEFI BIOS

Pros: Easy to administer in terms of Overclocking.

Cons: Make sure to have the latest BIOS. Board will not support the 8150 AMD processor if your BIOS is not up to date.

Overall Review: I recommend water cooling for those that are overclocking. 62 degrees C is the maximum recommended temp for the AMD Bulldozer 8150 3.61 GHz processor. Do your research before making a purchase. ASUS Crosshair V Formula AM3+ AMD 990FX AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6 GHz Galaxy MDT X4 GTX 580 (2 SLI) Corsair Vengenance 8GB (x2) CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 240GB Coolermaster HAF 932 H2O Antec Kuhler 620 w/ upgraded 120 mm fans

amazing

Hitachi GST Deskstar H3IK20003272SP (0S02861) 2TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Retail
Hitachi GST Deskstar H3IK20003272SP (0S02861) 2TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Retail

Pros: Drive has lots of space and they are quick. Read the reviews from toms hardware.

Cons: None. They all worked out of box.

Overall Review: 5 of these setup in a spanned RAID. 10 TB space is awesome. No need for redudancy as I have a tape backup unit from another server. These drives are great for storage and file access time is great.