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ANDREW X.

ANDREW X.

Joined on 01/30/04

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Most Favorable Review

good case but

ABS Aplus ABS-CS-EL Diablo Black 0.8mm SECC ATX Full Tower Computer Case
ABS Aplus ABS-CS-EL Diablo Black 0.8mm SECC ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: Nice looking from the side. Huge fans Cheap (relatively)

Cons: -The fans actually don't move that much air at all -you cannot use a large-sized air heatsink with the side-fan in place, which sucks very much -no bottom mounted psu -no removeable tray

Overall Review: -it's an ok case for the beginner or the newb who really want to impress his friends. not recommended for heavy hardware or ocing

10/13/2008
Most Critical Review

not a good buy

PALiT NE/880TSXT302 GeForce 8800GT SONIC 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
PALiT NE/880TSXT302 GeForce 8800GT SONIC 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

Pros: -it's a 8800GT card -cooling solution cools better than Nvidia stock coolers (but not better than aftermarket vga coolers like Zalman)

Cons: -cannot overclock the card at all -1GB of ram is useless because no games use more than 512mb of video ram, and it is slower than 512mb ram -palit has no customer service -rebate service is a joke -accessaries and included software are useless

Overall Review: -benchmarks show that the 1gb versions are SLOWER than 512mb versions due to slower rams and that all games currently do not use more than 512mb of ram, including Crysis. -buy two 512mb 8800GTs will give you better performance, space and better looking cards. -orange, plastic overall case, I mean wth, that's so ugly.

good for the price

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 - Core 2 Duo Wolfdale Dual-Core 3.0 GHz LGA 775 65W None Integrated Graphics Processor - BX80570E8400
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 - Core 2 Duo Wolfdale Dual-Core 3.0 GHz LGA 775 65W None Integrated Graphics Processor - BX80570E8400

Pros: Cheapest of the E8000's series processors. Highly overclockable

Cons: Doesn't OC as well as an E8600. Not quad core (although this statement in a sense only will have importance in 2 years' time)

Overall Review: Running mine 24/7 stable at 4.40 Ghz at 1.368 volts all on air. Nehalem who?

10/13/2008

nice stuff

Rosewill RC-18"-SA2-90-BK SATA Cable 90 Degree Right Angle SATA III 6.0 Gbps, SATA Cable 18 Inches, SATA 3 Cable - 18 Inches, Black
Rosewill RC-18"-SA2-90-BK SATA Cable 90 Degree Right Angle SATA III 6.0 Gbps, SATA Cable 18 Inches, SATA 3 Cable - 18 Inches, Black

Pros: -Does what it says it does. -Nice tight connectors so don't fall off -Cheap

Cons: -not UV reactive or other fancy shmancy's, bells or whistles.

Overall Review: buy this

10/13/2008

good fan

Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Very Fast. Quiet (except read below). 300GB has a sort of heatsink with it

Cons: -expensive -loud high-pitched whine when room is cold

Overall Review: really expensive for a traditional harddrive. about 4-5x more expensive price per gigabyte than traditional 7200rpm hdd's. This is a premium you have to pay when you want the fastest. And unlike DDR3 vs DDR2's, with this HDD you can actually feel/see a speed difference so I guess the premium is worth it

10/13/2008

good fan

Scythe SY1425SL12H 140mm Case cooler
Scythe SY1425SL12H 140mm Case cooler

Pros: High quality fan. 140mm fan size that has the holes for a 120mm sized slots. 9 blades.

Cons: cannot fit in the back exhaust 120mm fan slot for most cases.

Overall Review: lol bought it before i realized that it can't fit in the back of my case, so now i bought a new case that'll put this fan into good use

10/13/2008