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JON-PAUL M.

JON-PAUL M.

Joined on 03/07/08

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bad-a$$

ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: very very nice, great options for overclocking, looks nice, positioning is great too. It also helps that many people have this board and there is alot of information out there if you have a question.

Cons: none

Overall Review: allowed for OC-ing my E8400 from 3.0 to 3.6 with just an FSB bump from 333Mhz to 400 Mhz, no voltage increase!

Great Board, great features. Look out for SSD issues!

ASUS Z97-A LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Z97-A LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Very nice ASUS motherboard & BIOS which is normal. Great overclocking possibilities and cool looking.

Cons: Be sure to look into possible issues with Z97 boards and SSD boot issues. I am experiencing it with my OCZ Vertex 2 90 GB SSD. The issue is where after loading windows 7, rebooting will get you right into BIOS and you won't see the SSD listed in the boot options. Then "saving and continue" from there it will boot into windows fine. After researching the issue a bit further it seems getting a separate SATA controller (non local to the motherboard) resolves the issue. There are some tweaks but it gets in the way of video cards sometimes or makes it so you will have to add RAID firmware, etc...

Quality Antec Customer Support

Antec TPQ-850 850W Continuous Power ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply
Antec TPQ-850 850W Continuous Power ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply

Pros: Bought this off someone, it came in an eentire rig setup. sadly that rig didn't have all the modular cables and the person who sold it to me did not either. I called Antec and they sent me a set of modular cables, no questions asked, for free. All they asked for was my address. The power supply was a beast too, Johnny Guru gives it a sick rating!

Cons: None

Overall Review: I don't know how the RMA process is at antec but their customer service was legit, ya heard meh?!?

Corsair PSU's rule!

CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850 W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850 W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: my first modular PSU and i have to say, i love it! Other than that, it's a Corsair PSU so i know there is very little to worry about as they make VERY quality PSU's

Cons: none

Overall Review: it's pretty silent too!

Can't get better for the price

Cooler Master HAF 912 - Mid Tower Computer Case with High Airflow, Supporting up to Six 120mm Fans and USB 3.0
Cooler Master HAF 912 - Mid Tower Computer Case with High Airflow, Supporting up to Six 120mm Fans and USB 3.0

Pros: VERY solid case, great cable management, plenty wide for large HS/F's, plenty room for any video card solution, access to the back to easily manipulate heatsink/fan onto the motherboard. PSU goes on bottom, great airflow.

Cons: it doesn't pay my bills?

Overall Review: buy fans with this as it only comes equipped with two

Fabulous!

RAIDMAX O² ATX-302KP Pink Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply
RAIDMAX O² ATX-302KP Pink Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply

Pros: HAHA! used this in my GF's new build, she says it's FABULOUS! keeps everything relitavely cool too, decent air flow...

Cons: side window would have been nice, but nothing of note, still 5 eggs...