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Mark K.

Mark K.

Joined on 08/19/01

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Excellent

Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996657
Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996657

Pros: Open the package, plugged it in and Voila!

Cons: Not black PCB (not much of a con as it works perfect as advertised)

Overall Review: I have a Crosshair III with AMD 250 and a pair of 5770s and this worked right away with no messing around. It set itself to 9-9-9-24 1T but I set it manually to 7-7-7-20 1T and upped the V to 1.85 and its fine. I have used every other kind of memory and always wanted to try Mushkin (especially Redline) Im sad there is no Redline made for the AMD chipset mobos. I have looked at their forum (where I got the advice to use this 996657 memory for my mobo) and seen they are quite helpful so thanks Mushkin.

Most Critical Review

POP... than comp shut off

PC Power & Cooling ModXStream Pro Series 500 Watt 80+ Semi-Modular Active PFC Performance Grade ATX PC Power Supply (OCZ500MXSP)
PC Power & Cooling ModXStream Pro Series 500 Watt 80+ Semi-Modular Active PFC Performance Grade ATX PC Power Supply (OCZ500MXSP)

Pros: Nice fan grill, modular cables

Cons: Died within 3 min of lite use.

Overall Review: Scared the heck out of me when it went pop and my new X58 BloodRage GTI shut off... Lucky plugged in different PS and it booted. Normally I am a fan of OCZ (their rebate program is first rate) But I returned this PS and will be replacing it with a different brand.

Great sound card

AuzenTech  X-Raider 7.1 Channels 24-bit  96KHz  PCI  Interface Sound Card - Retail
AuzenTech X-Raider 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail

Pros: Just got it today, plugged it in, loaded the new driver for Win 7 64 and Voila. Its great, sounds excellent and really short so it dosent interfere with 5770s intake.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I REALLY love the sound of this card, add to that you can swap out the OPAMPS for even better sound and this card is an excellent value.

Excellent mobo

ASUS Crosshair III Formula AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS Crosshair III Formula AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: I picked one of these up OB here at Newegg, I love the LEDs, runs cool, plenty of settings to keep me busy for quite a while

Cons: None

Overall Review: The mobo works well, but I bought it OB and sent Asus a few emails asking to purchase accs. and have yet to hear from them. (still poor customer service, but very good mobo)

Great CPU

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: 21C at 3.0Ghz with AC Freezer is a big win for me.

Cons: None

Overall Review: With a pair of 5770s and this CPU my comp is pulling 120watts at the outlet while I type this. Im really liking these new CPUs.

Awesome?? Junk more like it

LOGISYS Computer PS550ABK 550Watts ATX12V Power Supply With SATA and 20/24 Pin connectors.
LOGISYS Computer PS550ABK 550Watts ATX12V Power Supply With SATA and 20/24 Pin connectors.

Pros: None

Cons: The computer wouldnt restart unless the power supply was unplugged and its switch reset.

Overall Review: I understand its not a top tier PS but it should have been able to run a basic Celeron/onboard graphics computer and it wasent able to. Spend a bit more and stay away from these.