Troy S.
Joined on 10/27/03
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Q6600 B3 reversion

Pros: Received a B3 from CA ordered 9/25. Running great OC to 3GHz no additional voltage on proc. bumped VTT 8% Othos TAT stress tests 18hrs. Temps Cores 61-57c, Delta Tjunction 39-35c while running stressed!!!
Cons: All the people that say you don't need quad, the new engines will be utilizing 4+ threads and some like Supreme Commander already do.
Overall Review: Q6600@3GHz(no voltage increase) MSI P6N Plat. RCX-Z5 cooler NZXT LEXA case OZC XSTREAM 780 2x2 4GB G.Skill 6400 HD2900Pro 24" 2407 Dell WS (1920x1200) 1 150GB Raptor 1 500GB SpinPoint T
Bad PCIe connector

Pros: Looks great.
Cons: I've been having problems with my system loosing video ever since I got SLI, come to find out months later that the PCIe modular connector was loose even when clapped in (I could reproduce the problem by wiggling the cable) the other connectors seen loose also by i have no problem with power cutting out of them.
Overall Review: Well I'll probable put this PSU in one of my media pc's that does not require the 2nd PCIe connector and are not as expensive as my main system, planning on purchasing a ABS Tagan BZ Series BZ900 with modular connectors that screw into place.
Fast Drives

Pros: The drives are extremely fast for 7200RPM, the 64MB cache really helps it read/write 100MB+, very quiet drives. Scores 343.2MB Burst, 114.9MB Avg. Seq. Read and 15.6ms Random Access in HD TACH. Please DO NOT USE Windows Experience Index and say there is no difference in performance, Microsoft has it's own calculations on how the index is factored and doesn't show any real world number to believe in.
Cons: Bought 3 Drives, had to RMA 1 drive which kinda sucks shipping cost vs cost of drive... oh well...1 point off for that, if the RMA is bad I'll knock off another 2 points.
Overall Review: i7 2600K @ 4.6GHz (stock volts) Corsair H60 water cooler GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 2 x SLI Galaxy 60XGH3HS3CUD GeForce GTX 465 ABS / Tagan BZ900 900W Power Supply 3 x HITACHI Deskstar 7K3000 1.5TB IN WIN Dragon Rider Black 1.0 Full Tower 1st Montor SAMSUNG P2770FH ToC Rose Black 27" 2nd Monitor SAMSUNG LN37C550 ToC Rose Black 37" SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner SH-222AB
Performance Killer

Pros: Incredible chip for the price/performance, I popped this bad boy into a Biostar A880G+ Micro Motherboard, tweaked just the memory FSB, turned off turbo mode and she is rocking at 3.6 GHz on all six cylinders without having a voltage jump. I could have gone higher but this is a HTPC and I didn’t want to over do it, but it’s running Orthos all 6 cores and only hitting 49C with stock cooler, that’s in a HTPC!
Cons: NONE
Overall Review: CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 10765T @ 3.6GHz = $199 CASE: SILVERSTONE Grandia Series GD05B = $99 Motherboard: Biostar A880G+ Micro = $59 Video: Galaxy 60XGH3HS3CUD GeForce GTX 465 1GB = $144 HHD: Samsung 1TB = $59 Optical: ASUS DVDR 24X = $18.99 RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 = $109.99 PS: RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-730SS 730W = $59.99 Not a bad media/gaming HTPC for $750 Goes with my 60" LG LCD nicely!
EVGA keeping it cool

Pros: Best bang for the buck, I bought a x2900Pro and just ended up giving it to one of my kids and buying this 8800GT SC (ATI has good product too but driver updates *FIXES* take forever to be released).
Cons: You have to register within 30 days to get lifetime warranty, otherwise you get a year warranty. QuakeWars is included, which could be a Pro cuz I'm glad I didn't spend any money on it!
Overall Review: EVGA has BIOS updates for FAN sensor fix to keep it nice and cool. (If you run COD4 select Dual Video Cards in *Options* or you will get a lot of shuttering).
FAST!

Pros: 108.6 MB/sec sustained for 20% of the drive and 86 MB/sec average. Seek time is also a nice 12.5.
Cons: Low burst rates, which don't make a difference in real world performance anyway
Overall Review: Q6600 @3GHz|P6N Plat MB|4GB G.Skill DDR2-800|2900XT|LG DVDR 20x|2405 Dell 24" LCD|Altec Surround|NZXT case|Audigy 2|SAMGUNG 500GB|SEAGATE 500GB
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Attempted to contact seller multiple times in regards to a return and did not get any response. Diamonds are extremely small compared to other diamonds I've purchased for my wife. The fact that they do not respond after purchase tells the story alone, feel free to get ripped off if you purchase from these bottom feeder(s).
