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Giovanni K.

Giovanni K.

Joined on 06/23/09

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Most Favorable Review

Extremely Good Case. PERIOD.

Sunbeam Silent Storm IC-SS-SVBK Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Sunbeam Silent Storm IC-SS-SVBK Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: 1. Noise - You may think that 3 120mm fans in this case would make it loud, if not unbearable, but in fact, It's so quiet, the only fans i hear are the XFX GTS250's fans and the AMD Phenom II x4 940's stock Hs and Fan. 2. Size - The Pictures Make this thing look small, so small you might not even fit your Big Graphics in this case, but this case is really roomy, It can fit 2 of todays video cards suck as the GTX260s in SLI. 3. Bragging Rights - This might not be a pro to some or even a con, but the way the side 120mm fan has its blue LEDs is Bright! So are the HDD and the Power LEDs, To some this is a con but they reach to the other side of the room when it is dark. There is also a front door, which to me isn't a hassle. 4. Tool-less - The Expansion tool less clips can hold your video card, it may look flimsy at first, but once you put your card in, Its nice and secure. 5. Placing of the Ports - The Ports are on the side so Its easy to access, if the PC is to your right.

Cons: 1. I did say it was roomy, which it is, but since my motherboards Master PCI-e 2.0x16 slot was near the bottom, My Video card's Fan Won't get that much cooling. MY Vid card runs a little on the warm side, 60c on idle, but other people have also reported that that's normal for the XFX GTS250. 2. The Side window isn't Big, but that won't really affect my computer's performance. 3. The First External 5.25" Blocker (Steel Blocker inside the case where your Disk Drives go) wasn't there already, but the 2nd one wasn't. Trying to remove it was a real hassle, and it cut me, but all is fine(If you bash it out with a screw driver). 4. The Wires for the Front door LEDs and the buttons were a tad short, so when i placed it on the motherboard, i was a bit worried because of the way it was tight when i hooked it up. Also because the pins might bend.

Overall Review: All in all, this is a Great buy, espiecally for it's price. It comes with 3 120mm fans, which are quiet, and I would pay up to twice the amount for a case like this. My 1st average gamers rig: AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0ghz 8gb of OCZ Gold DDR2 800 hec HP585D 585w Seagate Barracuda 500gb / 7200rpm LG DVD-R Drive XFX GTS 250 512mb Encore Wireless-N Pci Adapter BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX 128M AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Not Bad.

Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators
Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators

Pros: -69CFM -19db - Visually appealing blue LED -Decreased GTS250 temps from load:80c to load:68c

Cons: Hard to screw onto the case (almost stripped the screws), but that was probably the case.

Overall Review: I had 3 120mm fans, one core fan(sunbeam), Side intake, and Back exhaust which were all 1000rpm so i was looking for a quiet fan also, this is only a tad louder, but then again it has a great CFM to db ratio. Adding this fan as a front intake has really decreased case temps.

Perfection

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Pros: This game, is just like what it is in the commercials. It is practically a movie that you control yourself. Naughty Dog has proven itself right when they said "This Game at parts uses 100% use of the cell processor" as the graphics are amazing. You will be blown away by the story also. Smooth frame rates, great online experience. The Large Scale Maps show use of the cell processor, which really blows me away, the graphics of this game is certainly much better than any other CoD game out there, and may come out on top if placed against Crysis for PC.

Cons: You can't watch this Movie/Game with popcorn, your thumbs will be quite busy. Who said that's a con?

Overall Review: It is not worth it's current price, it's worth twice as much.

Great Punch, For a Great Price

XFX GeForce GTS 250 512MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card GS250XYDFU
XFX GeForce GTS 250 512MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card GS250XYDFU

Pros: 1. Dual Slot Cooling 2. Plays all my games at max settings at 1280x1024 at around 60-110 fps 3. Cool HSF 4. Good Brand 5. Newegg 6. Not too big

Cons: Runs a wee bit on the warm side, in my case, its about 60c at idle and reaches 80+c at load. But That's because the HSF was programmed to make the card idle at 60c.

Overall Review: Great buy, Great Price. My 1st average gamers rig: AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0ghz 8gb of OCZ Gold DDR2 800 hec HP585D 585w Seagate Barracuda 500gb / 7200rpm LG DVD-R Drive XFX GTS 250 512mb Encore Wireless-N Pci Adapter BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX 128M AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Good for the money

ENCORE ENLWI-N Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 PCI 2.3 Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates
ENCORE ENLWI-N Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 PCI 2.3 Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: 1. Wireless N lets me download faster than the Desktop i have on the ethernet port. (Weird, but Good) 2. Good Signal (Probably because im right above it, just one floor up. 3. 3 Antenna's for great download capabilities and Signal 4. Green Light 5. Newegg

Cons: The 3 antennas really get in the way espiecally if you have a video card slot on your motherboard which is right above the PCI slot your placing this Adapter in. Gets in the way if you use any of the DVI Slots of your Graphics Card. I had to move the Antenna in to the straight position, so i got less signal.

Overall Review: Either way, I can still download at 1MB/s and watch videos online and surfing at the same time. THAT's what i call Good Performance

One word, Amazing

OCZ Gold 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2G8004GK
OCZ Gold 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2G8004GK

Pros: I bought 2 of these kits, and both of them works just fine. 8gb of ddr2 800 goodness. Rates a 5.9 in Windows 7 and 5.9 in Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit. I boot up into windows vista ultimate 64-bit in well under a minute thanks to this ram, and boots up even faster into Windows 7 RC1 64-bit. The Heatsink isn't big, and i can fit all 4 of these in my motherboard with no hitch. It also stays cool

Cons: None - Unless you find the colour gold too, In your face.

Overall Review: Paired with an AMD Phenom ii x4 940 and a GTS250 makes a great gaming rig for the money.