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John F.

John F.

Joined on 08/03/03

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Most Favorable Review

Great board with minor issues

EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: EVGA's top 680i motherboard with 2 full x16 PCIE slots (third slot available). HD audio is noticeably better than typical onboard solutions. Easy to set-up bios with an extensive manual.

Cons: PCIE slots are not 2.0 compliant. The caps should all be solid state but instead are a mix. 2 lonely caps up on the top corner of the MB (close to the 24 pin power) make routing cables tricky.

Overall Review: Great board considering the price of the new 780i chipset and DDR3 RAM. The RAM and Chipset run hot so a cool case is a must. Built this one up with no issues. E6750 CPU, 2GB OCZ PC8500, EVGA 8800GT 512MB - smokin fast.

Most Critical Review

Better memory out there

OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2N10662GK
OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2N10662GK

Pros: The memory was on my mb approved ram list. Heat sink should run cooler. SLI rated memory.

Cons: Memory not stable at 1066 speeds and stock voltages. Can cool eggs on the heat spreaders with stock settings. Took several weeks to find a stable config on my EVGA 680 MB. One stick finally failed and have had a terrible experience with OCZ tech support. They received my memory almost a month ago and still no replacement shipment! Replaced these with Crucial Ballistix and have had no issues with voltage, heat, or stability

Overall Review: I have built 20+ rigs and would never use this brand again.

Great budget headset

Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset
Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset

Pros: lightweight comfortable over ear pads flexible/removable boom mic

Cons: cord is fairly lightweight

Overall Review: Ordered this headset for my son (14 year old) who is an avid gamer. He wears them comfortably for extended gaming sessions up to 6-8 hours. Fairly good at blocking out ambient noise.

Lenovo IdeaPad Z570

Lenovo IdeaPad 15.6" Intel Core i7-2670QM 4GB Memory DDR3 1333 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Z570 (1024A3U)
Lenovo IdeaPad 15.6" Intel Core i7-2670QM 4GB Memory DDR3 1333 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Z570 (1024A3U)

Pros: i7-2670QM processor, beautiful 15.6" 1366x768 screen, decent battery life (6 hours), metal/plastic chassis feels strong, integrated 10-key number pad. Overall I would recommend this laptop for general purpose computing.

Cons: no USB 3.0, only populated 1 stick of ram therefore running in single channel mode, Intel integrated graphics

Overall Review: With the addition of a speedy SSD and a second stick of ram this will be a nice general purpose laptop. Win Ex results: Proc: 7.5, Memory: 5.9, Aero: 4.8, Gaming: 6.2, Disk:5.9

Smokin fast RAM

OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2N10662GK
OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2N10662GK

Pros: Great price at Newegg. On my MB appoved RAM list ( EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 680i) Post first time with minimal bios tweaks (just set the bios to enable SLI RAM and boom - 1066!).

Cons: Run hot so make sure you have good airflow in your case.

Great chip for the price point.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 - Core 2 Duo Conroe Dual-Core 2.66 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E6750
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 - Core 2 Duo Conroe Dual-Core 2.66 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E6750

Pros: Great Intel chip for the price. Faster than current Intel/AMD quad core chips for much less.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Running 32 bit XP but will make the jump to Vista 64 bit once it is stable.

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Ordered in July ‘20, still waiting...

I ordered the replacement fan set and 7 months later have yet to receive the item.

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