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Christopher B.

Christopher B.

Joined on 03/08/04

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Intel BOXDH55TC LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel BOXDH55TC LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Performs as advertised. Love it

Cons: Read my earlier review under cburk77.

Overall Review: Sure, it was a hassle. The factory bios didn't like my video card at all. Folks, save yourself some headache. Update the bios first thing. Before installing a video card or anything extra. Just in case.... Intel tech support is incredible.

Most Critical Review

Little disgusted

Intel BOXDH55TC LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel BOXDH55TC LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: bought two. intel i-3 530 Intel DH55TC MB 4G Corsair DDR3 dual channel HD5770 First build, set up nicely without a hitch. Very nice. Love it.

Cons: Second one...remember I bought two of everything mentioned above...second one is irritating me no end. I'll give Intel tech support 5 eggs. They're very good. This board is TOUCHY. Any changes I've made on this particular board result in my having to reset the CMOS and/or other drastic measures that SHOULD be unecessary. It comes from the factory with an outdated bios that's not supported by my cpu. Apparently, I got lucky on the first one. when updating it, it crashed and I had to run out and buy a jump drive and use the "BIO" download from Intel. It worked. I get all drivers updated and install the drivers for my Video card ok. However, when I switched monitors, I get a no post...Nothing. It's dead and I'm MAD AS HELL. To top it off, Intel tech lines are down for "maintenance".

Overall Review: Reference #9627193 if any Intel employees read this. I'll buy intel again in 5 years when I can afford a new build. As it stands, right now I'm disgusted and mad. Buy it. It's a great board. I just think I got a bad one. *finished ranting*

Not quite

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100364VXL
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100364VXL

Pros: It started out great. Put up great numbers.

Cons: It's running hot. I'm playing WoW which shouldn't be THAT demanding. What happens is, I get these tears in the graphics. There will also be black patches just missing or flickering graphics. It does this on WoW and WildStar.

Overall Review: Syste: AMD - 8320 16 GB Ripjaw ASROCK Fatality Sapphire R9 270 Corsair 1000w

Great buy

ASRock ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming Fatal1ty 990FX Killer AM3+/AM3 AMD 990FX + AMD SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard
ASRock ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming Fatal1ty 990FX Killer AM3+/AM3 AMD 990FX + AMD SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard

Pros: First, let me be clear: I'm not an over clocker or one that does a lot of tweaking. I read other reviews where folks talked about issues with drivers and software that came with it. So, I downloaded all of the updated drivers and loaded to a jump drive. This made set up easy and I had none of the issues other's mentioned.

Cons: Too much bloatware.

Overall Review: It works for me. I'm a casual gamer that plays wow. My latency is 23-35 MS and with my set up I'm basically lag free. So I'm happy.

Very pleased

CORSAIR RM Series RM1000 1000 W ATX12V v2.4 and EPS 2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
CORSAIR RM Series RM1000 1000 W ATX12V v2.4 and EPS 2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Does everything I wanted. It's quiet and powerful.

Cons: Not a big fan of the flat wires.

Overall Review: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Computer Case AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer AM3+ AMD 990FX G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100364VXL Radeon R9 270X 2GB 256-bit GDDR5

Pretty Good

Cooler Master ELITE 335 RC-335-KKN1-GP Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Cooler Master ELITE 335 RC-335-KKN1-GP Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Roomy. Plenty of slots for the average builder. It looks good. I like the fact that the design is fairly simple. I hate those cases that look like they're out of a Japanese Cartoon...

Cons: Metal is a little flimsy and some of the edges are sharp. You're not in danges of being cut or anything. But you'll notice them. plastic clips to hold in peripherals are flimsy. No Big deal though.

Overall Review: 5 eggs for getting exactly what I expected. It's a good case and a good buy. Any complaining needs to remember: If you want a Lian Li, go buy a friggin Lian Li!