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James G.

James G.

Joined on 11/26/04

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MSI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack
MSI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack

Pros: @benyen look at the memory on your card, if it's Hynix memory it is rated at 4500Mhz (1250Mhz SDR), higher than most video cards out today the standard Hawk came with Samsung memory modules only rated for around 1000Mhz hence it's 3600Mhz memory speed. It's not just overclocked more, its physically different memory modules on the card which are hard to find, you dont even see these on higher end cards today

Cons: none, wasn't free

Most Critical Review

not too good

COOLMAX V-500 500 W ATX12V Non-Modular Power Supply
COOLMAX V-500 500 W ATX12V Non-Modular Power Supply

Pros: Price? If price justifies low quality.

Cons: Short cables, very few connections, no PCI-E conections, purchased in Jan 2007 and it just died on me in June 2008 and it was not even being loaded fully in my system....at least it did not take out my hardware....should have known better but it got me by for a while, just ordered a Antec Earthwatts 500 watt PSU from the egg to replace it and came here to find out how long it had lasted because this is the fastest dying PSU i have ever owned, i have an old Thermaltake Pure Power 420 that has been through so much it is not funny and it is still running strong, used it to test this system to be sure it was the PSU.....it still works, this Coolmax one is toast

Good card

XFX Gaming Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 x16 Graphics Card RX-79GMERCB9
XFX Gaming Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 x16 Graphics Card RX-79GMERCB9

Pros: It's quiet and runs cool. I loaded up Space Marines 2 at 1440p Native Ultra settings with not FSR or Frame Gen enabled and 4k Texture Pack loaded, paired with a 7800X3D and 32Gb 6000Mhz ram and it provides a smooth around 100fps experience which is awesome.

Cons: Can't think of any unless your case isn't large enough as it is long. Fits with room to spare in my Corsair 4000d airflow case.

Overall Review: Overall very pleased I got one of these before gone and at a good price before they started going up.

Ordered 5-14-23, received Rev1.3 board with FB firmware

GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 AM4 AMD B550 ATX Motherboard with Dual M.2, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2, 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band, 2.5 GbE LAN, PCIe 4.0
GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 AM4 AMD B550 ATX Motherboard with Dual M.2, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2, 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band, 2.5 GbE LAN, PCIe 4.0

Pros: Received Rev1.3 board with FB firmware installed. No issues mentioned by others with audio or Bluetooth or wifi. The Rev1.3 board has the Intel WiFi 6E and Bluetooth hardware which I am happy about. Booted out of the box with 5800x no issues. Updated firmware to FC and updated drivers. Everything is working as it should.

Cons: Haven't found anything to to report as a con after 48 hours.

Overall Review: Been using Gigabyte Aorus motherboards and gpu's for years and they have always been solid for me.

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Foxconn NTA350-0H0W-B-A-NA AMD A45 (Hudson D1) Black Mini / Booksize Barebone System
Foxconn NTA350-0H0W-B-A-NA AMD A45 (Hudson D1) Black Mini / Booksize Barebone System

Pros: Can run much cooler with a few seconds of your effort.

Cons: Foxconn should have done this from the beginning.

Overall Review: While you have the cover off, go ahead and do yourself a favor. Drill a small pattern of say 9 (3x3 grid) 1/4" holes in the side panel directly above where the middle of the cooling fan is. Suddenly my load temps went from 78-82*C to 58-62*C during the same conditions. No change in noise. It will also give you the added benefit of giving you the ability to blow out the heatsink/fan without taking apart the case. Wish I figured this out from the beginning.

@PCSavers with High Tech Level

CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX750 (CMPSU-750AX) 750 W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX750 (CMPSU-750AX) 750 W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Super efficient and quiet. PC Saver should re-evaluate his/her profession. Being able to read and comprehend is a necessity to work with PC's.

Cons: When one does not read or even look at other reviews, they end up spending a bunch of time and money RMA'ing good power supplies.

Overall Review: PC Savers, your tech level is now 1.