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Jake K.

Jake K.

Joined on 11/27/12

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Most Favorable Review

Awesome Case for Price

Cooler Master Elite 430 - Mid Tower Computer Case with All-Black Interior and Windowed Side Panel
Cooler Master Elite 430 - Mid Tower Computer Case with All-Black Interior and Windowed Side Panel

Pros: Plenty of space, great ventilation, looks slick

Cons: It only has one fan installed in it, sorta flimsy, and fan pre-installed has a small cord. No problem with adapter.

Overall Review: This is a great case of low budget builds. Although it only comes with one fan pre-installed, fans are super cheap anyway so that's not a super big deal. The only reason why it doesn't get five eggs in my opinion is because of the flimsy case design. Would have been much better if it was full metal for another $10.

12/26/2012
Most Critical Review

DOA Come on Corsair

CORSAIR CX Series CX430 430W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply
CORSAIR CX Series CX430 430W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply

Pros: Slick looking, Name brand, Bronze Certified

Cons: DOA. Come on Corsair. I'm sending it in to get a replacement. My question to Corsair is, how could you not put the time to check a part that you constructed that is going power high costing parts is even working. I can't believe such a large, known, and popular company does junk like this still.

Overall Review: Although the PSU was dead, from reading other reviews it looks like a solid part. Also, another message to Corsair, please don't send an automatic response stating you are sorry.

12/26/2012

SOLID Video Card

ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Graphics Card GTX650TI-O-1GD5
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Graphics Card GTX650TI-O-1GD5

Pros: - Super Quiet. - Great price/performance ratio, DON'T let anyone tell you otherwise. - Does surprisingly well at 1080p gaming. - Overclocks super easy with the software that it's included with. - Not super power hungry, I'm having no problem running it on a 430w PSU.

Cons: - Not a GTX Titan but.. you get what you pay for.

Overall Review: I've had this video card for about a month now and it's an incredible upgrade from my GT 620. This card has no problem playing BF3 on max setting at 1080p while still achieving 40-45 FPS on a dual core! I can only imagine how much more it would benefit to pair this up with an i5 or i7. I easily achieved a 15% overclock and I'm sure I could push it more. I really like the ASUS overclocking software that it came with. =================================== My Rig: CPU - Intel Pentium G860 3GHz GPU - ASUS GTX 650Ti 1GB GDDR5 RAM - 8GB Crucial Ballistix MOBO - AsRock Z75 Pro3 PSU - Corsair CX 430

Great Budget CPU!

Intel Pentium G860 - Pentium Sandy Bridge Dual-Core 3.0 GHz LGA 1155 65W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80623G860
Intel Pentium G860 - Pentium Sandy Bridge Dual-Core 3.0 GHz LGA 1155 65W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80623G860

Pros: - Very cheap, of course in a good way. - Super easy to install. - Runs very cool, even with stock Intel fan. - Stock Intel fan is very quiet. - Perfect for a gamer on a budget. - Low power consumption

Cons: - Falls back on higher CPU dependent games such as Battlefield and Skyrim. - Cannot keep up with today's standards video editing wise. - Bottlenecks almost ALL video cards after the $130 price range. - Integrated graphics are awful for games.

Overall Review: If you are a first time PC builder that wants to get into PC gaming but you are not sure if it'll do you justice, this CPU is the BEST option. Having it be only $70, it certainly a great CPU. For a while, I ran this with a GT 620 and the CPU powered up that to it's full potential. Recently, I just upgraded to a GTX 650 Ti and I have noticed a CPU bottleneck in games such as BF3, Skyrim, and Bioshock Infinite. As for video editing, this is not really what you want. I own a fairly successful YouTube channel and I am rendering and editing videos every single day almost. I don't like all the time I have to spend waiting and waiting and WAITING for my videos to render. This happens in Sony Vegas along with After Effects. Overall, this is a great CPU. I do suggest if you are planning to do video editing, save up a bit more money and get an AMD chip such as the Phenom 965.

Great Budget GPU

Galaxy 62TPF4DC3FNZ GeForce GT 620 GC 2GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready  Video Card
Galaxy 62TPF4DC3FNZ GeForce GT 620 GC 2GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

Pros: ~ Small ~ Quiet ~ Stays cool ~ Plays modern games with good framerate ~ 2 GB Video Ram

Cons: ~ DDR3 RAM, with it was GDDR3 or GDDR5

Overall Review: I'm so sorry other people have had problems with this card. I use it in a budget gaming computer with a Pentium G860 3GHz and 4GB Ram. Below I will show framerate I experiance with the games I play. Minecraft: Vanilla Settings, Far Render Distance - Max 150, Min 80, Avg 110 Shader Mod, AA and A maxed out - Max 60, Min 30, Avg 45 Cod4: Maxed Out Single Player- Max 60, Min 30, Avg 50 Maxed Out Multiplayer - Max 60, Min 25, Avg 25 Low Setting Multiplayer - Max 90, Min 40, Avg 60 Skyrim: Medium Settings - Max 60 (Indoors), Min 28, Avg 35 Overall this card is a great buy. If you have a budget gaming rig I suggest this card.