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Adele S.

Adele S.

Joined on 10/13/08

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Most Favorable Review

Great motherboard for a budget build or otherwise

ASUS M4A78LT-M LE AM3 AMD 780L Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS M4A78LT-M LE AM3 AMD 780L Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Bought this to throw in a MicroATX tower with a 585W PSU. The case came packaged well, with enough SATA cables and good directions. Everything went smoothly, no problems at all. All the drivers installed easily. Put in an AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition, ATI 4770, and 4GB DDR3 1600 RAM, great budget-gaming build for under $550

Cons: None that come to mind, only time will tell.

Overall Review: AMD Phenom II X2 Casillo 555 (have not OC'ed yet) GSKILL Ripjaw 4GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM XFX ATI Radeon 4770 Western Digital 800GB Caviar Green HD

Awesome case, great value for the price

RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEBP 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case With 500W Power Supply
RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEBP 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case With 500W Power Supply

Pros: This is one of the best cases I have done a build with, and I have built over 30 computers, all for high end gaming. The lights on the front panel look absolutely amazing when it's dark, and it stays very cool, comes with about 7 case fans. Has a lot of room for extra HDD's and Optical drive. Has lots of room for higher end cards like the 5870 and the GTX 260. It is pretty heavy though.

Cons: None that I can think of, priced well and built well.

Overall Review: Don't try and save $30 by buying a run-of-the-mill Rosewill case, this one is awesome! Worth every penny.

Rock solid card, great value!

XFX Radeon HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card HD-477A-YDFC
XFX Radeon HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card HD-477A-YDFC

Pros: I bought this card from Newegg and then ordered two more later from Geeks. This plays nearly everything I've thrown at it on awesome settings with great frame rates. Even MW2 and Crysis. At $89.99 after MIR, it's pretty much a steal.

Cons: Fan can be a little load at times, but none other than that.

For the money, this card is dank!

MSI GeForce 9500 GT 512MB DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Card 81690906714
MSI GeForce 9500 GT 512MB DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Card 81690906714

Pros: I bought this card on sale for $35, and redeemed my $10 rebate, making it $25. You can't beat that! I put one of these in a buddy's PC that I was upgrading for him, and he was on a tight budget. He likes to play FFXI Online, FarCry, and WoW. This little card can handle all of them easily on medium-high settings, cannot beat that for $25! Requires not extra power.

Cons: Don't buy this when it's not on sale, you can do a lot better for $20 more, but when it's on sale, grab it while you can!

Overall Review: Comes with some great overclocking software, although I wouldn't advise trying to push it too far.

Solid, amazing case for the money, would recommend.

HEC 6C28BBX585 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 585W Power Supply
HEC 6C28BBX585 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 585W Power Supply

Pros: I, like most people on NewEgg, run a little computer building business out of my house for a little extra cash. I first bought this with a combo deal, and sold that PC. During my first experience with this, I was very impressed. The case has a modest, yet stunning glossy look to it, it looks much better in person. Also, that little wind tunnel thing actually keeps this ice cold, at first I thought the wind tunnel would do nothing, but boy was I wrong! This also has a hefty PSU to boot, with plenty of SATA power cables.

Cons: None so far, only time will tell. Some would say that the lack of fans is a setback for this case, but I disagree. The little vent tunnel works better than any case fan I've used, it kept the 5770 card in there at about 33degC even during intense gaming.

Overall Review: Again, this case is impressive for the money, if you're doing a custom build and need a good case, look no further. It also has room for bigger video cards, and the PSU can definently handle some higher-end video cards and CPU's.

The little video card that could.

MSI GeForce 9500 GT 512MB DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Card 81690906714
MSI GeForce 9500 GT 512MB DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Card 81690906714

Pros: I bought these video card when they went on sale for $34.99 each. I put these in some custom builds of mine that I sell to people. The guy wanted the computer I was selling to play WoW, Star Trek Online, and COD:MW2. This little video card played Wow and Star Trek on medium high with no problems, and played COD on low-medium-ish setting, which is not bad at all for $34.99. This also doesn't require it's own power cable.

Cons: None so far, a little weak, but that's what you get for $34.99.

Overall Review: This little guy overclocks well, it comes with overclocking software that works wonders. Comes with a little tiny cable, I have no idea what it's for.