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Philip R.

Philip R.

Joined on 12/13/05

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Most Favorable Review

good memory

OCZ Gold GX XTC 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2G8001GK
OCZ Gold GX XTC 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2G8001GK

Pros: works great

Cons: took me a while to figure out what was wrong with the ram when running dual channel, had to increase voltage .1 V

Most Critical Review

Where's my Game

NVIDIA Gift - Assassin's Creed III Game Coupon
NVIDIA Gift - Assassin's Creed III Game Coupon

Pros: Learned some new websites that I don't want to visit and a program by ubisoft that I never want to install again.

Cons: Took too much effort to install just to find out the game didn't get sent to my Ubisoft account. Apparently it disappeared. So a waste of my time. Toss that card in the trash. Probably easier to get it to nonlegal way saddly.

Overall Review: Don't waste your time installing.

12/28/2012

Great stuff.

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Worked great with little problems. Got about anything you would need on a motherboard and more. Except SLI/Crossfire. But I just get a better videocard as they go. Much harder to let go 2 graphics cards....rather than 1.

Cons: A little warmer than I like. Runs 40-50 C system temp for me. Warmer than my cpu is most of the time. Not sure exactly why, but it's in the safe range. Sensor may be buggy, not sure.

Overall Review: I hear that pci-express 3.0 might be out in a year or so. This is pci-express 2.0. Good enough for me. Depends on if you want to wait.

GREAT STUFF

MASSCOOL Fanner-420 Thermal Grease
MASSCOOL Fanner-420 Thermal Grease

Pros: First time I've used the cheap stuff, but I'm fairly sure it works just as good as artic silver. Was really supprised with the result. More then enough for 1 cpu and probably enough for 5-8 cpu's.

Cons: DHL shipped this. DHL shipped this thing on a wierd path. Eventually gave it to usps to send it to me. Took 6 days to deliver that 1 little thing.

Overall Review: Good product and DHL ...not good

Janitor

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Easy to overclock with very little heat gain. I run mine at 3.6gighz and probably could go up to 4 gighz on air. Upgraded from amd4200x2. What a leap. My room isn't the hottest room in the house now. I'll wait for the quad's to drop significantly before I get one.

Cons: The heatsink is a joke, don't use it. It will probably burn your cpu up pretty quick. Not sure why anyone would waste manufacturing time to even make a joke of a heatskink like that. Lost an egg for the heatsink, that thing is dangerous to use.

Overall Review: Take that fan off that heatsink. Put it in the recycling bin. Might find a use for that fan, but doubt it. Can drill a hole and 4 smallwholes for insertion in side of case to give some side airflow. If you have some cheap case.

Found my Desk!

SAMSUNG 22" WSXGA+ LCD Monitor 2 ms (GTG) D-Sub, DVI-D 226BW
SAMSUNG 22" WSXGA+ LCD Monitor 2 ms (GTG) D-Sub, DVI-D 226BW

Pros: Replaced My Viewsonic CRT (I loved it), but this thing has even better picture quality and less heat, less space, etc!

Cons: No beer holder on side

Overall Review: Maybe get a LCD mount and mount to desk/wall/side of pc case. Reduces the risk of someone moving your desk and dropping the lcd to the floor