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Chad W.

Chad W.

Joined on 08/04/04

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Just Incredable

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - Core 2 Quad Kentsfield Quad-Core 2.4 GHz LGA 775 105W None Integrated Graphics Processor - BX80562Q6600
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - Core 2 Quad Kentsfield Quad-Core 2.4 GHz LGA 775 105W None Integrated Graphics Processor - BX80562Q6600

Pros: Cheap price, great performance. Ready for the future of gaming. G0 for the win! With the Zalman 9700 my load temps are 27C. If you are still using a single core, I suggest you skip dual core and just go for the quad mark.

Cons: Are you kidding me!?

Overall Review: Ordered on 8/18/2008 and received a G0 (SLACR). These processors deserve good cooling. The stock cooler is a piece of junk. Invest in some mid to high end cooling. My Zalman 9700 works like a dream, but it is freaking huge.

Most Critical Review

Bad For Quadcore Overclocking

GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Seemed solid.

Cons: Horrible overclocker for Q6600. This board cant seem to get my chip above 2700Ghz without hanging. After many hours of research I found a couple other people reporting the same problems. Found no solutions. They all just purchased different boards and overclocked up to 3.0Ghz-3.2Ghz just fine. I suggest a different board if you are going quad core.

Overall Review: An otherwise solid board, shame about it's problems with quad core overclocking.

PC USE ONLY REVIEW: Easy To Setup and use for PC! Perfect for Elite Dangerous

THRUSTMASTER T.Flight Hotas 4 War Thunder Starter Pack
THRUSTMASTER T.Flight Hotas 4 War Thunder Starter Pack

Pros: -Super easy to get setup on PC. (make sure you update the firmware for PC) -Reduced deadzone from flight stick x (6% vs 17%) -Great price vs performance! -Overall very happy with my purchase.

Cons: -Cable from the flick stick doesn't tuck in perfectly flush under the base. Have to really crush the cable into the cable channel and even then it tends to want to stick out some. Just a touch more length here and there underneath and things would have been perfect.

Overall Review: -Not easy to attached/unatach on the fly. Not really a con, but just a consideration. You attach and unattach the controller via screws.

Excellent Gaming Card

EVGA 03G-P4-2888-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 780 Ti Dual Classified w/ EVGA ACX Cooler 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
EVGA 03G-P4-2888-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 780 Ti Dual Classified w/ EVGA ACX Cooler 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card

Pros: Runs Very Cool. With good case cooling, overclocks much further out of the box. EVGA Precision is a great tool and gets the card working top notch. Cooler works great! Have to work hard to push the card to 70C+

Cons: Size could be a con for some. Please look at the specs, this thing is huge. I have a full tower, so no issue for me.

Overall Review: Make sure to swap to the Bios 2 and you'll get some nice overclocking. This thing dumps all the heat into the case, if you have great case cooling you'll get some great overclocking.

Great Case Fan

Noctua NF-P12, Premium Quiet Fan, 3-Pin (120mm, Brown)
Noctua NF-P12, Premium Quiet Fan, 3-Pin (120mm, Brown)

Pros: Great sound to air ratio. Have 2 have these as top exhaust for my case. Couldn't be happier. Comes with all the expected cabling you need to power the fan.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Worth every penny. Get a few!

Great Case Fan

Noctua NF-A14 PWM, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (140mm, Brown)
Noctua NF-A14 PWM, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (140mm, Brown)

Pros: Good sound to air ratio. Have 2 of these on a side case intake. Really high quality fans.

Cons: Should have come with a converter so it could connect to a power supply directly. Fortunately I had a few laying around.

Overall Review: Really great fan. Ordered 1 for a side air intake just to check the fan out. It was so great I had to order another. Worth every penny.