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Dean R.

Dean R.

Joined on 07/05/06

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Most Favorable Review

speedy gonzales

SUPER TALENT 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Desktop Memory Model D32PB1GJ
SUPER TALENT 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Desktop Memory Model D32PB1GJ

Pros: Very very fast. Handles Slayer on Halo with 16 characters and loads of bodies laying around with absolutely no lag due to too many onscreen models. Handles messenger, Itunes, DVD burning and many other programs running at the same time quite well.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: The price for this RAM is a bit high. I think it could go down to $xx dollars or even a little less. They'd make a lot more money if this were cheeper. But other than that, i'd buy 4 of these for my computer anyday. Thanks Newegg!

11/16/2006
Most Critical Review

good, but sensitive

PowerColor Radeon X800GTO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Graphics Card X800GTO256MBDDR3
PowerColor Radeon X800GTO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Graphics Card X800GTO256MBDDR3

Pros: This card runs most of the games that i play with everything on high at over 40 FPS. very nice for games and movies.

Cons: ugg... here's what made me hate this card. this is the most sensitive graphics card i have ever worked with. from what i have seen, this card works only with flat screen monitors. if you plug a CRT monitor, then the computer will not turn on or it will shut down. this graphics card is also very very touchy. if you move it at all, the computer will shut down.

Overall Review: these problems may have been caused because of the mobo that i used, but i doubt it. i may consider buying this card again, but i doubt it.

Hesitant, but no longer!

SIGMA MONSTER SP650C 650W Continuous @ 40°C ATX12V 2.2V / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply
SIGMA MONSTER SP650C 650W Continuous @ 40°C ATX12V 2.2V / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Very nice unit. I was skeptical about it because it's new and no one else has written any reviews about it, but as far as I know, it works great! Has plenty of connectors on it for whatever you built, and will do SLi or Crossfire as well. Modular cabling was nice, overall finish of the unit was nice. Plenty of power for the system that I built. Booted up as soon as everything was hooked up, all voltages were stable.

Cons: None that I can think of.

Overall Review: I used this PSU on a system running a Core 2 Duo E8400, 4Gbs Patriot Extreme DDR2-800, EVGA GeForce GTX 260, 500Gb Seagate Barracuda, Thermaltake Armor Series case with 4 fans, Asus P5N-D mainboard. Even overclocked most of it too! CPU to 3.6Ghz, RAM to 1008Mhz, GPU to 680Mhz, no problems at all! Thanks Newegg, and thanks Sigma for making a great power supply at a great price! Highly recommended.

Excellent card!

XFX GeForce 9600 GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card PVT94PYDF4
XFX GeForce 9600 GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card PVT94PYDF4

Pros: Very good card for the price. Runs Rainbow 6 Vegas maxed out, STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl maxed out, Oblibion maxed out(HDR, no AA), Crysis on all high settings. For the price you just can't beat this card. Ran all games on 1440 x 900 resolution. Also runs Bioshock maxed out. I've run into no problems whatsoever. I work at a local computer store in Holland, MI called Computers and More, and whenever someone asks for a graphics card, I instantly recommend this card, not only because of it's price, but also because of it's performance.

Cons: Does get somewhat loud. Either its just me or the card is loud.

Overall Review: Will SLi this with another card when I get enough $$$. Apparently 2 of these in SLi is double the performance of a single 8800GTX. I'm not 100% sure about that, but it is logically possible. The card is somewhat big and i did have to move my hard drive in order to fit it. Athlon x2 6400+, 4Gbs Patriot DDR2 800, Gigabyte S series SLi, Mushkin 580 watt PSU, Sound Blaster X-fi. Everything runs great on this card. I upgraded from a 7900GS and WOW what a difference. Definitely would recommend this card to anyone.

Crysis has met its match

XFX GeForce 9600 GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card PVT94PYDF4
XFX GeForce 9600 GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card PVT94PYDF4

Pros: 1 of these cards will run Crysis with everything except for shadows on high. 2 of these cards will run Crysis maxed out with all settings on Very High at an average of 51 FPS. Other than that, 1 runs Jericho maxed out, COD4 maxed out, Splinter Cell Double Agent maxed out, CSS maxed out, BioShock maxed out and STALKER maxed out.

Cons: I have nothing bad to say about this card. The speed is good, the size is good(although I did have to movie my hard drive to the bottom of my case), the heat is good, the power consumption is good, its overall a very good card.

Overall Review: Do know that the speed of your processor does make a difference in your FPS as well. My friend has an Athlon X2 6400, where I have only the 5200+, and almost the exact same setup with 4Gbs DDR2 800 RAM and dual 9600GTs and he gets an average of 62 FPS. Great card, would get a 3rd one if my motherboard would support it.

Amazing RAM!!

Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Quad Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC24G6400LLQK
Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Quad Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC24G6400LLQK

Pros: Very good RAM for the price. You can never go wrong with 4Gbs of RAM in your system. Does require a little more power than I thought it would from my PSU. Motherboard recognized the RAM right away, had no issues whatsoever.

Cons: Had an issue where the computer would start up when all the RAM was there, but nothing would be displayed. Had to run it with only 2 sticks in to start at banks 1 and 3 due to insufficient power to my motherboard. Nothing against the RAM, just make sure you have a decent power supply, not some 550 watt $20 power supply. Other than that, it works great.

Overall Review: Came in 2 days. Love the shipping service. Thanks Newegg, you're the best for prices and products.