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Bradley M.

Bradley M.

Joined on 07/11/08

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

could be worse

ASUS Striker II Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Striker II Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: looks good easy instal like the bios set up easy to use

Cons: had problems with first ram purchased for S2E, make sure to look at quality vendor list for board

Overall Review: This is a great mobo if you get lucky, it seems that you either get a good 790i set or you don't, and it doesn't matter what brand you go with they all have the same problem with the chips. Also beware that some people had problems with the fusion block leaking. once you get the board update bios to 901 and you should be on your way :)

10/17/2008
Most Critical Review

just as good as the older version

Corsair Dominator Triple Channel Airflow Memory Fan (CMXAF2)
Corsair Dominator Triple Channel Airflow Memory Fan (CMXAF2)

Pros: Good design does what its supposed to easy install works just as good as the older version

Cons: one of the fans is giving me problems here and there

Overall Review: I only gave the it three eggs since one of the fans has started to make a lot of noise recently. It happens irrtaically, so times it makes a racket and some times it is quite as can be. It seems to be just a bad fan. but hey fans do go bad.

nice fan

Scythe DFS123812-3000 "ULTRA KAZE" 120 x 38 mm Case Fan
Scythe DFS123812-3000 "ULTRA KAZE" 120 x 38 mm Case Fan

Pros: moves tons of air great price

Cons: loud if not using a fan controller

Overall Review: this is a great fan, had no problems with any of the three I purchased. I recommend you get a fan controller to keep the noise to a dull roar.

12/27/2008

not too shaby

Thermaltake SpinQ Performance Series cooler with ultra-lightweight aluminum and six heatpipes CL-P0466 CPU Cooler
Thermaltake SpinQ Performance Series cooler with ultra-lightweight aluminum and six heatpipes CL-P0466 CPU Cooler

Pros: Looks great easy to install decent temps not to loud helps cool surrounding components

Cons: install bracket design kinda cheap fealing temps not as good as other coolers in same price range

Overall Review: This is a great cooler if you are looking to run stock speeds. This cooler is NOT FOR OVERCLOCKING!

12/27/2008

not for the striker II extreme

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P16004GK
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P16004GK

Pros: looks good

Cons: didn't work well with the striker II extreme mobo from asus

Overall Review: I know it works well with other mobo's. I didn't look at the QVL's for the S2E and had a lot of tweeking before I sent this mem back for a different brand. OCZ is a good brand and haven't had probs before, but it didn't work with the S2E mobo. Just make sure to look at both OCZ and your mobo's QVL lists before buying either.

good stuff

CORSAIR CMXAF1 Fans
CORSAIR CMXAF1 Fans

Pros: easy install and doesn't look bad

Cons: none