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Travis S.

Travis S.

Joined on 09/10/06

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

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Thermalright HR-03 Rev A VGA Cooler
Thermalright HR-03 Rev A VGA Cooler

Pros: keeping my overclocked (704mhz,2000mhz) 8800gt stable and under 55C while running 3dmark 06 idles around 40C im using a 92mm fan @ 2000 rpms with it

Cons: Its very big it and tall with the fan

Overall Review: it works great with the 8800gt im very happy

Most Critical Review

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GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard

Pros: Computer would turn on but I just got a black screen. I messed with it for about 6 hours before i gave up. I have built a few other computers with other motherboards and never had any problems. I was really excited to use this motherboard cause ive heard great things about it. I gave it a 3 cause im sure if it would have worked I would have liked the motherboard.

Cons: none other than it didnt work

Good Case

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0

Pros: I repleaced an Antec P 180 with this case. This case has much better air flow. I'm using all antec 120mm tri-cool fans on low setting. I put a fan on the side pannel to cool the video card. Everything stays much cooler in this case. The air flow is so good that air temperature inside of the case is only a few degrees above that of the air temperature out side the of the case.

Cons: A lot of hard drive noise can be heard. There are no rubber washers to isolate the hard drive vibrations from the case chassis. The case amplifies the hard drive noises. I can deal with it but some people might not like it.

Overall Review: The P 180 was much quieter but did not stay as cool.

GREAT RAM

OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P800R22GK
OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P800R22GK

Pros: Works as advertised. Its running a 330 mhz cause my cpu is overclocked to 3.3 ghz (the multiplier is set at 10) and the ratio is at 1:1. Its not running at 400 mhz like it could the timings are 4 4 4 12 and its running great this is the second pair of these Ive bought the other piar is over a year old and is still working well.

Cons: None at this price

Great

MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

Pros: very fast and efficient cheap factory overclocked i overclocked it a little bit more ive got it running at 704 mhz for the gpu core and 2000mhz for the memory its stable at these settings

Cons: None that i know of i would say the cooler is too small but i dont know because i replaced it with a thermalright HR-30 before i installed it so i never used the stock cooler if i had it to buy over agian i would buy the cheaper 8800gt at factory settings and just over clock it

Overall Review: ive got a e6700 @ 3.5 ghz with xp pro 2 gb of ram and im getting about 13200 on 3d mark06 with a 19" monitor thats about what my brother in laws superclocked 8800gtx gets im very happy with this card huge improvement over x1900xtx

Great

ZALMAN CNPS9500A-LED 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
ZALMAN CNPS9500A-LED 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler

Pros: It is very quiet. It comes with a variable fan speed selector so you can set the fan at a quiet speed. It keeps an X2 4800 @ 2.5 gigs at <40 C under a load.

Cons: It was kind of a pain to install. It's big so there is not much room to tighten the screws and stuff it would have been easier to install if I would have took the motherboard out first.