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Wei C.

Wei C.

Joined on 10/23/07

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Best P45 motherboard on the market

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Absolutely THE best motherboard I have owned. Tons of features in the BIOS, Very stable, overclocking ability is outstanding. Looks pretty sweet too. The on board sound is great too.

Cons: The only con is other people don't buy this motherboard =[

Overall Review: Paired this with a Q9550 C1 and got it up to 3.8ghz on a Xigmatek.

Best cooler for the money

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler  I5 775 AMD compatible
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler I5 775 AMD compatible

Pros: Awesome cooler for what your paying. I have my q9550 C1 overclocked to 4ghz (1.4v) and it only gets to 60C on load and 35C idle. I have a friend who has watercooling and his temps are not as good as mine.

Cons: Not the best in the world but who cares?

Overall Review: Use Arctic Silver 5 Gigabyte UD3P P45 Q9550 C1 @ 4.0 ghz 2 x 2gb G. Skill DDR2 1000 Samsung f1 500gb Antec 900 Raidmax 730w PSU EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 55nm ^beast system :)

Good for my Epix

Transcend 8GB microSDHC Flash Card Model TS8GUSDHC6
Transcend 8GB microSDHC Flash Card Model TS8GUSDHC6

Pros: Bought this to replace my Kingston 2gb class 4 and the difference is very noticeable. Popped it in my Samsung Epix and it worked perfectly. Write speeds are about 9MB/s which is above class 6 standards.

Cons: Only formatted to 7.45 Gigs. Not the fastest class 6 out there, but it gets the job done well enough for my needs.

Overall Review: When are the 1TB SD cards coming out? :)

Awesome RAM

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8000CL5D-4GBPI
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8000CL5D-4GBPI

Pros: Bought this RAM a couple months ago to upgrade from a DDR2 800 2gb kit. The difference from 2 gigs to 4 gigs and a 200mhz boost is insane. All my games run smoother, programs open faster and overall using the computer is a more enjoyable experience. Highly Recommended!

Cons: Pricey for some.

Overall Review: I've heard this RAM overclocks great but I haven't had a chance to try it.

Good, not great, Graphics Card from AMD

HIS Radeon HD 4870 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H487F1GP
HIS Radeon HD 4870 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H487F1GP

Pros: Very fast. Maxed out all the games I threw at it and also looks pretty sexy :). I consider this a positive: the fan is so loud it sounds like a blow dryer set on cool. With the fan maxed out like that it runs VERY cool.

Cons: Expensive and runs very hot on the stock fan setting. Also this card can't overclock very well at all. I only got it to a 50mhz overclock and my previous card (8800gts) went over 150.

Overall Review: Decent card overall but I knocked off an egg for the price and limited overclocking ability. I did send this card back after 30 days because it wasn't worth it for the money IMO. I think a GTX 260 is a better choice. Right now I have a 4670 because of the price/performance ratio but I really am missing the speed of this card. Looking into a GTX 280 next when the price goes under $250. Also keep your eye on the 4890 coming out soon!