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Nathan H.

Nathan H.

Joined on 07/13/08

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Most Favorable Review

Does what i intended to do and more.

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4550 512MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Low Profile Ready Graphics Card 100252HDMI
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4550 512MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Low Profile Ready Graphics Card 100252HDMI

Pros: Fan less heat sink. Its quiet. The thing pumps out more performance than i had ever imagined, and it wasn't even intended to be as powerful as it it. Bought it just do display a picture and watch HD content on my PC. I was just toying around and installed Unreal Tournament 3. At 1280x1024 with details set to 1 or 2 the game flies! Its not what the card was intended for me to do, but its pretty cool to know how much it handles for the price i payed

Cons: Gets kinda warm. Needs adequate case fan airflow.

Overall Review: I would buy it again if i was doing a similar build.

A little finicky at first.

OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2F10664GK
OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2F10664GK

Pros: The ram is great after a bit of tinkering, running it at 1066 now and stays at a decent temperature. Its paired with: E7400 Asus P5QL Pro 500w Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus I love the look of the heat spreader. Very nice price.

Cons: At first the ram register as ddr2 800 when the mobo was set to auto. It booted and posted fine. When i seen this I changed the ram speed to 1066 and left the voltage at auto. It would post and boot but was somewhat unstable. I got BSOD a couple times on starting windows and when it did boot Windows 7 RC wouldn't finish its little PC performance rating benchmark without an error. I manually keyed in its stock voltage and now its running extremely stable. I have stress tested it, and gone through the works. Its fine now. No BSOD. I would have loved to have gotten a bit of documentation with the ram sticks. Its just feels weird getting something without paper work...

Overall Review: The ram is very stable now at rated speed, but i don't know if i would recommend this ram to someone else. Eh i still like the product.

Good hdd

Western Digital Blue WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Blue WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Does what its supposed to. Holds all my data. No problems yet. The price is great.

Cons: none

Overall Review: might get another.

Nice cool psu

Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus - 500W Power Supply
Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus - 500W Power Supply

Pros: The thing is great. I know im not pulling much of a load off of it, but its powering: E7400 P5QL Pro Radeon 4550 320Gb hdd 16X DVD burner It looks very clean, has nice airflow, very quiet, has plenty of power for my build, and the cable lengths were just perfect for a Mid size case. I would buy this again.

Cons: Can't think of any..

Overall Review: This product was bought to last. Hope its does. So far its doing what its supposed to.

Very nice

COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: The case has much more room than i had expected. Wiring was pretty easy, there are plenty of drive bays, and i absolutely enjoyed the drive quick locks. The mesh grill on the front is great and i wasn't expecting it to be backed with a dust filter.

Cons: One thumb screw hole for the side panel wasn't tapped in straight, so the screw is crooked. Not too big of a deal though.

Overall Review: I think i will get another 120mm fan for the front, just because there is a place for it and i want more airflow.

First time using a desktop Core 2 Duo

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 - Core 2 Duo Wolfdale Dual-Core 2.8 GHz LGA 775 65W Desktop Processor - BX80571E7400
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 - Core 2 Duo Wolfdale Dual-Core 2.8 GHz LGA 775 65W Desktop Processor - BX80571E7400

Pros: Great CPU I'm sure its not as powerful as whats ahead of it, but it sure is a lot snappier than i had expected. Not being used for and extreme gaming, or even moderate, but it fared pretty well. I am VERY satisfied with this product, and for the price payed, its a great deal.

Cons: The heat sink it was supplied with is small! Its runs nicely though, idling at about 39C. I might buy and aftermarket heat sink later. We'll see..

Overall Review: Core 2 Duo in my laptop is a T5550, and i though that was fast....