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Thomas W.

Thomas W.

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Most Favorable Review

Updated review after replacement

APEVIA ATX-AS680W-BL 680 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply
APEVIA ATX-AS680W-BL 680 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply

Pros: Lots of power, dual 12 volt rails, and active pfc on mine? You will have to install it upside down for the fans in most cases, but the lights look nice. Mellow blue light, jet black case with a nice finish. Fairly quiet. Cables are well thought out and there are plenty, with good length. Nice blue sleaving. Very high quality looks and performance so far. I am running 7950GX2 video card, 2 serial ata hard drives, 2 dvds, 2 light kits, 4 fans, X2 4400, AN8SLI, SB Audigy, many usb devices that take power from ports, and 2 gigs of ram. Smooth as silk. +12 volt has yet to drop below 12 volts, even when running at max cpu and playing HL2. Hopefully it will last, but for now I am very happy with it. I am using just one of the PCIX cables, I could not find a two PCIX to one PCIX converter, didnt want to make one myself so I thought I would try running it with just one. So far the 7950GX2 is doing just fine with the one, if I get any artifacting I will just make a cable or use two 4pins.

Cons: First one they sent was DOA, the box was VERY banged up so I dont blame newegg. They RMA'd quickly and was replaced in under a week. Second box was in the same shape, my UPS guy must dream of being Ace Ventura or something :), but so far so good. No regrets, no complaints on how newegg handled it. Newegg is the BEST at customer service hands down. They never suprise me and always deliver.

Overall Review: Just so you know, the extra 4 pin on the main power cable is not a 12 volt line, I see a lot of people complaining about having to strip the cable to reach the 12 volt line, DO NOT PLUG IT INTO THE 12 VOLT LINE! It is for motherboards that support EATXpower, 24 pin, like the A8N-SLI) For the 12 volt line use one of the two 12 volt lines that are snapped together. Not sure what the other 12 volt one is for. This PSU is not as heavy as I expected, so I am still a little wary of it, my 550 Antec weighs in at about twice the weight. I know it sounds silly, but every lightweight or quiet PSU I have ever bought just didnt get the job done.

Most Critical Review

DOA

APEVIA ATX-AS680W-BL 680 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply
APEVIA ATX-AS680W-BL 680 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply

Pros: Dont have any yet

Cons: D O A Maybe I am lucky or this companies quality control is just bad, I have purchased over 50 power supplies in the last 10 years and this is my first DOA

re Review

Vinpower Digital 25 GB 4X BD-R 50 Packs Spindle Disc Model OQBDR04LT-50
Vinpower Digital 25 GB 4X BD-R 50 Packs Spindle Disc Model OQBDR04LT-50

Pros: I puchased a new burner LG12LS38 and burned 49 of 50 and 48 of 50 out of my last 2 batches of these. Not sure if the first batch I got were bad, but got almost all coasters out of it on a LiteOn burner. I burned a few of this batch on that burner and all were ok so who knows.

Cons: Out of 3 packs of 50 the first pack burned allmost all coasters, the other 2 were ok so I guess its still a roll of the dice but the price makes it worth it if you burn a lot.

12/11/2011

Works great

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA804
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA804

Pros: Crucial Ram rocks! With the right MB and Cpu this ram is an unbelievable buy. I have payed 3 times the price for ram and this will outperform most if not all. 4 gigs with an MSI P6N Diamond board, E6850 Cpu. Had to set the timings and voltage 4-4-4-12 with 2.2 volts. Stable, no blue screens, memtested it 24 hrs, no errors. Vista 32 only sees 3 gigs but at this price who cares, lol. One of the few times you get a lot more than you are paying for.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Had a buddy buy my second set so I could get the rebate on both sets. Ended up paying less than 120 dollars for 4 gigs of some of the best ram around. SWEET!

10/15/2007

Great heatsink

ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler

Pros: Works great with MSI P6N Diamond MB, clears everything, very large :) but fits in my CoolerMaster Stacker with room to spare. Easy to install, will require you take out your MB. Would not use it without the backplate, quite heavy. Temps stay below 45C on my E6850 stressed via Everest and it is nice and quiet.

Cons: None. I did not find the fins very sharp, did not get cut as others have.

Overall Review: Tried many cooling solutions, including water. This has to be one of the best quiet air coolers on the market. If it fits you wont be disappointed by performance.

10/15/2007

Nice Video Card

MSI GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Video Card NX8800GTS-T2D640E-HD OC
MSI GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Video Card NX8800GTS-T2D640E-HD OC

Pros: Nice, OC speed close to GTX starting speeds- price is good. Upgraded from a 7950 GX2. Better frame rates with single card. Did not want to spend a bunch now so I will either buy a second and SLI or get the next gen NVIDIA card that is coming out if it is as good as they say it will be.

Cons: none

10/15/2007