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Kevan M.

Kevan M.

Joined on 06/02/09

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Most Favorable Review

Good memory....

Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Edition 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model PVI38G160C9K
Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Edition 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model PVI38G160C9K

Pros: Memory performs as it should at the advertised speeds as expected.

Cons: My only gripe is not with the product but rather the company. After getting my rebate declined due to a missing invoice I checked the scanned received documents on their sites. Go figure the invoice is the second page. The representative told me they were unable to verify that this product qualified for this rebate even though I followed the rebate form from Newegg product page. The rebate was for Intel extreme master LE 8GB, invoice clearly says Intel extreme master LE 8GB. The representative eventually put me on hold and then told me they would make an "exception" in my case. I am at least glad to have gotten this sorted as I have never experienced such a problem with any rebate with different companies.

Overall Review: Everything considered the memory performed as it should but the rebate process has seemed to be difficult by a few people. Great buy if you can get it cheap just make sure to follow up on the rebate and circle your products.

Works Well with some minor tweaking

CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CWCH60) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CWCH60) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

Pros: As expected this cooler dramatically reduced both idle and under load temps. Very easy to install to anyone with patience.

Cons: Like many other consumers, my cooler also produces noise due to the pump. After reducing the pump speed through my bios I was able to remove the annoying noise. Even with reduced pump speed the cooler still keeps my CPU nice and cool (Prime 95 tested). Although my CPU is not overclocked, I would hate to be limited to overclocking potential which may result from reducing the pump.

Overall Review: This cooler is much better than the Intel stock cooler. With Intel stock cooler I was seeing temperatures upwards of 80C. With this cooler temperatures dropped to maximum of 58C during prime 95 (reduced pump speed). As I am not a serious overclocker this pump works great for me.