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Nor W.

Nor W.

Joined on 12/16/03

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

moderate improvement over 9800pro

ASUS Radeon X850XT PE 256MB GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Graphics Card AX850XTP/HTVD/256M/A
ASUS Radeon X850XT PE 256MB GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Graphics Card AX850XTP/HTVD/256M/A

Pros: can run current games at max settings. temps surprisingly low with stock heat sink fan. GPU: 34-39 idle and 55-60 on load

Cons: fan spools up really loud on start and on high temps (which i've only hit once)

Overall Review: hopefully i wont spend anymore money on this setup (best agp video card today) until i build a new one years later. im putting a zalman vf700 on this for noise reduction and possibly lower temps. abit IC7 MAX3 P4 3.0c AGP asus x850xt pe corsair xms 2GB western digital 74GB raptor creative audigy 2ZS platinum pro antec neo 480

Most Critical Review

needs update

Vantec RAM and PCI Slot Protector - Model SPK-08UV-BK
Vantec RAM and PCI Slot Protector - Model SPK-08UV-BK

Pros: does what it's supposed to

Cons: does not fit ddr3 or pcie without modification

so far so good

CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-620HX 620 W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-620HX 620 W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Pros: handles my new system smoothly

Cons: could use caps to cover unused ports

Overall Review: the box it came in was a little confusing to open lol

works like a champ

IOGEAR GUH285 USB 2.0 4-Port Hub
IOGEAR GUH285 USB 2.0 4-Port Hub

Pros: small very portable no external power required

Cons: see other thoughts

Overall Review: the built-in usb cable to connect to the computer is about 1.5" long i got this to replace my external powered usb hub for my desktop and it hangs from the port fortunately due to its size it doesn't really weigh it down also, the usb connect is so big it blocks the neighboring usb port i got this from fries but will probably return it for something that makes more sense for my desktop. that and i hate fries

nice replacement

ZALMAN ZM-NB47J Aluminum Heatsinks only
ZALMAN ZM-NB47J Aluminum Heatsinks only

Pros: cools better than stock nb heat sink fan. noiseless

Cons: on a difficulty scale of 1-10, 10 being most difficult, this was a 4 to install

Overall Review: replaced my dying abit ic7 max3 nb fan

Antec TRUE430 430 W ATX Power Supply
Antec TRUE430 430 W ATX Power Supply

Comments: nice and quiet its got more cables than i need but its better than not having enough antec superlanboy antec true 430 p4 3.0 northwood abit ic7 max3 ati radeon 98 pro kingston hyperx 512mb pc4k x 2 audigy2 zs platinum pro toshiba dvdrom lite-on dvdrw 811 nec fdd zalman fan controller maxtor diamondmax 8 40gb seagate barracuda 200gb zalman pure copper cpu cooler zalman ZM80D-HP gpu cooler