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james u.

james u.

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Most Favorable Review

Awesome

Intel Core i7-3770K - Core i7 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Intel HD Graphics 4000 Desktop Processor - BX80637I73770K
Intel Core i7-3770K - Core i7 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Intel HD Graphics 4000 Desktop Processor - BX80637I73770K

Pros: Fast, low power, good igp, strong imc

Cons: high price

Overall Review: 4.5ghz @ -.05v (yeah that's minus .05v)

Most Critical Review

Not as advertised

ASUS ENGTX580/2DI/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) Overclocked 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
ASUS ENGTX580/2DI/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) Overclocked 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: Fastest single GPU on the market and it runs cool. Gives a windows experience index of 7.9 for Aero and Gaming.

Cons: The card I received came in an unsealed anti static bag, in an unsealed box. It looks like the Asus card in the picture here, but it doesn't have the Asus bios and doesn't have the advertised clock speeds. It's just a plain Nvidia reference version. If I had wanted a plain vanilla model I could've saved some money and purchased a different brand. That's the only reason I deducted two eggs. No free game either.

Overall Review: All the GTX 580 cards are nvidia reference models right now. Distributors just add their packaging and edit the card's bios with their id and desired clock speeds. The card I received still has the base Nvidia bios without the Asus id. Other than that, the card is perfect and works well, I just didn't get what I paid for.

12/13/2010

Great deal

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9D-8GBXM
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9D-8GBXM

Pros: Fast, cheap

Cons: None

Overall Review: Running @2400 10-12-12-31 1.65v on a asus m5g with a 3770k and no other voltage increase

Good deal

Logitech S-220 17 Watts 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System
Logitech S-220 17 Watts 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System

Pros: Loud enough, sound good for this price range.

Cons: Kinda stif wires.

Overall Review: The most bang for your buck.

The Best

SAMSUNG 830 Series 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7PC128B/WW
SAMSUNG 830 Series 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7PC128B/WW

Pros: Highest quality components, no compression and it's fast. Got it for $85

Cons: None

Overall Review: Buy this drive and you'll be happy.

Love it

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 680 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card ZT-60101-10P
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 680 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card ZT-60101-10P

Pros: Fast,cool,quiet and free games

Cons: Price and availability

Overall Review: Running Crysis 2 maxed @ 1920x1080 with no overclock