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James P.

James P.

Joined on 02/16/08

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Most Favorable Review

Big and Beautiful

EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 896-P3-1260-AR
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 896-P3-1260-AR

Pros: Laughs at any game I throw at it. Plays Far Cry 2 at max settings like it's bored and looking for work.

Cons: Huge. Does not come with a rope to tie it down. May hurt small children if it falls on them.

Overall Review: I do not think that the term "video card" is an adequate description of this thing. It is not a card at all. It may have cards inside but there is nothing about this device that outwardly resembles a card. It weighs about 4 pounds I'd say. I'll have this VIDEO BRICK for many years.

12/31/2008

Good Monitor

SAMSUNG 2243BWX High Gloss Piano Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with Height/Pivot Adjustments and 2-port USB Hub 300 cd/m2 DC 8000:1
SAMSUNG 2243BWX High Gloss Piano Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with Height/Pivot Adjustments and 2-port USB Hub 300 cd/m2 DC 8000:1

Pros: Set up was very fast with dual monitors. DVI cable works like a champ. Very bright display with good contrast.

Cons: Light from monitor being on makes it so you can not even see that there are touch buttons. It would be nice to be able to read the buttons but the light from the monitor does an illusion so you cannot even make out that buttons exist. Also, just in case you didn't notice how magnificently bright the display was and don't recognize that this is a sign that power is getting to the monitor, there is a little blue led light in the lower right corner to tell you power is on. Not really a con but it is redundant.

Overall Review: Price dropped 10 bucks right after I bought it.

A board for a more civilized age

ASUS Maximus II Formula LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Maximus II Formula LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: As stated in other reviews, a lot of this board is looks. Very presentable with a windowed side door on a case. Had no problems with any of the install other than trying to get a bluetooth mouse installed without a wired mouse or a port for one. Two ethernet ports allow the computer to be a server for a LAN party from what I understand.

Cons: Bus heat sinks allow limited space for 3rd party CPU heat sinks.

Overall Review: BIOS was very neat I thought. One of my first times dealing with it and it was very understandable.

12/29/2008

It works

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P10664GK
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P10664GK

Pros: I do not know enough about the technical aspects of memory cards to make a accurate review but I will say that the BIOS of my computer reads that it is what it says it is 1066 mghz, 4 gig ram. I'm able to play WOW at maximum settings accross the board at 70+ fps with the system I have. Chrome grills look cool. That's about all most people want to know anyway.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: Easiest part of the hardware install. After physically installing the cards, I had no issues regarding them.

12/29/2008

Very Cute, Lots of Wires

RAIDMAX AURORA 2 RX-600F 600 W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready LED Power Supply
RAIDMAX AURORA 2 RX-600F 600 W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready LED Power Supply

Pros: Nice functionality and appearance. Thought I'd have some issues powering my EVGA 260 GTX which requires a 500 watt power supply, but it powers it with no problems as of my 3rd day gaming with it.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Will it blend?

12/29/2008

It breaths life into my motherboard

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 - Core 2 Quad Yorkfield Quad-Core 2.83 GHz LGA 775 95W Desktop Processor - BX80569Q9550
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 - Core 2 Quad Yorkfield Quad-Core 2.83 GHz LGA 775 95W Desktop Processor - BX80569Q9550

Pros: I put it in my motherboard and it works. Bought a 3rd party arctic cooling heat sink and it keeps the temp at around 90 degrees. The coolest part of my case that I know of.

Cons: I do not know of any.

Overall Review: Very easy install. (My first) Plays Warcraft at full settings at 70-72 fps. The EVGA 260 GTX helps a bit to with that. Not overclocked, don't know anything about that...yet.

12/29/2008