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Keith W.

Keith W.

Joined on 07/24/07

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Most Favorable Review

Its not just fast, its going ballistic

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: Started off rather dull, yes it can do 800 mhz 4-4-4-12 at 2.2 volts. Then I decided to push it. Got it to a stable 950 mhz 4-4-4-12 at 2.05 volts. Then I slowed it down and tightened the timings. It can run a very stable 750 mhz 4-3-3-9 at 2.0 volts.

Cons: Dislikes mhz pushing compared to timing pushing. At 900 mhz cas4 its only about a 25 percent improvement over normal.

Overall Review: Id rather have the tighter timings than push a speed. The 750mhz 4-3-3-9 benchmarks significantly better than 900 mhz cas 4. Its about 32% faster than the higher clock setting, but both are outstanding.

Most Critical Review

RMA...

BenQ 20" WSXGA+ LCD Monitor 5 ms D-Sub, DVI-D FP202W V3
BenQ 20" WSXGA+ LCD Monitor 5 ms D-Sub, DVI-D FP202W V3

Pros: Beautiful monitor. No dead pixels.

Cons: Died after 30 minutes. Have to wait about 1-2 weeks for the full rma process.

Overall Review: Oh wellm as amazing as this product looked, 1-2 weeks is definately worth the wait

G0 buy one

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 - Core 2 Duo Conroe Dual-Core 2.66 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E6750
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 - Core 2 Duo Conroe Dual-Core 2.66 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E6750

Pros: Exceeds my expectations of it in every way. Especially when it hit 3.4 on stock voltage/hsf.

Cons: Its multiplier is locked so its speed is tied to your bus speed.

Overall Review: You save 50 bucks over the slightly higher clocked e6850 with an unlocked multiplier. ALL of these are G0. As a matter of fact ALL intel 6x50 have the G0 stepping.

Modest proposal

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0

Pros: Great airflow. More than enough room if you know what you are doing and think it through.

Cons: Great airflow means noise... My main issue is that the chords on the fan controllers ar very short. I think im going to splice them and lengthen them so I can run them all to the same place somewhere on the outside

Overall Review: I've noticed most people complain about not being able to mount thier hard drives in the middle bay when a 8800 gtx is hooked up. There are 2 ways you can fix this, move the middle bay up a slot, or unscrew it, slide it out to where its flush with the case front instead of recessed, and screw it back it.

Breezy

SilverStone FM121-B Case Cooling Fan
SilverStone FM121-B Case Cooling Fan

Pros: They move as much air as my ceiling fan. Typically can be turned down to where they are quiet. I got 2 of them.

Cons: One of them has a broken potentiometer. It worked at first, and occasionally lapses into life, but not often. So I have to run it at full blast, which sounds like my cieling fan.

Overall Review: It only lost an egg because 1 of 2 had a bad controller. I can understand the noise, but it is really really nice to have the ability turn them down.

So far sooooo great

EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Perfectly stable so far. Slightly over-clocked bus to 1500 mhz and ram with no complaints at all from the board. It didnt even result in an increase of temps.

Cons: Biggest con I can come up with (but it doesnt really bother me) is that I cannot get the board to run with ram linked to bus speed... If your crazy about temps, the MCP runs a little hot (53 before replacing goop and 48 after). Factory thermal paste was a mess, but its a mess with every board Ive ever worked with

Overall Review: After seeing how beautifully smooth this board ran, I took the computer apart and redid the thermal paste because I didnt want it to die of mosfet/chipset overheating.