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Michael D.

Michael D.

Joined on 12/10/05

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Decent Memory

HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model KHX1333C7D3K2/2GX
HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model KHX1333C7D3K2/2GX

Pros: Plugged it into my motherboard and it worked off the start. Decently fast, I had installed 4 gigs in. Timings were all correct. Never had any problems with Kingston Hyper X memory, have used it pretty much exclusively for many many years now. Never have had a stick be bad and is always rock solid.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I took a chance on these since I couldn't find any reviews on it and it worked flawlessly.

12/19/2009

Good videocard

GIGABYTE GeForce GTS 250 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card GV-N250ZL-1GI
GIGABYTE GeForce GTS 250 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card GV-N250ZL-1GI

Pros: Good power, Runs most my game on high settings, plugged it in and windows 7 updated the drivers automatically without a hitch, plenty of cooling with that huge Zalman fan on it. You can barely hear the fan on this thing going. Only time I hear it working is when everything in the house is off and it's deathly quiet around.

Cons: It doesn't do my laundry?

Overall Review: Some people say this is just a repackaged 9800GTX+ on a few years old technology. I seen some reviews and looked them up but all the ones I have seen show it actually performs better even if it is the same architecture. Also all the reviews I saw showed this thing stayed way cooler with the cooling system on it than any other card in the range or on par with 1 or 2 others. Not a bad card and will not be disappointed.

Great CPU

AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition - Phenom II X2 Callisto Dual-Core 3.1 GHz Socket AM3 80W None Integrated Graphics Processor - HDZ550WFGIBOX
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition - Phenom II X2 Callisto Dual-Core 3.1 GHz Socket AM3 80W None Integrated Graphics Processor - HDZ550WFGIBOX

Pros: This is probably the best and fastest CPU i have purchased in years. I plugged it into my motherboard and it took off without a hitch. I have not tried to unlock it yet but I will be doing that soon. I wanted to make sure it was performing solidly at first.

Cons: None

12/19/2009

Phenominal Power Supply

Thermaltake Toughpower W0128RU 650 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Thermaltake Toughpower W0128RU 650 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: This is probably the best power supply I have bought. I love the Modular Interface, my last one had modular cords as well but there wasn't nearly as many connectors as this one. The rails are rock solid. It is pumping enough power to make me happy into my system. When the box arrived the box was humongous. I did not think it was going to fit inside my pc, but when I put it in it was pretty much the perfect size.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I highly recommend this Power Supply.

12/19/2009

Best Windows yet

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Pros: Installed twice as fast as my Windows XP. All the stuff I had for the computer automatically updated drivers flawlessy. Only problem I had with drivers were getting the wireless capabilities on my printer to work since there are none yet (HP Officejet J6480).

Cons: Really are none

12/19/2009

Decent Video Card

GIGABYTE GeForce GT 220 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Card GV-N220OC-1GI
GIGABYTE GeForce GT 220 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Card GV-N220OC-1GI

Pros: Was able to run WOW maxed out and other games with no choppiness or stutter. Graphics are top notch with no matter what I am doing. Price Point I would think it would cost a little more.

Cons: Are none

12/19/2009