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Kevin R.

Kevin R.

Joined on 01/19/09

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review
Thermaltake Level 10 GT (VN10001W2N) Black SECC / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case with Four Fans - 1 x 200mm Colorshift side fan, 1 x 200mm top fan, 1 x 200mm front fan and 1 x 140mm rear fan
Thermaltake Level 10 GT (VN10001W2N) Black SECC / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case with Four Fans - 1 x 200mm Colorshift side fan, 1 x 200mm top fan, 1 x 200mm front fan and 1 x 140mm rear fan

Pros: Great case. Everything fits with ease. Cables are well managed and hidden. Watercooling friendly (I bought Bigwater 760 and it works well). I am overclocked to 4.8 GHZ with an i5. Love it.

Cons: Big. Lots of plastic, but you could spend more money and get the all aluminum one if that is your thing.

Most Critical Review
EVGA 01G-P3-1468-KR GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) FTW+ 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
EVGA 01G-P3-1468-KR GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) FTW+ 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: Plenty of power for SWTOR, Starcraft 2, and Civ5. Cheaper than some.

Cons: Loud at unexpected times. Needs better fan management.

Overall Review: I would not buy this card again due to noise level. Something with a little less power and quieter would better suite me.

Cooler Master Silent Pro M - 1000W Power Supply with 80 PLUS Bronze Certification and Semi-Modular Cables
Cooler Master Silent Pro M - 1000W Power Supply with 80 PLUS Bronze Certification and Semi-Modular Cables

Pros: Actually silent. My video is much louder than this PSU.

Cons: none.

ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Pros: Fits everything that I needed. Ready for nextgen CPU and new Nvidia 600 series.

Cons: none.

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin PC RAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL10D-16GBXL
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin PC RAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL10D-16GBXL

Pros: Lots of memory. Useful for large RAMDisks and small VM farm. 32 GB on one machine.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: The price came down in the last four months from $250. RAM is just cheaper and cheaper.