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Jeremy G.

Jeremy G.

Joined on 09/01/06

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Most Favorable Review

what's under your hood?

Intel Pentium D 915 - Pentium D Presler Dual-Core 2.8 GHz LGA 775 Processor - BX80553915
Intel Pentium D 915 - Pentium D Presler Dual-Core 2.8 GHz LGA 775 Processor - BX80553915

Pros: 800 mhz fsb,dual core,2x2 L2 cache,easy install,execute disable bit,64 bit support,awesome bang for the buck.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: Not sure why so many people have problems with the stock hsf,installed very easy(read directions)and runs around 50-61c with no overclocking(rated by intel to max out at 69c)This cpu runs as advertised-very good multitasker.Very likely the best choice for the money.(unless you're a die hard amd user)

excellent value!

Team Xtreem 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TXDD1024M800HC4DC-D
Team Xtreem 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TXDD1024M800HC4DC-D

Pros: Very overclockable,but runs as good as hyper-x at stock speed.Very forgiving & manageable with timings

Cons: not one.

Overall Review: Like the guy before me, I was unsure about this brand 'cause I hadn't heard much about it.Dropped these into an msi p6n plat sli and they ran fine at default,but really began to breathe when I adjusted to 4-4-4-11-14(not overclocked).Easily as good as brands twice as much.

11/11/2007

awsome board

MSI P6N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI P6N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: too many features to list....went from an intel mb running single channel pc2700 off an ati express chipset to this-lowered all temps approx. 20c,and gave an instant 30% performance boost even without sli.

Cons: none-very pleased.

Overall Review: I hate to see an excellent product get a bad review.Many people complain that these don't post,well they obviously don't know that this board does a 16 phase system diagnosis every startup,and if any faulty hardware is connected,it wont boot.The previous guy had the same result I did,but I hooked up the handy usb/led diagnosis card that was included(retail version)and found I had a bad floppy.Unhooked it,and system booted no problem. Make no mistake,for the money,this is by far the best board I've come across.

11/10/2007

awesome box

Rosewill R5604-BK  0.8mm Japanese Cold Rolled Steel Dual 120mm Fans Screw-Less design ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Rosewill R5604-BK 0.8mm Japanese Cold Rolled Steel Dual 120mm Fans Screw-Less design ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: the price,two 120mm fans,many hdd slots(and disc drive bays),plenty of space inside,cpu & pci-e vents,overall design

Cons: the add-on card slots didn't line up perfectly,had to modify somewhat.....may be my motherboard,but this case is designed for both atx & micro atx.

Overall Review: excellent choice for the money.ran a system stress test after hooking up,and everything runs 12c cooler than before(used a dell dimension box previously)

12/31/2006

midheavyweightcard

PNY GeForce 7900GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card VCG7900SXPB
PNY GeForce 7900GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card VCG7900SXPB

Pros: pci-e x16,gddr3,7900 gpu,a multitude of graphics filters(shader&pixel 3.0,etc.)easily overclockable with nvidia software

Cons: with stock cooling this card will heat a small room on a cold day-had mine in a poorly ventilated desk,but changed that quickly,and now won't go over 60c.

Overall Review: best bang for the buck-the harder you push this card,the better it performs.runs at almost the same fps on most of my games comparing 1024x768 to 1280x1024.especially with all quality features enabled.look for this card on sale-I found it at the price of a 7600 gt(sorry newegg)and it runs circles around anything with an inferior gpu.

11/18/2006

wait a minute

Intel BLKD101GGCL LGA 775 ATI Radeon Xpress 200 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel BLKD101GGCL LGA 775 ATI Radeon Xpress 200 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: mentioned before

Cons: none

Overall Review: I stand corrected-I tried to use the driver supplied for the onboard graphics & lost interest quickly,but decided to try downloading the latest from intel,and hypermemory was enabled giving me 512mb total video allocation(from system memory)on most games I can't get below 20fps using a pentium d.vpu isn't good enough for doom 3 or other pixel & vertex shader intense games.but battlefield vietnam never slows down.definitely a good choice if you can't afford your high end pci-e video card right now.

10/20/2006