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Stephen M.

Stephen M.

Joined on 01/21/04

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Solid Card

EVGA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card 512-P3-N973-TR
EVGA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card 512-P3-N973-TR

Pros: Quiet card and solid performance for the $125 price. Runs fairly cool during longer gaming sessions.

Cons: Moving up from and 8600GT, the card was a little longer then expected. Due to my case style I have to shuffle the hard drives to make room.

Overall Review: Tested in various games with an average frame rate of ~75 FPS. Reached a high of 165FPS in Company of Heroes at 1680x1050 with all settings at max. Did see some frame rates around 20 - 25 fps in some games but was unable to determine what caused this. No stuttering or graphic tearing was seen. Set up with an AMD X2 5600+ (2.9ghz) and 4gb (2x2gb) Crucial DDR2-800.

Works as intended

Cables Unlimited - High Speed HDMI Cable - 6 FEET
Cables Unlimited - High Speed HDMI Cable - 6 FEET

Pros: Works as intended with no issues showing as of yet.

Cons: None at this time.

Overall Review: The cables seemed a little stiff at first but were plenty flexible for my needs. Out of 2 cables, I had 1 connector that was a slight bit loose. This was the connection to the back of the cable HD box. Nothing serious but not as solid as the other connections. I attribute this to the box design and not the cable. Shipping was done by DHL, received the items a lot faster then expected with a free shipping offer. Will be ordering a couple more of these to complete my needs.

Good Mobo

Foxconn A78AX-S AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Foxconn A78AX-S AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Computer posted on first try and gave no problems when completing the rebuild. No updates or special needs were required to get anything running on the board side.

Cons: I wish it had 4 memory slots instead of 2 and the option for SLI. Then again, that would be a different board.

Overall Review: Purchased along with an X2 5600+ (2.9ghz) 65 watt, 4gb Crucial DDR2-800 (2x2gb) and a 9800GT. Using an Antec SmartPower 500 watt PSU. Computer has been running 36 hours with random game sessions. No problems found as of the time this was written. Note: Overclocking has not been attempted at this time.