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Mark A.

Mark A.

Joined on 02/03/02

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Solid Motherboard

ASRock P67 PRO3 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock P67 PRO3 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: I bought the original version of this motherboard and there is absolutely no difference in performance with the new stepping. I have my 2500K overclocked to 4.4Ghz with air cooling. I love the UEFI bios and it is very ez to flash to the current BIOS too. I also like the 6 GB SATA connectors which came in handy for my new Crucial SSD C300 SSD drives. I opted for this model because I didn't want to pay an arm and leg for features I would never use. I have used Asus and Gigabyte motherboards in the future and this one is definitely in their league in regard to quality.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Newegg is a total class operation they handled this motherboard recall flawlessly! Excellent communication I was never left hanging with a recalled motherboard. They truly care about their customers!

Extremely quiet

COUGAR Vortex PWM 120mm (CF-V12HP) Cooling Fan with Hydro-Dynamic Bearing and Pulse Width Modulation (Orange Version)
COUGAR Vortex PWM 120mm (CF-V12HP) Cooling Fan with Hydro-Dynamic Bearing and Pulse Width Modulation (Orange Version)

Pros: I love how quiet these case cooling fans are and if they have longevity to match, I will certainly buy them again.

Cons: I would like to see a longer 3 pin cable.

This video card ROCKS!

EVGA SuperClocked+ 02G-P4-2684-KR GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
EVGA SuperClocked+ 02G-P4-2684-KR GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: 1)EVGA step up program is huge. 2)EVGA reliability is also huge. 3) Less power draw and heat dissipation then my old EVGA GTX 570. 4) I can easily sell my old video card most likely before I post this review. :)

Cons: I was pulling my hair out trying to get lucky enough to score one of these video cards.

Overall Review: I have to go now and fire up BF3 .:)

SCREAMING FAST!

Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2CCA 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) with Transfer Kit
Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2CCA 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) with Transfer Kit

Pros: 1)Crucial reliability 2)SMOK'In fast 3)Super easy to install 4)Great directions and plenty of documentation.

Cons: I wish it was cheaper! :)

Overall Review: I don't know why other people where having trouble with the transfer kit. I followed the direction and cloned my old 128 gig drive and 45 minutes later it was done. My computer booted flawlessly and I am EXTREMELY happy. I love crucial products. I have to plat some BF3 now. :)

Screaming fast SSD Drive

Crucial RealSSD C300 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1
Crucial RealSSD C300 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1

Pros: This SSD Drive runs as fast as advertized just make sure you have a SATA III 6Gb/s controller. Using Crystal Disk Mark I got 359 Mb/sec read and 160 Mb/write....smoooooking fast. Bad Company Battlefield 2 loads maps instantaneously now and when I raid in WOW I am also the first one to zone in ;). Here is my Rig: ASRock P67 PRO3 (B3) Intel Core i5-2500k CPU @ 4.4 Ghz Coolermaster V8 EVGA 570 Superclocked Fermi 8 GB Gskill Ripsaw DDR3 1600 RAM Crucial C300 128Gb SSD 2 TB Hitachi Corsair CMPSU-650TX 650W Power Supply Thermaltake Armor Plus full tower case

Cons: No 3.5 to 2.5 adapter don;t forget to order one.

Overall Review: Google Tweaktown's Solid State Optimization guide it really helped tweak this beast.

Sweet Keyboard

Logitech G510 Keyboard
Logitech G510 Keyboard

Pros: Awesome multiple backlight choices Nice being able to program macros on the fly Works awesome in WOW takes the tedium out of raiding. Huge community following if you need macro support.

Cons: Keyboard is a little on the mushy side if you want to be picky about things.

Overall Review: Newegg rox it out again!