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Brian B.

Brian B.

Joined on 07/29/04

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Very Happy

EVGA GeForce GTX 690 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 04G-P4-2690-KR
EVGA GeForce GTX 690 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 04G-P4-2690-KR

Pros: Fast, quiet for a dual card

Cons: two of these in SLI dont scale as well as the Red Camp

Overall Review: Moved from a Tri Fire 7970 setup to this. I am happy I did. Although the performance from the tri-fire was top notch, multi monitor was a pain due to the use of mixing ports IE: Dual Active Mini DP adapters and 1x DVI. With this card it is 3x DVI and no worries.

12/13/2012

Amazing Board for AMDTriFire

ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z LGA 1155 Intel Z68 USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z LGA 1155 Intel Z68 USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: PCI-E Spacing leaves good room between dual slot cards Every Overclocking option you could think of for a socket 1155 mobo Stable, Stable, Stable!

Cons: Placement of External USB 3 header - This is because they wanted the shortest trace to the controller and thus this is an arguable con.

Overall Review: I am running 3x 7970 in TriFire on this beast and it is able to handle the throughput without blinking. The PCI-E Spacing is perfect allowing for good airflow between the cards

Great 120HZ NVsurround/Eyefinity Monitor

PLANAR SA2311W Black 23" 2ms 3D 120HZ Full HD Swivel  Height Adjustable WideScreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1
PLANAR SA2311W Black 23" 2ms 3D 120HZ Full HD Swivel Height Adjustable WideScreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1

Pros: 120HZ works like a dream, minimal cross talk. Good black levels for a TN. No ghosting, great build quality that Planar is known for. Box and shipping materials are beefy to ensure it arrives safe (ships in manufacturers box)

Cons: Color shifting on off viewing angles is noticeable but this is a TN panel so that is to be expected.

Overall Review: I have 3 of these in an NVSurround setup being driven by 2x 570 in SLI. It is absolutely amazing coming from a single 27" monitor. If you don't know the Planar name, then ask a graphic designer or someone doing allot of video editing and you will hear great things. I don't know what the people below me are using for hardware or to test the "frame drops" etc. but I have seen none at all. In fact this is the best TN Panel I have ever used.

Just added 2nd card for SLI

EVGA GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 012-P3-1570-AR
EVGA GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 012-P3-1570-AR

Pros: FAST Fairly Quiet Loves an overclock

Cons: Power hungry in SLI

Overall Review: I just bought my 2nd card to add as SLI. This setup is AMAZING.

Great Day/Night Cam

TRENDnet TV-IP301W 640 x 480 MAX Resolution RJ45 Advanced Day/Night Wireless Internet Camera Server with Audio
TRENDnet TV-IP301W 640 x 480 MAX Resolution RJ45 Advanced Day/Night Wireless Internet Camera Server with Audio

Pros: Stable - I have had this monitoring my storage (shared apt. bldg. storage) for 2 years. I have never re-booted it and its is on 24/7! This storage gets between 90-130 degrees in the summer and gets below 30 in the winter, and this thing has never even blinked and eye. Mo-cap works good and new firmware has further stabilized the product.

Cons: Email alert functionality on this device is in question. I am a network engineer with a good grasp on networks and I have never gotten this to work.

Overall Review: Free IPView software is good, but not great. . . but hey its free!

Great for Minit ITX build

SILVERSTONE NT07-AM2 80mm CPU Cooler
SILVERSTONE NT07-AM2 80mm CPU Cooler

Pros: The ONLY low-profile heatsink that I could find to support AM2+ still being sold here at newegg. Fits my APEX MI-008 case with good room for airflow

Cons: NONE - VERY well done.

Overall Review: Reminds me of a HSF for a 1U pizza box server.