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Larry J.

Larry J.

Joined on 07/21/03

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Most Favorable Review

E5300 simply great

Intel Pentium E5300 - Pentium Dual-Core Wolfdale Dual-Core 2.6 GHz LGA 775 65W Desktop Processor - BX80571E5300
Intel Pentium E5300 - Pentium Dual-Core Wolfdale Dual-Core 2.6 GHz LGA 775 65W Desktop Processor - BX80571E5300

Pros: Overclocks to 3.6Ghz with almost no effort. Load temp when running benchmark is 60c, idle is 30c with a XIGMATEK HDT-S963 cpu cooler. Good gaming CPU unless you are playing a game that takes advantage of quad cores.

Cons: No cons to speak of when you have a $70 cpu performing at the same level as a $170 cpu when overclocked...

Overall Review: Can get 3.8ghz but temps go to around 70c and vcore has to be raised, after 3.8Ghz you have to increase the vcore quite a bit so there are diminishing returns in my opinion after 3.8Ghz.

Most Critical Review
Hanns·G HG-281DPB Black 28" 3ms  Widescreen LCD HDMI Monitor 500 cd/m2 800:1 Built-in Speakers
Hanns·G HG-281DPB Black 28" 3ms Widescreen LCD HDMI Monitor 500 cd/m2 800:1 Built-in Speakers

Pros: No dead pixels. Very good monitor for gaming. Works very well in game where there is plenty of light.

Cons: If it's dark in a game though the top 10% of the monitor has a shadow effect, kind of annoying but I'll get over it.

very quiet

Scythe S-FLEX SFF21D 120mm Case Fan
Scythe S-FLEX SFF21D 120mm Case Fan

Pros: Nearly silent, decent enough air flow for my purposes.

Cons: None yet

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK

Pros: Ram can do 5-5-5-15 @ 1120mhz @ 2.3v, can squeeze better timings out at 800MHz 4-4-4-12 at 2.25v or so. Maybe better I havn't played with it alot. Q9550 Abit IP-35 Pro

Cons: None that I can think of.

Overall Review: Cheap and works as intended.