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Tyler N.

Tyler N.

Joined on 02/21/07

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Most Favorable Review

Neat little product

Rosewill RC-A-SATA-IDE SATA to IDE Adapter
Rosewill RC-A-SATA-IDE SATA to IDE Adapter

Pros: Works as advertised-allows me to add a sata drive to an older computer that only had ide connections. Was a must for additional space in that box as it is running Windows Home Server and needed the space for backups/music/video/etc.

Cons: None

ZEROtherm Core92

ZEROtherm CORE92 Socket 1156/1366 HDT Cooler
ZEROtherm CORE92 Socket 1156/1366 HDT Cooler

Pros: Temps dropped between 15C-18C during heavy loading from stock intel cooler on an i5-750. Went from as high as 76C during Battlefield Bad Company 2 on the intel cooler to 58C on the ZEROtherm. I'll take that! Prime95 maxed at about 62C after 30min torture test. Acceptable for a smaller cooler that doesn't require a backplate or a full size case. Idles as low as 23C-26C depending on the day and the ambient temp vs ~40C for the intel stock cooler.

Cons: Push pins are great-when they work...Got it working without much trouble though. Initially thought I had it seated properly, came to find out one pin had bent in half on the clippy part...was still cooling better than the stock intel heatsink though by 5C-8C :) Fan can get a little loud.

Overall Review: Make sure the push pins get put in properly! If they do, this cooler won't work miracles per se, but it will drop your temps significantly from the intel stock cooler. For disclosure, this is in a mid size tower, the antec sonata III, i5-750 is being cooled, and the main other heat maker in the case is the sapphire vapor-x 1gb 4870...it's pretty warm, lol. Only case fan is the one that comes with the antec case. Room temp varies, but is usually in the 72F-76F range this time of year.

Parent's build

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5750 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100284L
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5750 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100284L

Pros: It works! Handles anything you can throw at it that isn't gaming related. Even then, it can handle some light gaming at lower resolutions.

Cons: None-good everyday card.

Overall Review: Not uber powerful, but it's for the parents...when was the last time they played a demanding video game? This'll last them a long time.

Awesome drive

Western Digital Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Very fast-benchmarked within 10% of a 300GB WD Raptor. I'll take that for about 20% of the price ($64.99 vs. $300).

Cons: None

Overall Review: Get it!

10/19/2009

Great Case

Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply
Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply

Pros: Love this case-it's very quiet and even with only one fan in the rear exhaust port, it keeps everything very cool. And, it's quiet!

Cons: Front door hinge-wobbly and easily broken. Had to replace the pin from the top part of the hinge after it broke.

Overall Review: Good case, just be gentle with the door and you won't regret it.

10/19/2009

Great Ram

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL8D-4GBHK
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL8D-4GBHK

Pros: Instantly recognized, love that Vista shows all 4GB.

Cons: Defaulted to 9-9-9-24 timings. Easily fixed.

Overall Review: Great stuff, relatively cheap...stays very cool after gaming and benchmark testing. Gonna get another 4GB after I install Win7 64bit.

10/19/2009