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Zohaib M.

Zohaib M.

Joined on 08/23/05

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Most Favorable Review

I have to take back what i said before!

MSI P6N SLI-FI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI P6N SLI-FI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Great OC capabilities. Very solid even under high temperatures. Got my e4300 to 3GHz(333fsb)@1.4v and the northbridge @1.35v. My ram is OCZ DDR2 800 5-5-5-15 2.1v running at DDR2 667 3-4-4-12 2.15v. Great board for budget overclockers.

Cons: Runs mad HOT! turns ur case into a furnace if you dont have proper cooling. i had to jam an 80mm fan on top of the northbridge and it still runs 50C+ when under load.(that could just be cause my 8800gts is a heat monster sitting right next to the NB)

Overall Review: Previously i mentioned a problem with overclocking the e4300. turns out that this motherboard just has a problem with the 1200-1300 fsb spectrum. i went straight to 1333fsb and it booted perfectly with no hiccups.cant wait till they get official support for the e4300 then i can change the multiplier and see how high this processor can really go and maybe get my ram to run at DDR2 800 speeds as well.

Most Critical Review

Wait for this one

MSI P45 Neo2-FR LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI P45 Neo2-FR LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Great layout and functionality. Everything that the platinum has without the extra price!

Cons: BIOS is badly broken. The mobo is currently uncompatible with all HD4870 cards without the latest beta BIOS. Once they solve the problem with a new BIOs i would recommend this product.

Amazing but theres a cost

Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card AE=4870S+0552
Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card AE=4870S+0552

Pros: Amazing card. Runs cool, fast and reliably. Intially ran quietly as well. Core runs stable at 800 if you would like to overclock. I personally see no reason to go up to that when the card runs at 775 in turbo mode.

Cons: After awhile (few weeks) the small fan, which has no speed other than 100%, starts to die a slow and whiny death. Initially it was barely audible but the rattling got worse as days progressed. I solved the problem by unplugging the small fan altogether and used riva to fix my large fan speed to 69%(for some reason this speed is far quieter than 70%). Card idles at 46C and reaches 59C Max during gaming and heating tests(ATITool fur cube) with the new settings. Whats funny is that it idled at 50C with the small fan running at 100% and the large one being regulated by temps. Max temps went slightly above 60C with its original configuration.

Overall Review: I jumped the gun and got the non-hdmi output version of this card for 5 bucks more. Oh well i dont need an hdmi output anyways with an adapter. Give the fans some test runs on temps with the case closed and you will see that the small fan is really not necessary and will only cause pain in the future. The small fan didnt fail, I just unplugged it before it had a chance to. The small fan is all show, no go.

10/29/2008

pleasantly surprised

Microsoft Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 7000
Microsoft Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 7000

Pros: Comfortable mouse and very precise. Great range can use it at least 5-6 meters away.

Cons: Once in awhile it has a few problems like skips but that happens mosly when the battery is low. Battery life is a tad short about 3-4 weeks with regular use.

Overall Review: The USB dongle doesnt really fit under the mouse completely and bulges out. The dongle is a nice size though. Would've liked an off button too as I use it with a desktop sometimes.

agree with the other e4300 person

MSI P6N SLI-FI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI P6N SLI-FI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Amazing board. great overclocking. perfect for the budget concious. i got this with a e4300 and hit 300x9(2.7GHz).

Cons: Overclocking on the e4300 is limited as the other reviewer said earlier due to lack of support for the e4300. im happy with 2.7GHz but if i can get more by a bios update(none yet) then im all for it. Be very careful with the northbridge. mine was burning up at 58C when i first overclocked until i crammed a 80mm case fan on top of it to get it down to 48C max. the heatsink for it is loose and cheap thermal paste is used. make sure u keep it cool. also be careful with the memory you use. the OCZ ddr2800 i have will not run at 400mhz(800mhz effective). i have to bring it down to ddr2667 speed and up the voltage to 2.15.

Overall Review: This motherboard handles voltage overclocks very well. if ur going with a e6xxx processor go for it definitely. if ur going with a e4300 then wait awhile. who knows when they will come out with a bios update. i have got my memory timings down to 3-4-4-12 so far. and still going! but i will need to bring up the frequency if they ever get official support for the e4300.

works great

SanDisk 1GB Memory Stick Micro (M2) Flash Card Model SDMSM2-1024-A11M
SanDisk 1GB Memory Stick Micro (M2) Flash Card Model SDMSM2-1024-A11M

Pros: 1GB of great space. compatible with my sony ericsson k600i. it should work with allSE phones that support M2. might need a firmware update or a phone reboot if it doesnt work the first time. love the MS-PRO DUO adapter that comes with it as well, lets me use it with my computer.

Cons: not very fast.

Overall Review: at only $7 more than the 512mb version why not go with this one!