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Vannoeurn K.

Vannoeurn K.

Joined on 06/03/07

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Great value

GIGABYTE G1 Gaming G1.Sniper 3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE G1 Gaming G1.Sniper 3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: This board is build solid, the first thing I notice when I took it out of the box was the built quality. I felt the button was place well as once it is in a case, it allow you to get to it easily. Comes with a good amount of accessories and for the price it is the only board that can do 16x16 under 300$. The creative audio, even on my cheap speakers and headphone I can hear a different, and I usually don't notice or care too much for sound. The killer network option has been useful for me and I prefer it over intel. Lots of sata port, more than I need. Packaging of the box was very pleasing and gave it a rugged sense ( if that makes sense to anyone). I like to pay attention to the little things company do.

Cons: I will list color as a con for me as but that is purely a personal preference.The biggest con for me is the bios, bios F4,F5 kept causing my board to go into a loop and corrupt the bios and load the back up.I was about to return the board until I try F6A and that fixed it.However with this bios, nothing but a regular keyboard or mouse will work, plug in a media keyboard or gaming keyboard and it won't work. Another con for me is the USB 3.0 3.5 front panel, the bracket doesn't really have a way for you to screw it down. I solved this by using ziptie and just tying it to the screw hole on my front panel, but still other board have better bracket to use.One reason I got this board is because of the 2 internal 3.0 header.Well the connection on the header and my cable just feel loose,they never came off but just wobble a little.I got a built in 3.0 for my case and i did not want to make the choice of using one of the other,I figure I have it, might as well use both.Need 1 more usb 2 header

Overall Review: Beside from the bios board has been working well. Overclocking with it, I must say I am a bit disappointed as somehow I feel that the bios is limiting my overclocking. With F4 and F5, I needed more voltage to overclock to the level I want, around 4.4 to 4.5 and it ran alot hotter, even at stock it was hitting around 70c on load. It was just unstable, even after setting my cpu at 100 blck it was still fluctuating a few point up or down. F6A improved this as I get mid 35c and running chip at 4.5 around 70-75c on load. If you overclocking I suggest not using easytune as when I try it, it just ke Unless you going with green built , getting a good color scheme going can be a little off. Also for my gfx card, after installing it, when I try to screw the bracket to the case, it is not a flush fit, I had to push my card back some more to get in the screw. All minor issue that doesn't take too much from the performance of the board as i feel that updated bios will help.

Great Ram

Team 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model TXD316G1866HC9KQC-D
Team 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model TXD316G1866HC9KQC-D

Pros: Look very good and I like that it has some weight to it, but not overly heavy. The heatsink felt very steady and very well made. Easy to get it to run at the rated speed and not too difficult to get higher. Love the packaging as it was super easy to open, no busting knuckles or looking for a chainsaw. Hologram actually changes color and reflect some of my case light, gives it a nice look.

Cons: I have no cons yet as it has work flawlessly for me.

Overall Review: I was looking for a decent kit that can perform well and won't look out of place in my built. I am using a G1 sniper 3 that was bought together with the memory and just felt it is a little hard to get memory that will match it since there isn't many green heatsink. Saw this and it was the look that caught my eyes first as all memory perform relative the same. Was a little hesitant going with a new brand but friends and family oversea have use it and assure me that this is quality memory. No regret getting it. I just love how easy it was to get it out of the packaging, just seem very well thought out.

Best Bang for buck

XFX Radeon HD 6870 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card HD-687X-CNFC
XFX Radeon HD 6870 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card HD-687X-CNFC

Pros: 2g 256 for under 180$ Quiet and run all my game in ultra setting It doesn't get over 60c for me and my case is a stock case with very limited space I had no issue with rebate, I follow the instructions very carefully and just got my rebate last week. I was really worry about this seeing as many people had problem. But if you follow the instruction it should not be a problem.

Cons: Drivers could be better - crash twice on me but i suspect it could be my monitor setup as it wasn't doing it when I had 1 monitor hooked up. I have a samsung, dell and apple HD monitor all different size and resolution. I suspect the miniport could be the issue as I get distortion on the monitor connected to it when gaming. I would have prefer all standard dvi connection but I knew what was included.

Overall Review: I bought this after looking at other cards for a month. I decided on this because i was getting 2g and 256 for under 200 where i saw many 1 g 256 going for 250 or higher. The card meet all my expectation and gave me a score of 7.8 on my windows index. I am not a heavy gamer but do play WoW,SWTOR, Dues EX, Shogun 2, Crysis 1&2, all on ultra now with this card getting 60 fps easily. I am upgrading my system and a new processor and motherboard will greatly help as those 2 are bottlenecking the card performance now. It is large and I had to move a latch on the back of my case to get it in and it will take 2 slot so make sure you have enough space. New mid to full case should not be an issue.

Good back up

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 500GB USB 2.0 3.5" External Hard Drive ST305004FDA1E1-RK
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 500GB USB 2.0 3.5" External Hard Drive ST305004FDA1E1-RK

Pros: Easy to set up. I brought this for my sister and mother who do not know anything about computer and they manage to get this up and running. This is use to store photo,movies and music and so far it has perform flawlessly. We unplug it from the power supply and pc when not in use with no adverse effect.

Cons: Not a con to the product, but we use it lightly so don't know how it will react under heavy usage.

Overall Review: Great way for extra storage as a secondary drive. Light and portable. It is worth the money.