Joined on 10/05/10
Great mb!
Pros: I wasnt sure about going with asrock but I am glad I did! This is an extremely well made board and all you'll need for your Trinity build. Forget the higher priced gigabyte and Asus options.
Cons: While installing windows 7 I had my USB keyboard/mouse in the top usb3 ports. This did not work. You have to put them in the usb2 ports during install then you can move them back. Not worth deducting an egg over as it was an easy fix. The board also defaulted my 1866 gskill ram to 1600. Was an easy fix with the xmp profiles.
Overall Review: None.
Decent Card
Pros: This card has a lot of power and it shows it in a couple select games.
Cons: AMD drivers. I was pro nvidia for a long time and decided to try out AMD/ATI again to see if anything has improved. Sadly it hasn't as their driver team is still amateur at best. These cards could be KILLER but lack the support of the competition.
Overall Review: Already sold my 1 month old 6870 and moved back to nvidia with the GTX 560 Ti. Couldn't be happier. Sure even nv has had a few driver issues but nothing compared to AMD/ATI and typically nvidia is on top of the issues asap.
Fantastic
Pros: This is a great chip. CPU side isn't quite up to Intel but I didn't pay for Intel either. Does everything as good or better then my Phenom 965 did. Gpu wise this thing is amazing. If your running a 720p LCD Tv like I am its perfect. Actually runs GTA IV on medium settings!
Cons: As mentioned get a good heatsink for this. The stock one is insufficient and may cause the CPU to throttle down when it gets hot. Shame on AMD for not including at least the Phenom II Black Edition cooler. Thankfully I had a spare.
Awesome
Pros: This is a killer card. For the price it pumps out a lot of power. I sold my month old 6870 (due to AMD driver issues and lack of support) and i'm very glad I did. Not only does this out perform the 6870 but you get much better drivers through Nvidia.
Cons: Absolutely none.
Free Games
Pros: I've played both of these games through before but never had my own copies so now I do. Awesome deal. I have a lot of games through steam so this works out perfect.
Cons: Its free games. How can there be a con? Well maybe one, the graphics card that these come with has not arrived yet.
Overall Review: I'm sure they'll run great on my new 560 when UPS finally delivers it. Newegg's processing time was VERY bad this week. I usually order my items Tuesdays and they show up Thursday. I ordered this Saturday and its now Friday and I don't have my card. Disappointing to say the least.
Works
Pros: Not much to say. They work and that's about it. I needed some shorter cables to do some cable management in my case. These fit the bill.
Cons: None.
Overall Review: None.