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James S.

James S.

Joined on 11/23/07

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G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

Pros: It's ram.. it does what ram is supposed to do!

Cons: None

Most Critical Review

BAD FAN

HIS Radeon HD 6770 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H677FN1GD
HIS Radeon HD 6770 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H677FN1GD

Pros: Excellent video card very powerful for the price

Cons: Fan started making noise within 3 months, failed in less than 1 year. Can't ship out card for warranted replacement and they won't send out a fan.

NZXT GAMMA Classic Series GAMA-001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
NZXT GAMMA Classic Series GAMA-001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: This is a good value for a budget gaming build. Enough room for the best video cards, fans, water cooling, etc.

Cons: Poor quality overall. Unrefined materials, no cable management, impossible instructions.

OS INSTALL ISSUES!!!! READ BELOW

MSI P67S-C43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI P67S-C43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: This motherboard has more features that I will use in a lifetime. Overclocking is very mild if you allow the genie to do it's thing. (3.1ghz became 3.2ghz) as opposed to 3.4ghz.

Cons: OS INSTALL ISSUES!! READ HERE Ok, my loss your gain. It took me about 4 hours to figure this out but I did eventually. This MOBO was part of a new build where I had a new HD and my old HD. I had everything installed and ready to go. The BIOS read both hard drives fine, but the OS would not install. In-fact it wouldn't even load the OS loader, it just froze every time. Eventually after much troubleshooting, I had to flash the BIOS with the latest version to resolve the problem. It has been fine since. Non-The-Less, we shouldn't have to flash the bios to install an operating system out of the box!

Overall Review: Additional thoughts. The motherboard has a female power connector with 8 pins. My power supply had a male 6 pin connector and (2) 4 pin connectors. I contacted tech support, and they said a single 4 pin connector would suffice (there are markings on the female connector as to which connections you use in the 4 pin connection).

Intel Core i5-2400 - Core i5 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Intel HD Graphics 2000 Desktop Processor - BX80623I52400
Intel Core i5-2400 - Core i5 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Intel HD Graphics 2000 Desktop Processor - BX80623I52400

Pros: This chip is fast. Got the 3.1ghz and i can't imagine needing anything more. I play several video games and CPU utilization on even the highest setting has barely gone above 20% for more than a second or two.

Cons: WARNING: YOU WILL WANT A SSD HARD DRIVE. a standard hard drive becomes the bottleneck with this processor.

XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm HYPRO Bearing CPU Cooler bracket included dual fan push pull compatible LGA1150 Haswell Compatible
XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm HYPRO Bearing CPU Cooler bracket included dual fan push pull compatible LGA1150 Haswell Compatible

Pros: Great product at a steal! Does take some time to get the brackets ready and the mounts together

Cons: Difficult assembly.