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Joonil P.

Joonil P.

Joined on 02/04/04

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Most Favorable Review

Nice budget DX11 card

POWERCOLOR PCS+ AX5770 1GBD5-PPG Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card
POWERCOLOR PCS+ AX5770 1GBD5-PPG Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card

Pros: - cost effective - adequate cooling - comes with free game (Dirt2) - DX11 - Relatively low power requirements - Games well @ HD resolutions

Cons: - Short warranty non transferable

Overall Review: This isn't going to blow any benchmarks away, but it works great as a budget gaming card or for a HTPC. Here are specs: AMD II X4 620 Gigabyte 760 uATX mobo 4GB DDR2 500GB 7200RPM HD CD/DVD-RW ATI HD 5770 1GB 500W OCZ PSU Antec 200 Case Cost - $550 I wanted a low power, quiet and budget gaming machine. It does all I ask. Mass Effect 2 runs fine on High @ 1680x1050. Can't ask for more.

works great!

LG Behind-The-Neck Stereo Bluetooth Headset w/ Music Streaming/ Call Waiting Support (HBS-700)
LG Behind-The-Neck Stereo Bluetooth Headset w/ Music Streaming/ Call Waiting Support (HBS-700)

Pros: easy setup relatively light good battery life

Cons: marginal sound

Overall Review: I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 phone and it plays music and makes phone calls just fine. Sound quality is OK, but not great. The feature I like best is the fact that when I go running, the wires aren't flailing about.

Nice little SSD

OCZ Agility Series 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD2-1AGT60G
OCZ Agility Series 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD2-1AGT60G

Pros: - Price after rebate (compared to other SSDs) - Silent - Relatively cool - Fast - 1.5 Firmware supports TRIM - OCZ support

Cons: - Price/GB is still high for some. - No instructions. - OCZ forums cumbersome to navigate for new users.

Overall Review: Installed this SSD in an ACER 1410 SU2700 2GB laptop. WEI increased from 5.1 to 7.2. Boot times on this pseudo netbook went from 60 secs to 20 secs. I have installed so far: W7Ultimate 64 MS Office 2007 Ultimate VLC Avast CCleaner Daemon Tools Lite Adobe reader SimCity 3000 Ultimate 50GB left on SSD.

No problems so far

Seagate BarraCuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: - price - 3 year warranty.

Cons: - comes with no cables.

Overall Review: Works fine...so far. Installed in desktop w/ W7 Ultimate. Has More than enough space for any average user, even those with larger music/video libraries.

Budget doesn't mean bad.

Antec Two Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Antec Two Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: - cheap - light - 2 dual speed fans - adequate space

Cons: - metal cut outs for PCI slots are "remove only" - air filtration mesh not removable, however still cleanable with vacuum.

Overall Review: Don't expect miracles with this case. That being said, it's a solid value and manages to keep all my components nice and cool. If you need more cooling, there are a few spaces to place more 120mm fans. Specs: AMD X4 620 Gigbyte uATX Mobo 4GB DDR2 RAM 500GB HD ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB 500 OCZ PSU CD/DVD-RW Antec 200 Case Total:$535 AR All from the Egg. Thanks NE.

Works great so far...

OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS-B 500 W ATX12V / EPS12V Active PFC Power Supply
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS-B 500 W ATX12V / EPS12V Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: - Cheap - Quiet - Good amount of power - 1 Year Warranty (refurbished items sometimes come with only 90days)

Cons: - 4-pin atx power cable is not that long. It would be too short for a full size ATX case. However, it was long enough for a midsize case (e.g. Antec 200) - not made for SLI setups - not modular

Overall Review: I was am still a bit worried about a recertified PSU. So far it's working great and is really quiet. Here are the specs: AMD X4 620 4GB ddr2 500GB HD ATI HD 5770 1GB CD/DVD-RW OCZ 500W This machine is obviously a budget build and the OCZ PSU fills in nicely. The machine is quiet and has low power usage. It even games fairly well at HD resolutions. As long as you have the right expectations and use it within operating parameters, it should hold up well.