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Rod S.

Rod S.

Joined on 11/26/02

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Most Favorable Review

What a deal!

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5670 (Redwood) 1GB DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100289L
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5670 (Redwood) 1GB DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100289L

Pros: Price and performance is exceptional. This is a tremendous budget gaming card. WoW performance w/ 4gb RAM and Phenom quad core: 60+fps in Dalaran, 30+fps in heavy combat in Wintergrap and VOA, 100+fps while questing with high resolution set. Also, very quiet fan.

Cons: none

Overall Review: I have a similar system with OC cpu and a 9800 that isn't performing nearly as well. Installed in Windows 7 with no issues at all.

Most Critical Review
Shuttle SK43G AMD Socket A(462) VIA KM400 Barebone
Shuttle SK43G AMD Socket A(462) VIA KM400 Barebone

Comments: Pro: This is my second Shuttle machine. I like the SK43G and it runs nicely with a XP2700+, 1 GB of Hyper-X RAM, a Saphire/ATI 9800 Pro, MSI CDR-52. I especially find the I.C.E. heatpipe to work very effectively. Con: Here's the reason for 3 stars, support or the lack thereof. Shuttle pushes support to its resellers unless you bought it direct from them. Newegg doesn't offer tech support. I am having difficulty flashing the bios and can't get any assitance execpt an offer to RMA the unit. Newegg, I love you guys but, why stock a line that causes your customers this kind of grief?

Good Value

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 ST1000DM005/HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 ST1000DM005/HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Good price point, crisp performance, quiet

Cons: That it wasn't free ;-)

Overall Review: Went into my Lian Li case easily, Windows installed cleanly, the performance is really nice on a gaming rig. It's great value for the money.

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ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm Ceramic CPU Cooler
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm Ceramic CPU Cooler

Pros: Price & quiet

Cons: I'm using this on a Phenom Agena 2.4 that has not been OC and I'm using artic silver compound. Idle temps are 38c and load temps are in the 50+ range. I have an OC version of this processor on another machine with another brand's cooler that sits at 22c at idle. Case air flow may be a factor but, I was surprised it was this high. The Phenoms run hotter so, it seems to be a stretch for this cooler. I'm adding a higher capacity case fan and will see if that makes a difference.

Good Value

HEC 6C28BBX585 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 585W Power Supply
HEC 6C28BBX585 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 585W Power Supply

Pros: Well constructed, all components present, clean and attractive design. Yes, the side covers almost fall off when the screws are removed but, after slicing myself up a few times on other cases, no complaints here.

Cons: minor point, case fan is small. For a single fan case, a 120 would be better. It's very quiet though. power supply - nice voltage but, no pci-e connector for video card.

Overall Review: Despite the minor problems, this case is a great buy.

Great value and performance

AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor
AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor

Pros: Inexpensive quad core performance, stable OC for me using the Auto V8 setting on the BioStar Tseries w/ 8200 chipset, running cool

Cons: none

Overall Review: I wanted an inexpensive gaming rig and I got it. This handles WoW at high settings along with my 9800 BFGTech video card. It may not be the ultimate gamer machine but, I'm getting great performance and the whole box was under $700.