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Garrett S.

Garrett S.

Joined on 08/18/04

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Most Favorable Review

Suffers at higher resolutions

Apollo Radeon HD 4670 256MB GDDR4 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card AP-HD4670 256MB
Apollo Radeon HD 4670 256MB GDDR4 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card AP-HD4670 256MB

Pros: Cheap card. Lowest power usage (its about the same as a 4770 or even a 4350 at idle. Its a very efficient card) Less memory gives you more memory in 32-bit vista. (If you are using 32 bit every MB of graphics memory takes away a MB of system memory that you can use up to the 4GB limit) Was worried about the fan, but its quiet.

Cons: THIS CARD ONLY HAS 256MB of RAM Because of this, it suffers greatly at higher resolutions. At 1080p GRID is unplayable at any setting (it is crealy using system ram at this point). At 720p it can max out the settings. (to even try to play GRID at the higher resolutions you have to hack a config file to allow it)

Overall Review: Bought this as an HTPC card that would occasionaly let me play games. 720p is fine for me in games. My TV really isn't big enough to see a difference anyway. Quite happy.

Most Critical Review

bummer

Foxconn D180S Intel Dual Core Celeron J1800 Mini ITX Motherboard / CPU / VGA Combo
Foxconn D180S Intel Dual Core Celeron J1800 Mini ITX Motherboard / CPU / VGA Combo

Pros: REally no pros. It cheap I guess

Cons: Does not work. Can't get it to boot properly

Overall Review: I wish I had read the reviews. Wasted a ton of time on this lemon. Updated the bios because I couldn't get audio working and now it won't boot at all (I am almost positive its the ACHI problem others mentioned) probably going to have to return. too bad because I wanted ti to just work like every other motherboard I have ever gotten at newegg.

11/22/2014

Don't believe the negative reviews

MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card R7950-3GD5/OC BE
MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card R7950-3GD5/OC BE

Pros: Unlocked voltage Highest quality

Cons: Loud (its a reference fan, so to adequately cool the card it needs to crank up, at 100% its LOUD) Needs a $10 displayport dongle to do eyefinity (all AMD cards do)

Overall Review: I have my computer in a server room so I can crank the fan up to 100% This card is great, with MSI afterburner the card is fully unlocked. I got great results: 1250 voltage, 100% fan, 1150 core, 1400 memory. Rock solid stable at 65 degrees. Plays BF3 3-monitor eyefinity at ULTRA silky smooth. Destroys my old GTX460 SLI setup.

10/24/2013

paired with a cheap 2.1 amp

Pioneer SP-BS21-LR Bookshelf Loudspeakers Pair
Pioneer SP-BS21-LR Bookshelf Loudspeakers Pair

Pros: Great sound!!! I paired these with a cheap ($30) used old reciever that I picked up used. These smoke any soundbar you could buy. The sound is really balanced. Things just feel like they sound like they are supposed to. I really just bought them because they were cheap but am hugely surprised.

Cons: The pioneer logo is a little more prominent than it looks in the pictures. Its actually got a metalic backround to it. I tend to dislike brand labels on things

Overall Review: I have the Polk Monitor series from Newegg in my home theater. I actually prefer the sound of the pioneers. The pioneers just sound cleaner to my ears. I was worried because I read that the polks were easier for a reciever to drive so I thought these wouldn't be loud enough but that was completely unwarranted, they fill my room with sound. When you adjust the volume the sound doesn't change, it just gets louder with these. With the polks, turning up the volume makes them sound different. I'm not sure if thats a sign of a quality speaker (I've never had any expensive speakers) but I think its pretty neat that these do that.

Fits in v3 case

CORSAIR CAFA50 120mm CPU Cooler
CORSAIR CAFA50 120mm CPU Cooler

Pros: Keep 2500k ice cold. Dirt cheap. Fits (I searched all over trying to see if it would fit in a thermaltake v3 case. Finally just tried it. It just fits. Perfect actually.

Cons: Fan bracekt cracked. You need to be careful pulling it on and off. the platic bracket is a little fragile.

10/17/2011

great product

iStarUSA T-5-SA 1x5.25" Bay Trayless Anti-vibration SATA Mobile Rack
iStarUSA T-5-SA 1x5.25" Bay Trayless Anti-vibration SATA Mobile Rack

Pros: Great little trayless rack. Well constucted of solid materials. Lets you use your own sata cable. Takes both sata power and std molex. Key doesn't turn off drive (This was really annoying on my previous rack I used, I never had the key and you needed the key for it to be on). Pretty large dampening grommets.

Cons: No way to turn the drive off

Overall Review: Exactly fit what I needed. Get 4 of these and throw them into a cheap case for easy access to your drives.