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Zachary M.

Zachary M.

Joined on 04/06/08

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EVGA 012-P3-1472-AR GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) SuperClocked 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
EVGA 012-P3-1472-AR GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) SuperClocked 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: AMAZING, OC'd like a dream (Using Koolance WB) DX11 is so great.

Cons: With the stock cooler it did run hot, about 85 degrees load, however a little bit of AS 5 and it went down 12 degrees under load with the stock cooler. So the stock TIM is terrible. Fan is loud above 70%

Overall Review: Buy this card

Most Critical Review

Not worth your Time

GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Unbelievably easy to flash the BIOS, so easy that an infant could do it. That's it

Cons: The motherboard arrived with a defective SATA controller, so no drives for me. Returned it for a refund. Not buying GigaByte again.

Overall Review: To be fair its only a 50$ mobo and you get what you pay for... but I can see how it would be a great board if it worked. (2 eggs because flashing the BIOS was easier than making toast.)

Amazing DIMMS

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK

Pros: 1066 operating speed, cas latency is low. Solid RAM. was running 4GBs of this RAM.

Cons: Ram got burnt out in a power surge(not the RAM's fault) from a lightning storm. Bought 8 more GBs of these monsters. Also on my evga mobo I had to manually set the frequency to 1066, although that may be a peculiarity of the Motherboard or bios.

Overall Review: Bought the new RAM less than 30 mins after I found out the old ones burnt out. Thats how confident I am that these are a good buy.

NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Excellent quality, good airflow.

Cons: The front door is less sturdy than I would have liked, so be gentle and you should be fine.

Overall Review: Fingerprint magnet, not a con just a warning.