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William S.

William S.

Joined on 08/12/11

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Most Favorable Review

Great card at an even better price!

HIS IceQ Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H787Q2G2M
HIS IceQ Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H787Q2G2M

Pros: I had been leaning towards the 7870 for a while now, and was considering buying for $280 less than a month ago. Now at $220 I couldn't help but get it. The card is a beast, and well built. 20 min of Furmark @ 1080p extreme burn yielded temps in the mid 60s.. Incredible. Fan speed stayed under 50%. The main game I bought this card for was BF3. I wanted to upgrade before Armored Kill came out, and it will not dissapoint. I am getting 40-60FPS on ULTRA @ 1080p, with just about everything turned all the way up. All other games just get murdered by it (MW2 plays at well over 100fps) Very impressive card for ~$200. Sleeping dogs looks great, especially with the HD texture DLC.

Cons: It is a little large, but once its in, its in.

Overall Review: I have bought 5 HIS graphics card (1 HD2600XT, 3 HD5770s, and this HD7870). Of them all I have only had problems with 2, 1 was still under warranty and was quickly replaced. If anything, the build quality of their cards is improving with every generation. PC Specs: Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.2ghz 8gb DDR3 1600mhz MSI P67 ATX mobo OCZ ModXStream 600w PSU 1TB Samsung HDD Windows 7 Pro x64 Just get it, way better than a 660ti for the money!

Just works

MSI P67A-G45 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI P67A-G45 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Great price, has everything I need/want. ATX.

Cons: Had a minor issue when installing, but this was fixed when I reseated my graphics card.

Overall Review: Good value. I haven't had any stability issues running my 2500k @ 4ghz.

11/14/2011

Just buy it already

Intel Core i5-2500K - Core i5 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Intel HD Graphics 3000 Desktop Processor - BX80623I52500K
Intel Core i5-2500K - Core i5 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Intel HD Graphics 3000 Desktop Processor - BX80623I52500K

Pros: Fast, affordable, stable. This processor is pretty great. I easily overclocked it to 4.0ghz (using hyper n 212+ and arctic silver). Handles everything as expected, BF3 runs about 40fps faster than it did with my Phenom II x2 @ 3.7ghz. If you're on the fence, just buy it.

Cons: The price hasn't gone down really since launch. And it's an Intel processor. I'm an AMD fanboy, but I couldn't justify buying Bulldozer. I'm sorry AMD :(

Overall Review: Great processor.

11/14/2011

Good Hardrive

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: Bought this as a system disk for a new Sandy Bridge pc. I got it right before the flooding in Asia, so I only paid $60. It is fast enough for me. I used the same drive in a friend's rig about 7 months ago, and its still going strong, just as expected.

Cons: Sorta loud if you're in a really silent room. Price right now is extreme.

Overall Review: I would try to wait on hardrive purchases, but if you need a drive, I would buy this one. I have bought 3 samsung drives in the past year and a half, and they've all been great. I prefer them over WD.

11/14/2011

Great

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: Got them for under $40, and they're fast. Excellent value.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Bought these for a new Sandy Bridge build. These were the third set of G-Skill ram that I have bought in the past couple of years, and they've all been great. I would buy again.

11/14/2011

Good with modification

MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 80mm Case Cooling Fan
MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 80mm Case Cooling Fan

Pros: Good little 80mm fan for a few bucks. Not super loud, and moves tons of air.

Cons: A little loud for my application, but I solved it with a volt modification.

Overall Review: I needed an 80mm fan to cool the ram in my minecraft server/home theater pc. With the fan running at 12 volts it was too loud for my basement, so I did a voltage modification on the psu cord. Now it runs at 7 volts, still cools the server, and is as quiet as our surround sound receiver. Just google "7 volt fan modification" I bought 4 of them.

11/14/2011