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Edward S.

Edward S.

Joined on 09/05/03

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Great HDDs

Seagate BarraCuda ES.2 ST3250310NS 250GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda ES.2 ST3250310NS 250GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Quiet, fast, trouble free. Using 2 of these in RAID 1 format, partitioned into two volumes; one for OS and the other for programs and data.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: PC configuration: P182 Case, E8400 CPU, Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler, P5K-E Mobo, two Asus EN8600GT 512MB Silent video cards, 4 GB Super Talent DDR2 800 Dual Channel RAM, two Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200 RPM 32MB HDDs in RAID 1, Pioneer DVR-115DBK optical drive, floppy drive, XP Home.

Works great

ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro - Compact Multi-Compatible Tower CPU Cooler | 92 mm PWM Fan | for AMD AM4 and Intel 115x CPU | Recommended up to 115 W TDP
ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro - Compact Multi-Compatible Tower CPU Cooler | 92 mm PWM Fan | for AMD AM4 and Intel 115x CPU | Recommended up to 115 W TDP

Pros: PC was designed to be SILENT. This cooler does its part when speed controlled by Asus P5K-E mobo. Runs at 960 rpm on E8400 CPU.

Cons: None

Overall Review: PC configuration: P182 Case, E8400 CPU, Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler, P5K-E Mobo, two Asus EN8600GT 512MB Silent video cards, 4 GB Super Talent DDR2 800 Dual Channel RAM, two Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200 RPM 32MB HDDs in RAID 1, Pioneer DVR-115DBK optical drive, floppy drive, XP Home.

Great video card

ASUS GeForce 8600 GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card EN8600GT SILENT/HTDP/512M
ASUS GeForce 8600 GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card EN8600GT SILENT/HTDP/512M

Pros: Silent. Runs cool (125F at idle and 160F with Crysis on high settings, not overclocked). Runs Crysis on high settings with no flicker. Did I say SILENT? Screaming deal at $99.99. I run two of these, non SLI, to support 4 monitors.

Cons: Can't hear my PC? Price dropped 20% a few days after purchase...no regrets though...

Overall Review: PC configuration: P182 Case, E8400 CPU, Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler, P5K-E Mobo, two Asus EN8600GT 512MB Silent video cards, 4 GB Super Talent DDR2 800 Dual Channel RAM, two Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200 RPM 32MB HDDs in RAID 1, Pioneer DVR-115DBK optical drive, floppy drive, XP Home.

Works great

ASUS P5K-E LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P5K-E LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Stable with XP Home when not over-clocked.

Cons: Asus provided performance utilities renders PC unbootable!

Overall Review: Runs Crysis on high settings with ease. PC configuration: P182 Case, E8400 CPU, Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler, P5K-E Mobo, two Asus EN8600GT 512MB Silent video cards, 4 GB Super Talent DDR2 800 Dual Channel RAM, two Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200 RPM 32MB HDDs in RAID 1, Pioneer DVR-115DBK optical drive, floppy drive, XP Home.

Great case

Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Overall intelligent design (see reviews on silentpcreview.com with associated articles on P180). No boy-racer gimmicks. Less than whisper quiet when fans are set on low speed. All components fit well (see below for list). Cooling is great - CPU is running at 84F (95F with Crysis on full settings) and Graphics cards are running at 125F (160F with Crysis on full settings).

Cons: I have to LOOK at it to confirm its running.

Overall Review: The lack of sound (SILENT) is weird to get used to after sitting next to my previous loud PC. Runs Crysis on high settings with ease. PC configuration: P182 Case, E8400 CPU, Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler, P5K-E Mobo, two Asus EN8600GT 512MB Silent video cards, 4 GB Super Talent DDR2 800 Dual Channel RAM, two Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200 RPM 32MB HDDs in RAID 1, Pioneer DVR-115DBK optical drive, floppy drive, XP Home.