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Ian J.

Ian J.

Joined on 07/29/08

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Most Favorable Review

Great Mobo

BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Great mobo. As soon as i got everything plugged in, it started right up. I love all of the bios features and software it came with. Hasn't even hiccuped yet, and is very tough. It was in my room, before i got it into a cse, and my shelf that was about eight feet high croke and everything fell onto the computer. That included an extremely heavy laptop, metal tools, and dvds. Not even a scratch. Completly ripped my wireless card out of the pci slot, but didnt even come close to damaging the computer.

Cons: none so far:) I hope it stays that way

Overall Review: I recommend this board 100%

10/17/2008
Most Critical Review

Okay

LevelOne WNC-0300 108 Mbps Wireless Card IEEE 802.11b/g 32bit PCI2.2 Up to 108Mbps Wireless Data Rates
LevelOne WNC-0300 108 Mbps Wireless Card IEEE 802.11b/g 32bit PCI2.2 Up to 108Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: Good, works as a wireless card should. No problems with installation, and is tough as nails.

Cons: Does not go up to 108 mbps. I was very dissapointed with that, because my wireless internet should give it that expected 108mbps. I don't know if I had been given the wrong card, but this card does definitely not rank up to to 108mbps I expected.

Overall Review: None

Great Processor

AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition - Phenom X4 Quad-Core 2.5 GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Processor - HD985ZXAGHBOX
AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition - Phenom X4 Quad-Core 2.5 GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Processor - HD985ZXAGHBOX

Pros: Great processor. The quad core power makes it easy to download movies, or transfer movies to you ipod while still being able to fire up Call Of Duty 4 and play without any lag. Stock heatsink works fine. I modded heatsink a little and attached an 80mm fan onto the side... Keeps it running around 36-40 degrees idle, and 50 at a full load after being on for around 10 hours.

Cons: None yet.

Overall Review: Paired up with 4 gb or ram, and a radeon 4850, this thing flies like no other.

10/25/2008

Great RAM

HyperX 2GB DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory Model KHX8500AD2/2GR
HyperX 2GB DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory Model KHX8500AD2/2GR

Pros: Great, fast RAM. Hasn't given me any trouble. All I did was pop it into its rightful slot, turned on the computer, and I was going twice as fast as I was before. Now I can finally run some more demanding programs. Overall, a very smart buy for very dependable RAM.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Just finished my computer... AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition @ 2.5 ghz 4 gb of Kingston Hyper x RAM @ 1066 mhz Nvidia 8600 GT XXX Edition (2 in SLI) Biostar TForce TA780G 1 TB Hitachi HD All built into my custom computer case, an old suitcase which I myself modded.