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Christian W.

Christian W.

Joined on 10/07/11

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Considerable Difference Over i5 2500k

Intel Core i7-2700K - Core i7 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 95W Intel HD Graphics 3000 Desktop Processor - BX80623i72700K
Intel Core i7-2700K - Core i7 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 95W Intel HD Graphics 3000 Desktop Processor - BX80623i72700K

Pros: I've been waiting for this chip since the first rumors of it spread among the internet. I found it hard to believe the day it was launched, New Egg had it but there wasn't anything about it on intel's website. +1 for newegg! I haven't had the chance to push this as far as I could yet. I ordered 8 more GB of RAM with this CPU, for a total of 16GB. I notice all the top overclockers usually use one stick of RAM and even on the World Record Bulldozer Frequency CPU-Z Validation it clearly shows they are only using 2 of the 8 cores. All of my overclocking has been with all cores and all RAM. With 2X4GB RAM, the best CPU-Z Validation I could get was 5235MHz. This chip goes to 5GHz EASY. So far I've only ran Passmark Performance 64 bit benchmark on it. This thing scores about the same (10,100ish) stock that my i5 did maxed out! If you have an i7 2600k, I don't see a valid reason to upgrade unless money isn't an issue. If you have an i5 2500k or below...GO FOR IT!!!!

Cons: Stock Heatsink/Fan is a waste. Intel should leave that out and drop the price of the CPU.

Overall Review: i7 2700k Water Cooled ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 16 GB DDR3 PC12800 RAM (4X4GB), Running at 1600MHz PNY GTX 560 Ti OC Corsair 750W Gold-Certified PSU 24 Inch Dell 1080p LCD C:\ Mushkin Chronos 120GB SSD on SATA III (Maxes out all benchmarks) OZC Agility III 60GB SSD on SATA III (On Standby) 1TB 7200 RPM HDD on SATA III (Storage) ...Anxiously awaiting Diablo III... I understand everyone's arguments about this chip versus the 2600k...but to reiterate -- if you have an i5 2500k and below, it is definitely worth it!!!

Very High Quality!

Glorious Modular Mechanical Gaming Keyboard w/ RGB LED and Brown Switches
Glorious Modular Mechanical Gaming Keyboard w/ RGB LED and Brown Switches

Pros: -Exactly as advertised -Very high quality - the board is strong and heavy like it should be -The switches and key caps can be customized 100% -Comes with a key puller and a switch puller -Gateron Browns are very nice for both gaming and touch typing -Several different LED modes and different options to adjust brightness and animation speed -Only takes up one USB port instead of two like keyboards I have used in the past

Cons: Honestly I can't think of anything bad about this item. Good value, fair price, excellent quality.

Overall Review: The packaging was flawless, some of the best packaging I've ever seen for an electronic product. Keyboard arrived in flawless condition.

Samsung Galaxy Note II

SanDisk 64GB Micro SDHC Flash Card w/ Adapter Model SDSDQUA-064G
SanDisk 64GB Micro SDHC Flash Card w/ Adapter Model SDSDQUA-064G

Pros: Flawless, works exactly as advertised. Provides more storage than you'll know what to do with. Price - Something like this even at Class 2 or Class 4 speeds are double or triple the price at popular tech stores.

Cons: None

Overall Review: On some systems running Windows 7 x64, you must use 3rd Party software to format the card properly. I utilized the program, "SDFormatter" and had no problems.

10/26/2013

R.A.T. 3

Cyborg R.A.T. 3 CCB4370300B2/04/1 Black 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical Gaming Mouse
Cyborg R.A.T. 3 CCB4370300B2/04/1 Black 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical Gaming Mouse

Pros: I've had this mouse for 8 months and I experienced no trouble at all. It performs exactly as advertised.

Cons: None

12/25/2012

Passed the Test of Time

Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDCR120GB-DX
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDCR120GB-DX

Pros: I have been running two of these in RAID 0 for 13 months now. One of them I have been using since September 2011. Benchmarks show data transfer speeds well beyond the "Speed Limit" of SATA III. Sequential Read 1030 MB/s, Sequential Write 750 MB/s. You cannot go wrong with this model. If you could only do one thing to improve your rig, this would be the heaviest hitter out there.

Cons: Never

Overall Review: I remember paying $240 for the first one, it is nice to see the price go down as technology advances.

12/22/2012

FLAWLESS

G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9Q-16GBSR
G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9Q-16GBSR

Pros: I ordered this RAM back in the beginning of May and I haven't experienced one issue with it. I've made RAM Disks, OC'd, and torture tested it with no problems. Running it on a P8Z77-V Pro with an i7-3770k. Going into the BIOS and setting it to XMP is all you will need to do. 1066.7 MHz at 9-11-10-28, solid.

Cons: None

Overall Review: This is excellent, reliable RAM at a reasonable price.

12/22/2012