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Andrew L.

Andrew L.

Joined on 10/16/09

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Most Favorable Review

Best cooler for your money, period.

ZALMAN CNPS10X Performa 120mm Long life CPU Cooler
ZALMAN CNPS10X Performa 120mm Long life CPU Cooler

Pros: Such a great cooler. It isn't very loud, and once I tested it with prime95 for 1 hour, it yielded the following results on a phenom ii x4 955 BE. Ambient: 20C @3.2GHz Idle: 33C Load: 46C @3.6GHz Idle: 37C Load: 49C As for the stock cooler: @3.2 Idle: 35 Load: 65 @3.6 Idle: 38 Load: 71 GREAT COOLER! DO NOT THINK TWICE ABOUT GETTING IT. I will recommend this to whoever needs a cheap CPU cooler.

Cons: Rather large, but you know that going in. For me, it was a PAIN to install, but the system I was installing it to was very hard to get around, and getting the mobo out took about 25 minutes.

Overall Review: Seriously, I would give this more eggs if I could. My hats off to Newegg for shipping it hastily and giving great service, and hats off to Zalman for making such a BEAST.

Most Critical Review

Decent Case

Tuniq 3 IC-TQ3-US-BK Black Aluminum front bezel, 0.8mm SECC chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Tuniq 3 IC-TQ3-US-BK Black Aluminum front bezel, 0.8mm SECC chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Probably my best looking case. I like the door, side window, and front USB/Audio. The lights that come with it look good.

Cons: Do NOT put a gaming rig in here. It has at best decent air cooling. The fan cage is kind of stupid. Overall, the case is cramped if you have a long graphics card. Metal on the side panels are SUPER thin and easy to bend.

Overall Review: Don't get me wrong; this is a good office computer case (save the lights), and I will keep it and put it into my non-gaming rigs. It just can't stand being moved around for LAN, can hold very long graphics cards without ruining air flow, and is not very sturdy.

AMD Phenom II X4 955 - Phenom II X4 Deneb Quad-Core 3.2 GHz Socket AM3 95W Desktop Processor - HDX955WFK4DGM
AMD Phenom II X4 955 - Phenom II X4 Deneb Quad-Core 3.2 GHz Socket AM3 95W Desktop Processor - HDX955WFK4DGM

Pros: Incredible processor for the price, dare I say one of the best. Overclocks like a beast, at stock it is nothing to be laughed at, and if you get this, you'll not have any problems playing today's games. This is one trusty chip.

Cons: Mine was c2, couldn't overclock as much as I had hoped. However, I was able to get it to 3.75GHz stable on my Gigabyte mobo, with a mere $30 aftermarket cooler, and that is definitely not something to be unhappy about. Not really a con, and definitely not worth removing an egg over.

AWESOME!!

Fan Controller w/ Five 30 watts Channels
Fan Controller w/ Five 30 watts Channels

Pros: Works perfectly without the knobs that stick out so much. Fits awesomely in my bay and fits in pretty well w/ my HAF 922 case (though the mesh doesn't match exactly)

Cons: The sliders don't all have the same resistance on them, but this really doesn't matter at all. Also, the light as others have mentioned, but this is an easy fix

12/27/2011

Awesome RAM

G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT
G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT

Pros: Works as advertised, awesome RAM and awesome brand, no heatspreader (may be con for some) to block the after-market cooler on CPUs on many mobos

Cons: None!

Overall Review: 16GB Working on a GA-MA770T-UD3P w/ a phII 955 @ stock, perfectly fine

12/27/2011

Awesome Power Supply for Awesome Price

CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750 W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750 W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: Great, great Power Supply. Offers tons of expansion, loads of cords, Pretty good cable covers. Quiet and works like a charm. Never had a problem with it, and it's remained unharmed more than a few blackouts. (As it should, but that is how my old PSU went over the edge -.-) Plenty of SATA power connectors for my large # of HDDs

Cons: Only thing I could list as a con is the amount of wires. Have a big case, or this thing will completely overload you! This isn't a con for me though, as I love the opportunity for expansion.

Overall Review: System: HAF 922 AMD Phenom ii x4 955 @ 3.8GHz EVGA GTX 570 overclocked to 900/1800/1950 @ 1.075V 8GB A-DATA 1333MHz DDR3 RAM GA-MA770T-UD3P mobo works like a dream with that setup, and I plan to keep it for a longgggg time.