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Steven H.

Steven H.

Joined on 07/06/09

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Most Favorable Review
GIGABYTE GZ-X5 Black ABS / 0.6 mm SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
GIGABYTE GZ-X5 Black ABS / 0.6 mm SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Cheap None of the quick release/tooless design junk I now have all the screws I will ever need for the rest of my life

Cons: Sharp

Overall Review: I'm using this with Cooler Master Hyper N 520, have to remove the duct, 2 year old loves her new toy... I had to ship this one to an APO address, after adding several cases that I liked to the shopping cart this one came out to be the cheapest to ship...I still had to pay more than the price of the case for shipping though :(

Most Critical Review

Got a bad board

GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2L LGA 775 Intel G41 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2L LGA 775 Intel G41 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Cheap MicroATX with PCI-E 2.0

Cons: The board I got will not let you enable overclocking...even if you keep the default FSB or under clock it. It will not boot. Tried different versions of the BIOS available from Gigabyte. Worst onboard sound quality I have heard.

Overall Review: Running my E5200 2.5ghz cpu at 2.5ghz and my 800mhz CAS4 memory at 800mhz CAS4....too lazy to RMA it since technically it works.

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card GV-N560OC-1GI
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card GV-N560OC-1GI

Pros: I can play anything I want

Cons: price

Overall Review: I picked this up because I accidentally left behind my 9800gtx powered computer in a move. The game I was playing was only getting about 35fps with high settings, I couldnt max it out though. While I was waiting for this to arrive my reasonably powerful laptop was only getting 6fps on the lowest settings. This card is pegged at 100fps with maxed out settings...im a happy camper. WEI score: 7.8/7.8

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: Cheap quality hard drive

Cons: None

Overall Review: Hard Drive WEI: 5.9 CPU: i5 2500k 7.5 Memory: patriot ddr3 2000 7.5 Video: gtx 560 7.8/7.8 Only got this to hold me over until I decide to splurge on SSD Raid 0

Thought it was a good board

EVGA 113-YW-E115-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 730i HDMI ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA 113-YW-E115-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 730i HDMI ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Onboard video handled gaming well

Cons: Lasted 2 months before CPU power LED no longer lights up and computer doesnt boot.

Overall Review: Past Newegg return policy, hopefully EVGA will RMA it even though didnt register for warranty yet.