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Matt M.

Matt M.

Joined on 03/12/03

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Most Favorable Review

excellent in all areas

EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Booted first time. Good bios. No problems whatsoever!

Cons: SATA ports are a bit out of the way. Runs hot, but then all 780i boards do.

Overall Review: 780i, ati 3870, e6750, 2gb 1066 // after THREE (count em) x38/x48 boards died on me, evga saves the day. They will always have me as a customer.

Most Critical Review

cpu init

ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Its good if it works?

Cons: CPU INIT. CPU INIT. CPU INIT. This is all I ever saw of my brand new expensive motherboard. It goes without saying the cpu itself is fine and works perfectly.

Overall Review: Newegg was excellent with the RMA. Never hesitate to buy from here. 5 eggs for newegg, 1 egg for asus. Wait, can I give negative eggs? This is my 3rd dead -formula board, the first two were x38s.

very fast, mobo auto-detected 1066

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-2GBPK
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-2GBPK

Pros: looks sweet! mobo (p45 maximus II) auto-detected 1066 and SPD!!!!! Did not have to touch a thing in the bios! very, super easy! This is UNLIKE my other 1066 sticks, corsair dominators.. which defaulted to like 800 6-6-7-20.. yea ok.

Cons: for some reason the board didn't like me putting in all 4 at once. Didn't boot. Took 2 out, booted. Added one, booted. Added another, problem solved.

Overall Review: hey, for this cheap, can't go wrong.

great overall board

ASUS Maximus II Formula LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Maximus II Formula LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: I haven't owned this board for long so I can't say much for long-term stability, but so far this thing works as advertised. I'm really impressed with all the bios options, it booted up first shot, raid 0/raid 1 is RIDICULOUSLY easy to setup - there are two sata ports marked for it. You just click an option in the bios, done. No raid drivers, nothing. Good memory support, the x-fi sounds good, and its the best looking board ive ever seen. (The x48 rampage extreme will soon change that.)

Cons: Price. X48 boards cost about as much (or less), but I don't know of one that presents this feature set. The only thing this lacks is the dual pci-e 16, otherwise we're basically talking about the same hardware. So if you're buying on extras definitely get this.

Overall Review: You know what, its probably my video card, but it deserves a mention. My 9800 gtx in cod4 has to be underclocked to not artifact every so often. Didn't happen with my 790i. Compatibility problem or bad timing? Dunno.

Plenty of power

PC Power and Cooling S75QB 750 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7
PC Power and Cooling S75QB 750 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7

Pros: Plenty of connectors, stable power, one of the highest rated power supplies on the market

Cons: not modular.. seriously, if this thing was modular, best ever.

great

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-8500C5D
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-8500C5D

Pros: nicest ram ive ever owned..

Cons: cheaper to buy fan separately than get the kit