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Alexander W.

Alexander W.

Joined on 11/06/08

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Quiet. Price is fair

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Super WINDFORCE OC 8G Graphics Card, 3 x WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-N208SWF3OC-8GD Video Card
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Super WINDFORCE OC 8G Graphics Card, 3 x WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-N208SWF3OC-8GD Video Card

Pros: Quiet No RGN

Cons: None

Overall Review: No RGB is a selling point for me because I like to turn the lights down when I game and a brightly glowing computer would detract from the immersion. This card mines when I am away from the computer and in that regard I can say you get what you pay for compared to a 2080Ti. I have a Gigabyte Windforce 2080Ti that performs about 25% better than the Gigabyte Windforce 2080 Super, and 2 MSI Seahawk 2080Tis that perform about 15% better than the Windforce 2080Ti. Silent except for moving air noise to me at 75% fan speed, but my hearing is not so good in the high frequency range.

Most Critical Review

Non-standard cooling socket

Big Sale X79 motherboard LGA2011 DDR3 32G ATX USB3.0 SATA3 PCI-E SSD support REG ECC memory and Xeon E5 processor With CD Drive + Manual size: 26*19.5CM
Big Sale X79 motherboard LGA2011 DDR3 32G ATX USB3.0 SATA3 PCI-E SSD support REG ECC memory and Xeon E5 processor With CD Drive + Manual size: 26*19.5CM

Pros: Cheap, can support up to 4 video cards.

Cons: It took me a month to get a cooling fan mounted.

Overall Review: I had an i74930k lying around and used this board to build a 4 card mining rig, but there are serious problems with it. The worst is that the holes to mount the cooler are apparently for a LGA1366 socket. After trying 2 different coolers with both square and narrow ILM I contacted Noctura, who sent me a LGA1366 mounting kit for free. With that and some grinding with a dremel I was able to get a cooling fan mounted and things went pretty smoothly after that. One additional warning is that the second PCIe slot is unusable for a video card unless you use a powered riser because the USB 3.0 connector is directly adjacent to it and the cable sticks straight up in a way that makes inserting a card impossible.

Read for Win8 64 bit install

Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse, RGB Backlit, 20 Programmable Buttons
Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse, RGB Backlit, 20 Programmable Buttons

Pros: See below

Cons: See below

Overall Review: There is no install disk because they moved the software installation online, but the online installation still looks for a file on the non-existent disk. Here is the rage: http://forums.logitech.com/t5/Logitech-G-Controllers/Logitech-Gaming-Software-freezes-on-install/td-p/914498 Here is the solution: 1. Shut down your computer. 2. Unplug your optical drive from the motherboard. 3. Restart the computer. 4. Install the driver. 5. Shut down the computer. 6. Plug the drive back into the motherboard. 7. Re-start the computer. Done.