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Matthew B.

Matthew B.

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Awesome Little Chip

AMD Sempron 64 3400+ - Sempron 64 Manila Single-Core 1.8 GHz Socket AM2 62W Processor - SDA3400IAA3CW
AMD Sempron 64 3400+ - Sempron 64 Manila Single-Core 1.8 GHz Socket AM2 62W Processor - SDA3400IAA3CW

Pros: When it comes to price vs. value, there is nothing better than AMD Semprons. Runs cool, Runs much much faster than it rightly should for the price. I like AMD's heatsink design a lot better than Intel's goofy one. I don't feel like i'm gonna break something.

Cons: The hot pocket that newegg included in the box was a little old......in retrospect, i'm not sure that was supposed to be in there.....it tasted fine.

12/22/2008

Excellent, Inexpensive case!

PC Builder Bundle - Zalman PC Case with PSU Combo - Chronix ATX Gaming PC Case, White - 3 x 120mm ARGB Fans with 80 Plus Bronze 600W Power Supply
PC Builder Bundle - Zalman PC Case with PSU Combo - Chronix ATX Gaming PC Case, White - 3 x 120mm ARGB Fans with 80 Plus Bronze 600W Power Supply

Pros: Spacious, cable management is easy, fans are not too loud.

Cons: None at this price point

Overall Review: If you are looking for a quality products at a great price, Zalman is where it's at. The case quality is excellent, and the 600W power supply gives plenty of power for your budget build. I have used many of these and other Zalman cases. They are all well worth the money!

This board is great, despite what people say...

ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Board is very stable, had my Kuma 7750 up to 3.2 from 2.7 no problem. Paired it with an EVGA 8600GTS and 4gb of Corsair XMS2 ram and she was a'bookin'.

Cons: Express gate or whatever is kinda useless but not really a con since i don't use it at all. Be sure to install your RAM and CPU while OUT of the case. This isn't just for this board but any computer when you are building it yourself. A lot of the people reviewing this board are faulting the board itself for their problems but i'd bet if they took their time and build their machines correctly they would be just fine. Never have gotten a DOA board from newegg, i just took my time and everything worked fine...

Overall Review: I'm not gonna talk about ram timings and all of that cause i could care less. Changing your ram timing gets you what like 3-4 fps in a game, who cares..... NZXT classic black case this board 4GB Corsair XMS2-800 500Gb WD EVGA nvidia 8600GTS ThermalTake TR2 430PSU <-very stable power supply

Awesome Card for the $$$

EVGA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 256-P2-N761-TR
EVGA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 256-P2-N761-TR

Pros: This card is the best bang for your buck. I know its a little dated, but I benched it with 3dMark2001 and it churned out a 35,000 which was awesome but i bumped my X2 Kuma from 2.7 to 3.2 and it went to 37,500. i think there is still some speed in this thing if i could only over clock my chip a little higher.

Cons: It is a little loud until you install the drivers from the nvidia website. Then it is only loud until windows starts to load.

Overall Review: My Rig (if you are curious) AMD X2 7750 Kuma 2.7ghz 4gb (2x2gb) XMS2 memory DDR800 This card ASUS M4A78 Plus All from newegg and absolutely rock solid. Thx newegg.

Buy This NOW!!!! Don't wait until they are out of stock!!

AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 - Athlon 64 X2 Kuma Dual-Core 2.7 GHz Socket AM2+ 95W black edition Processor - AD775ZWCGHBOX
AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 - Athlon 64 X2 Kuma Dual-Core 2.7 GHz Socket AM2+ 95W black edition Processor - AD775ZWCGHBOX

Pros: Price, Performance (see other thoughts) ....Everything!! i bumped it to 3.2Ghz right out of the box, cooled with an Arctic Cooling HSF. Absolutely silent. Before OC it ran about 46C idle and about 51C load, after OC it ran 51C idle, 54C load. keep in mind its about 80F in my room.if my room were room temp. those temps would be a lot lower, 5 deg. C i'd bet. Reduced my rendering times in after effects by half atleast. Coming from an Athlon 64 4000+ this is a huge improvment.

Cons: CONS?! WHAT?!

Overall Review: I know its a little dated but i used 3dmark2001 first, just cause i had it downloaded. I rang up a 36,500. pretty darn good considering my specs. new machine specs (all from newegg, of course) This cpu Asus M4A78 Mobo 2x2GB XMS2 ddr800 ram eVGA 8600GTS 256Mb Vcard Thermaltake 430w PSU Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro HSF NZXT Alpha Black Case 80Gb hitachi 3.0gbps SATA 500Gb Western Digital SATA Whole system was just over 500 not counting rebates Just awesome, thank you newegg!!!

Best Value Processor, Forget "Celer-for-me-to-poop-on"

AMD Sempron 64 3800+ - Sempron 64 Manila Single-Core 2.2 GHz Socket AM2 Processor - SDA3800CNBOX
AMD Sempron 64 3800+ - Sempron 64 Manila Single-Core 2.2 GHz Socket AM2 Processor - SDA3800CNBOX

Pros: AMD Semprons are by far the best bang for our buck when it comes to a value solution. I have built countless machines for my customers using these chips and they are awesome.

Cons: Pshh....

Overall Review: By it!

12/22/2008