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Kevin B.

Kevin B.

Joined on 08/19/01

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Most Favorable Review

Great processor - stock HSF fine

Intel Core i5-4670K - Core i5 4th Gen Haswell Quad-Core 3.4 GHz LGA 1150 84W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80646I54670K
Intel Core i5-4670K - Core i5 4th Gen Haswell Quad-Core 3.4 GHz LGA 1150 84W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80646I54670K

Pros: I upgraded from an E6400 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo to this processor and it has been great so far. I've coupled this with the MSI-G45 Gaming Series motherboard and it has ran flawlessly. I brought over my GTX 465 video card from the old build until I can get another video card but so far all of the games I've played have ran very well (Bioshock Infinite, Battlefield 3, Grid, DayZ). I was quite nervous about using the stock heat sink/fan that came with the processor after reading so much about how it stinks, but honestly it is doing just fine. It isn't loud at all and my idle temps hover around 28 degrees celsius and I've not seen it above 55 celsius yet. I'm going to run on the stock cooler until I find a good reason to buy something else.

Cons: The heat sink already had pre-applied thermal compound. This isn't really a con; actually, that's a good thing if you do not already have some Arctic Silver to throw on there. But I had to wipe it off and put my own stuff on there. This is more of a personal inconvenience than a con against the processor but that's the best I could do to fill in this section because this thing is awesome. Oveclocking the processor may be a different monster but with stock speeds it does the job.

Overall Review: If you are on the fence of buying another HSF I'd say go with the stock cooling and see how that does for you. It does just fine on my rig. I'm glad I was able to save that extra 30-40 dollars for now. It's always something that can be upgraded if needed. Intel Core i5 5670k (running stock speeds for now) MSI-G45 M87 Gaming Series motherboard GeForce GTX 465 8 GB G.Skill RAM (older PC10666, working fine)

Most Critical Review

Case: OK - Power supply: Not so much....

Rosewill R804BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 20+4Pin&1 SATA Connectors 350W Power Supply
Rosewill R804BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 20+4Pin&1 SATA Connectors 350W Power Supply

Pros: The price for this case/power supply combo is great. The case itself looks fine and the cables labeled well and front panel USB and audio jacks are always a plus.

Cons: The power supply didn't work. I tried it in 2 different machines and it never came on. I contacted Newegg to see if I could just return the power supply but they needed the case as well to do an RMA (which I can understand). I'll go through Rosewill to see if they will help me with the power supply issue. Also, the case is pretty small inside. Any PCI cards or crazy heatsink/fan combos may have a hard time fitting in this case.

Overall Review: Since shipping was free and the case isn't bad I'm not too upset that the power supply didn't work since I bought it for the case anyway, but it's still annoying. Hopefully Rosewill will be able to help me out with this issue, otherwise I'll have to stay away from their products.

Good for PS3

Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT 500GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT 500GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: It was pretty easy to swap out my existing 80GB hard drive in my PS3 for this one. Now I have more space than I'll probably ever need.

Cons: None

Overall Review: If you are thinking about upgrading your PS3 hard drive this is the way to go.

Work great!

Transcend 8GB microSDHC Flash Card Model TS8GUSDHC6
Transcend 8GB microSDHC Flash Card Model TS8GUSDHC6

Pros: I bought two of these to go with 2 DSTT cards that I own and they work great. It's amazing how much stuff you can pack into 8GB of space.

Cons: none

12/22/2008

Works with Wii and LG Dare

Transcend 2GB MicroSD Flash Card Model TS2GUSD-2
Transcend 2GB MicroSD Flash Card Model TS2GUSD-2

Pros: I bought one for the Wii and one for my wife's LG Dare and they both work like they are supposed to.

Cons: none

12/22/2008

Good deal

DOLICA 2GBWB10130 2-in-1 2GB SD Card & Medium Case Bundle
DOLICA 2GBWB10130 2-in-1 2GB SD Card & Medium Case Bundle

Pros: Case and card came with my Canon A590 IS. The case fits the camera perfectly. The card works great and I honestly don't believe I'll need to buy a larger card.

Cons: It would be good if the case had a tad more padding on the top/bottom like it does on the sides but what is there should do just fine for most people.

11/14/2008