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Talton R.

Talton R.

Joined on 11/03/12

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Most Favorable Review

Beautiful, perfect for gamers of any level.

Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Edition 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000) Desktop Memory Model PVI316G186C0K
Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Edition 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000) Desktop Memory Model PVI316G186C0K

Pros: Perfect blue chrome heat sinks really bring out the beauty of these chips. These chips actually come stock at 1600Mhz so like the other reviews, just go into your bios and change the settings. If your buying these cards I would hope your bios has the capability to change it. Now I actually just recently changed my speed from 1600Mhz to 1866Mhz. There have been no problems and not even a single degree in temperature increase. I don't see a issue in overclocking these. They seem to handle anything I bring to them. Also, I have to note. Every single card is hand tested. And they have a lifetime warranty by Patriot.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Why are you still reading this? Buy these now!

Most Critical Review

Decent

PNY GeForce GTX 650 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Graphics Card VCGGTX6501XPB
PNY GeForce GTX 650 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Graphics Card VCGGTX6501XPB

Pros: I purchased this card as a backup due to a GTX 660 TI being dead on arrival. It is a decent card for the price. Plays Arma 2 on Ultra. Though it will not play Hitman: Absolution with MSAA on x8. Though I believe it to be the software rather then the hardware itself. Runs 2 displays well, though it will scream at you if you do more then browse. PNY cards have never let me down. I had a 9600 GT last me years.

Cons: Runs hot while playing anything or using 2 monitors. Fan is LOUD. For a GTX I was expecting more, even from a cheap card. With only 1GB of RAM and 128bit, Mid-range classification is being generous.

Overall Review: If your going to be running any modern games, save your money.

This thing is a powerhouse

AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor

Pros: I've owned this CPU for a couple of months now and it still surprises me each day. When gaming, it blazes through without so much as a studder. I have yet to find a game that uses more than 25% of resources, and this is having the CPU use PHYSX as well. Rendering in Sony Vegas 11 and After Effects CS4 are a breeze as well. All of these things are done WHILE I also browse on chrome and other such things. Let's be honest. Intel is outrageously over priced. If you can afford a i7 Extreme, than be all means buy it. But if not, GET THIS CPU. It is a powerhouse.

Cons: None. Even the stock cooler is great.

Nearly Perfect

CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX850 (CMPSU-850AX) 850 W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX850 (CMPSU-850AX) 850 W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Before I got the product, my previous PC went through 3 different power supplies before finally getting fried by one. I decided to invest in high quality products so I knew just who to go to. Corsair. And boy did they make a great product here. When I got the package, it was PERFECT. When opening I noticed how much care Corsair put into protecting their product. For a $199 (Before the price drop) item, I would hope for some protection and I couldn't be happier. The extra cables even come with their own case. The full modular design allows my Thermaltake Chaser to have little to no wires showing (other than the motherboard cable of course). All of the cables are black except for the motherboard cable, which has a black sleeve, so it blends in well. The fan on the supply itself only comes on as you need it. A lot of times for me it rarely even spins. So the noise level is zero. The system I'm running has a AMD FX-8350, a WD Velociraptor HDD, and a GTX 650 Ti, so it can at times draw a decent amount of power.

Cons: I took a egg off for the cables. The connections on the hard-drive connections are pretty stiff. The problem that brings is when you want to hide the cables BEHIND the motherboard. But with this unit being Full-Modular, you won't have to worry about to many unused cables.

Overall Review: If your running a powerful system with multiple drives or with multiple video cards, This is a MUST HAVE. Can't beat the price for the quality.

Phenomenal!

Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD5000HHTZ 500GB 10000 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD5000HHTZ 500GB 10000 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: The write/read speeds on this driver are unbelievable. Comparing them with my other drives using a program called HD Tune Pro shows this drive is in a entirely different field then standard 7500 RPM drives. If you are a gamer or do anything with HD video, this drive is a must have.

Cons: Is louder then most drives, but it is such a great drive I wouldn't even knock a egg off for it.

Overall Review: Love the mount.

An amazing motherboard.

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Everything about the board screams "JUST BUY ME ALREADY!" I bought this motherboard along with the AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz and I am in love with my rig. The bios is by far the best I have ever seen. It is so smooth and easy to use anyone from beginner to enthusiast could use it. I had some problems with a DOA video card (EVGA GTX 660 ti 3GB) and it forced me to reset bios. Which was a breeze with the dual bios feature. Changing clock settings is also simple with the bios. Love the black on black color scheme. Matches the Thermaltake Chaser perfectly.

Cons: The heat sinks wobbled when I installed them into the case. I figure that was part of the "Ultra Durable" design as they have springs attached to their clips. So I wouldn't call it a con.