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Andretti R.

Andretti R.

Joined on 06/03/11

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Most Favorable Review

Nice buy with discount

DIYPC Skyline-07-G Black SECC ATX Full Tower Gaming USB 3.0 Computer Case w/ 7 x 120mm Green fans
DIYPC Skyline-07-G Black SECC ATX Full Tower Gaming USB 3.0 Computer Case w/ 7 x 120mm Green fans

Pros: Large 7-fans with controller external bay

Cons: If you happen to have a psu with cables that arent all that long the cable management breaks down. This is my fault though so I didnt knock off an egg.

Overall Review: Fans could be faster dont ever reach over the tower because slightest bump will activate the power switch and in my case made me lose 4 hours of work

Most Critical Review

junk

SAPPHIRE 11180-00-CPO Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card Factory Refurbished
SAPPHIRE 11180-00-CPO Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card Factory Refurbished

Pros: Low cost. Great after fails stop

Cons: This card would have driver crashes every time I would start my computer. I spent hours working through the registry and drivers trying to get the thing to work. After about 20 fails it would deactivate hardware acceleration and work. I would try switching it to a 1000w psu instead of the 800w I have and it would still fail. card just does not work

Seagate Barracuda 1 TB

Seagate Desktop HDD ST1000DM003 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Desktop HDD ST1000DM003 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: No corruption or and issues with the data on the drive. Runs smooth most of the time. Got it on a combo discount so for me great value for the money

Cons: once or twice when I have had to move my computer it fails to find the boot device. Turns out that if I hold my computer at some angles I have to open it up and unplug the power and data sata on the hdd. More of a nuisance then anything and I never lost any data or speed of the drive as a result so I only docked one egg.

Overall Review: To be honest I have no Idea if my drive is actually somehow defective and that is what is causing the issue. It has only happened twice and I move my computer quite a lot.

H100 reverb

Corsair Certified CWCH100 Hydro Series H100 CWCH100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Corsair Certified CWCH100 Hydro Series H100 CWCH100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

Pros: Works great. Ideal temps went from 45c to 32c with room temp being 24c. Full load temps on amd overdrive stability test for 1 hour never went over 61c on a amd fx 6350 OC'ed to 4.3ghz. (used to crash with stock heat sink)

Cons: Very stiff hoses installation instructions vague and without text to describe the pictures (I am not a visual thinker made this very hard to install without a text description of what to do)

Overall Review: The radiator is huge with the fans attached to it so make sure you have the room for it in your case. I measured about 2.5 inches thick with the fans on

Great buy

AMD FX-6350 - FX-6000 Series Vishera 6-Core 3.9 GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor - FD6350FRHKBOX
AMD FX-6350 - FX-6000 Series Vishera 6-Core 3.9 GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor - FD6350FRHKBOX

Pros: Runs overclocked and never fails a stability test. Have had the computer on since I installed the card about 6 days ago and only issue is the heat sink (see other)

Cons: Heat sink

Overall Review: The stock heat sink is junk. I have a case with 7 140mm fans and to make sure the cpu doesnt go over 60C I keep all on max 24/7. However all stock sinks are junk so I didn't take an egg off because 4.5 isnt an option