Joined on 06/29/10
Amd is King
Pros: runs fast and cool. At stock speeds it was idling at 24c and full load was 32c. I over-clocked to 4.1ghz and upped the voltage to 1.365 and idle is now 32c with full load anywhere from 44c to a max 51c, and that was while running FFXIV Beta and Unraring a large 10gb file . All running on air with a HAF 932 case.
Cons: none. they say you get what you pay for and i got way more than that!
Overall Review: would be cool if since this is a black edition processor if the chips were actually black, but honestly who looks at your cpu chip?
Why hasnt this been sold in the US before?
Pros: Very solid build quality Nice overclock and underclock-ability The Blue Led lights make a very beautiful light show Newegg lifetime support with their legendary customer service! Works wonderfully with Amd and Intel Systems
Cons: Well it would be nice to have a toggle switch for the led lights but i guess you cant have everything.
Overall Review: Ok so i have tested on two different systems an Intel i7 3770k with an Msi z77-gd65 board, and a Amd Phenom II X6 on a biostar 890tfxe board. The Amd board was a lovely experience out of the box it read the jedec at 1600mhz with 11-11-11 timings no problem. Excited to see it boot in an amd sytem i proceeded to adjust timings, now that mother board doesnt do 2400mhz well without major fsb adjustment so for test purposes i stuck with 1600 and lowered the timings. 8-8-8-24 booted perfectly at 1.5 v and even 1.35v!! Prime95 test over 12 hours on both ran great. Dont be afraid to buy these if you got amd parts! Now on to the 3770k, Xmp doesnt run well at stock ivy bridge clocks with these chips so please dont try it you will get worse performance if you do. With a moderate boost of the cpu however to 4.2ghz though xmp runs very well. so keeping the voltage at 1.65 and the timings at 10-12-12 i proceeded to overclock the memory and achived a modest 2472 mhz with a slight fsb increase on the processor 100% stable. I need to do more adjusting and im sure this kit can get tighter timings and higher clocks, but for now this kit doesnt cease to amaze.
Amazing Cooler
Pros: Solid construction and excellent heat dissipation. My overclocked 5870 is rocking at 1025mhz core and 1250mhz memory clock at 1.275V with no issue. Idle temp is 39oC with ambient at 72oC and full load temp is topping at 62oC. This is with the fan at 50% speed!
Cons: Had to get better thermal paste and needed to use thermal tape for the memory heat sinks. the stuff this cooler comes with just doesn't cut it for serious over clocking, Also the cooler is big. it is a 3 slot cooler, but it does the job very very well.
Overall Review: Cooler is good and quite. the fan controller it comes with does limit its max rpm quite alot though. If you got a mother board that can control fan speed plug it into that and use that with speed fan. works better and doesn't limit your gpu to its maximum overclock potential.
Great Mouse!
Pros: Lots of program-ability! Rechargeable Battery! Great Feel! Play and Charge Cable. Very Very Fast Mouse!
Cons: Mouse is a little to light weight for its size and takes a bit to get used to.
Overall Review: I have used quite alot of mice from the Cyborg Rat 9 the G9X the anywhere mx and a few razor mice in between. This mouse has the features of those mice and then some. The speed of the rat 9 and the functionality of the razor gaming mice. as well as the awesome surface resistance the anywhere mx has.
Great Improvement
Pros: Great improvement over the original. From the open feel to the interaction with npcs. Also i do enjoy the monster raising mechanic as i feel it works quite well and is enjoyable. Lots of cutscenes that look visually stunning, Collectors edition sound track is a big plus.
Cons: The content is not very challenging, and if you explore alot you will be over leveled which makes the game play very very easy. Also on the monster raising they pretty much made chocobos the strongest monsters.
Overall Review: Still very much worth the buy for a very nice looking game with lts of exploration.
Perfect!
Pros: Amazing case that was very easy to assemble. The tool less bays are awesome and just a note to those trying to install ATi 5870 cards, you dont need to screw them down the rear clips work you just need to put pressure on the front and the rear, but once they snap in it is very secure.
Cons: The case is branded with amd Phenom IIX4 which is ok, but i got the X6 and i wish i could change it out. Not enough to take off an egg though.
Overall Review: The radiator mounting option n the top are awesome. YOU can easily keep the 230mm fan up top and mount a radiator on to of it for extra cooling.