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Jason L.

Jason L.

Joined on 10/17/09

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Most Favorable Review
ASRock X58 Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock X58 Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Excellent motherboard. It has plenty of slots and decent instructions. I don't pay too much attention to the BIOS since I don't plan on overclocking and the setting as they are are great. Plus it's X58!

Cons: None that I notice.

12/30/2009

Not the highest, but still sexy

G.SKILL TridentX Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C9D-8GTXD
G.SKILL TridentX Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C9D-8GTXD

Pros: Simply works just like it should without any tweaking

Cons: None so far

Just Awesome

MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Extreme OC High Performance Triple CFX/ SLI  Intel Motherboard
MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Extreme OC High Performance Triple CFX/ SLI Intel Motherboard

Pros: This board was just what I was looking for. It is feature rich, supports the latest, very easy bios, great layout, and most of all looks really cool! Also, since switching to this board, my boot time is almost too short. Just love it, just get it.

Cons: The bios settings have gone a little crazy and messed up my boot sequence, but that has only happened once and was easy to fix.

Overall Review: I could do without the LEDs that don't match the board like the blue and pink. However, my case doesn't have a window, so...

Better i7

Intel Core i7-4770K - Core i7 4th Gen Haswell Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1150 84W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80646I74770K
Intel Core i7-4770K - Core i7 4th Gen Haswell Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1150 84W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80646I74770K

Pros: So far this processor is much more responsive and powerful than the old unlocked 920s. It handles like a dream shifting seamlessly between idle and boost while not trying to burn itself out. I like how it idles at a much lower temp than my previous chips have.

Cons: Mine is an average chip that doesn't overclock very high, and under load it gets way hotter than it should with a water cooler.

Overall Review: I really haven't pushed the chip very hard so far, but I really want to see it's encoding in action. Supposedly this 4770k is leaps and bounds ahead of the 920 in that regard.

COOLER MASTER V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler Compatible with Intel 1366/1155/775 and AMD AM3/AM2+/AM2
COOLER MASTER V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler Compatible with Intel 1366/1155/775 and AMD AM3/AM2+/AM2

Pros: This is a really good cooler. My i7 stays around the high 30s during normal use, but doesn't let it get higher than mid 40s during gaming and stress.

Cons: Huge, huge thing. It's almost to the side panel in my full tower.

12/30/2009
Hanns·G HH-251HPB Black 24.6" 2ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 15000:1(800:1) Built-in Speakers
Hanns·G HH-251HPB Black 24.6" 2ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 15000:1(800:1) Built-in Speakers

Pros: Awesome screen with plenty of real estate. High response time is good for gaming and I haven't noticed any backlight bleeding at all.

Cons: Speakers are kinda pathetic and the HDMI ports are very close to the back panel.

Overall Review: If you use HDMI, make sure to specify in the monitor where the sound comes from. It's caused problems for my graphics card.

12/30/2009