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Brandon M.

Brandon M.

Joined on 01/28/13

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Most Favorable Review

Definitely Worth It

EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2662-RX GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card Manufactured Recertified
EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2662-RX GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card Manufactured Recertified

Pros: I've had zero problems even though it was a refurb. I've always heard good things about Newegg refurbs and had good experiences with them myself. Easily plays everything I want it to.

Cons: None

Overall Review: It's capable of playing everything I play on the highest of settings and I believe that game-debate.com said it was capable of playing 100% of games currently on the market. Or was it 96%. One of my components was 96% at highest settings, the other was 100%. Either my CPU or GPU. Can't remember.

Enough for Windows 7 OS

SanDisk ReadyCache SDSSDRC-032G-G26 2.5" 32GB SATA III for Windows 7 and Windows 8 -based PCs
SanDisk ReadyCache SDSSDRC-032G-G26 2.5" 32GB SATA III for Windows 7 and Windows 8 -based PCs

Pros: It's big enough to fit my Windows 7 OS, with around 7-9GB to spare. I disabled a few minor features like hibernation to save a few GB here and there, but I don't think it was necessary to do so. I managed to get this on sale as well, so it was an absolute steal. I have a very inexpensive motherboard and it used to spend around 30 seconds on the BIOS screen at startup. Now, it's around 3. I imagine once I switch motherboards, it will be even less.

Cons: None.

Good Basic Board

ECS A960M-M3 AM3+ AMD 760G + SB710 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ECS A960M-M3 AM3+ AMD 760G + SB710 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: It's inexpensive and was perfect for my budget build - since then, I've been slowly upgrading parts whenever I can. Runs everything I need it to, games included. Civ 5, Dishonored, etc. Never had a problem.

Cons: None, all things considered. It's a basic, inexpensive board so I wasn't expecting any fancy features. I've never had a problem with it - it has always functioned well for me. Actually, boot time on the BIOS seemed very slow. Not a problem, just a little annoying. Fixed that by moving the OS to a solid state drive. Now it only stays on the BIOS screen for a few seconds.

Overall Review: If you're on a very tight budget and don't need to overclock, go ahead. This board ran my FX-4300 just fine.