Joined on 06/14/04
Amazing Card
Pros: -Heatsink design is awesome -Dual fans that are whisper quiet even at 50% -OCed right out of the box -Flawless on Ultra settings for anything I throw at it so far
Cons: -I don't like the fact it doesn't have a backplate -A bit bigger than my Sapphire 5870 Eyefinity, so I had to rearrange some cables
Overall Review: I have used ATI/AMD since 2005 and have loved them. This is a GREAT high end card for any Radeon fan. I'm glad I finally went all out on top quality parts for this build. Intel i7 ivy bridge 3770 OCed at 4 GHZ Corsair Vengeance PC 12800 32GB RAM ASUS Sabertooth Z77 Thermal Armor WD Caviar Green 640GB HD WD Caviar Black 1TB HD Roswill Bronze Certified Modular 1000W PSU Antec 1200 Full Tower
One of the best video cards I've ever had
Pros: Overclocked right off the bat and still overclockable Quiet fan system Sleek design, love the glowing text of the make name on the side Destroys every game I have thrown at it with 90fps plus full detail so far
Cons: Expensive, but worth it
Overall Review: I'm not a verified owner on NewEgg because I bought this in a local store. I upgraded from a Radeon 7970 3GB and the difference blew me away. I finally was able to test out all sorts of MSAA and TSAx samplings I was never able to try out with my old card. I've seen vast differences before in upgrades, but this once has impressed me the most in my 11 years of building machines. EVGA also has excellent customer service. I had trouble registering my warranty on the webpage, some weird error and the rep I worked with was fast, efficient, and very knowledgeable. I never thought I'd ever go back to Nvidia, but after the poor showing with the Fury, I am back. Get this card, worth every penny. Intel i7 3770K oc to 4.2ghz' 32GB G-Skill Ripjaw DDR3 1600 This badboy card 640GB WD Caviar Black HD 3TB WD Green HD ASUS Z77 Sabertooth Mobo
Well Worth The Money
Pros: Efficient, fast, worth the price. My ToR character loads in 8-11 seconds now on average from 20-30 seconds when I had 16 gigs of RAM. I work at home as well and my virtual network loads up much faster. Video editing is very quick as well
Cons: Wish they were black, but oh well
Overall Review: I had 16GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 before and one of the sticks was going bad when I sent my computer in to check and make sure my components were safe after my old PSU fried (I was aware a stick was bad, but it was starting to get worse). I caught a promo code deal last week with this kit and it was well worth the money. I've always wanted 32 gigs of RAM in my system and now I have it and it's totally worth it. G-Skill is quite a good brand if you can't afford Corsair
Best PSU I've ever used
Pros: Fully modular The technology used to prevent shorts in it are top of the line The gold plated high current terminals for your components will help if a short occurs 5 year warranty is a must!
Cons: It doesn't glow blue like my fans or my old unit did, but the quality is what counts here, not the looks
Overall Review: My Kingwin Bronze 1000w died on me after 3 years when I came back from vacation. I went to my local computer store because I didn't have a spare PSU to test my components to make sure they didn't fry. Turns out I was lucky and everything was ok. The sales rep there recommended this PSU (I was overkill on my 1000w, that's why it shorted). I had never heard of SeaSonic until now and they are the BEST. I can't wait to get my 980Ti next month and hook that bad boy to this unit. From now on, I'm going SeaSonic
The Best CPU for non OCers
Pros: -Extremely fast -Lots of Cache -Heatsink easy to install and efficient -Doesn't overheat as I've heard
Cons: None that I've found
Overall Review: The stock fan had an issue with my z77 Sabertooth, but I disabled the warnings for CPU fan issues. I was worried I was about to get the famous dead fan I've heard much about on other reviews. Just turns out the mobo doesn't like to wait a second or two for the fan to start up. Oh well, 31C at idle, no complaints I bought this on Amzn for 306.99 and had an overnight it for 328 altogether. I love you guys at NewEgg, but Amzn had a steal price and I couldn't resist :) I upgraded from a Q9550. The difference is phenominal
The best mobo I have EVER owned
Pros: -Amazing design -BIOS is so easy to use -Nice cooling options -Plenty of USB and SATA ports -The audio is nice and crisp -PCI-e 3.0 quick on single cards
Cons: A little tricky on the screws without a magnetized screwdriver (but still manageable. Just be careful of course) when you're putting them into the deeper holes in the thermal armor
Overall Review: I'm glad the audio is good. I had a PCI Xtreme Gamer on my old ASUS P5Q board and loved the clarity of it. The on board audio is better than I anticipated. I have this linked with a 3770. It's easy to maintain temp, voltage, and boot drives. I've never had a BIOS so simple that used a mouse pointer with it, so I might be overemphasizing on the joy of the BIOS. I'll still mention it because it's true :)