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Patrick H.

Patrick H.

Joined on 06/14/04

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Amazing Card

SAPPHIRE  Radeon HD 7970 OC 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (11197-01-40G)
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7970 OC 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (11197-01-40G)

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

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 06G-P4-4993-KR 6GB SC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling Graphics Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 06G-P4-4993-KR 6GB SC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling Graphics Card

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

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9Q-32GXM
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9Q-32GXM

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

SeaSonic M12II 850 SS-850AM 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Full-Modular Active PFC FULL-modular Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
SeaSonic M12II 850 SS-850AM 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Full-Modular Active PFC FULL-modular Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

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

Intel Core i7-3770 - Core i7 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Intel HD Graphics 4000 Desktop Processor - BX80637I73770
Intel Core i7-3770 - Core i7 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Intel HD Graphics 4000 Desktop Processor - BX80637I73770

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

ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

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 :)