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Robert C.

Robert C.

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MSI Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card R6850 Cyclone PE/OC
MSI Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card R6850 Cyclone PE/OC

Pros: Card runs great. Not too experienced went from an Nvidia Geforce 6200 to this. Runs everything i have maxed with great results. especially for the price.

Cons: I noticed that the FPS rates are dropping. The first day i ran a test on all my games, on minecraft the first day(i let the world finish rendering) and the FPS was100+ now i get maybe 80 at best. I updatedall drivers but i think use wears it down. Other than this the card still runs great.

Overall Review: I haven't played any new game. I'veplayed Minecraft, Starcraft 2 and Call of Duty 4. It eaily maxs all games with minecraft at80+, starcraft 2 at 80 at beginning of gameand never below 20 even when maxed out army. Call of Duty 4 never below 230.

Most Critical Review

Sucks to build in

darkFlash Phantom Black ATX Mid-Tower Desktop Computer Gaming Case USB 3.0 Ports Tempered Glass Windows With 6pcs 120mm LED DR12 RGB Fans Pre-Installed
darkFlash Phantom Black ATX Mid-Tower Desktop Computer Gaming Case USB 3.0 Ports Tempered Glass Windows With 6pcs 120mm LED DR12 RGB Fans Pre-Installed

Pros: Looks great Fans are decent LED effects are nice but not over the top Glass is nicely tinted. Let's LEDs shine through but hides cables nicely.

Cons: Poor airflow. The front glass barely let's airflow to the front fans If you have a modular PSU good luck fitting it as the drive cages are in the way of where your cables come out There aren't many passthroughs so cable management is tough, and due to this is it hard to fit the glass back on the back. The hard drives mount with sata and power at the back of the drive cage, forcing you to shove cables all the way into your drive cages. Overall aggravating case to build in compared to more name brand cases.

Overall Review: If this is your first build, I'd recommend going with a more name brand case as you will have a much better time building in it, and won't have to worry about having perfect cable management.

CPU Fan

EVGA 100-FS-C201-KR 120mm Long Life Bearing ACX Active Cooling Extreme CPU Cooler, Direct Touch 5x8mm Heat Pipe
EVGA 100-FS-C201-KR 120mm Long Life Bearing ACX Active Cooling Extreme CPU Cooler, Direct Touch 5x8mm Heat Pipe

Pros: Very good fan. Its so large my case fan can't fit in the case, but this fan basically acts as my case fan. CPU runs cool and it is very quiet.

Cons: Recently went to upgrade CPU. This thing is so bulky I had to take the motherboard out of the computer to put in the new CPU. Be careful.

Overall Review: I ordered the computer pre-built, so i did not build it. If you build your own, i would recommend the fan, but be careful if you ever need it out of your machine.

11/15/2013

Unstable overclock

EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-3662-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-3662-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: The card should perform really well, if the game doesn't crash within a few minutes.

Cons: The only problem i have with this card is that it doesn't work. The factory overclock in unstable and I have had 2 of the cards. Same problem both times. Whenever I get into a game, it will stutter, freeze, blackscreen and the card will crash. It is so annoying and i can't even play. I am refunding this card and getting the 770.

Overall Review: Seriously, get the normal 660 ti. All the factory overclock will do is cause problems.

Doesn't Last

MSI Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card R6850 Cyclone PE
MSI Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card R6850 Cyclone PE

Pros: This card runs great. It ran Battlefield 3, not maxed, but very good looking, with 60 fps. I never had any problems with it until a year in.

Cons: After having this card for a year, i started having problems with unstable gpu usage, which causes major fps stuttering in game.

Overall Review: I am replacing it with a 2gb gtx 660 ti superclocked. The card was good, but i don't want to replace my card every year tbh...