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Aerum D.

Aerum D.

Joined on 12/30/05

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Most Favorable Review

Super fast

HyperX Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model KHX16C9B1RK2/8
HyperX Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model KHX16C9B1RK2/8

Pros: It's Kingston and I have always had good luck with Kingston ram.

Cons: I had to tweak the voltage in the BIOS to get it to run at 1600 but it's just an annoyance not wroth docking an egg.

Overall Review: Runs smooth and likes my games.

12/17/2012
Most Critical Review
ASUS K8N 754 NVIDIA nForce3 250 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS K8N 754 NVIDIA nForce3 250 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Lots of goodies to be had and couldn't beat the price.

Cons: Too many bugs. Do not buy if this is your first build. I had to update the BOIS twice to get it running now the onboard NIC died I only had this thing running for a week now have to RMA.

Overall Review: Bought this after hearing so much about this motherboard. I had been an MSI fan for years so this is my first and brobably last ASUS board.

Good layout but major issues

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: There was plenty of space to put all the peripherals and a ton of USB ports.

Cons: Once I got the board booted it took forever to do an install of Windows 7. I had a brand new SSD and 16 gigs of memory so I knew there was an issue. Once Windows loaded (slower than my old dual core) it was crash after crash programs would Stop Responding and I couldn't load the drivers it just would quit, crash and black screen. The UEFI BIOS is like something out of the 90's my mouse was very much useless so I had to use the keyboard anyway.

Overall Review: At first I thought it was the HDD but it ran fine on my working Asus/Intel PC lightning fast read writes. All of the memory sticks were working in my PC because I just pulled them after an upgrade. So I don't have a clue as to why this board made everything bog down so badly. I have never encountered anything like this.

I'm now a believer

Intel Core i5-3550 - Core i5 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Intel HD Graphics 2500 Desktop Processor - BX80637I53550
Intel Core i5-3550 - Core i5 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Intel HD Graphics 2500 Desktop Processor - BX80637I53550

Pros: Very fast, I upgraded from a AMD 3800 dual core to this and trust me there is a difference. I can't believe how fast this processor is even without overclocking. (I never OC my CPUs) Just knowing that I can is really awesome.

Cons: I'm no longer a AMD fanboy. I have always run AMD CPU's starting with the socket A's XP series. I was told on my new build to go for Intel by a good friend (Thanks Russ) because it's better for gaming. Glad I listened.

Overall Review: Even though I liked AMD I will definitely recommend Intel CPU's from now on.

12/17/2012

Nice, quiet

ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Pros: Booted up just fine. Lots of features for the price. Very Quiet and so much faster compared to my old system.

Cons: I would agree with the other reviewers that the DIMM slots are too close to the CPU fan.

Overall Review: If you like speed then this MB is for you. BIOS is so easy to setup my nephew could do it.

11/29/2012

PS3 over Softy

PS3 Consoles
PS3 Consoles

Pros: Ok Blue-Ray, HDMI, 60 Gig HD, Wi-Fi, Memory card reader just out of the box. The Cell processor Rules all...RSX powered by NVIDIA Blows my SLI cards out of the water.

Cons: Not really a con but..Mine had a habbit of droping the wi-fi conection. Found out it was the fault of the router not the system.

Overall Review: I'm getting tired of all the nay sayers. We have Resistance. Can't stop playing! Online is awsome. A for the 360 fans you got shafted Microsoft just anounced the 360 Version 2 or Zypher. They needed to do this just to keep up with the PS3. So glad I didn't buy one and yes I was thinking about it. My friends 360 burned up on him. I didn't read about any PS3's burning houses down on X-mas day. As for trade in 360 for 360 vs 2...Softy say's not gonna happen.