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Dan T.

Dan T.

Joined on 10/03/06

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Most Favorable Review

Good midrange card

PNY GeForce 6200 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Graphics Card VCG62128AWB
PNY GeForce 6200 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Graphics Card VCG62128AWB

Pros: Cheap, fast shipping, DualHead support, well supported in Linux.

Cons: Not quite the performance gain I had expected from a Geforce 6 series.

Overall Review: I bought this to replace a Radeon 9550 and it's doing fine. Plays 18 W.o.S. and DFBHD, so what more could I really want?

Most Critical Review

FSB!!!!!

AMD Duron 1.6 - Duron Applebred Single-Core 1.6 GHz Socket A Processor - DHD1600DLV1C
AMD Duron 1.6 - Duron Applebred Single-Core 1.6 GHz Socket A Processor - DHD1600DLV1C

Pros: Inexpensive, compatible with my old skt. A board.

Cons: Low L2, could never keep pace with even a 1 GHz Athlon.

Overall Review: With reference to another review, this processor DOES run at a 266MHZ FSB. The only reason that the BIOS or whatever you were using to OC it with says 133MHZ is that the FSB on an AMD chip is double-pumped, which means that a 133MHZ setting translates into a 266MHZ FSB. This goes for ALL AMD processors. Intel CPUs are quad pumped, so 200MHZ really means 800MHZ. Got it? SO, whatever you do, don't try to set the CPU at 266MHZ, because this will result in the CPU trying to run at 532MHZ, which on a socket A processor spells death unless you have a good HSF. Even then, that high a setting would still fry the ceramic substrate.

Solid, durable, moddable

Foxconn TS001-V-A300A Black/ Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case SPI ATX 2.0 300W Power Supply S-ATA ready tool-less design
Foxconn TS001-V-A300A Black/ Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case SPI ATX 2.0 300W Power Supply S-ATA ready tool-less design

Pros: Good, solid case for the money. Actually, I got it somewhere else, but I should've gotten it here...would have saved a lot of money... Anyway, as I said before, it's a very durable case as well. I've put three different motherboards in it, two different power supplies (not counting the 300w that came with it), and it held up just fine. Easily moddable, too, thanks to heavier metal than other cases. Also, excellent airflow. Good problem free optical drive installation (no rails to mount). Stock power supply adequate for basic needs.

Cons: It's a tight fit for full-sized motherboards.

Overall Review: I must have gotten a slightly different version of this case... Mine had a toolless front fan mount as well.

11/29/2006

Good, but can't use it yet.

ZALMAN CNPS7700-ALCU 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan
ZALMAN CNPS7700-ALCU 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan

Pros: Cheap, good cooling performance (I guess, see below).

Cons: None yet.

Overall Review: I can't use it yet because my mobo (Foxconn 748K7AA-ERS) doesn't support mounting holes around CPU socket. That was my bad for buying the HSF for an unsupported mobo. Oh well, you live you learn.