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Benjamin S.

Benjamin S.

Joined on 08/19/08

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Satisfied

Dell 23" 60 Hz IPS HD LCD Monitor IPS 8ms (gray to gray) D-Sub, DVI, DisplayPort, USB 2.0 P2314H
Dell 23" 60 Hz IPS HD LCD Monitor IPS 8ms (gray to gray) D-Sub, DVI, DisplayPort, USB 2.0 P2314H

Pros: Good all-around monitor. Decent factory calibration, even brightness, no noticeable backlight bleeding... Also comes with a good stand and is somewhat stylish! Plus it's cheap and has an IPS panel.

Cons: Could be brighter. My other monitor makes this one look a little washed out (my other monitor is much more expensive though!)

Overall Review: Satisfied with my purchase! Would recommend!

Amazing Overclocker

Intel Core i5-750 - Core i5 Lynnfield Quad-Core 2.66 GHz LGA 1156 95W Processor - BX80605I5750
Intel Core i5-750 - Core i5 Lynnfield Quad-Core 2.66 GHz LGA 1156 95W Processor - BX80605I5750

Pros: Wow, after I built my computer I decided to O/C this cpu to see how much I could push it, and it sailed right past my expectations. Currently, I am running at 3.7ghz at stock voltage, and with Intel's Turbo Boost, it can hit 4.4ghz on a single core, completely stable! This is by far the best bang for your buck currently offered, at least in my eyes.

Cons: None really, but for whatever reason the base clock can't reach higher than 185 without major instability. Even higher voltages wont help. I think this may have to do with the integrated memory controller, but I am no expert on overclocking. Regardless, because the Turbo Boost affects only the multiplier, it can reach higher.

Overall Review: Mobo - Asus P7P55D PRO CPU - core i5 750 @ 3.7ghz RAM - Mushkin 1333mhz @ 1850mhz 7-9-9-25 GPU - ATI Radeon 5850 @ 825mhz core, 1125mhz mem

Fast

OCZ Vertex Turbo 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD2-1VTXT60G
OCZ Vertex Turbo 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD2-1VTXT60G

Pros: -Very fast, read and write speeds are about as advertised -Awesome seek time, no more waiting for folders and files to appear -bragging rights haha

Cons: -expensive -not a much room

Overall Review: I've always wanted a SSD ever since I heard about them and started doing some research on them, and finally decided to get one now that these drives have the indilinx controllers and cache. Very satisfied with my purchase, only docked one egg because of the price / GB ratio. crazy!

Awesome

XFX Radeon HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card HD-477A-YDFC
XFX Radeon HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card HD-477A-YDFC

Pros: Very solid performance, can be overclocked using ATI's Catalyst Control Center pretty easily. I think I have mine around 790mhz core, 825mhz mem. Im playing Dragon Age with solid fps on very high graphics settings.

Cons: I had to pay for it

Overall Review: Well worth the money, will last a good while before needing to be upgraded again, performance is almost near as good as way more expensive products for a whole lot less. My first ATI card!

Solid Performance

SanDisk Cruzer Micro 16GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable/Black) SDCZ6-016G-A11
SanDisk Cruzer Micro 16GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable/Black) SDCZ6-016G-A11

Pros: -Simple to use, just plug it in and it works -doesnt come with any bloatware / data-protecting nonsense -pretty quick transfer speeds for usb drive - 20 - 25 mb/s for reads -huge capacity, 16GB is awesome for large files

Cons: no real cons, overall I love the thing. A little light flashes when transfering data, which can be a little annoying, but nothing big.

Overall Review: I would but this again if I lost it or it broke. very straightforward - its a 16 usb drive, thats pretty much it.