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Bernard M.

Bernard M.

Joined on 09/12/07

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Best Bang For the Buck

HIS Radeon HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H489F1GP
HIS Radeon HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H489F1GP

Pros: This card is fantastic, blew my old nvidia 8 series out the water, Overclocks like a champ, the majority of my games now run 90fps and upwards, Crysis (64bit) manages 40FPS (2x AA @1600x1200 Max settings) definitely the best sub 3$$ card on the market. Tempted to go Crossfire.

Cons: Not entirely a con, but on the fan, lets be frank above 50% speed its a hoover (but a very efficient hoover), though at default clocks you wont see more than 38% (and its a whisper at 30%) at 100% load. It gets really hot, upwards of 78-80c though if you're case is a good sound isolator 50% fan will have you sitting around 65c.

Overall Review: Best card purchase I have made, beats out the others. Not the best of all cards on the market. But it's King at its price bracket, hopefully I will be seeing a solid 1ghz core on it when I get my water cooling rig setup.

Down Right amazing

ASUS XONAR_XENSE 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card
ASUS XONAR_XENSE 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card

Pros: Sound card and headset in one package The sound card is actually the same audio chipset as the other Xonar series plus a tweaked Sennhieser 350 headset so price with newegg is perfect. Gaming is amazing with 7.1 enabled used to run Tritton pro's these beat em hands down.

Cons: Only one con and that would be the 1/4in jacks for those who don't have amps or the right connectors. not a con for me personally

Overall Review: Used to run onboard audio, never really considered a sound card worth it....untill now, first track I played brought tears to my eyes it sounded so good. This is completely worth it!

Amazing!

TRITTON AX360 Coaxial & Fiber Optic Connector Circumaural True 5.1 Digital Audio Gaming Headset
TRITTON AX360 Coaxial & Fiber Optic Connector Circumaural True 5.1 Digital Audio Gaming Headset

Pros: Amazing headset! I have never known games could get me this immersed, the Crysis single player demo and any valve game sound amazing, I can hear those really annoying snipers try to get me half a map away, this is a definite headset for those who wish to enjoy the best sound and not keep everyone and their mother up at night.

Cons: Only real con, though solvable through an adapter is that the Microphone has to be plugged in separately for both Xbox and PC, however for PC u can get a 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter and problem solved. only other minor annoyance for some is that you need to fiddle and tweak with the settings, but if you're a hardcore gamer like me this is actually a plus

Overall Review: For those who are using this for the PC and are complaining about poor sound/base, you are most likely listening to it through the G9 adapter, if you have a newer motherboard you will most definitely have a Fiber port on your PC, plug that in and connect it to the external card and your games/music/movies will blow you away! Definitely worth the $$$ dropped on it!