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James M.

James M.

Joined on 11/28/05

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Makes Arctic Freezer 7 Look Like a Furnace!

XIGMATEK Dark Knight II SD1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler with Stealth Aerospace Industry Thermal conductive ceramic coating LGA1150 Haswell Compatible
XIGMATEK Dark Knight II SD1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler with Stealth Aerospace Industry Thermal conductive ceramic coating LGA1150 Haswell Compatible

Pros: The Dark Knight II Knight Hawk combined with Arctic Silver 5 completely blows My Arctic Freezer 7 Rev 2 out of the water. I recently upgraded to a Phenom II X4 965 BE, with my former heatsink, I had to undervolt the CPU just maintain stable temps. With Prime95 I had the CPU running at 76C in about 1 minute before I called it quits at stock voltages. The Dark Knight cools my CPU to a chilling 25C at idle and holds it steady at ~45C with Prime95.

Cons: As most everyone else has pointed out, the instructions are garbage and the pictures aren't much better. I noticed most of my parts were somewhat labeled making it easier to determine what ones should be used, but it took a good 15-20 minutes to get a good idea of what was going where. I would suggest prior to applying thermal paste, set the heatsink in place first to get an idea of how it should be mounted, this will minimize the number attempts and make the process much smoother. For socket AM3 I used the AMD Type 3 Diagram as a point of reference. The fins of the heat sink feel a bit flimsy, but overall it feels pretty solid. The rubber fan mounts took a little work to fit onto my Corsair SP120 High Performance Fans. I recommend fitting onto the fans first as it seems a little easier to get them on the heat after.

Overall Review: I never had a problem with UPS's shipping until this purchase. At no time during my purchase was I informed a signature would be required for delivery. As a result my shipment was delayed an extra 2 days because I had to figure out which of my neighbors would be available to sign for the package due to my work schedule.

Great RAM!!

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ

Pros: This RAM is very Fast and Cheap!. I own the 2 x 1GB version of these sticks and needed to add more memory to my computer. I am now running 6GB of G Skill RAM and my PC runs so much smoother than before.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Windows 7 x64 Ultimate Gigabyte - GA-MA790GPT-UD3H AMD Athlon II X2 240 Overclocked to 3.5 GHz 2GB G. Skill F3-10666CL9D-2GBNQ 4GB G. Skill F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ 46" Apex LD4688 LCD HDTV ATI Radeon HD 3300

12/29/2010

Works Great!!

APEVIA CVT48 9.5 in. 4 Pin P4 /12V  to 8 Pin P8 /12V Power Supply Converter Cable Female to Male
APEVIA CVT48 9.5 in. 4 Pin P4 /12V to 8 Pin P8 /12V Power Supply Converter Cable Female to Male

Pros: I recently built a new pc and ill be honest it has been a long time since ive done so. For that reason i overlooked the fact my new mobo needed a p8 connector instead of a p4. Did some reasearch and it turned out this p4 -> p8 adapter would do the trick. I installed it and it has worked flawlessly. I have had no issues and would recommend anyone buy this instead of a new psu if the one they have is above 500w. definitely a major savings.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Get it. You wont be disappointed.

Great RAM 4 Low Budget

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-2GBNQ
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-2GBNQ

Pros: I recently built a new PC and the mobo i got (Gigabyte GA-MA790GPT-UD3H) didnt have a very good RAM support list for someone who was on a budget. I read another review someone posted about this RAM who stated it worked very well in my mobo and i did some extensive research. This RAM does work great in the mobo worked first try and no DOA.

Cons: Unfortunately G.Skill did not have a support list specifically for this RAM, however they did for the 2x2GB version and higher, I ASSUME that due to them all being the same make and model just different sizes means they all should have same compatibility. Only actual reference on their site for this particular one was the bridge series it worked on which 790gpt was compatible.

Overall Review: I'd suggest anyone to do their research before buying any memory as there can be many compatibility issues. However this particular one if on a low budget can help out greatly and so far has worked amazingly well.

Great Motherboard!

GIGABYTE GA-MA790GPT-UD3H AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-MA790GPT-UD3H AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: So far this motherboard has been great to me and i have not had any issues with it. The on board graphics are very good for what they are and when working on a budget will hold you over for quite some time. The colors are cool. It runs at very low temperatures and i haven't had any issues yet with it overheating, although i havent attempted to push it yet since im still breaking my new pc in.

Cons: I have not yet noticed any cons with this motherboard as of yet. Only con i have is with Gigabyte who seems to not update their RAM support list very often or very well. I had to do extensive research and check RAM manufacturers websites to see that some of the cheaper choices i was going with would work.

Overall Review: It's been a long time since i upgraded my pc so one thing i think people should know is this motherboard has quite the energy saving sleep states. In fact had i not read the manual for it i probably would have thought that something was wrong with my pc. Basically this mobo will put your whole computer in such a deep sleep state after inactivity that it shuts everything down including psu and all and immediately starts up as soon as u wiggle mouse. Its nice but scary lol. My system: AMD Athlon II x2 240 Gigabyte GA-MA790GPT-UD3H Seagate 200GB Sata Drive G.Skill 2x1 1GB DDR3 1333 - F3-10666CL9D-2GBNQ Windows 7 - 64 Bit All works very well scored 4.7 due to on board video in win 7