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Andrew D.

Andrew D.

Joined on 02/21/06

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Most Favorable Review

Not to shabby

Cooler Master RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Cooler Master RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Good quality,lots of room,lots of fans and nothing better than black and blue.

Cons: The switches are a little weird and will need some getting used to. The tool-less idea is good accept for the expansion slots. Unless your card has a hole instead of a slot like most cards, they will not stay in place. I ended up putting a screw in my video cards to keep them in place. Coolermaster should fix the 80mm fan on the mobo side of the case. 80x15 fans are hard to find. Not a huge deal, I just can't find a blue LED one.

Overall Review: This a very good case and would recommend it to anyone. When Coolermaster fixes the switch issue since it seems to be a very common problem. This case would bring is some more buyers.

11/20/2007
Most Critical Review

Jury is still out

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler  I5 775 AMD compatible
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler I5 775 AMD compatible

Pros: I read alot of reviews about how good it is.

Cons: The intel factory mounting system is just a very bad idea. Why an aftermarket company goes this route is terrible. Right now my temps are the same as the cooler it replaced and that could be due to the difficulty installing on my mobo(evga 790i). The pins were a bear getting them to lock and when I thought it was locked and moved to another corner and pressed down...pop! the other corner came up.

Overall Review: Zigmatek and all those other aftermarket folks using the stock mounting set up. Do us all a favor and make a better mounting system like I have seen on cheaper units like my gemini II. I will attempt a reseat and follow up on this review. With luck I will be praising it.

Lasted a year

Func FUNC-HS-260-1ST 3.5mm Connector Circumaural Gaming Headset
Func FUNC-HS-260-1ST 3.5mm Connector Circumaural Gaming Headset

Pros: Sound, comfort and mic are outstanding

Cons: As if a year to the day, the cable went south. I have to hold it at an odd angle just to keep the sound from going weird.

Bummed Out.

EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Scored 1900+ on 3dmark06 score. Good overclocker/benchmarker. Was able to get my Q6600 to 4ghz on air and actually run for a reasonable amount of time. Great benchmarking board.

Cons: Floppy disk controller failed and the raid drivers were on the 3.5. So much for setting up my raid. Online/Offline game play was horrible with massive lag and I had to turn off or turn down most of the settings thinking it would help. no go. Board just gave me an over-all bad feeling about it. My crosshair/6400BE did not have these issues.

Overall Review: This board did have a new serial number sticker placed over the old one.....I am taking advantage of the step-up program for the 790i board and with luck this will be better. I put my asus crosshair board and 6400BE back in untill step-up is over. Online gaming is back to normal. I love EVGA videao cards and this was my first shot at thier mobos hopefully the 790i acts the way it should cause I don't want to cough up the cash for that asus 790 board.

Got a good one

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - Core 2 Quad Kentsfield Quad-Core 2.4 GHz LGA 775 105W None Integrated Graphics Processor - BX80562Q6600
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - Core 2 Quad Kentsfield Quad-Core 2.4 GHz LGA 775 105W None Integrated Graphics Processor - BX80562Q6600

Pros: I must have got a good one cause I got this cpu up to 4.01GHZ. Now I could only surf the net at that speed otherwise it would lock up. heh Perhaps I will throw some watercooling at it otherwise I am content with a stable 3.8 on air. Running a Zalman 9700 and has yet to break 44C under load. Also have an EVGA 780i board.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I have been and AMD user for a number of years and had they not dropped the ball on their phenom I would not be writing this review. Will I be a fanboy and switch back? That is up to AMD.

Works Good

ZALMAN CNPS 9700 NT 110mm 2 Ball Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler
ZALMAN CNPS 9700 NT 110mm 2 Ball Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler

Pros: Keeps my Q6600 at around 29c. When it is overclocked to 3.6 the temps are between 37-40c. Not to shabby.

Cons: Not exactly the Cooler's fault but I had to remove my top exhaust fans in my Coolermaster 690 case. You can fit at least and 80mm maybe a 92mm fan in the top forward spot. The cooler fit fine on my Evga 780i mobo.