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Edward C.

Edward C.

Joined on 11/12/08

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this card is awesome!!

EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 512-P3-N879-AR
EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 512-P3-N879-AR

Pros: card really changed gaming and graphics. extremely fast and really impressive. i was amazed at what it did while playing some bioshock and cs source. major upgrade from a 8600gt. i have to say this is one of the best investments i made. good buy and great price too. and card was shipped in 2 days!!! love newegg

Cons: none for me. maybe for others will be the fact that it is an enormous card about 10.5 inches long. so guys watch out.

Overall Review: if u have a small case make sure it can fit in before buying it. also another thing is make sure ur psu(power supply) can handle this before u buy. its not worth to buy it if u make any mistakes.

11/16/2008

this thing rocks

Intel Core i7-950 - Core i7 Bloomfield Quad-Core 3.06 GHz LGA 1366 130W Processor - BX80601950
Intel Core i7-950 - Core i7 Bloomfield Quad-Core 3.06 GHz LGA 1366 130W Processor - BX80601950

Pros: basically you get what you pay for. hella good performance without paying a crapload for a cpu.i personally think anything more than this is overkill unless of course you run servers. i have this oc'd to 4.2ghz on air with temps around 38c-40c idle. this thing will not be obsolete for years to come. don't think you need a 980x, you're just being sucked in by the hype.

Cons: cons???well to be fair, it wasn't free =[ haha jk.

Overall Review: really worth having. upgraded from my q6700 quad before and the difference is huge.

Great heatsink!!

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: 1-Cheap price compared to higher end heatsinks but similar performance 2-cools my Q6700 oc'd to 3.5ghz idle 35C(sometimes lower), during the day it will touch 40C, on load never goes pass 60. usually stays under 55C. 3-pair it with mx-2 and u will see temps drop!! 4-90cfm fan and cool light 5-easy installation 6-high quality grade material, nickel plating

Cons: none really, except that its harder to even the thermal paste on the base due to the heatpipes, but i suggest u to spread the paste using an old metrocard or credit card. u need to fill the crevices in order to take advantage of this heatsink.

Overall Review: overall, very good heatsink. if u know what u are doing then it should be a problem to install whatsoever. the heatsink is a bit big so u will need a case width of 8.3" or higher. very efficient cooling with a high cfm fan that will most likely lower case temps as well. and buy it!!

not really a review but advice...

BFG Tech GeForce GTX 285 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card BFGEGTX2851024OCFUBE
BFG Tech GeForce GTX 285 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card BFGEGTX2851024OCFUBE

Pros: will play almost anything with high framerates, best single gpu solution out there(notice i said single gpu). can knock almost any ati card out of the water. go nvidia and go bfg tech. 1gb of vram good for high resolution and extremely high settings.

Cons: almost $100 more than a GTX 275.

Overall Review: ok..to people that complain that this is no different than a regular 8800/gt/gtx/ultra. u are wrong!! you probably scored low with this card because more than likely your cpu is bottlenecking this card. u will need to overclock this card to atleast 3.6ghz+ to see real performance out of this card. if your cpu is slow then of coure it will hold back this particular card.

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CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750 W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750 W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: Very stable psu. The quality is amazing and is very powerful. I think the technology on it is absolutely astounding and runs smooth. The price is right as well. Able to power 2 9800gtx+ smooth.

Cons: Unfortunately, mine died after like 5 or so months using it. i did not expect this from a corsair product. I was highly disappointed. I suspect that it shorted out on me. I hope the 5yr warranty included will cover my loss. as of now, im not a happy customer about my problem.

Overall Review: i guess i got unlucky. i really wasn't expecting this from a corsair product. but i guess it happens since not everything is perfect. it really met my needs, plenty of connectors. i strongly suggest if u have this power supply u get a larger case given that the wires are extremely long.