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Patrick M.

Patrick M.

Joined on 09/17/11

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Served me well

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (100314-3L )
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (100314-3L )

Pros: Ran pretty much everything I used it for on high/ultra settings (some of the games included Skyrim, Tropico 4, Borderlands, Shift 2, Fallout 3/New Vegas, Shogun 2/Empire Total War, Dirt 3).

Cons: Some frame rate drops in Skyrim when running through a city or looking around when a new area just loaded. I also purchased another one for CrossfireX and the performance was disappointing in all games I used it for. I eventually returned the other one I purchased to the local store I purchased it from for a full refund within 30 days. The plan when I bought the single card was to eventually upgrade to a dual GPU setup and all the power that (supposedly) came with it, since that didn't work out I decided on a higher-powered single GPU solution.

Overall Review: I recently sold it and purchased a Gigabyte GTX 670 OC which tops this card easily in all categories (of course I paid over twice the price for it). Good card for someone looking for one in this price range, though I'd advise if you have the money, to spend it on something more powerful as the difference has been well worth the cost in my opinion.

Insane value

Antec Dark League DF700 FLUX, Mid Tower ATX Gaming Case,5 x 120mm Fans Included, ARGB & PWM Fan Controller, Tempered Glass Side Panel, Three-Dimensional Wave-Shaped Mesh Front
Antec Dark League DF700 FLUX, Mid Tower ATX Gaming Case,5 x 120mm Fans Included, ARGB & PWM Fan Controller, Tempered Glass Side Panel, Three-Dimensional Wave-Shaped Mesh Front

Pros: This is an extremely easy to case to build in. It comes with incredibly good cooling built right in. This includes a reverse flow fan blowing cool air directly at your GPU. There is awesome cable management options including Velcro cable ties and lots of openings to route your cables behind the motherboard. The included ARGB looks good and if you have an older motherboard, the stock fan hub can control the fan's ARGB patterns with a few decent looking options.

Cons: The included fan/ARGB hub is 3-pin and I removed and replaced it with a four-pin hub. I also replaced all five fans with 4-pin variants so I could monitor fan speeds via PWM. I didn't mind as most of the fans were re-used in my general use/media PC where I don't care so much about intricate fan speed control.

Overall Review: I added three more fans and all eight fans keep temps nice and cool on my 5600X and 6950xt. Two reverse flow fans blowing directly at the GPU does wonders for GPU temps! This is such an incredibly priced case! Despite the cheap included fans and hub, at this price (never mind when it goes on sale), the value is incredible!

It works as intended

DP Displayport to HDMI Adapter 4K x 2K, iXever Display Port to HDMI Male to Female Gold-Plated Cord Compatible for Lenovo Dell HP
DP Displayport to HDMI Adapter 4K x 2K, iXever Display Port to HDMI Male to Female Gold-Plated Cord Compatible for Lenovo Dell HP

Pros: Converts the DisplayPort signal from GPU to the HDMI port of the monitor. It works perfectly.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I attached it to the third DisplayPort port on an MSI Mech RX6600. Two of my monitors have HDMI and obsolete ports (VGA/DVI) and my new GPU for this PC couldn't accommodate them with its existing ports. So this was necessary to run all three monitors (two 24" 1080p with HDMI and older ports, and one 4K 32" with DP and HDMI). Everything worked great from when I booted the PC up after GPU installation. I didn't even have to install the AMD driver and they worked fine (I did update the driver from AMD, of course). When I went on Newegg to find an adapter, this one was on Shell Shocker that day. Lucky me!

Has served me well

Cooler Master GX - 750W Power Supply with 80 PLUS Bronze Certification
Cooler Master GX - 750W Power Supply with 80 PLUS Bronze Certification

Pros: I have had this power supply since early October 2011. It has powered my motherboard, 8 fans, sound card, 2 GPU's (recently added a second), optical drive and 3 hard drives with no issues. This was my first build and the excellent price and reliability of this PSU has gone a long way in making my PC building experience an enjoyable one. MIR arrived in a timely manner and was even a cheque, not a gift card. Looks great too!

Cons: None.

Overall Review: If I had it to do over again, I would have purchased a modular PSU.

Works great

ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS

Pros: Works great for everything I've needed it for. Have never had any issues.

Cons: Software bundled with it is garbage. The Nero included can't even burn mp3's… Not worth a deduction as there's plenty of good burning software available elsewhere.

12/24/2011

Good RAM at a good price!

Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model PGD38G1600ELK
Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model PGD38G1600ELK

Pros: Has worked great since I bought it. With a game running and plenty of other apps running in the background I've never used much over 50% according to the performance monitor on my Logitech G13.

Cons: Motherboard read the RAM as 1333 but I was able to adjust it to 1600 in the BIOS without any issues. Not much of a con as it was a simple fix and may have been the mobo's fault.

Overall Review: Fantastic RAM for the first gaming rig I built myself! Just got the mail-in rebate yesterday!

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Came fast enough from China and product works.

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Quality PSU

Consult reddit for information. PSU is highly rated and a steal on sale.

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