Computer Components - Product Reviews

turpit - (October 22, 2004) BACKROUND: My previous system is 3 years old, (an Athlon 1900XP) and while still very good, is showing its age with newer software. In deciding which CPU/mother board combo to purchase, I spent 4 months watching reviews for AMD 64s and P4s at various sites, while tracking prices at Pricegrabber. Based on my results, I decided on the AMD 64 3500. DECIDING PURCHASE FACTORS: Ultimately, I reversed my descision and purchased this unit (AMD Barton Athlon XP 3200+ ) for the following reasons: 1) No 64 bit Operating Sytem available yet(AMD64) 2) Very limited 64 bit optimized software available in the near future (AMD 64) 3) Very limited hyperthreading optimized software available

kenalcock - (July 08, 2004) This processor is powerful. And if you want to save on household utility bills, you can heat at least one room with it. I’m not joking at all here—it runs that hot. I recommend this processor, only if you are willing to go the extra steps to ensure better CPU cooling. This CPU’s normal operating temperature was near 60-62°C in a PC with: a 4-fan Aluminum Coolermaster Praetorian case, all round system cables, wrapped, and stowed for maximum “wind tunnel” system airflow; no system load; a video card that runs cool; HDDs that run very cool; no overclocking; and on a cool Spring day (60°F ambient room temperature). This was with the stock Intel heat sink and fan. I have m

jayhall0315 - (January 15, 2006) I have discontinued this review because as any tech geek knows, times change and better products are manufactured. If you are currently in need of a high end processor then take a look at the Intel Core 2 Duo series. Intel has come back from the edge and has now bested any of AMD's latest offerings. (My review from here was written in March of 2006) When I first got into building power computers for my graduate research a few years back, I said, "Amd, smay-m-d". Nothing was better than a Pentium. Then I noticed the fans in my box making a hell of a whirling sound. Even later, I noticed my BIOS reporting 77 degrees C for the CPU ! (WTF !!!) To cap it off, I saw my friend's AMD box run game

UmarStone582 - (05/16/2012) I was looking for a specific Item, it seemed to find all the available retailers But the item pictured and price was not the item they were selling for that price

power9968 - (02/15/2012) First one worked for about 2 minutes then died. Reset the firmware remained DOA. Second one has only one fan speed SLOWWWWW. Reset firmware still fan speed SLOWWWWW. They are sending new fans even though the ones I have work on a 4 pin 12v plug. Will update on replacements fans.Corsair did send the fans but they did not fix the SLOWWWW fan problem. They issued an RMA for a complete return and wanted me to pay for shipping. Returned to where I bought it for a full refund. Corsair Never Again

punabutta8251 - (01/16/2012) I did not notice any difference in the slower FPS visually but I did see the difference in the color realism. If you like guns, bushes and uniforms to almost look real and don't mind a few FPS loss this is the card for you. (I gave the 560Ti to my nephew, he had a HD5770 so he's happy. Also card idles at 40c played B3 went to 50c, manually cranked the fan to 62%, don't know if that's good or what but did not run into any issues playing B3, MW3, BBC2. If I had a crossfire capable MB I'd be saving up for another one of these. 5 stars.