Recent content by TheBigBlueBox

Well the one review that I'm most impressed with (hardwaresecrets.com) tested the PSU under internal temps of 45-50C. The kitguru review mentioned that the room temp during testing was 25C. I'm not going to continue to argue with you here. I'll wait for additional input though. I do like...

I don't want to pay $20 more for a feature I (probably) don't need. Sata 6gb is only useful for SSDs and they are out of my price range right now.

That's quite an accusation to make. I'm sure what you mention happens but you seem to think that HardOCP is the only trusted source for reviews? HardOCP hasn't reviewed that particular PSU. You would think if it was such a mediocre PSU that there would be at least one bad professional review...

other reviews: http://www.guru3d.com/article/ocz-stealthxstream-2-600w-review/ http://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/ocz-stealthxstream-2-600-w-power-supply-review/5/ http://www.overclockersonline.net/reviews/ocz-stealthxstream-2-600w-power-supply/6/ These reviews don't...

I really don't need 2 TB right now... I have a 2TB external plus a 750 and 2 500GB externals as well. I picked the P55 board because the P55A UD3 was $20 more... If there is a difference, I really don't see it...

No I didn't already buy my parts... sorry for the confusion... That's my PROPOSED build lol...

I don't know... I was rather impressed when the hardwaresecrets review mentioned that it could pull over 700W out of the PSU without it shutting down or the efficiency going below 80%... and also that it could have qualified for 80plus bronze. I guess I could go with the Seasonic s12II but as...

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming (Civ5, ME2/3, DA2, ES5, new games for the next year or so), as well as web browsing, video streaming, some light video editing 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $900 w/o shipping 3) Where...

Hi... I'm planning on purchasing a Sandy Bridge based budget gaming build in the near future. I'm not building myself (buying via AVAdirect) and I'd just like to hear if the components I'm choosing is okay with my situation... 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web...

I'd say try AVADirect... Out of the 4 companies mentioned above, only AVA isn't completely gaming oriented. If you want a good business machine, AVA has the best customization options available, and their technical support is great... But for business though, go with a powerful CPU...

No... stay away from cyberpower... Go with AVAdirect, same price, maybe slightly higher... but they have better customer service and better selection of components..

The only thing I can say about the system above is... wow, I wish I had that kind of money to burn! From what I can gather from this forum though, is thatwhere AVA seems to struggle is with these high-end gaming systems. Both posters reporting video card problems had an SLI setup with dual 8800...

I just sent Misha a LONG email with my concerns, and I specifically mentioned this forum... Why did issues suddenly start popping up as soon as I order? :(

Yikes... scaring me now... The problem though seems to be confined to SLI systems... I can't see how it could've gotten out of testing so they're not securing their systems well in shipping...

The dell gaming system has dual 8800 GTXs... that's over 1k alone... The $1k system from dell has a 7300LE with Turbocache... my $1100 system from AVA kills dell's $1k system.... Dell's $5k gaming system DESTROYS the 1k build