Joined on 11/24/04
Great DRAM!
Pros: Installed this in a D3LL laptop N7110 w/no problems.
Cons: None
Overall Review: N/A
Quality in Decline @ Antec
Pros: decent price
Cons: Fan is starting to make the faint ticking sound after six months of use. Makes the annoying sound every two seconds. See others w/the same problem. Quality is no doubt in decline @ Antec.
Overall Review: Will be looking at other brands when the fan finally goes out. Maybe Antec should buff up their QC- nah that would cost 'em xtra $$$$.
Worth the $$$
Pros: The onboard Xtreme audio DAC is worth the $400. Awesome, LOUD sound w/my Sennheiser HD 700s. Build quality seems to be above average. Easy UEFI/BIOS. In OVERRIDE mode got it to run IBT v2.54 stable for over 2H at 4.6GHz, Vcore set to 1.35V, dropped to 1.31V fully loaded, 81°C max temp. Most settings just on auto and memory on XMP mode.
Cons: Took me a few hours to figure out how to install Windows 7. Didn’t have mouse/keyboard at initial attempt! Researched to find you have to have it set to “windows 7 installation” = enable, which also automatically does “XHCI” = disable in UEFI. Then you have to make a bootable, slipstreamed Windows 7 USB thumb drive w/the latest Intel 3.0 and AssMedia 3.1 USB drivers to get Win 7 to install w/out giving you the “A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. If u have a driver floppy disc, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now.” Luckily MSI has a cool utility called, “Win7 Smart Tool” to create this USB bootable thumb drive fairly easily. Game Boost is a joke, the presets just don’t “get ‘er dun”. ADAPTIVE mode is useless for OC.
Overall Review: I initially installed BIOS v1.3 so I didn’t have any problems w/the BIOS as others have mentioned. I find all PC component manufacturers to have $)(!++y support, not just MSI. My Build: Intel 6700K CM Seidon 120V installed w/5 year old ArcticSilver5 Corsair Vengeance LPX (2x8 GB) DDR4 SDRAM (CMK16GX4M2B3000C15) Corsair HX750i power supply MSI GTX 970 vid card Intel 520 ssd Intel 510 ssd Pioneer BR BDR-2209 CM stacker 830 EVO chassis w/3x AeroCool ded silence fans Windoze 7 PRO SP1 x64
Good Mouse
Pros: Ergonomic design. BlueTrack is great!
Cons: Slightly overpriced.
Overall Review: I wonder how long this mouse will last? Average mouse life for me is ~3 years.
Flimsy Junk
Pros: None
Cons: NO DVI, NO DVI, NO DVI... Couldn't get the HDMI input to recognize the DVI-D convertor plug. The Cost Cutters at ViewSonic definitely had their way w/this monitor.
Overall Review: ViewSonic better up their game or I will not be looking at them for future monitor purchasing.
Nice HDD
Pros: Installed this in a D3LL laptop N7110 w/no problems.
Cons: could have been cheaper
Overall Review: N/A