Pros: AMD's best next to the threadripper, same install as you're used to (lift the lever, line up the arrow with the arrow on the cpu, lock the lever down

Cons: none really, should invest in a good power supply for sure. Avoid the pre installed thermal paste I always wipe it off and use the arctic silver 5 too many issues with "glued" processors to the heatsink the arctic silver never does this.

Overall Review: If you can't afford a threadripper this is the next best in line. Same installation as every other AMD processor. Despite the fact you get an enormous fan, these beasts get so hot I recommend a cooler like corsair's H100i v2 (if you own one that came out before the ryzen you can buy the ryzen mounting plate from corsair, 14 bucks shipped they simply twist on and the new one is apparently compatible with everything AMD other than the threadripper of course which is a physically larger cpu.) I recommend arctic silver 5 for heat sink compound it does not glue the cpu to the pump head or fan like some products do. If you somehow end up in a situation with heatsink compound that doesn't want to let go you can use a hairdryer (I don't recommend a heat gun they get too hot) to heat up the heatsink or pump head until it lets go. As you probably know the Ryzens have some sort of code to work more efficiently with AMD's radeon processors so this paired with one of the new rx 580 or rx 590 "should" theoretically give better performance than a nvidia card. I play black desert online which is a pretty graphic intensive game, it ran ok on high graphics on my ryzen 7 1700 and a rx 580 but the graphics and response are noticeably better on this cpu with the same amount of memory and a rx 580. A rx 580 is supposed to be comparable to a nvidia 1060 while the new 590 is supposed to be comparable to the 1070 (for twice as much money I may add). After a few hitches I'm really enjoying this new rig a lot. A few years ago AMD was talking about discontinuing the CPU line in favor of GPU and integrated graphics, I'm so happy they changed their minds. I prefer not to buy anything intel due to some of their antics over the years and I also feel they are way over priced. Thanks AMD for not letting your loyal customers down.

Pros: 4 trays that can be independently removed and presumably swapped into different slots no problem

Cons: if your case does not have a flush mount (i.e. there's a door or something in the way) it may not work in in the front 5.25 Bay. I have a dell inspiron 5675 it has a front bay but there's a cute little door on it, that apparently can't be easily removed so it won't work in that case,

Overall Review: It is a good product and as long as you aren't constantly pulling the drawers out it should last a good long time but their metal product is much better i have one of the two bay metal units and it's built like a tank. This won't work for what i wanted it for but i have other builds coming up it won't go to waste.

Pros: Unit has three fans to help keep it cool. Many only have two. Enormous heat sinks Solid construction Cover on the connector to protect it

Cons: Because it's so big and heavy it makes it a little rough to line up the connector with the slot (don't forget to take the plastic cover off the connector) Be sure your power supply is beefy enough to handle it.

Overall Review: I haven't upgraded my video in awhile, i was making due with a pair of rx580 (about the same performance as nvidia 1060) in crossfire mode. That was by no means a bad setup but when folks are telling me they are seeing 80+ fps in the same games I'm getting around 40..well it's just time for an upgrade. I switched over to Radeon when the Ryzen cpus came out because of the special relationship the two have. I've always built AMD machines. In the old days before AMD purchased them, the Radeons just didn't have a great rep for their drivers..hardware was ok but the company just couldn't get it together with their drivers. Things are much different now that AMD owns them. Video cards just get more powerful all the time they're practically a whole computer unto themselves. This is a HEAVY card, if your case has supports for big long cards i'd suggest you use them, like all modern video cards it gobbles up two slots in your machine and it will probably block one or more of the card slots immediately next to it. I have an older Rosewill Thor case which someone will have to bend my arm backwards to give up I love it. Yeh it's big enough to take a nap in it for a small kid but the air flow and cable management is unmatched for a case in that price range. The most annoying part of the install was finding the locks on the end of the pcie slots to release the old cards and then getting the new card properly lined up (blind) because you pretty much can't see the bottom of the card due to the housing and the heat sink and the fans and how far they stick out but with some gentle feeling around it was finally seated and don't forget to screw it down! Kids today have it so easy, gone are the days when windows would say no way and refuse to start because you made a major hardware change (driver issues) next boot started up properly no issues. As I was already using Radeon the software was installed and didn't even need to download a new driver. This card has a lot of settings most of which I'm not particularly familiar with, more study required there but my monitor has freesync and that part at least is working correctly it appears. My favorite game is black desert online, it is not a game that gives a powerful video card a heavy work out for the most part but I did see double frame rates right off the bat. Combat is the most hardware stressing part of that game but the environmental effects did benefit as well (they do a good job of lighting situations sunrise/sunset flickering flame and of course all the lighting effects from the spell casters and heavy combat situations (then there all the water, wind, rain effects when sailing on the ocean)). The card gets good ratings, I hope it will last me a couple of years as this kind of outlay is not something I'm always prepared to make. I have used XFX video cards in the past and they were great I have no fear this product will be just as good. I have been monitoring the heat inside the case and this one does seem to be running even cooler than the pair of rx580 that used to live in there under heavy load. I'm liking it, some super settings guru might have some comments about settings etc. but am happy wit it at defaults. I would like to know why some folks seem to be getting even higher frame rates with the same card but that is a matter for research and it could be game settings as much as driver settings etc.

Pros: 1000 watt multi rail, sli or crossfire certified. Manufacturer name. Gold certified.

Cons: HEAVY, other than that none

Overall Review: I had a 900w power supply which would have been good if I wasn't planning to run crossfire. Everyone agrees, better have a 1000 watt in the case if you want to run more than one graphics card. This is a crazy heavy bugger but the modular cables make it a lot easier to route cables or just leave the ones out you don't need. Most of us don't have anything that uses molex anymore so you can leave that cable off if you only have two drives you probably only need need one sata cable with power connectors. If you only need one of the old five pin molex an adapter might be a better choice than another whole cable to route and wrap. I have a rosewill THOR full tower case that is a pretty heavy case made worse because there are no good places to grab it when you want to move it. I'm just a little old women who doesn't do weight training it was a bit of a challenge to move it up onto the table and down when I was done but I managed. New tower cases mount the power supply in the bottom unlike the top as mid tower used to do. The power supply has a nice big fan on it but that doesn't do much if the power supply is on the bottom no matter i have a liquid unit and fans on the top for that to pull hot air out of the case. The machine has been running continuously for several days either on a test bed stressor program or playing graphics intensive games like black desert online...so far so good no issues. Just be ready for the weight of this thing when moving your machine.

Pros: Gigabyte name, full featured bios, lots of fan headers, First pcie slot next to the power supply is actually usable and not blocked by heat sinks etc., Several headers for light strips etc., Bios clear button on backplane. Two M2 slots for sata and nvme drives.

Cons: If you have an older case you may have a lot of issues getting the screw holes in the board to line up, Solid backplane is causing issues in many cases bad idea gigabyte. (Lots of complaining about this online). Only six sata plugs.

Overall Review: This board is one of gigabyte's typically great products except for one design flaw. The solid backplane on this board is causing a lot of issues in older not so high end cases. Many, many, many complaints online with getting the screw holes on the board to line up in the case. This is an ATX board it should fit in an ATX case no issues but it doesn't. Consensus of opinion is the backplane is not exactly in tolerance, many suggestions about how to fix it. I finally managed to install the the top three screws closest to the back and one of the screws towards the center of the board to line up but it was difficult (this should be enough I hope). I have a Rosewill THOR v2 case it's not very old, disappointing that I had all this issue. Using a corsair h100i v2 liquid cooler (had to order a new mount for the ryzen was like 14 bucks as the ryzens were not out when I bought my h100i). Before you install the pump head be sure there is enough clearance for the usb power cable to plug into the side of the pump head I had to take it off a few times till I got it rotated properly. There are only 6 sata plugs on the board which may not be enough for some of us. These days most folks are going with M2 since they are so much faster this board supports nvme and sata m2 drives. The only thing I do not like about the M2 slots is that they are right next to the video card slot, if you're running crossfire with two cards there will be a lot of heat right there but the cover for the slots appears to have some sort of heat sink material on the underside which hopefully will help with the heat issue (M2 slows down if they get too hot). AMAZINGLY gigabyte included the tiny screws for the M2 slot, that was a big hurray for me anyhow as my last Dell machine came with no screws and I had to search my spare screw box to find one that would work. The box for the motherboard had a lot of little bits and pieces and the book really doesn't identify them or tell you where they plug in. This board has built in wifi and includes an external antenna, I don't use it right now but might in the future nice to have it for sure. I love the board but the install was PITA and then windows refused to reactivate due to the hardware changes so I ended up having to reinstall it. The board is physically heavy not sure I'd trust this to any flimsy case. Slot spacing is very good and it has more slots than most of the competition. SLI and crossfire are supported on this board but when the pcie x16 slot closest to the power supply is populated and the second x8 slot is populated both run at only x8 which is pretty typical I don't know of any ryzen boards that have two pcie x16 slots that run full speed even with both in use. The onboard sound is acceptable just be aware it won't work until you load the drivers off the gigabyte site or the included cdrom. Love the board you just might want to also spring for a new high quality case to avoid the mounting issue that many folks are having.

Pros: backlight on keys (red only), good quality mechanical switches, antighosting tech, "splash resistance", quite a good keyboard for the touchtypist not just the gamer. Arrow pad lower right side below pgup/pgdn etc. key bank, folding supports for optional use, small keyboard but keys full sized and the keys don't feel crowded when you type on them. Lockout for windows key, Fkeys have additional multimedia functions

Cons: Difficult to change keycaps, all keys have the same surface/feel, no usb port on the keyboard itself

Overall Review: I have tendonitis issues with my hands so I have been setting up a custom setup that is easier on my hands. I put a separate usb numeric pad on the left side so there is more room on the right for other things and use a corsair scimitar mouse (lots of programmable buttons). While the keycaps look like they come off, and you get a tool for this, I'm afraid to pull hard enough to get them off. I really like the movement keys that corsair sells for their boards that are a different color and have a different texture from the rest of the keys on the keyboard. I wanted to see if perhaps the key caps from my corsair might fit but i do not want to damage this keyboard only to find out they don't fit, lol. The antisplash just saved my day, I'm usually so careful with drinks on the desk but had an ooopsie a few minutes ago, it wasn't a whole lot of soda but enough that I was afraid of the outcome. I blew it out with air and took some alcohol on a q-tip to mop up what I could reach and so far no issues whew...avoided the disaster. This is a nice keyboard, corsair does make one no ten key but it's more than twice the price of this one. I love my strafe but corsair has some issues to correct and it always takes them a bit to figure out what is going on and fix it. I like the cute little lighting effects the corsairs have but in reality i am more interested in the backlight so I can see the keyboard with the room lights turned down. You can't beat the price for this with a stick. End of February 2019 keyboard appears to be dead, went on vacation and came back no keyboard tried it on another machine as well. sigh, checking on warranty I guess. I like the keyboard, kingston is making a fairly priced mechanical with a plug in cable (wish they all did this) it does not feel nearly as nice as this one and it cost more than this one.