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Samuel A.

Samuel A.

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Most Favorable Review

Great card BUT really Asus? QC?

ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 CrossFireX Support ATX Graphics Card ROG-STRIX-LC-RX6900XT-T16G-GAMING
ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 CrossFireX Support ATX Graphics Card ROG-STRIX-LC-RX6900XT-T16G-GAMING

Pros: Powerful, cool running

Cons: Did not come with ANY mounting screws for the radiator. Fortunately I have a ton of computer screws and found some that fit. Some bent fins on the radiator, was able to straighten them easily but again Really Asus? Improve your QC. For what this card costs, one shouldn't have to scrounge around for screws and straighten out fins

Overall Review: Again great card, Asus needs some better QC

Most Critical Review

don't waste your money

ASUS - MOTHERBOARDS H110M-A/M.2 Intel H110 HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
ASUS - MOTHERBOARDS H110M-A/M.2 Intel H110 HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel

Pros: none

Cons: used this board for a friend's build. After a couple days he was having freezing, no POST, can't get to BIOS. Swapped out memory, video card, used onboard video, swapped power supply still would actually boot once every 20 or so times. Was able to flash the BIOS one of the times hoping that it would fix the issues but it didn't.

Overall Review: Asus motherboards were once the gold standard, but no more. Sticking with MSI boards, no issues with the last few system I built using theirs. Asus? nothing but problems.

Excellent budget case

Rosewill PRISM S500 ATX Mid Tower Gaming PC Computer Case, Aura Sync Compatible Dual Ring RGB LED Fans, Top Mount PSU & HDD/SSD, Tempered Glass & Steel
Rosewill PRISM S500 ATX Mid Tower Gaming PC Computer Case, Aura Sync Compatible Dual Ring RGB LED Fans, Top Mount PSU & HDD/SSD, Tempered Glass & Steel

Pros: Easy access to everything, good air flow, nice RGB control, plenty of depth on back side for cable management. Metal is not flimsy, a sturdy solid case.

Cons: tight fight if you use a full size ATX mobo, you may have to take out a couple of the bottom fans to connect some things (USB, front panel wires, etc) then put fans back in. No Reset button

Overall Review: Got the case to reuse a system I had replaced a mobo/cpu in. Easily installed a 240mm AIO on the side (after removing the drive moutning plate). RGB didn't work at first, after I disconnected the little 3-pin/4-pin connector from mobo they worked just fine. Used a bunch of Rosewill cases over the years (my gaming rig is still in the BlackHawk Ultra case I got years ago). Always a good buy

Nice, except..............

Cougar MX330 Mid Tower Case with Full Acrylic Transparent Window and USB 3.0
Cougar MX330 Mid Tower Case with Full Acrylic Transparent Window and USB 3.0

Pros: Great for a budget build, plenty of space.......almost

Cons: case should have been 1/4 inch taller which would have allowed a 240mm radiator & fans to be mounted in the top. Currently the CPU power socket on mother boards will be right at the edge of the radiator meaning you can't get the CPU power plug to go in. Maybe if you have low profile fans it may work.

Overall Review: overall it's an OK case

garbage

Forza Motorsport 7: Deluxe Edition Xbox One / Windows 10 [Digital Code]
Forza Motorsport 7: Deluxe Edition Xbox One / Windows 10 [Digital Code]

Pros: none

Cons: crashes, freezes, just garbage

11/25/2017

Excellent wifi coverage, great data throughput

ASUS AC2900 Dual-band Gaming Router, game acceleration, Mesh Wi-Fi support, Lifetime Free Internet Security, DFS, Gamer Private Network, Port Forwarding, Streaming & Gaming (RT-AC86U)
ASUS AC2900 Dual-band Gaming Router, game acceleration, Mesh Wi-Fi support, Lifetime Free Internet Security, DFS, Gamer Private Network, Port Forwarding, Streaming & Gaming (RT-AC86U)

Pros: Great wifi coverage, great data throughput. easy to use GUI, easy firmware update process.

Cons: no so far

Overall Review: Have 2 of these, one set as an access point. Get 5-bar signal over both floors of our house (1700sq ft small cape). Connect speed and data throughput about 10% greater than the 2 AC68Us these replaced. Running for 5 days now , no issues. The AC68Us ran 24/7 for 3 years with no issues. can't beat Asus routers.