Joined on 11/30/03
Excellent Gaming CPU
Pros: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X has all of the processing power you need to do gaming at 1080P and 1440P resolutions. It has both the single-core speed and multi-core muscle to run all current games. Why pay more for performance that you can measure but not really see? Pair the 5600X with a current Radeon GPU to enable Smart Memory Access, a caching improvement that gives you improved gaming response that you can see. You want overclocking? Use AMD Ryzen Master Utility to enable one-click automatic overclocking. No need for performance testing, headaches or worries.
Cons: Honestly, the only downside that I can think of is that I like the color blue a bit better than the color red. Well done team red ...
Overall Review: In my opinion this is the best consumer desktop processor that has ever been released.
Last of the 2166s?
Pros: Has an awesome motherboard, MSI 970A-G43. This demonstrates that CyberPower and Newegg did listen to their customers concerns regarding compatibility issues with the original motherboard in the product.
Cons: Very noisy as other customers have commented. Bios adjustment and a sound suppression enclosure are needed. Power supply is only 350 watts, which will not accommodate future expansion.. I purchased a 650 watt replacement during Black Friday which I will install after the PC has burned in.
Overall Review: I believe that I received one of the last few model 2166s. I was elated to find that CyberPower had already upgraded the MOBO, and did an excellent job of picking a replacement.. I had planned on doing this myself. The upgrade made this PC an awesome gaming machine and a great value to the customer. Well done.
This was a repeat purchase of a product , (PC case), that I was very impressed with. Both cases were delivered timely and packaged well. Now I am keeping an eye on their storefront.