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James G.

James G.

Joined on 09/22/07

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Most Favorable Review

Good motherboard, works perfect.

ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-H Gaming (WiFi 6E) LGA 1700(Intel14th &13th&12th Gen) ATX gaming motherboard(DDR5 up to 7800 MT/s, PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlot with Q-Release, 4xPCIe 4.0 M.2 slots,USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C, front-panel connector, AI Motherboard)
ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-H Gaming (WiFi 6E) LGA 1700(Intel14th &13th&12th Gen) ATX gaming motherboard(DDR5 up to 7800 MT/s, PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlot with Q-Release, 4xPCIe 4.0 M.2 slots,USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C, front-panel connector, AI Motherboard)

Pros: Fast and problem free. Get RAM that is on the QVL, I tried 7200Mhz RAM that was not on QVL and had to get another set. Works great with G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6600 (PC5 52800) in XMP I. I needed to install network drivers during Windows 11 install, when you pick the drive you want to install to, there is an option to Load a driver by pressing F6, this can load unzipped intel i225 driver from a usb drive. The Windows 11 22H2 install will not finish without it.

Overall Review: I tweak my systems for low latency, and I was having a real hard time getting the Asus z790-h to have low latency. I turned off power saving features, dynamictick, c-states, clock speed adjustments on the fly, as usual etc. But the latency was still insanely high, like 5,000 - 40,000 microseconds when it should be less than 100 microseconds. Turns out, you really need to disable core parking in windows on 13th (and 12th?) gen intel. I'm not sure who to blame here, MS or Intel, or maybe just nobody, but without turning off core parking music cracked and popped and sounded horrible and the system was really not performing near its potential. Once I disabled core parking, latency dropped to 20-30 microseconds, which is perfect and everything is smooth. Just wanted to put this up here, that if you get 12th or 13th gen intel, you really should monitor and fix DPC latency for best enjoyment and work use.

Works perfect!

LG UltraGear 32GP850-B 32" 2560 x 1440 (2K) QHD 1ms 165Hz (180Hz OC) Nano IPS HDMI DisplayPort USB 3.0 G-Sync Compatible FreeSync Premium VESA Tilt Pivot Height Adjust Gaming Monitor
LG UltraGear 32GP850-B 32" 2560 x 1440 (2K) QHD 1ms 165Hz (180Hz OC) Nano IPS HDMI DisplayPort USB 3.0 G-Sync Compatible FreeSync Premium VESA Tilt Pivot Height Adjust Gaming Monitor

Overall Review: Just got it, plugged it up, checked it out. No dead pixels, looks crystal clear, and seems faster than my old LG VA panel. So far I like it.

Working good.

G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6600 (PC5 52800) Desktop Memory Model F5-6600J3440G16GX2-TZ5RK
G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6600 (PC5 52800) Desktop Memory Model F5-6600J3440G16GX2-TZ5RK

Overall Review: Had it a day now, but it seems good, it's fast. 102 GBs per second read rate in AIDA64. Latency was 65ns in AIDA64. No errors. This memory works in the Asus z790-H motherboard, it boots fine and sets to XMP I no problem.

So far so good.

CORSAIR HX Series HX1200 CP-9020140-NA 1200 W ATX12V v2.4 / EPS12V 2.92 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Full Modular Power Supply
CORSAIR HX Series HX1200 CP-9020140-NA 1200 W ATX12V v2.4 / EPS12V 2.92 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Full Modular Power Supply

Overall Review: Had my system up and running about a day, this PSU seems to be doing pretty well powering a 13900KS, asus z790-h, 3080 (4090 comes tomorrow), 32GBs of RAM.

Fairly happy.

MSI X99A XPOWER AC LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI X99A XPOWER AC LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: The standard X99 features are great, 12x SATA, lots of USB 3.0 and two USB 3.1, etc. My last board, an ASUS X99 Deluxe had problems with USB ports from the start, ports would stop working and I'd have to unplug and replug keyboard and mouse, etc. Fastboot never worked which an ASUS rep told me was related to my Video Card BIOS but I tried a 780 Classified and a 980 Ti SC+ and could never get fastboot working. Then about 2 weeks ago, the Deluxe started taking over a minute to boot and Windows had permanent Code 43 errors in the device manager for two of the USB ports. I decided to try this MSI board because it has the highest rating (though only ~4 reviews). My experience with it has been good. USB ports have given no trouble, FastBoot works great, 100% stable (except when I first overclocked and forgot to increase voltage because I was used to ASUS' methods of auto-increasing the voltage but not MSI's fault.) BIOS is pretty nice, but I think ASUS' is a little better but I hardly ever spend time in it and it is certainly good enough so no it's big deal. Had no problems with memory, but I only run 4x4GBs @ 2133mhz so can't comment on how it works with the good stuff. Other than that, I have just been using my computer and not thinking about issues, which is the best compliment for a motherboard I think.

Cons: There is one thing that I feel is kind of important and neglected by MSI. The last bios for this board was released in march of 2015. If I had known that before I purchased I don't know if I would have bought this board. Don't get me wrong, it's been good and stable and I'm happy so far, but I am not believing there are exactly *0* issues that need to be addressed on it even if I have not run into any. A high performance gaming board needs frequent bios updates, period, or at least I'd like to see a real explanation from MSI that they have 0 reported issues on it which I would find difficult to believe. Apart from that I have zero things to complain about.

Overall Review: My components in case someone is curious about compatibility: 5960x 8-core CPU this board obviously. 4x4GB 2133mhz Crucial RAM. EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC+ Corsair 730T Case. Cooler Master Nepton 280L (Not 100% compatible with the Corsair Case, but it does attach) Some Samsung SSDs + WD & Hitachi 2TB HDDs. Logitech G502 Mouse. Razer Black Widow Keyboard.

10/13/2015

Very pleased.

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 06G-P4-4995-KR 6GB SC+ GAMING w/ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling w/ Free Installed Backplate Graphics Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 06G-P4-4995-KR 6GB SC+ GAMING w/ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling w/ Free Installed Backplate Graphics Card

Pros: Was apprehensive after ordering, as I saw a few people knocking the ACX cooler online. I'm very impressed overall though. It's silent at idle, since the fan does not spin, during games it seems fairly quiet. Temps are not the best however, 80c in GTA V, but the device is built for it and if you have an adequately cooled case it shouldn't be a problem. Haven't notice any coil whine, beyond the usual slight squeal when something is displaying a 1,000 FPS loading screen or whatever. FPS is great, coming from a GTX 780, have tried it out in BF4, Skyrim and GTA V so far. BF4 and Skyrim are no challenge maxed out, with lots of texture mods for Skyrim, GTA V will dip down to around 60-80 fps if you enable the super advanced graphics options. I'm gaming on a 1080P 144Hz g-sync monitor, the Acer XB270HA. The whole setup, 980 Ti + G-sync is very smooth and slick in all my games. Have not had any driver TDRs as some other are reporting, those will probably be fixed by Nvidia soon any way. No crashes of any kind. Installed in X99 Deluxe with a 5960X + 16GBs of RAM with several hours of gaming done, booted and installed fine in Windows 8.1. + Fastest single GPU card. + 6GBs of RAM, won't be VRAM constrained for a very long time I predict. + 100% Silent at idle + Only medium loud when gaming, in my subjective opinion. + been 100% stable in the time I've had it. + DX12 when Windows 10 comes out.

Cons: - somewhat hot, but nothing I can't live with, still cooler than reference for only a few bucks more. That's it for cons.

Overall Review: I would definitely suggest this card, and a high FPS g-sync display, if you love games like I do. My rig: 5960X 8-core Haswell-E @ 4Ghz 16GBs of Crucial RAM Asus X99 Deluxe motherboard This video card, the GTX 980 Ti SC+ ACX. Samsung 850 Pro 256GBs + Samsung 840 Pro 256GBs 2x2TB HDDs Acer XB270HA 144Hz, G-Sync, 1080P 27 inche monitor. Cooler Master Nepton 280L AIO CPU water cooler. Corsair 760T Case. Logitech G502 Proteus Core mouse (best mouse out there imo) Razer Scarab Mouse pad (very nice, very smooth)