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Corey S.

Corey S.

Joined on 10/03/10

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Most Favorable Review

Another great MSI mobo

MSI MSI Gaming Z170A-G45 Gaming LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI MSI Gaming Z170A-G45 Gaming LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Great BIOS, solid construction.

Cons: CPU slot and RAM slots could have been a hair further apart.

Overall Review: Click BIOS 5 is a delight to work with. XMP recognized my DDR4 3200 RAM and got the timing right on the first try. Recognized my M.2 SSD with no issues. Installing a fresh OS and switching between bootable devices on boot-up is a breeze. I'm very satisfied with everything about it.

Most Critical Review

Nice with mild inconveniences

EVGA SuperNOVA 650 GS 220-GS-0650-V1 80+ GOLD 650W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply
EVGA SuperNOVA 650 GS 220-GS-0650-V1 80+ GOLD 650W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply

Pros: Efficient, quiet, comes with a decent number of connectors.

Cons: Short cables, labeling will be upside down for most builds, ECO hilariously misplaced.

Overall Review: It's a power supply. It does the thing. I did find the cables to be rather short and was unable to snake the 12V rail through the back of my case behind the mobo, and mobo cables were quite short as well. The ECO mode switch is located on the side opposite of the external plug, so if you want to switch it on or off, prepare to have to take your side panel off. A very minor and petty gripe is that the labeling on it will be upside down for anyone who mounts this thing to the bottom of their case like any civilized person would.

A beast!

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 06G-P4-4996-KR 6GB FTW GAMING w/ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling w/ Free Installed Backplate Graphics Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 06G-P4-4996-KR 6GB FTW GAMING w/ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling w/ Free Installed Backplate Graphics Card

Pros: Fast, quiet, came with Rise of the Tomb Raider instead of Bombshell.

Cons: Says it's VR-ready but VR isn't ready yet. False advertising.

Overall Review: This thing is tremendous. An absolute monster and quiet as a mouse. Should hold me over for a few generations, just like my 670 did.

Rock solid

Intel Core i7 6th Gen - Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530
Intel Core i7 6th Gen - Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530

Pros: Fast.

Cons: Doesn't come with a stock cooler.

Overall Review: It does the thing and the stuff very well. It doesn't come with a stock cooler, but anyone picking one of these up should know better than to use something like that anyways.

Unbelievably fast

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C14Q-32GVK
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C14Q-32GVK

Pros: I'll never need to buy RAM again.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: It does the stuff and the things, but insanely quickly. UEFI recognized it when XMP was enabled and even got the timing right. It has a fairly high profile and bumps slightly up against my Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, but that hasn't caused any issues so far.

BBW

Cooler Master MegaFlow 200 - Sleeve Bearing 200mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases
Cooler Master MegaFlow 200 - Sleeve Bearing 200mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases

Pros: Quiet, seem well-built and sturdy, move a lot of air.

Cons: LEDs, screws that came packed in didn't fit.

Overall Review: Big, beautiful, and windy! I have 2 of these in my HAF 912 and they move a TON of air. I just wish there was a version of these without LEDs. I'm not 16; I don't have a Transformers logo on my Honda Civic. LEDs are trashy and really need to go away.