Joined on 02/05/07
Smooth and Fast..
Pros: On Win-10 I'm consistently running at 1% processor load.. I've been exclusively running AMD Chips in my builds since the AMD-K62 chipset.. Wouldn't even consider another brand's offerings at the same price point. Cost comparison analysis against Intel chips negligible performance lead make top of the line AMD processors worth the investment over comparable priced Intel Chips.
Cons: For basic office computing and casual gaming on AAA titles; none. I would always suggest upgrading the to something besides their OEM Cooling Fan.. I really wish AMD would put more effort into their OEM heat sinks..
Overall Review: None; AMD is a solid company, and has been through-out the years, with a bulletproof processor product for the price.
DOA - Card registers, but will not detect WIFI networks or provide Bluetooth
Pros: Nothing.
Cons: The added antenna mount has A LOT of loss (-12dB RSSI on the working unit). I would tolerate/expect maybe -3dBm MAX insertion loss in that setup. (2 connectors, + 3ft of cheap RG-58 Coax). This greatly reduces performance over simply running the antennas off the back of the tower.
Overall Review: I bought 2 of these over the course of several months. One worked out of the box, the other didn't work at all. It registers as a network card in Win10 but doesn't detect Wifi-Networks or provide Bluetooth functionality. 50% DOA on delivery is enough to make me write off TP-Link as a component provider.
As in awe of this as I was my 3DFX Voodoo2 back in the 90's.. Quake2 never looked so great!
Pros: Huge upgrade over my dinky GT-610. Jumping from 19-20 FPS on the GT-610 to 60+ full performance on the GTX-1050ti is very liberating. The price is right for a conservative computing budget. It'll play anything I've thrown at it with little effort. Planet Side 2, CS-GO, CS:S and Skyrim look and run great and Terraria doesn't bog down with a bunch of sprites on the screen when my kid is playing it (who am I kidding I play it with him too).
Cons: It's HUGE! Might not fit in a smaller case. I put it in an ANTEC 900 Black (big case) and this monster leaves barely enough room to route and bundle the Power Supply & SATA cables.
Overall Review: I wanted to upgrade to the next Tier 1060/70/80ti but I couldn't justify the price at the time. If I were patient and waited a week I would have enabled myself to pull the trigger on a GTX-1070, 256-Bit, 8GB Card over the GTX-1050ti, 128-Bit, 4GB Card.. but I'm EXTREMELY happy with the purchase. If you're on a budget and can't fathom spending $300+ on a video card but still want to be in the thick of it in whatever gaming experience you're after; this is definitely the card for you.
I'm enjoying it..
Pros: PCIE Slots have sufficient head space to facilitate large cards. (Used GTX-1050Ti)
Cons: SATA placement is horrible. I didn't recognize this when I was looking to purchase it. The SATA ports run Horizontally off the board.. towards the front of the case.. what do you mount there, guys? Hard Drives! That's right.. I ordered this in combination with an Antec 900 Black Tower case.. (the first generation, not the 900 Black Two) and had to modify a portion of a (blank) fan assembly for the Hard Drive Compartment in order to leave enough head space for the SATA cables to come off the board. No biggie for my personal tower but I wouldn't sell that to a friend or customer. Seriously, SATA ports should come off the motherboard perpendicular to the plane of the motherboard like every other connector on the board does.
Pros: Best Case Ever..
Cons: ...
Overall Review: Period.
Pros: Great Device. The case worked a little over 27 months (and was dropped several times from distances ranging from 3ft to 7ft) It survived a deployment to Afghanistan (being shuffled around in bags, dropped from bunk beds) The HDD is still in use outside of it's USB enclosure.
Cons: Would have continued to use it in the case (solder joints broke from falling, easy repair) however seagate doesn't make their 3.5" cases easy to re-assemble as you have to pretty much break them to open them up.
Overall Review: I ordered this thing in Nov 2010 and it's now Jan 2013 and the case finally died. The HDD however is still going strong as I used it to upgrade my laptop that only had a 60gb HDD. This little guy survived heavy use in Afghanistan as I primarily booted to Linux off USB so I could use my "computer" on any device I happened to be sitting in front of. Seagate makes quality products.