Joined on 06/11/05
So happy AMD is back in the game!
Pros: - Runs well with decent power consumption and TDP as designed.
Cons: - Bought on launch, so had a bit of the BIOS/AGESA issues with RAM etc.
Overall Review: Absolutely love the rig I built with this as the heart and sole. My rig has been running at 3.9 GHz since new with little headaches and great temperatures. Recommendation: Do a little research and make sure you get some of the more highly rated RAM Corsair Vengeance or G.SKill Z, V, X series). It will save you some headaches. I originally started with some substantially cheaper GEiL RAM and was not happy. As to be expected with a new socket and infrastructure. Even still, it does everything I want, when I want it to and always has. I've always been a proponent of AMD simply for price/performance. Yes, Intel wins out on many benchmarks here and there but the Ryzen series excels in heavier workloads and real world applications from what I've seen first hand and studied. Particularly when you work the price into the equation. I'm writing this review nearly two years after purchase and system build. ZERO issues and I'm looking to get a minor upgrade with the newer Ryzen 3000 series chips coming soon, you know, because I can with my first gen mobo.
Cheap, unfortunately you get what you pay for
Pros: - Price - Fit what it needed to
Cons: - All clips that hold the front face on were broken upon arrival. - The case itself is relatively flimsy - Couldn't install an optical drive in the 5.25" bay
Overall Review: Bought the case because it was basically the cheapest one on here that would fit a full ATX motherboard. As mentioned, clips were broken on arrival, packaging looked fine. I was able to secure the face with some screws Thankfully, it was for a cheap older media server so it'll effectively be hidden away. I've bough the older model of this case before and must say, the older style was definitely better. I'd suggest paying a few more dollars and get something a little more robust.
It works!
Pros: It works! As it should! No issues thus far, but the system I'm using this on needs some love. I wasn't able to stress test the rig in a manner to determine temps mainly because the equipment is compatible, but not fully compatible. AKA, and AM3+ CPU on an AM3 board...
Cons: None.
Overall Review: I don't go into crazy heavy anything on this rig. It's basically a streaming, office application, and web surfing setup. Any stress testing and benching would be lost and the thermal paste does the job it was intended for.
Solid, inexpensive, stable
Pros: As the title says, solid, inexpensive, stable, and also decent performance ratings versus some other significantly more expensive options. Trying to revive an old build and this did the trick nicely.
Cons: None I'm aware of yet. If that changes, I'll check back in and update.
Overall Review: Happy with it and would recommend.
It works, stable!
Pros: It works as advertised in my Ryzen 5 system with XMP enabled. I did a 10 hour stress test without issue to ensure stability. Relatively cheap versus other similarly spec'd sticks. 01/25/2022 EDIT: I've bought this particular RAM multiple times now. Each time it has worked at advertised and has been stable. I've put it into at least three builds. - Upgraded my HTPC with less stable GeIL RAM that couldn't operate at advertised frequencies. - Had 16 gigs in a Ryzen 3800X build that I put an additional 16 gigs in. - Bought to upgrade a computer I was helping a friend with.
Cons: None as of now. 01/25/2022 EDIT: Still no issues basically.
Overall Review: I had previously bought some cheaper RAM that didn't play well with my Gigabyte Auros x370 board. Knowing that the RAM is such a major component on these Ryzen chips, I eventually needed to upgrade to something stable at it's rated speeds. This did the job. Other thoughts: 3200-3600 MHz seems to be the Ryzen sweet spot, after that, the performance increases become less and less, for exponentially more cost. Still happy with this RAM. Is it the absolute best for a build, likely not, but it still has good specs and works as it should.
Still better than a mechanical drive
Pros: - Faster than mechanical drive - Very affordable - 3 year warranty
Cons: - Only SATA III - Still relatively slow
Overall Review: - Great upgrade over a mechanical drive for faster boots, program launch etc. - Still not even close to a good NVMe drive. - I used this in a HTPC upgrade not requiring overly demanding read/write/access speeds. It sits idle more often than not so this was more than adequate while help keeping the overall building cheap. (ASUS Prime B450, Ryzen 5 2400g, 16 gigs of Geil 3200)
Zero complaints
I was pleasantly surprised when I received the memory well ahead of anticipated. Item was as described and a decent price. Pretty straightforward. For what it's worth, I was just getting a cheap, faster timing memory module to upgrade a netbook I've been trying to "salvage". Effectively, I'm just trying to make this little dual core netbook (Gateway LT3103u) an easy carry-on/travel type item for movie watching and possibly some light MS Office applications if needed while on the road. A cheap SSD and slightly faster RAM and all is tolerable.