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Edward P.

Edward P.

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Most Favorable Review

An outstanding value for Ryzen-based systems

ASRock B450M PRO4 AM4 AMD Promontory B450 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock B450M PRO4 AM4 AMD Promontory B450 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Dual M.2 slots, Four RAM slots, Addressable RGB header, and decent VRM heat sink on a board priced at a bargain price.

Cons: No Wi-Fi included, no digital audio output included, missing features included on boards costing twice as much. Almost nothing to legitimately complain about.

Overall Review: I have built two R5 2400G systems and one R5 2600 system using this board, and I would happily use it again in the future. The B450M Pro4 is an outstanding value for a budget-conscious or mid-range system build. Don't spend more unless you have a good reason to spend more.

10/11/2019
Most Critical Review

Better than a dead battery, but not by much

CBD 6-Cell Replacement Laptop Battery For HP Pavilion dv4-1220us
CBD 6-Cell Replacement Laptop Battery For HP Pavilion dv4-1220us

Pros: Physically identical to HP OEM battery, perfect fit, wonderfully affordable

Cons: Painfully short run time for a new battery, notebook shuts down after just 25 or 30 minutes of general computing

Overall Review: The battery was an excellent value, and the casing is a perfect match to the bottom of my dv4-1220us notebook. There was no MaH rating provided, however, and I would have spent more money to get a battery with a decent run time. Still, the quality of the product and the good communication with regard to shipping status were solid.

A terrific value for entry-to-mid level system builds

DIYPC DIY-F21-BK Black USB 3.0 Steel / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, 1 x 120mm Fan x Rear (Pre-Installed)
DIYPC DIY-F21-BK Black USB 3.0 Steel / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, 1 x 120mm Fan x Rear (Pre-Installed)

Pros: -Compact size for a mid-tower ATX case -Room for plenty of additional 120mm case fans -Good fit and finish for a budget case -Good dust filtering in all key intakes

Cons: -Narrow width and depth restricts cooling options, video card choices -Very thin sheet metal especially at ventilated case top

Overall Review: This case was ordered for a mid-range gaming build (i5 10400f, B460M mainboard, GTX 980 video card). It was easy to build in this case and the included screws/stand-offs were of good quality. The cable management was adequate if not overly generous. The resulting PC build turned out very good and looked nice in an understated way. I would buy this case again for a future build, with the one caveat being the front air intake isn't overly generous in size. For a 65W TDP CPU, this was good enough. If I were building a system around a 95W TDP or higher CPU, I would spend more money to get a larger case with more volume of air intake.

A surprisingly nice budget case with very few flaws

DIYPC M28-TG Black USB3.0 Steel/ Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case w/Tempered Glass Side Panel, 1 x Red LED Ring Fan x Rear (Pre-Installed)
DIYPC M28-TG Black USB3.0 Steel/ Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case w/Tempered Glass Side Panel, 1 x Red LED Ring Fan x Rear (Pre-Installed)

Pros: Magnetic dust filter, LED exhaust fan, USB 3.0 front panel port, tempered glass, good ventilation

Cons: RF shield cutout isn't a great fit. Included exhaust fan isn't PWM and is audible but not annoyingly loud. I can't imagine anyone successfully fitting a 240mm AIO cooler in here, even though the specifications say the case is designed for it.

Overall Review: I ordered this case to do a budget build with some older components. I found the case to be of surprisingly good quality. Cable management was easy and the build turned out great looking. I added a front 120mm Raidmax red LED ring fan and a budget red LED tower cooler with a 92mm fan to create a nice looking but subtle "gamer" look to the build. Cooling is really good with this setup as the front fan sits right in front of the GPU. I would happily build in this case again if a similar project came along.

A very good value for super fast boot times

WD Black 256GB Performance SSD - M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive - WDS256G1X0C
WD Black 256GB Performance SSD - M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive - WDS256G1X0C

Pros: Works exactly as expected, great value, fast boot times

Cons: Bundling it with disk cloning application software like other vendors do would have been nice.

Overall Review: I bought this to replace my old Samsung 840 EVO SATA III SSD drive for my new Ryzen 7 build. I installed it in the NVMe slot on my ASRock AB350 Pro4 motherboard. I used Macrium Reflect 7 to clone the old drive, and the WD Black drive has been performing perfectly. I haven't run any disk benchmarks to measure performance, and this is my first M.2 drive, so I don't have anything to compare it to. With that said, I'm very happy with the ease of installation and the performance.

12/22/2017

Everything you've heard about this CPU is true

AMD Ryzen 7 1st Gen - RYZEN 7 1700 Summit Ridge (Zen) 8-Core 3.0 GHz (3.7 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W YD1700BBAEBOX Desktop Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 1st Gen - RYZEN 7 1700 Summit Ridge (Zen) 8-Core 3.0 GHz (3.7 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W YD1700BBAEBOX Desktop Processor

Pros: Great performance, great value, great cooler included, cool and stable at 3.7Ghz overclocked with included Wraith Spire cooler, RGB feature built into cooler is amusing to play with, uses half the power that my FX-8350 did.

Cons: It doesn't have the instructions-per-clock (IPC) performance of current Intel CPUs

Overall Review: A really amazing value. Thank you AMD!

12/12/2017
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Great Desk and a Great Value

I needed a wider desk to accommodate my side-by-side 27" monitors. I now have more than enough space. I've purchased other Homall products in the past and been happy with them. This new desk appears to be another winner.

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A good value for a high quality flash card reader

This flash card reader seems well made and offers good value.

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Why buy a cheap fan? Go top shelf without spending more

A great, reliable, quiet fan for a very fair price

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12/11/2020