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scott t.

scott t.

Joined on 08/12/13

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Most Favorable Review

first try

ASRock X99 Extreme4 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock X99 Extreme4 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Simple oc clear cmos from exterior ports still works solid board my cpu can oc up to 4.8 but the board can only run stable and not inevitably crash at 4.4ghz highest running the most stable. you get what you pay for.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Worked first try posted quick.

Most Critical Review

same temps as stock

Cooler Master Hyper 101i - CPU Cooler with Dual Direct Contact Heatpipes - AMD Version
Cooler Master Hyper 101i - CPU Cooler with Dual Direct Contact Heatpipes - AMD Version

Pros: easy to install, option for two fans etc... comes wth everything you need.

Cons: well, when i mounted the cpu fan the first time it was a bit off cause of the direction of the fans were facing the mounting bracket lever and it was colliding with it, with dual fans. i switched it the other way and the rivet on the mounting bracket broke off!! i had to solder metal to the other side of the rivet that was made cheap to hold the mounting brackey lever together as i pushed it down i luckily got it mounted back on but as i did the solder metal fell off and i picked ip up with tweezers but it was just enough to hold the little metal button in place to hold everything together finally clamped on again, next time i remove this i will have to buy another cpu fan or just use stock, because my temps did not really change, i run max load on bf4 etc... at 70-75c same as my stock cooler, and idle temps are 55-60c same as my stock.

Overall Review: i am running a am3 socket amd fx8150 8 core processor at 3.6ghz

10/31/2013

BEAST CPU

Intel Core i7-5820K - Core i7 4th Gen Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3 GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W Desktop Processor - BX80648I75820K
Intel Core i7-5820K - Core i7 4th Gen Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3 GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W Desktop Processor - BX80648I75820K

Pros: gameplay fps is so much more stable, with two r9 270x 4gv versions i used to get 220 avg fps on cs go, now i get 250-300-400 fps readings that werent possible before. Arma 3 runs entirely better and i can stream it 1080p medium 60fps in obs no problem on arma. Squad was a night and day change instantly, from 20avg fps on my amd 4.7ghz to 60 no problem avg and sometimes over 100 fps! games that are cpu reliant will be smoked by this cpu its awesome. easy to overclock as most mobos have a default oc setting up to 4.6 ghz.

Cons: none.

Overall Review: best cpu ive ever had in the past 10 years.

ASRock ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming Fatal1ty 990FX Killer AM3+/AM3 AMD 990FX + AMD SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard
ASRock ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming Fatal1ty 990FX Killer AM3+/AM3 AMD 990FX + AMD SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard

Pros: countless options, killer NIC Ethernet and digital optical audio port, countless usb and 3.0 ports, 2x pci-e x16 slots as advertised, ufei bios. overclocking is easy.

Cons: sometimes wont boot and u have to kill switch the psu and boot up, then it says failed boot at prompt but counts down longer as detected failed boot and starts up normally. I had this with a 2 card setup a 7870 and a r9 270x and honestly saw no difference from my ta970 biostar pci-e 16x/4x slots, 970 to a 990fx chipset was nothing gained only for overclocking. but still a nice board. saw no performance gains over an $80 mobo other than oc compatibility, and longevity in life possibly.

AMD FX-8150 - FX-Series Zambezi 8-Core 3.6 GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor - FD8150FRGUBOX
AMD FX-8150 - FX-Series Zambezi 8-Core 3.6 GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor - FD8150FRGUBOX

Pros: have had the cpu since 5-6 months ago and its still doing its thing, ive never ran into a bluescreen at all. I don't oc it and at 3.6 ghz hacing 8 cores its more than enough for gaming without any bottlenecks at all. I used to game on a intel core2 duo 3.1 ghz, and trust me the 8 cores is a new general standard that tops off the hat to any high end games out today like bf4 or titanfall. no hitches with this guy, only the unavoidable ones, no matter what no ones pc is going to run without a single hitch unless you buy overpriced compenents and dish out 400 on a mobo etc.... thing has held its own against everything I need it for.

Cons: none at all.

Cooler Master GX - 750W Power Supply with 80 PLUS Bronze Certification
Cooler Master GX - 750W Power Supply with 80 PLUS Bronze Certification

Pros: has not failed me yet, about to put another gpu in my biostar ta970 budget mobo at x4 speeds and I know this psu will keep roaring. this psu has not fried out yet, its a part of a ground up build meaning to be cheap cause of it, has never made a weird noise or anything yet. feeding power all the time.

Cons: none at all, unless it had of died in the 5-6 months ive been using it so far.