Pros: When I picked this card up, it was for sub-MSRP price to any other 2070 Super. And here's what I like about it: * Hits 2 Ghz with a little encouragement without ramping the fans to super audible levels * Temperatures stay pretty calm for the most part * Runs noticably faster than my GTX 1080 at 1440p gaming. (roughly 40% across the board in gains) * It's of similar size to Zotac's Mini 1080 Ti so if you are looking for a GPU to fit a small case, this one is it!

Cons: * It does not have a DVI port. Display port and HDMI only. * Cannot disable Zotac's lighting using software or anything like that. Have to get creative there. This does not bother me, but it might bother others.

Overall Review: Overall, I think this is a fantastic card, easily worth the price I paid. I picked this up because I really like the "2-slot only" design of the card. I got more performance than I expected not having a MASSIVE cooler on it like some of the other nVidia partner models. Don't expect to OC it too hard due to the size of the heatsink, but there may be a little wiggle room in your model as well.

Pros: They sounded great, and were extremely comfortable to wear. Razer Surround software makes excellent use of these headphones.

Cons: The reason I rated these headsets so low was all because of the microphone. Yeah, it's retractable, but it's really poor quality. It has ZERO noise-cancelling ability that I could find, and it's not very adjustable from its position.

Overall Review: I wound up (finally) with the Razer Black Shark headset. While a bit more expensive ($20-$30), they featured more solid construction, a tried and true microphone boom that's incredibly adjustable (same system used for military grade headsets), but at a slight sacrifice to the audio quality. Choose your next weapon wisely.

Pros: Fantastic hardware out of the gate. Even as a "budget" board, it's clear a lot of over-engineering went into it. M.2 clips are a fantastic idea! They work great! All the modern USB and hardware headers you could need! So much USB type A. I imagine this would be excellent for someone who has a VR setup or needs a lot of I/O to get everything going.

Cons: Some kind of Gigabyte Utilities software you get a prompt generated FROM the BIOS. A few of Gigabyte's other decisions about software have also come to light and I almost wish I went with another vendor.

Overall Review: My board is installed. My system is stable. I have the latest BIOS with the AGESA update. I'm not ripping it all out just because of some shady software decisions. To disable the prompt in BIOS, go to: Settings -> IO Ports -> Gigabyte Setup Utilities Configuration -> Set to Disable.

Pros: Stable, fast DDR5 speeds, and really good timings. DDR5 is getting more affordable now and it's awesome.

Cons: The first kit I had saw a whole memory stick die when I was running stress test on the system. 2nd kit is working amazingly.

Overall Review: I reached out to TeamGroup support several times during this and while they are email support only, they are fairly responsive.

Pros: I paid way under MSRP for this I don't have to deal with the X3D "split cores/CCD/which one has the cache" and just go for raw compute power I am seeing 5.2 GHz stable all core boost out of the box with nothing special done and that is an insane clock rate. 80 degrees is the average load temp with my air cooler.

Cons: HOT!! This CPU requires special care on installation. I had to apply thermal paste in an upsidedown T to cover the CCDs at the bottom of the processor because those are the hottest parts, not the middle. Most pre applied thermal pastes and methods target the middle and spread out which would be fine for something monolithic like Intel but the chiplet design needs a new technique.

Overall Review: Absolutely fantastic processor. I did have to return my original one and get a replacement because it was not stable at all with any EXPO setting.

Pros: First: NO DRIVER ISSUES. Not even the "high power at desktop". * AMD adrenaline software gives you everything you need in one stop. While I had NVidia, I had to use something like MSI Afterburner to overclock the GPU and read temps but the Adrenaline software is incredible. It gives all the OC you need in one kit and tracks your average game performance for you! This made measuring my upgrade even faster. * Migrating from a 3070 Ti, the performance uplift is on average +50% across the board. While $999 is a high price for just the one part, I definitely got my money's worth post pandemic pricing. The 3070 Ti was going for $999 in 2020 and 2021. * The card I got is performing as advertised in benchmarks from 3rd party reviewers. I am running at an ultrawide 3440 x 1440 (144 hz) screen so I split the difference between 2k and 4k gaming results. (160 fps average in MWII benchmark for example)

Cons: * Had to upgrade to 1000w PSU and it was a huge pain to install. * Feels like it BARELY fits in my case. * I have noticed a little texture popping/glitching in only one title so far, Far Cry 5 but not sure of the cause as it does not occur in other games I have tested. * It is very easy to heat soak the cooler on this GPU. ** UPDATE ** Had to return the first one because edge to core delta was well over 30 degrees. 64 degrees edge had a 96 degrees junction.

Overall Review: I highly recommend this GPU if you have anything older than the 30 series and you were waiting for pandemic prices to fade I am currently on an R5 5600X for the CPU and so far it has only choked in Division 2 benchmark. COD says it's 5% benchmark which is incredible. This little CPU can feed this hungry beast and keep pace but it might have to do with my desired resolution and frame rate. Cyberpunk 2077 and Red Dead 2 both see averages around 100-120 fps with most settings turned up and no FSR. My 3070 Ti barely managed 60 fps in both those titles. For everyone citing "muh driver issues", it's not 2016 anymore. NVidia cursed me with a SUPER HORRIBLE launch driver with MWII where the game would crash, load black squares instead of textures, and performed horribly. That was November 2022. ReLive is competitive to Shadow play now and I barely used Ray Tracing when I had it. I went from a 1080 to 2070 Super to 3070 Ti and used RT like "once" during benchmarks to see performance hit. I can turn it on with my current 7900 XTX if I want the screenshot and otherwise it doesn't affect me. It is very easy to heat soak the cooler on this GPU. Buyer beware. ** UPDATE ** Had to return the first one because edge to core delta was well over 30 degrees. 64 degrees edge had a 96 degrees junction. SECOND card is working like a champ