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Gregory R.

Gregory R.

Joined on 07/05/12

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Most Favorable Review

ASUS m5a99fx pro r2.0

ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Pros: I upgraded to the M5A99FX from the MSI 970A-G43 so I can overclock my fx-6300. Very Nice color scheme and heatsinks. I was able to achieve a 4.4 stable OC with a phantek PH-TC12DX.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: Very nice board if you plan to overclock. FX-6300 ASUS M5A99FX pro r2.0 Nvidia GTX 660 OC Phantek PH-TC12DX EVGA 600w PSU WD 1tb HD Thermaltake Commander MS-I NZXT sentry mix 2

Most Critical Review

didnt last long

5ft 3.5mm Jack Male to Female Audio Stereo Headphone Extension Cable Gold
5ft 3.5mm Jack Male to Female Audio Stereo Headphone Extension Cable Gold

Pros: Decent length if you have short headphones

Cons: didnt even last 1 month, guess that explains the price

12/28/2016

winner winner, chicken dinner (great gaming CPU)

Intel Core i5 8th Gen - Core i5-8600K Coffee Lake 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.3 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 95W BX80684I58600K Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630
Intel Core i5 8th Gen - Core i5-8600K Coffee Lake 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.3 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 95W BX80684I58600K Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630

Pros: Eats any game I throw at it, even the most CPU intensive games. 6 cores. Overclocks if you need i to. 4.3 GHz turbo.

Cons: Limited production I guess.

Overall Review: I was surprised I got one considering the limited production, but i've had my 8600k for about 2 weeks now. This is my first Intel product and its worth every penny (if you can manage to find one in stock). My first build was an FX-6300 paired with two gtx 660s, which was a great budget build for 1080p gaming, but it began to show its age when I played PUBG, the horribly un-optimized game. I have nothing bad to say about AMD, but it was definitely time to upgrade, and this is the CPU I chose. I paired this CPU with a GTX 1080 and I can runs games on ultra settings with ease. I do have a 1080p 60hz monitor, but I plan on getting either a 4k or 3440 x 1440 monitor in the near future, so I will come back adjust my review accordingly. I haven't found the need to overclock just yet, but if & when I do, I will come back and edit my review. ALSO "Just bought mine, will update when i receive it." & "Mine shipped today!! Cheapest price as well." aren't reviews lol

Coffee Lake Owners BEWARE

CRYORIG H7 Quad Lumi Programmable RGB Cooler with 4 heatpipes
CRYORIG H7 Quad Lumi Programmable RGB Cooler with 4 heatpipes

Pros: Looks nice Cools my 8600k 4 heat pipes

Cons: Spacers are required to sit the brackets on top of the hexagon pillars. Without these the entire assembly loosely hangs on the mobo. Cryorig does not supply these.

Overall Review: Giving this a 3.5/5 because of the missing hardware. Luckily I had some spacers from a phantek cooler I bought in 2015. Cryorig needs to make this cooler coffee lake friendly. I advise any other coffee lake users to look into another cooler in the mean time, unless you have spacers.

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Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BL Dual 120mm PWM CPU Cooler
Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BL Dual 120mm PWM CPU Cooler

Pros: Fantastic cooling capability. Keeps my OC'd FX-6300 cool @ 4.4, 12 degrees Celsius idle . Ran prime 95 for about 30 mins and didnt go past 51. Good color seletion. (I chose blue and white). I have the fans running at max speed and it isnt as loud as I expected it to be.

Cons: Just barely fits in my thermaltake commander MS-I. If you have a high profile ram it might block the first ram slot.

Overall Review: Will give this product 5 stars because it did fit in my case and I was didnt have to move my ram. FX-6300 @4.4 ASUS M5A99FX pro r2.0 Nvidia GTX 660 OC WD 1tb HDD EVGA 600w PSU Thermaltake commander MS-I NZXT Sentry Mix 2

Cooler master sickleflow

Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators
Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators

Pros: Good fan Moves air efficiently Quiet

Cons: Second fan was loud

Overall Review: So the first sickle flow I purchased was great, so I decided to purchase a second which turned out to be annoyingly loud. What happened?