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Daniel M.

Daniel M.

Joined on 09/30/05

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Great product, gota love CORSAIR!

CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Memory Kit Model CMK32GX4M2A2666C16
CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Memory Kit Model CMK32GX4M2A2666C16

Pros: -Best of the Best - High Quality and worked with no issues; like RAM should! -Cheap - Purchased for $145 Sep 2016; price is almost back down to that point. Glad ram is finally returning to normal pricing ($180 as of Mar 2019) -Color - Matches my black/white build. No fancy LEDs -Packaging - Simple yet sturdy packaging kept it safe in transit without a scratch -Overclocked and stable. I bumped it up a touch in BIOS(Dont remember how much), Never had any boot issues or crashes screens. RAM is plenty fast as is for my use scenario. Was for a minecraft server running Debian and it would run for months at a time without issues. Only restarted for software / hardware changes. -Always runs cool; heat sinks do their job excellent with the CPU fan close by helping out in my case.

Cons: -Price - Had planned on purchasing more but price shot up soon after. -Height - I knew going in the heat sinks added some height. But the extra cooling is worth it, using a noctua cooler NH D-15 I was able to move the fan up a touch to clear the ram. The RAM clears the metal piping/fins of this heat sink with ease so all 4 slots are usable with just that small adjustment. -I didnt buy another two sticks at the time, should have picked up 4 x 16 gig sticks, in all my computer builds I never seem to fill all 4 slots!

Overall Review: TLDR; -Great ram at a decent again price again, cools well, works great, would buy again! -Mainly posted review to show price differences, I always like seeing reviews with old pricing so figured i'd contribute.

Great case for the price, will use again!

Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 Black Window High-Airflow MATX Mini Tower Computer Case
Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 Black Window High-Airflow MATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: I've been building computers for 20 years and they just keep getting better and the price keeps getting lower! Used this case in a build for a friend and is an excellent case for the price. Sturdy build and everything went together smoothly.

Cons: LEDs are a little bright, but not worth knocking an egg for. This computer sits in it's own gaming room so it does not bother anyone, if anything it is a handy night light.

2 years and going strong

SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: Great reliability and is modular where you need it. Runs super quiet and provides the power required in my build. Love the modular cables and ability to choose which cables you need.

Cons: Not really a con but the cables are a bit long for a mini PC build, had to fold them like an accordion to make them fit. Pretty sure this would be the same for any PSU as most are made for full/mini towers. Could be a Pro as these cables should reach anywhere in a full sized tower.

Overall Review: In the market for a new PSU for a friend and SeaSonic has always been my goto. I currently have 3 of these running in the home on computers that run 24/7 for years and never had a lick of trouble (oldest being 5 years).