Joined on 12/28/10
Best Blu-Ray burner package
Pros: - SATA cable - mounting screws - well packaged burner in supportive side foam blocks - quiet operation - fast opening and closing tray - Fantastic Utilities (Professional Grade) - CyberLink software package with CD Key - nice blue LED - can upgrade firmware with ease
Cons: NONE!!!
Overall Review: The old saying goes, you get what you pay for and this is so very true with the Plextor blu-ray burner package. It comes with everything imaginable and its only $150. Worth every penny. Excellent job Plextor and I mean that!!!
Great ATX 3.0 PSU
Pros: Needed the newer ATX 3.0 PSU for my 4070 Ti and the single connector makes it so easy and simple and no cabling clutter. ECO switch on the back is a nice touch. Very quiet operation and its not a large PSU.
Cons: Any plans on releasing a 1400W or 1600W or 1800W PSU? We need this for the 4080 / 4090 / 4090 Ti and 5000 series.
Overall Review: Good price. Quiet Good quality components.
Fantastic Upgrade
Pros: I had my Gigabyte 1070 8gb. Upgraded to this Gigabyte 4070 Ti 12gb Games have never looked so amazing because I can now run them at Ultra settings. Frames rates are around 100+ fps at 1080p.
Cons: I had an old tower which was too small for this card. I bought a new gaming tower with room to spare. I decided to get a new ATX 3.0 PSU while I was at it, using the single connector. Very expensive for just a video card, then a new PSU and then a new gaming tower.
Overall Review: I played Dragon Age Inquisition at 1080p, Ultra maxed out settings. Amazing. 100+ fps minimum at 1080p. I ran the Can MY PC Run This and I can run current games at 4k ultra settings now. If I want a 4090 Ti, I have the room now. I can buy a 4k gaming monitor but I still game at 1080p maxed out settings with very high frame rates and it still looks amazing on my 32 inch LED 1080p Samsung monitor.
Great ram for the price
Pros: - 64GB (16x4) ddr4 dual channel - easy to install - good quality heatsinks - don't prevent aftermarket cpu cooler installation - Noctua NH-U14S 140mm SSO2-Bearing (Self-stabilising oil-presure bearing) CPU Cooler - GIGABYTE Z390 DESIGNARE LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z390 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard - temps are 22'c to 23'c day to day normal operation
Cons: - none honestly, more ram? lol.
Overall Review: - Gigabyte Designaire Z390 mobo - detected fine - loaded bios setup defaults - all 64gb working - haven't enabled XMP yet - temps for each module 22'c to 23'c - Feels weird to max out my mobo's ram right away but I love it. lol.
Modern mobo with all current features needed
Pros: - detects my i9900K no issues - detects my Samsung 970 PRO m.2 NVMe 1TB no issues - detects my Sound Blaster AE-9 no issues - detects my 64GB ram (16x4) no issues G Skill RipJaws V series F4-3000C14Q-64GVK - Supports Intel 8th & 9th Gen Core i9/i7/i5/i3, Celeron, and Pentium Processors - Dual Channel DDR4, 4 DIMMs - Integrated I/O Shield - Intel Optane Memory Ready - 12+1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with DrMOS - Advanced Thermal Design with Direct Touch Heatpipe - Intel 802.11 ac 2x2 Wave 2 WI-FI - ALC1220-VB Enhance 114dB (Rear) / 110dB (Front) SNR in Microphone - Dual Intel Thunderbolt 3 - Intel Dual Gigabit LAN - Support RGB Lighting Effect in Full Colors - Smart Fan 5 with Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP - Front USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C Header - Dual M.2 with Dual Thermal Guards - CEC 2019 Ready
Cons: - none so far
Overall Review: - Its a good mobo, loaded bios setup defaults and went from there. - All modern features and hookups. - Not much else to say, everything detected fine and it runs flawlessly.
One of the fastest m.2 PCIe SSD drives
Pros: - I like the price, not expensive - 1 TB is enough for now - Always get the PRO editions for durability and longevity. - extremely small - installed with ease - insane speed increase - PCIe NVMe, no more SATA connection
Cons: - some reviews say it runs on the warm side - 29'c to 32'c normal day to day operation for me - wouldn't call that warm, I'd say its cool - really no cons
Overall Review: - I had the Samsung 850 PRO 1TB and this new m.2 drive is so much faster, its crazy. - I load up windows 10 from the logo to operation in about 7 seconds. - the performance increase is mind boggling. - Gigabyte Z390 Designaire mobo detects and runs fine. - i9 9900 CPU stock speeds