Joined on 02/15/13
Not as good as G700S
Pros: Lots of customizable buttons Ergonomics Fast spin or traditional click mouse wheel. Large glide pads.
Cons: Price, and simply not as good as the Logitech G700S. The G700S has all of the features of the MX and some extras. The main advantage has to be the logitech gaming software over the setpoint software. The LGS software allows you to create more complex macros specific to each application. The G700S cost less has on the fly DPI adjustment, left right scroll wheel, and a few more buttons. Having owned both I can say that G700S is definitely the better product. Don't let its gaming marketing deter you.
Overall Review: Save your money get the G700S the best mouse ever created.
Noisy Pump Good Performance
Pros: Good GPU temp Cheaper than custom water setup Fits many cards
Cons: Barely enough heatsinks to get the job done, Not enough VRAM heatsinks for a GTX 580, have to make do with other purpose sinks. The VRM sinks are too big and impossible to attach. I had to buy a set of copper mosfet heatsinks to get them to stay attached, they are smaller so they sat on there better. The heatsinks is where this thing goes wrong big time, and with no way to monitor VRM temps who knows if this thing is helping or hurting. Also the pump makes an annoying ticking sound, that I cant get to go away, no matter the orientation of the radiator.
Overall Review: Combined with good copper heatsinks this thing makes an excellent product, but it took 3 packs of heatsinks from Enzotech to get the job done ($45). So...I dunno, it will get your GPU temp super low but is such a hassel and doesn't come with all the parts for the job, plus the pump makes strange ticking sound so its performance barely allows it to break even with its drawbacks.
Good Ram Sleek Look
Pros: XMP profile for 2400mhz worked right off the bat. Running in Asus Maximus VII Hero. The black steel heatsinks look dead sexy. I was considering getting the Gskill Trident X to match my red theme, but I am so glad I got these instead. These look much better than they appear in the picture. They are like black metal, not metal painted black, so they still have a very metallic look to them kind of like a gun or something. They are just really sweet looking. Get these, they are cheaper than the GSkill with the same timings and look better in my opinion. The sticker faces toward the back so you likely won't see it.
Cons: They should have used a black sticker but it faces towards the back so no big deal.
Overall Review: I like, like a lot.
Worst Fans Ever Owned
Pros: Pretty. Push insane amount of air.
Cons: LOUD LOUD. Think of the loudest fan you have ever owned. Maybe a Delta server fan or something. This is probably 2 to 3 times as loud as that. Its about on par with a blow dryer though not quite as loud as a vacuum cleaner. Using PWM and turning the fan down to 8% lowers the volume to Delta fan level, but also make the fan make a lot of really weird electrical PWM sounds. It buzzes and revs up and down constantly. Also there are other noises beyond just the whooshing of air. The bearings make a rubbing clicking sound. Two of the three fans I purchased had this clicking sound. I exchanged them and the two new fans have this clicking sound as well. I am not even the silent type. I use cheap antec tri-cool fans on the medium setting (about 1600 RPM). These are just like next level noise, guaranteed to drive even the most hard of hearing users crazy. And if the sheer volume wasn't enough it has plenty of clicks and buzzes to help push you over the edge.
Overall Review: These are junk. They look good on paper but suck (not in a good way) IRL. They are seriously the worst fans ever created.
Won't sleep.
Pros: Looks nice. Good software fan control. Good BIOS overclocking tools.
Cons: This motherboard can not go to sleep. Second Asus motherboard with this problem. Had the Rampage II Extreme before this. Asus just doesn't know how make sleep states work. Google it, its an extremely common problem on Asus boards. Suggest you look at Asrock or Gigabyte. This board is seriously overpriced which would be okay but not being able to put your computer to sleep? Seriously its 2015.
Overall Review: Frustration station.
Awesome Fan
Pros: Slim design, good airflow, and low noise. This fan can move alot of air at full speed with RPM's as high as 6000. I usually only run mine at 40 or 50%, and at this rate it is nearly silent, or at least as quite as my Antec TriCool 120mm fans on their low setting. I have used this to cool the VRM on several graphics cards of the years. I have an Arctic Accelero Hybrid Watercooler and while it does have fan on one end of the graphics card for the main VRM area there is no fan for smaller VRM area next to the IO ports on the card. This fan is small enough that I can squeeze it between the mounting bracket and the card and use a singe zip tie through one of the fans screw holes to postion over the VRM. The VRM never goes over 46 degree celcius with this thing pointing at it.
Cons: While this fan does have low noise per airflow, a fan this small spinning as fast it does will produce a high pitched sound but it isn't as high pitched or as loud as you are probably expecting.