Joined on 09/29/03
Bought this just for Internet and Gaming
Pros: Excellent color and image quality (sharp, clean, vivid). The stand is amazing - very sturdy and adjusts in just about any way one would need it to. Solid construction - looks like its built for the long haul unlike many of today's monitors. No stuck or dead pixels (has a zero bright dot warranty). Decent response time that's more than good enough for RPGs and MMOs (don't play shooters). Anti-glare coating is not too strong - has none of the hazy/dirty look of some Dells.
Cons: Documentation is pretty thin - there's no printed owner's manual and the one on disc is brief. There is the slightest hint of backlight bleeding on the corners, but its actually getting better after three days of use - don't notice it at all while browsing or gaming. The more I use it, the more uniform and dark the screen is getting. Also, in spite of the included calibration results I need to do some tweaking with a colormeter to bring out the contrast and tone down the coolness of the colors.
Overall Review: This is a great monitor. I'm replacing an HP w2207h (1680x1050 TN), which has been fine. The ASUS is much better. The response time is as good in gaming as the 5ms HP, so I'm set given all I play are RPGs and MMOs. I highly recommend this for anyone needing a monitor of this size - for professional or casual use. Great image quality, very well made, high adjustable and a fair price. About the only person I could think who might want to investigate it more would be a serious FPS gamer (since the response time might not suit them).
$20 Paperweight
Pros: Easy installation Fairly quiet Burns files accurately
Cons: One huge glaring con - the drive cannot read discs needed for video games to run. With some games that use the install or play disc for DRM the drive will not recognize them and the game won't start. I have three in particular that either keep saying "insert play disc" or hang (Diablo II, Sacred, Fallout 3). Unfortunately I didn't play these particular games within the 30 return period and its not worth spending $10 to send a $20 DVD drive to ASUS for RMA. The frustrating thing is the games will install via this drive (tried all three). They just won't spin up and play once installed (and all worked fine with my old Sony IDE drive).
Overall Review: Very disappointed. I have an ASUS motherboard and ASUS GTX 670 in my system. Prior to this I was always impressed with the performance and quality of their products.
Good GPU at a good price
Pros: Great 1080p performance, good 1440p performance. Well made, nice RGB lighting, very cool and quiet.
Cons: Honestly can think of a con. I'm aware it has 8 gb of vram and fir my use that's fine. Maybe power consumption is a tad high.
Overall Review: I feel fortunate the way GPU prices are rising again to have gotten this for $259.99. Everything else in this class was $30 to $80 more.
Great Little Case, But Not Perfect
Pros: Minimalist design in attractive brushed aluminum. Fairly easy to assemble. Cool running with low end components. Very compact and light weight. Including single fan is pretty quiet.
Cons: Cable management is a mess (but its a tiny case - can't expect much).
Overall Review: Bought one to assemble a spare parts rig I could easily take on the road with me. I had a few head-scratching moments with a full size ATX motherboard, full length GTX 1060 and a compact power supply. In the end it was just a couple hours and everything works fine, but its not pretty inside. Glad I got the windowless version - hiding the cables is pretty much impossible. That said, it runs very cool for such a small case. Granted, I don't have high powered components, but none the less the GPU doesn't top 65C and the CPU doesn't top 65C either while playing WoW. That's all I was looking for.
Excellent card for an older PC
Pros: Price in August 2022 Relatively compact size Moderate fan noise
Cons: For the price, none.
Overall Review: I bought this to replace a GTX 1070 that died a few months ago. I used a spare GTX 1060 because prices were so high at the time, but now they are finally coming down. I know this is a three year old card, but its still strong enough for the older single player games I enjoy plus WoW (maxed settings). My monitor is 1440p and its fine although for the newest games its better with 1080p. For the $229.99 I got it for I think its a very good deal. Decent performance, low power consumption, good build quality, compact size (although a three slot width). The fan noise is noticeable at times, but the sound quality of the fan is not irritating even when it spins up pretty fast. All in all I think it was a great buy.
Great case - awesome value
Pros: Typical Lian Li quality. Lightweight aluminum to save my back. Easy build - everything makes sense and goes together with a minimum of fuss. Looks clean and understated.
Cons: Cable management could be better.
Overall Review: I got this on a 40% off sale and it is a screaming deal for $64.36. Its wonderfully light, which helps my sore back out a lot as I'm always swapping video cards around and needing to move it to a table to do so. Light weight doesn't mean flimsy thought - the case seems quite sturdy. The build was also very easy. There are many thoughtful touches like an easily removable top lid that allows easy access to the ATX power port, magnetic dust filter for the two front fans and tool free 5.25" bays. My only gripe is the lack of thought for cable management - definitely could be better. Still, it is a fantastic case and I'm really happy I got it for such a good price. Almost feel guilty (not). :)
Good customer service
The item was not as described but the seller was quick to respond to the RMA and waived the restocking fee.