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Brian A.

Brian A.

Joined on 08/09/13

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Most Favorable Review

Good Basic Use Power Supply

SeaSonic SS-300ET Bronze 300 W ATX12V V2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
SeaSonic SS-300ET Bronze 300 W ATX12V V2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Simple, quality construction and 80 plus bronze, I trust SeaSonic.

Cons: Black would have been nicer for the color but at this price I'm being picky.

Overall Review: Doesn't include a power cord for connecting to the wall, not a complaint I'm just mentioning it for people who don't know what oem means. I used this for a basic computer for my mom has plenty of power for that and it was a good value. Ignore any reviews that complain about them not including a power cord for connecting it to the wall outlet, they either didn't properly read the description or don't know what oem means.

Great Heatsink

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151

Pros: Large tower, four copper heat pipes, good fan, includes mounting hardware for multiple sockets.

Cons: Kind of heavy, but what else can you expect from a tower heatsink?

Overall Review: Pretty easy installation if you know what you're doing. Good for some basic overclocking or just as an improvement over your stock heatsink. I wouldn't use the included thermal paste, pick up some nicer stuff for a few extra dollars, It'll be worth it.

Great RAM

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin PC RAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin PC RAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL

Pros: Heat spreader, cool looks, well made and reasonably priced.

Cons: No problems!

Overall Review: I really like G. Skill ram. This is the second time I have used their ram in one of my builds and it will not be the last! I like the aesthetics and the heat spreader. It is also well priced.

Nice Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-AM1M-S2H AM1 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-AM1M-S2H AM1 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Well priced, seems well made.

Cons: Documentation that came with the board was little to none, This wasn't my first build so I was fine but to someone who has never built a computer before they could be completely lost when it comes to the motherboard pins and other parts. Would have liked more than two sata ports but that's more because of the chipset than the board.

Overall Review: I really like this board, it is simple and well made.

Good Basic Hard drive

WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX
WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX

Pros: Good drive, seems like it is of quality manufacture. It is also well priced.

Cons: I haven't had any problems so far.

Overall Review: This is a good drive for a simple computer build for basic use where the drive will not be under heavy use. If you intend to use this for gaming or other high intensity work then you should get a wd black hard drive that is designed for performance usage. I also wouldn't recommend this for a budget nas server, the low price might be tempting for someone who needs a lot of drives but this is not designed for that type of wear and it will probably fail earlier than if you just by a proper nas hard drive.

Great Budget Cpu

AMD Athlon 5350 - Athlon Kabini Quad-Core 2.05 GHz Socket AM1 25W AMD Radeon R3 Desktop Processor - AD5350JAHMBOX
AMD Athlon 5350 - Athlon Kabini Quad-Core 2.05 GHz Socket AM1 25W AMD Radeon R3 Desktop Processor - AD5350JAHMBOX

Pros: You can get a processor and a motherboard for under $100 and with decent integrated graphics. Lots of flexibility at this price point.

Cons: For this price I can't really think of any.

Overall Review: Used it for a basic use computer for my mom and it worked out well. I really like all the potential for small and budget friendly builds.