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Frank O.

Frank O.

Joined on 12/25/07

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Most Favorable Review

happy camper after overclocking

CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Desktop Memory Model CMK16GX4M2B3000C15R
CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Desktop Memory Model CMK16GX4M2B3000C15R

Pros: This was my first foray into Corsair, usually buy Gskill, which has given me better latencies, than I see with this product. But the XMP profile gave me a very nice boost in both Bandwidth and Latency.

Cons: None so far. Rock solid

10/20/2016
Most Critical Review

Not reliable.

ASUS ROG Swift 27" 1440P Gaming Monitor (PG278Q) - QHD (2560 x 1440), 144Hz, 1ms, G-SYNC, USB 3.0, DisplayPort, Pivot, Tilt, Swivel, Height Adjustable
ASUS ROG Swift 27" 1440P Gaming Monitor (PG278Q) - QHD (2560 x 1440), 144Hz, 1ms, G-SYNC, USB 3.0, DisplayPort, Pivot, Tilt, Swivel, Height Adjustable

Pros: Nicely designed from the outside.

Cons: Poor quality overall in terms of sleep. This product became very unstable for me after 1 year.

Overall Review: Avoid this used. Or take special care to really look this thing over like an expert before buying this product used.

NIce heatsinks - runs well at 3200

G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-16GTZKW
G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-16GTZKW

Pros: - Solid choice and 3200 is a sweet spot for price - GSkill is highly use for ASUS memory qualification, I have use G.Skill memory in a number of ASUS boards with never 1 issue yet

Cons: - None

Great product, well built

ASUS TUF Z390M-Pro Gaming (Wi-Fi) LGA1151 (Intel 8th and 9th Gen) DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 Z390 Micro ATX (mATX) Motherboard with Onboard 802.11 ac Wi-Fi and USB 3.1 Gen2
ASUS TUF Z390M-Pro Gaming (Wi-Fi) LGA1151 (Intel 8th and 9th Gen) DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 Z390 Micro ATX (mATX) Motherboard with Onboard 802.11 ac Wi-Fi and USB 3.1 Gen2

Pros: - Overclocked my memory with ease - Pretty nice layout - lots of features beyond just for Gaming - Always have a good experience with ASUS BIOS

Cons: - nothing really

solid board

GIGABYTE GA-Z170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Nice ITX layout, good radios, easy to install Win10 with zero issues. Used Corsair overclocked memory, i7 6700K processor, and Intel SATA SSD.

Cons: I see no cons at this time, just did a perfect build with it and was most happy that torture testing the XMP memory profile to 3Ghz memory came out with flying colors. So far extremely stable on Win10.

Overall Review: I wanted to drop it 1 egg because it's a bit pricey,. but heck this board is probably going to run a very long time, so 5 it gets.

10/20/2016

Great Cooler for ITX or space constrained build

Dynatron K985 92mm Ball CPU Cooler for Intel LGA Socket 1151 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156
Dynatron K985 92mm Ball CPU Cooler for Intel LGA Socket 1151 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156

Pros: - ready to go with compound, fan attached, and first class brackets - clean design - quiet under full load

Cons: - none really, can't say I needed any paper work

Overall Review: - definitely great price for quality, and no unexpected design flaws on initial build. - kept i7 6700K CPU at 31-45C under low load, about 61 to 65C under high full 100% CPU load using Prime95 torture stress test I used this on a space constrained ITX build and this is about 2x higher than an Intel Stock fan so measure that you have about 4 inches of room for the cooler to have clearance for airflow. I like the spartan packaging, package companies charge a lot and of course we the consumer pay for that. This company is first rate. It's my first time with Dynatron, I will be back.

10/19/2016