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Timothy Y.

Timothy Y.

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Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes

Pros: Decided to finally get rid of my stock intel cooler for my i7-920. Utilized in an Antec 300 along with my finally overclocked i7-920 @ 3.6ghz, it's running in the low 40's high 30s at idle and maxes out at the high 50s. My old intel cooler would idle in the high 50s and get up to 70s so this is a significant upgrade. Highly recommended if you need an awesome cooler for the money especially with the $10 rebate!

Cons: Instructions sucked. Please watch as many installation videos on youtube before you proceed or get a knowledgeable friend to do it for you.

Overall Review: When using thermal paste, do not use the single dot method. Due to the way the cooler is designed; apply 2 thin lines between the 2 outer spaces between the copper. Make the lines half the length of the CPU and it'll cover more of the CPU than just a single dot application.

Fantastic Quality & Aesthetics

ASRock X670E Taichi Carrara AM5 EATX Mainboard. 4xDDR5 slots, 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slots , AMD Cross Fire, Quad M.2 slots, 2.5GB LAN, WIFI-6E, 5,1 HD audio, HDMI 2.1, DP 1.4 ports, USB4 Type-C, 8 Layer PCB, 24+2+1 Phase Power Design, SPS.
ASRock X670E Taichi Carrara AM5 EATX Mainboard. 4xDDR5 slots, 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slots , AMD Cross Fire, Quad M.2 slots, 2.5GB LAN, WIFI-6E, 5,1 HD audio, HDMI 2.1, DP 1.4 ports, USB4 Type-C, 8 Layer PCB, 24+2+1 Phase Power Design, SPS.

Pros: - of the X670e's, it has the currently best aesthetics - Future proofed PCIE 5.0 slots and ports - Great build quality and extensive support for NVME SSDs, DDR5, and accessories

Cons: - Price - Quality of color up close is a bit eh but from a bit away it's fine. Looks fine though when in a case

Overall Review: This review for ASRock review rebate program. -- If you got an overflowing wallet and need to have a "white" AM5 build, this is about the only decent passable option for a "white" color mobo as of Oct 2022.

10/16/2022

Excellent

MSI N660 TF 2GD5 G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
MSI N660 TF 2GD5 G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: It's powerful. Upgraded from an old Asus Nvidia GTX260 and made quite a difference. Most games are now maxed out or on very high settings in the most demanding of them. It is very quiet and cool insomuch that I've left it on automatic fan settings with MSI afterburner because I don't even need to adjust it. Idle temps are high 20c or low 30c with the highest temps I've seen after a few hours of gaming to be around 50C and still inaudible. I had no problems just plugging it in and using it unlike some people before me. -- It's quiet. -- It's powerful -- It's cool -- It sips on power (low 12v rail requirements.. only 1 six pin connector required) -- It's high quality and rigid

Cons: -- Price? It needs to drop at least $10-20 as it's too close to the HD7870 which is a tiny bit better at stock but have a huge legroom when overclocked. Not to mention the recent AMD driver updates hugely optimized the HD7xxx cards and boosted their performance by up to 15% in some cases!

Overall Review: Intel Core i7-920 @ 3.6ghz 9 gb DDR3-1333 mhz (matching ram, ddr 3 was expensive back in 2008... had to do with what I could afford you know lol) Asus Rampage II Gene Motherboard Hitcha 1TB 7200 RPM HDD Asus DVD RW MSI GTX TF3 660 Antec NeoEco620C Power Supply Antec 300 case w/ 4 fans (2 intake/2 outtakes)

10/30/2012