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Abraham C.

Abraham C.

Joined on 02/27/05

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Ryzen 7

AMD Ryzen 7 1st Gen - RYZEN 7 1700 Summit Ridge (Zen) 8-Core 3.0 GHz (3.7 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W YD1700BBAEBOX Desktop Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 1st Gen - RYZEN 7 1700 Summit Ridge (Zen) 8-Core 3.0 GHz (3.7 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W YD1700BBAEBOX Desktop Processor

Pros: Extremely fast at stock speed. Upgraded from a FX8370. Crushes through BD to x265 encodes on Handbrake (Linux) at over 125FPS on slow encode (high compression). GOW4 at over 100FPS on ULTRA. Corsair H60 mounts right up 28C at 15% normal running and 40C full load at 25%. Silent killer! Not attempted OC as there is no need. Runs great on Windows 10 Pro x64 Scream on Linux Mint 18.1 x64 Cinnamon

Cons: None.

Overall Review: MSI Krait Gaming Mobo Ryzen 7 1700 Corsair H60 Liquid Cooler 16GB Corsair Vengeance 3200Mhz Gigabyte 1060GTX 6GB Windows 10: 512GB Samsung 850 Pro SSD / 2TB SSHD /home Linux Mint: 60GB Adata SSD / 1TB SSHD /home

Most Critical Review

Absolute Garbage

WD Se WD1002F9YZ 1TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Enterprise Hard Drive Bare Drive
WD Se WD1002F9YZ 1TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Enterprise Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: None at all.

Cons: Bought 4 of these for a new sever and put in RAID 5. One failed after about a month and another luckily just after rebuilding the array. All four died with 6 months and the replacement died before another 6 months. All have now been replaced with Hitachi drives running for over 3 years now. Like all my Hitachi drives they will continue to run 15 to 20 years. Never again WD!!

AMD power

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - Ryzen 9 5000 Series Vermeer (Zen 3) 16-Core 3.4 GHz Socket AM4 105W None Integrated Graphics Desktop CPU Processor - 100-100000059WOF
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - Ryzen 9 5000 Series Vermeer (Zen 3) 16-Core 3.4 GHz Socket AM4 105W None Integrated Graphics Desktop CPU Processor - 100-100000059WOF

Pros: Ridiculously powerful CPU

Cons: None

Overall Review: Replace a 3950x on MSI x570 Pro board with 32GB G.Skill DDR4 3600 RAM and RTX2080 video card. Running Linux Mint 20.3 and Fedora 35, both on NVMe. Absolutely crushes at audio/video production and gaming.

Low power PC

Lenovo ThinkCentre M625Q Mini PC, AMD A9-9420e Upto 2.7GHz, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, DisplayPort, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Windows 10 Pro
Lenovo ThinkCentre M625Q Mini PC, AMD A9-9420e Upto 2.7GHz, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, DisplayPort, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Windows 10 Pro

Pros: Low power but speedy for light use

Cons: None

Overall Review: I bought this to stay on 24/7 while I'm on call. My desktop is a 5950x with RTX2080 so it draws a lot of power. This is connected via USB kvm with main PC. Both go DP straight to Gigabyte 34 curved ultra wide which auto detects the input when either is powered on. I can leave this on all week when on call for remote sessions and web browsing without pulling a lot of power. Wiper it immediately and installed Linux Mint 20.3. Runs great with default install and kernel though I did switch to the OEM kernel series.

Great 4k curve

GIGABYTE - G34WQC Advanced - 34" VA Curved Gaming Monitor - WQHD 3440x1440 - 144Hz - 1ms MPRT - AMD FreeSync Premium - HDMI, DP - Height Adjustable - Black
GIGABYTE - G34WQC Advanced - 34" VA Curved Gaming Monitor - WQHD 3440x1440 - 144Hz - 1ms MPRT - AMD FreeSync Premium - HDMI, DP - Height Adjustable - Black

Pros: Resolution, color, black level, curve

Cons: None

Overall Review: Bought this to replace an older LG 2k flat 34 Ultra wide. What a difference it is. Primarily used on Linux Mint and Fedora with MSI RTX2080 Super. Desktop experience is outstanding and gaming is a dream. The detail, color and black level is impressive out of the box. The curve is perfect for where I sit. Using DP cable to connect and no issues with pixels or light bleed.

Great basic UPS

CyberPower EC850LCD Ecologic UPS Systems - 850VA/510W, 120 VAC, NEMA 5-15P, Compact, 12 Outlets, LCD, PowerPanel® Personal
CyberPower EC850LCD Ecologic UPS Systems - 850VA/510W, 120 VAC, NEMA 5-15P, Compact, 12 Outlets, LCD, PowerPanel® Personal

Pros: Affordable and reliable.

Cons: None at all.

Overall Review: Works as it should for my wifes computer in her office. I own twelve Cyberpower UPS units with this being the smallest by far but all work flawlessly. Some I have owned for ten years and only replaced the battery.