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FRED C.

FRED C.

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Most Favorable Review

good paste

Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G

Pros: I applied this on a build I did almost 8 years ago. I was cleaning out the machine so after I finished cleaning I thought I ought to clean the CPU. The old paste was still in decent condition but I removed it anyway and applied new paste. This machine is OC'd to 4.7 and is used a lot. Great thermal paste.

Cons: none

Overall Review: I have used other brands of thermal paste but I think this is the best.

12/15/2019
Most Critical Review

Losing eggs!

ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card

Pros: Nice card. But if you have a problem.....

Cons: Customer Service. I have had this card for over a year & it has worked well in that time. I had a recent build & I decided to put another card in my computer that had the DX card & move the DX card to the new build. The new build had been working fine for about 6 months when I moved the card to it. After the installation when I tuned the computer on it popped real loud & shut down. It would not restart for a couple of hours & when I finally got it to turn on it repeated the same sequence. So I re-installed it in the other computer that it had been working in & now it popped real loud & shut that computer down. So I RMA'd the card & the replacement does the same thing. So I RMA'd that card & now am having the same problem. During all this time I also was installing the new card(different brand) in both computers & it was working fine. So with the last card when I tried it in the first build it killed the motherboard. I talked to ASUS & they said they would be more than happy to RMA the card. I'm not sure what is the fair thing to do here because I would never cosider putting one of their audio in on of my builds again. By the way I have a new Sound Blaster Zx on the way.

Overall Review: See cons

A wonderful MB to build on

MSI MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI LGA 1700 Intel Z790 SATA 6Gb/s DDR5 ATX Motherboard
MSI MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI LGA 1700 Intel Z790 SATA 6Gb/s DDR5 ATX Motherboard

Pros: I built this over a period of about a week. It wasn't hard to put together but I spent a lot of time making everything look perfect. Even though no one can see as the case has no windows. When I finished I turned it on and it worked with no issues. I have not OC't it but I will. This is my best build in terms of componets & of course it was fun building. All but one of my builds have been on MSI boards and they are first class boards. MSI has the best help if you ever need a little help, you just call them and they are there to help. parts: Fractal Design Define 7 XL, Intel CPU 13900K, GSKill ram DDR5 7800, AMD GPU 7900, Super Flower 1200 watt power, Monitor LG 32", Noctua NH-D15 which will be removed for water cooling when I get around to OC.

Cons: I have only one peeve, no manual. I didn't knock the board down for this but I hope they will reconsider and go back to printed manuals.

Overall Review: I highly reccomend MSI motherboards and think they are the best.

11/17/2023

Works at 6800 (PC5 54400) Plug & Play

G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 Series 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6800 (PC5 54400) Desktop Memory Model F5-6800J3445G32GX2-RS5K
G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 Series 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6800 (PC5 54400) Desktop Memory Model F5-6800J3445G32GX2-RS5K

Pros: I couldn't find this in the recommended ram so I called Gskill and they said it would work in my build and it in fact did work and at the top speed. I started using Gskill 12 years ago & they have always worked, but make sure before you buy.

Cons: No Cons

Overall Review: I highly recommend

I will finish my build the last day in September

Seagate BarraCuda NE-ST8000DM004 8TB 5400 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda NE-ST8000DM004 8TB 5400 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: I have bought the 8 TB hard drives and they have lasted and still work. I have bought most of the parts for the build and I have free time in Sept. to finish the build then. I will add a 13900 CPU and a MSI ACE MB & a AMD 7900 and that is the last parts.

Overall Review: Great hard drive

Great Memory

Crucial Ballistix RGB 3600 MHz DDR4 DRAM Desktop Gaming Memory Kit 64GB (32GBx2) CL16 BL2K32G36C16U4BL (BLACK)
Crucial Ballistix RGB 3600 MHz DDR4 DRAM Desktop Gaming Memory Kit 64GB (32GBx2) CL16 BL2K32G36C16U4BL (BLACK)

Pros: installed on MSI Ace 5700, AMD5800X CPU. XMP set speed to 3600 and then overclocked it to 3800. Did a memory test and it passed and has been running fine. Also OC'd the CPU to 4.4 ghz.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Highly reccomend.

12/27/2021
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Noctua makes the best fans

I fired up the new build last night and though it is not quite finished I was surprised at how quiet it was. I put in Noctua fans and they just don't make noise.

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very good

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Scam

The product never arrived. They shoe a delivery date but it never arrived. No way to track the package as they supplied a phony tracking number. Delivery date was posted several days after the date they claim that it came. It is a scam. Don't waste your time and money.

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11/17/2021