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Eric L.

Eric L.

Joined on 02/18/12

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Most Favorable Review

Excellent

NZXT Kraken 360mm - RL-KN360-B1 – AIO CPU Liquid Cooler - LCD Display - 3 x F120P Static Pressure Fan Radiator Fans LGA 1851,1700 / AM5 Compatible
NZXT Kraken 360mm - RL-KN360-B1 – AIO CPU Liquid Cooler - LCD Display - 3 x F120P Static Pressure Fan Radiator Fans LGA 1851,1700 / AM5 Compatible

Pros: Easy install on AM5. Keeps my 7700x cool which is a hard thing to do. No issues with Cam software so far. Install was quick and after a reboot I was able to assign the screen with my preferred look easily. Also is very quiet.

Cons: none

Overall Review: I rarely review a product and I NEVER give 5 stars, but when I find a gem like this I give credit where credit is due. This is the best cooler I have ever bought.

Most Critical Review

Not Acceptable

D-Link DIR-855L Wireless N900 Simultaneous Dual-Band Gigabit Router w/ SmartBeam Technology IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab
D-Link DIR-855L Wireless N900 Simultaneous Dual-Band Gigabit Router w/ SmartBeam Technology IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab

Pros: Easy setup. Smart beam seems to work.

Cons: I have to power cycle the router just about everyday or my connected devices crawl. I have 100mb service. I get up in the morning and run a speed test. I get 1-2 mb until I power cycle the router only. Then I get my 100MB usually for the rest of the day. The vicious cycle continues the next day.

Overall Review: Range is just OK, not exceptional. I came from a D-Link 825 extreme N that I had for years without an issue, to a router that I am constantly power cycling. That is NOT ACCEPTABLE.

ASUS ROG STRIX B650E-I GAMING WIFI

ASUS ROG Strix B650E-I Gaming WiFi AMD B650 AM5 Ryzen™ Desktop 9000 8000 & 7000 mini-ITX mITX motherboard, 10+2  power stages, DDR5, 2x M.2 slot, PCIe® 5.0, 2.5G LAN, WiFi 6E, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C
ASUS ROG Strix B650E-I Gaming WiFi AMD B650 AM5 Ryzen™ Desktop 9000 8000 & 7000 mini-ITX mITX motherboard, 10+2 power stages, DDR5, 2x M.2 slot, PCIe® 5.0, 2.5G LAN, WiFi 6E, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C

Pros: I built a mini itx system for the living room in the corsair 2000d case. This board was not my first choice because of its price but the first board I bought was the Asrock a620i lightning and it would not post so I had to return it. I bit the bullet and grabbed this asus board and am happy I did. Booted right up, expo worked perfectly with my Gskill ram (30cl 6000mtps). I had heard of people having issues with the wifi on this board but mine is performing excellent. I have gigabit ethernet and am getting 500mbps on wifi from about 30ft away from my router. This board was a little overkill for what I needed but it is a quality board that I have had no issues out of so far.

Cons: It's a bit expensive but it's the best mini itx am5 board currently available.

Overall Review: I think this board got a bad wrap when it first came out most likely due to early bios releases but it has performed flawlessly for me. I would recommend this board if you can swing the cash.

We deserve better

ASRock Taichi Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Graphics Card RX7900XT TC 20GO
ASRock Taichi Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Graphics Card RX7900XT TC 20GO

Pros: Excellent rasterization performance. I don't have any issues with the way the card plays games.

Cons: Knocking off an eff for excessive coil whine. Knocking off another egg for RGB not working out of the box with a fresh install of windows and no other RGB software installed. Polychrome recognized the card as an RX 590 if it shows up at all. I tried to do the fix for upgrading the firmware and now RGB does not work on the card at all. The second display port works sometimes and sometimes does not.

Overall Review: If you are building a pc with no RGB, the card is ok. If you wanted a showpiece look elsewhere. For what I paid for this card, I expected better than what I got.

Good RAM

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C16Q-64GVKC
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C16Q-64GVKC

Pros: No issues on setup. Took XMP profile the first time and no stability problems. This RAM works on my Asrock Taichi x470. I like the fact that it doesn't have RGB and the price was right.

Cons: None so far

Overall Review: I would recommend this RAM. Just check your motherboards QVL list. I have not tried to overclock this RAM, so I cannot say as to whether or not you can tighten it up, but at 16CL, I really don't think I need to.

Not Acceptable updated

D-Link DIR-855L Wireless N900 Simultaneous Dual-Band Gigabit Router w/ SmartBeam Technology IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab
D-Link DIR-855L Wireless N900 Simultaneous Dual-Band Gigabit Router w/ SmartBeam Technology IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab

Pros: This is an update to my previous review titled "NOT ACCEPTABLE" I have since updated the firmware on this router and have had no performance issues whatsoever for the last 10 days. I really feel bad about giving this router a poor review without doing my due diligence from the start. I know better. I rely heavily on reviews to purchase products and Im sure others do too. I have owned DLink routers for the past 6 years and have not had an issue. Range on this router is good, and I was getting 92mb/s on my tablet. That smart beam tech really seems to work. I actually like the fact that it is a stand up router instead of flat. Saves me room on my desk. I have about 15 different devices connected to it at any given time with no dropouts on devices.

Cons: The only con is the price, it's a little high and the range doesnt extend outside of my home.

Overall Review: Sorry DLink!!

10/13/2014