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Julian P.

Julian P.

Joined on 04/29/10

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Great little machine.

Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit Beast Canyon  RNUC11BTMi70001Intel® Core™ i7-11700B PC Barebone max video card length, graphic card is not included
Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit Beast Canyon RNUC11BTMi70001Intel® Core™ i7-11700B PC Barebone max video card length, graphic card is not included

Pros: - able to fit both my 3050 and 3060, from MSI, along with my PNY A2000 in the case - easy to follow instructions with very clear pictures - incredible cooling - easy disassembly and assembly - 4 NVME slots - removable intake duct for the CPU cooler to allow for another PCIe card to be installed

Cons: - fans can be loud if set to performance or auto mode - no extra blank plate to customize the front of it. (some maybe unsettled by the skull) - 4th NVME slot isn't enabled by default (didn't know that till I turned on a setting in the BIOS) - not all GPUs will fit (but I knew this before purchase, not a con for me but for others it may be)

Overall Review: - solid PC for literally any one who wants a machine for gaming, daily use, light CAD. pretty quiet at idle. unless I have the RGB lights on, it's as quiet as a liquid cooled or fanless PC. thermals are incredible, as aforementioned. 64GB RAM limit will be plenty for many. I have 16GB and it's decent for me with ReBAR enabled. I ran a few benchmark tools (like Cinebench, Furmark) and it did extremely well. if one were to place four 8TB NVMEs, you'll have serious storage (32TB)

The best GPU for Small Form Factor machines!

PNY RTX A2000 VCNRTXA2000-PB 6GB 192-bit GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 x16 Low Profile Graphics Card
PNY RTX A2000 VCNRTXA2000-PB 6GB 192-bit GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 x16 Low Profile Graphics Card

Pros: It uses the motherboard power so no extra power connectors! it has four mini DP ports

Cons: The blower fan can be a little loud but not annoyingly loud No GeForce Experience (but I knew that before I bought it)

Overall Review: I definitely would recommend this GPU to any one who is looking for one for a small SFF machine or mini ITX. if I had to get another one, I'd get the 12GB version only because some of the games at "optimized" settings can over run the VRAM budget, especially if you have the Ray Tracing enabled

RAM that's targeted for gaming, but used in a VMWare / ESXi server

CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model CMK32GX4M4A2666C16
CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model CMK32GX4M4A2666C16

Overall Review: I initially got this RAM for a gaming PC but it found itself in my ESXi server. pretty good RAM, I mean, I've never had issues with Corsair stuff. I even used their RAM in some of my Macs because of the cost and the fact that it was the only company that had the correct specs needed

one of the best monitors I've used

ASUS TUF Gaming VG24VQ 24" (23.6" Viewable) Full HD 1920 x 1080 1ms MPRT 144Hz 2 x HDMI, DisplayPort AMD FreeSync Asus Eye Care with Ultra Low-Blue Light & Flicker-Free Backlit LED Height Adjustable Curved Gaming Monitor
ASUS TUF Gaming VG24VQ 24" (23.6" Viewable) Full HD 1920 x 1080 1ms MPRT 144Hz 2 x HDMI, DisplayPort AMD FreeSync Asus Eye Care with Ultra Low-Blue Light & Flicker-Free Backlit LED Height Adjustable Curved Gaming Monitor

Pros: - super crisp image - gaming on it is better that I set myself up for. - easy to use settings controls. - the curved nature of this screen is SO much easier on the eyes I have to say- I've had a few monitors in life but this one is pretty good! images / videos are nice, clean and crisp. playing Modern Warfare and and Black Ops : Cold War looks so real that some times I forgot it was a game. I even plays Fortnite for my kids and they were impressed with the clearity - (PC Specs: RYZEN 3 3300X, 32GB of RAM, GeForce GTX 3060 w/ 12GB of VRAM, 1TV WD NVMe) I plugged this monitor in my Mac Mini (2020 with Apple Silicon, 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD) and Mac OS GUI and apps are unreal. I mean.. it's almost as good as the retina displays that come with MacBook / iMac. and just because I have it, I plugged this into my HP ProDesk (600 G2, 64GB of RAM, 2x 1TB SSD for storage, 1x 120GB for Boot - Windows Server). it, too, was perfect. the resolution is also prime for seeing system analysis at once. ( being an IT pro, this is a Godsend) I would go as far as saying that this display is perfect enough for Adobe Products. if you've used Photoshop in a professional setting, you'll know what I mean. with that said - the ability to adjust the height and tilt is epic. not many monitors can do that. and let me tell, that was a sell point for me.

Cons: I dont really have any cons per say but the built in speakers are.. mediocre at best. I spent WAY to much time with the to make them sound halfway decent. if its for simple stuff, like system notifications, they're okay but anything else? nope. get a sound bar / external speakers / headphones. the only other ""complaint"" is that this monitor is a little heavier than I anticipated but I dont think it'll be an issue since i'm not lugging it around.

Overall Review: overall, I should have gotten a couple more now that I got my hands on one (especially for my Macs and other PCs). I have already recommended this to others because of the sheer image quality (my buddy said "shi** man, thats unreal!! ".. he ordered one right after. I've mentioned before but this display is perfect for the office setting because of the curved nature, the colors are clean, the blue filter that's built in works pretty well.

I bought one of these to put in an Xserve that was given to me that used SAS

Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 ST3450857SS 450GB 15000 RPM 16MB Cache SAS 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Enterprise Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 ST3450857SS 450GB 15000 RPM 16MB Cache SAS 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Enterprise Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Quick, have had no problems in my XServe (2008)[given to me because my uncle upgrade]. I am able to net-boo,t pretty quickly, a handful of Mac over GigE and file transfers are quick. I prefer these in my limited use over SSDs because of capacity.

Cons: none really? its a little loud for my tastes but I can deal with it.