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Kyle T.

Kyle T.

Joined on 11/27/16

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Board Works Fine After Some Work

BIOSTAR TB350-BTC AM4 AMD B350 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX AMD Motherboard for Cryptocurrency Mining (BTC)
BIOSTAR TB350-BTC AM4 AMD B350 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX AMD Motherboard for Cryptocurrency Mining (BTC)

Pros: - Hashes with 6 RX580 Cards - Decent support for Ryzen and A-series APU (AM4) - Bios is relatively friendly

Cons: - Documentation is lacking - Some settings are obscured in bios - Newest bios update may bugger screen output if not using A-series APU

Overall Review: Regardless of the noobs ranking this low on review eggs this board does what it's advertised to do. Power handling on board is great, nearly plug and play once you get your drivers installed proper I suggest this board for mining VTC/ETH/Altcoins with RX580 cards.. Works GREAT from me after a week or two of tinkering.

This Thing is SWEEEET! Well done Sapphire!

SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support ATX Graphics Card 100420NT+LESR
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support ATX Graphics Card 100420NT+LESR

Pros: - New HBM2 Memory allows you to use system RAM as GPU memory - The GPU I got is actually a "Limited Edition" model with boost clock > 1600Mhz - 3 fans properly cool this unit, even mining crypto this thing never reaches over 56c for me! - Nice accenting with lights/LED, this card is a looker - Came with a mounting bracket to hold this monster horizontal - 2 extra system fan power (4pin) help keep the airflow going inside the case

Cons: - MASSIVE (Not really a con but I'll have to modify my current case to ever fit a 2nd one in here)

Overall Review: This card is actually freaking awesome. Was getting 300 fps in "FortNite" compared to the ~125 fps I was getting with my Nitro+ 580 cards. Don't let these other lame reviews throw you off. With proper drivers and BIOS these cards are MINT! Over 52 MH/s using just over 200w STOCK on Lyra2Rev algorithm. Still more testing to do, this is my new workstation graphics card so not going to be mining all the time with it.. Just when I'm not using it basically.

Not a Bad Case For the Price!

DIYPC Gamemax-BK Black Dual USB 3.0 ATX Full Tower Gaming Computer Case with Build-in 5 x Blue Fans (2 x 120mm LED Fan x Top, 2 x 120mm LED Fan x Front, 1 x 120mm LED Fan x Rear), Water Cooling Ready
DIYPC Gamemax-BK Black Dual USB 3.0 ATX Full Tower Gaming Computer Case with Build-in 5 x Blue Fans (2 x 120mm LED Fan x Top, 2 x 120mm LED Fan x Front, 1 x 120mm LED Fan x Rear), Water Cooling Ready

Pros: - Fits Massive Motherboards and GPU Components Easily - Front/Top Audio & USB Inputs - Good for +5 Fan Push/Pull Configuration - Usable for Liquid Cooling Applications

Cons: - Hardware Supplied (screws) Aren't Highest Quality - Can't Shut Fan LED Off Without Shutting Off Fans

Overall Review: - Front/Top Audio & USB Cover Arrived Broken on Mine.. :(

Great RAM if you aren't inept!

G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) AMD X370 / B350 Memory (Desktop Memory) Model F4-3200C14D-16GFX
G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) AMD X370 / B350 Memory (Desktop Memory) Model F4-3200C14D-16GFX

Pros: - Runs at advertised speed (With manual timing and voltages set on Gigiabyte K5 Mobo) - Fast as hell once you get it to run at 3200mhz! - Gets my Ryzen 1800x 11% faster than CPU-Z benchmark of same processor.

Cons: - XMP Profile didn't seem to like my board (Gigabyte GA-AX370 Gaming K5) - Newest Bios and WIndows Versions needed to attain advertised speed

Overall Review: All and all I'm happy with this product. Despite it not being on the QVL list of my motherboard I was able to get it to function properly after about a week of trial and error peppered with BSOD frustration. Highly suggest using Aida64 to see what clocks your RAM prefers and setting them manually in your bios. A bit of extra voltage stabalized them on my system. Great RAM. A bit costly but FAST.