Joined on 10/09/05
Supposedly the best gaming cpu... I'm the world?
Pros: - Seems to run pretty cool all things considered - let's me fully utilize my rx 7900xtx card! - for average use, hardly seems to be under heavy load
Cons: - runs a little hot if Ray tracing gaming - it wasn't free?
Overall Review: For a gaming pc this cpu really kicks bu77! I've got a 3 fan liquid cooler strapped to it and on Diablo IV ultra ray tracing it's about mid 50 something degrees and only at 15-30% load. I upgraded to this from an AM3 setup on an fx-9590 which was great, but couldn't handle an RX7900xtx card without maxing out and effecting performance. I did a lot of research before jumping in to AM5 and there's a lot about how the 7800x3d cpu has the best results for gaming because of how the cores and vcache are laid out so.... whatever, it works great and I can't imagine a scenario where I'd need the extra processing power from a 7950x3d, especially given the price and surprising lower frame rates
A day late and a dollar short.
Pros: Fast connection compared to older B/G wireless. PCIe x1 connection which might not be a pro depending on your motherboard.
Cons: Occasionally spotty connection. Inexplicably drops out and refuses to hold a connection for up to half an hour. Died just out of warranty. Included driver programming sluggish and no option to install drivers separate from connection utility.
Overall Review: Overall performance was half decent during it's operational time. Now while it can sometimes connect and the computer does recognize it, it can only maintain connection speeds of less than dial up if that and only for the moments it functions. Had it not died probably would have been worth a 4 or 3. Gave it a 2 because it did do half decent for about a year.
Great drives for cost
Pros: Fast and pretty reliable honestly
Cons: Not always the FASTEST but still darn good
Overall Review: Overall I've gotten like 4 of these kingspec drives, different capacities and even a gen 5 1tb. None of them were bad, all of them were fast, all of them were way less than the other guys!
4k All the way!
Pros: Absolutely vibrant image and I love the size to price ratio here. 138 refresh rate is pretty nice combined with freesynch makes for a pretty smooth experience even with 4k ray tracing. Plenty of options for display settings, refresh rate fps monitoring etc and nice defaults to prevent screen burn.
Cons: For an upper end monitor I was surprised this did NOT come with a stand of any sort! For an extra $100 you can buy it separately, boo. The bezel free boarder is nice, but the OLED weight and housing design has me afraid to handle the thing. Also the power plug doesn't recess up into the back very far, so it's hard to tuck up without still poking out the bottom. Mostly trivial cons though.
Overall Review: Initially I did notice some incredibly faint vertical image shadows similar to another review I saw before buying, but it seems to have worn in and gone away with use, so hooray! Overall really happy with this screen.
Pros: Very nice style and incredibly sturdy feel. Love the venting everywhere and ease of access with the hdd and expansion bay slots. Almost entirely tool-less install!! More than enough room for my setup. Almost want to buy a giant video card so I don't feel like I'm wasting the space. Looking forward to installing water cooling some day also, but more for fun. My whole system runs so much cooler now. I could go on, but the case really speaks for itself at the price.
Cons: I was getting an occasional hum from a vibration coming from I believe my HDDs all 5 of them. Checked them all out and went away so no worries. Would have liked to see more expansion slots on the back, but I suppose that's the perk for buying the HAF-X instead.
Overall Review: Overall a great great case for anyone looking for a relatively inexpensive full tower. It really feels like it will last a while. Did find it odd that the USB plugs etc on the front are upside down, but who really cares about that.
Excellent screen for great pricing
Very cool equipment!