Cristiano S.
Joined on 04/29/19
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Woks as expected

Pros: - It was immediately recognized as a PCIe4 drive by my X570 mobo. - Reading/writing speeds similar of what is advertised: 3300/3200 MB/s. - The difference from my old SSD is noticeable; Win10 was installed in 5 minutes and everything is faster (games loading included). -The included heatsink is a plus and helps with temperatures (always below 50C).
Cons: - Nothing so far (used for 4 months).
Overall Review: - Nice update from a standard SSD. Not one of the fastest PCIe4 NVMe on the market but the value for money is good.
Blue Screen of Death every 10-20 minutes

Pros: - It started at the first boot with my new R5 3600 and I was able to install Win10 right away. - The BIOS update was pretty easy (USB Flash drive).
Cons: - Can't recognize my DDR4 3200MHz RAM, I had to manually set the frequency and the XMP profile (if I keep XMP auto it can't even boot). - The 1st GPU PCIe slot is right on top of both the Chipset fan and the 1st M.2 slot (my GTX 1660 Ti almost completely covers them), not a very efficient design. - Very unstable, multiple WHEA and constant blue screen of death every 10-20 minutes, no matter what task/game I run on the PC (it happens even just staying on the desktop).
Overall Review: - I wasn't annoyed too much by the RAM and GPU's PCIe issues, but I couldn't find a solution for the BSOD. I updated every driver, tried different RAM sticks (DDR4 2400MHz), a different GPU (GTX 1080 from a friend), to reinstall Win10 and to set the AMD energy profile on saving mode (CPU never went over 60C, so it wasn't an overheating problem), but nothing solved the problem. I would like to point out that all the other components, except the R5 3600, were from a previous rig and never had problems. - I contacted the ASRock customer service and they suggested to return this mobo. I am not going to try a replacement, I will go for a different one. Maybe I was unlucky with this particular piece (I see other people around with same BSOD problems on X570 chipsets), but coming from a previous MSI mobo I am not satisfied with this product.
Great value!

Pros: - Price. - Raw performances. - Easy to OC. - A lot of VRAM.
Cons: - Loses performance with RT on, as expected.
Overall Review: - Great price/performance option for 1440p, if you don't mind loosing RT capabilities.
Great value for the price!

Pros: Good design for airflow and cable management, especially if you consider the price. Room for an internal DVD-ROM drive.
Cons: None so far.
Overall Review: I needed a case with dedicated space for an internal DVD-ROM drive and, given the few options around, this one was a very good solution in terms of price/features/quality. Used mainly for gaming, temperatures are fine as well with 2 front intake fans and 3 exhaust fans (1 rear + 2 top).
Quiet!

Pros: Very quiet. PWM works fine with my mobo's fan speed control (X570-a-pro).
Cons: None so far.
Overall Review: I had a very loud CPU-AIO, but since I replaced the stock fans with these it runs super quiet.
Good product, a little too loud

Pros: - Good cooling performance at low price
Cons: - The radiator's fans are loud
Overall Review: I got this cooler to replace my ryzen 5 3600 stock cooler. It works great, reducing the cpu temperature up to 15-20C: now I never go above 65C. As a minor problem the radiator's fans were a little bit too loud, so I replaced them with a couple of Artic fans and everything works fine now.

