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John D.

John D.

Joined on 07/20/06

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Most Favorable Review

Decent board for AMD Ryzen 7 3700x

MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI Gaming Motherboard AMD AM4 SATA 6Gb/s M.2 USB 3.2 Gen 2 HDMI ATX
MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI Gaming Motherboard AMD AM4 SATA 6Gb/s M.2 USB 3.2 Gen 2 HDMI ATX

Pros: Easy setup Decent BIOS RGB Worked out of the box with Ryzen 7 3700x.

Cons: Wifi / Ethernet does not work as expected. Dragon Center software can not reliably update BIOS.

Overall Review: Decent board for the newest generation of AMD processors, with some out-of-box issues. Wifi / Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Drivers on the website are garbage. Have Gigabit Ethernet and couldn't get over 200 Mbps download, 8 Mbps upload wired or wireless. Had to scour MSI forums for troubleshooting, finally deleting the Realtek drivers and letting Win 10 use default drivers, I can get 900+ Mbps download and 35-40 Mbps upload wired, which is where it should be. Never did get wireless upload speeds past 8Mbps, but since the computer will be plugged in, that's not a total deal breaker. Tried updating the BIOS using Dragon Center software and it hardlocked my system (computer restarted to black screen). Had to reset CMOS. Will never be using that software again to update BIOS. This review is for the MSI Review Rebate Program.

10/24/2019

Excellent power supply!

Seasonic FOCUS GX-650, 650W 80+ Gold, Full-Modular, ATX Form Factor, Low Noise, Premium Japanese Capacitor, 10 Year Warranty, Nvidia RTX 30/40 Super, AMD GPU Compatible, Ref# SSR-650FX
Seasonic FOCUS GX-650, 650W 80+ Gold, Full-Modular, ATX Form Factor, Low Noise, Premium Japanese Capacitor, 10 Year Warranty, Nvidia RTX 30/40 Super, AMD GPU Compatible, Ref# SSR-650FX

Pros: -Modular -Price -Packaging -Warranty -Quiet

Cons: -None.

Overall Review: This is my first fully modular power supply, and first time buying Seasonic. I must say that I am impressed! The packaging was secure, and I love the cloth bags that enclosed the power supply and cables - that was a nice touch. I will never go back to a non-modular power supply design. The unit is quiet, which is always nice. A 10 year warranty is great, hopefully I will never need to use it. I will definitely buy Seasonic again for my future computer builds.

Great RAM!

CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model CMK16GX4M2A2666C16W
CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model CMK16GX4M2A2666C16W

Pros: Worked out of the box. Love the white color. It's Corsair. Price was great!

Cons: Doesn't come in blue for 2 x 8GB.

Overall Review: Stable and affordable. Will purchase again!