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Richard P.

Richard P.

Joined on 11/03/09

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Most Favorable Review

Awesome

ASRock D1800M Intel Dual-Core Celeron Processor J1800 Micro ATX Motherboard / CPU / VGA Combo
ASRock D1800M Intel Dual-Core Celeron Processor J1800 Micro ATX Motherboard / CPU / VGA Combo

Pros: HDMI+DVI+VGA. Has 1 PCI Express 2.0 x16 if you want to upgrade video and 2 PCI Express 2.0 x1 if you need to add SATA or audio cards. Fired up out of the box. I also purchased a G.SKILL AEGIS 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model F3-1333C9S-4GIS with this board. Works flawless. This board has more features and cost less than other boards with same CPU. I'm getting a second one for a Media Center for my TV.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: I was worried about been fan-less but it doesn't even get warm. Awesome buy for budget PC.

Most Critical Review

A little disappointed

GIGABYTE B550 AORUS MASTER AM4 AMD B550 ATX Motherboard with Triple M.2, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2, WIFI 6, 2.5 GbE LAN, PCIe 4.0
GIGABYTE B550 AORUS MASTER AM4 AMD B550 ATX Motherboard with Triple M.2, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2, WIFI 6, 2.5 GbE LAN, PCIe 4.0

Pros: B550 board, 2.5GbE port PCIe 4.0

Cons: CPU Fan header died in less than 2 days, almost fried my CPU. change CPU fan to CPU OPT header and working at the moment. RGB light on the Aorus logo on the board is vey dim. My Aorus B450 was brighter.

Overall Review: Coming from a Aorus B450 Elite board that bricked the bios for just trying to change the boot image with the software that Aorus provides, and now this B550 board has a DEAD CPU FAN HEADER. Not going to RMA just for that because I really need to use my PC and unless Gigabyte decides to send me a NEW mobo to replace the one I have and for me to send the damage one back so my down time will be less than 10 minutes I am stuck with this one because I know this is not going to happen. I had to go with an Aorus mobo since my whole rig is from this brand. Asus has a B550 board with almost same features for less.

11/11/2022

This card delivers!

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card RX 6800 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card RX 6800 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G

Pros: Upgrade from an RTX 2070. I purchased at $539. Can tell the boost in performance! Card is big. Nice RGB. 16GB of VRAM is great for future games. Can't tell about ray tracing because I don't care for it.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: Love the card. Now looking for the non-XT to purchase as backup.

12/13/2022

Works at rated speed

OLOy OWL RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model ND4U0832161BHJDA
OLOy OWL RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model ND4U0832161BHJDA

Pros: Works as intended. XMP Profile and BAM! 3200Mhz. Love the RGB and the price was great. Will be getting a second set of these rams!

Cons: None

Overall Review: Purchase them for a gaming PC for my neighbor. Combined with Intel Core i5-10400F, Gigabyte Z590 AC UD motherboard. Works like a champ!

Can't go wrong with this CPU!

Intel Core i5-10400F - Core i5 10th Gen Comet Lake 6-Core 2.9 GHz LGA 1200 65W None Integrated Graphics Desktop CPU Processor - BX8070110400F
Intel Core i5-10400F - Core i5 10th Gen Comet Lake 6-Core 2.9 GHz LGA 1200 65W None Integrated Graphics Desktop CPU Processor - BX8070110400F

Pros: Great for budget PC gaming.

Cons: CPU fan has no RGB, but who cares.

Overall Review: I got this CPU to build a PC for my neighbor as his first gaming PC. He's really happy with it. Combined it with a Gigabyte Z590 AC UD motherboard. Works like a champ!

A brand you can trust!

G.SKILL Trident Z RGB (For AMD) 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-16GTZRX
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB (For AMD) 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-16GTZRX

Pros: Beautiful RGB. No compatibility issues with GIGABYTE B450 AORUS ELITE AM4 AMD B450 motherboard, XMP profile got them to run at specs speed.

Cons: Not free.

Overall Review: I used to buy Corsairs rams but they died ofter, had to RMA about every year until I purchased my first G.Skill kit back in 3/9/2012 (G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBXL) This set lasted 5 years, only one stick went bad, RMAd and G.Skill sent me a new set in only 1 week. After buying my first set I've never looked elsewhere. They last and customer service is awesome.

12/20/2018