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Brett D.

Brett D.

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It's Windows

Microsoft Windows 11 Home (USB)
Microsoft Windows 11 Home (USB)

Overall Review: Upgrading from Windows 7. 11 is not my favorite, but it works. USB makes installation easy.

10/19/2025

Fast Drive

WD_BLACK 1TB SN850X NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280, Up to 7,300 MB/s - WDS100T2X0E
WD_BLACK 1TB SN850X NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280, Up to 7,300 MB/s - WDS100T2X0E

Overall Review: First time using M2 drives. I was surprised at how small and chintzy they feel. Super fast and stays under 58° c with cooling solution during gaming.

10/19/2025

Great processor for the price

Intel Core i5-12400F - Core i5 12th Gen Alder Lake 6-Core 2.5 GHz LGA 1700 65W Desktop Processor - BX8071512400F
Intel Core i5-12400F - Core i5 12th Gen Alder Lake 6-Core 2.5 GHz LGA 1700 65W Desktop Processor - BX8071512400F

Pros: Runs well and cool. Not far behind 14400f and even 14600k in gaming

Overall Review: Great processor. Would buy again at the price for gaming.

10/19/2025

Works well, but extra work to set-up

ASUS B760M-AYW WIFI D4 II Intel B760 (LGA 1700) microATX mATX motherboard, PCIe 5.0 x16 Support, two M.2 slots, DDR4, Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6, HDMI, SATA 6 Gbps, front USB 5Gbps, Aura Sync
ASUS B760M-AYW WIFI D4 II Intel B760 (LGA 1700) microATX mATX motherboard, PCIe 5.0 x16 Support, two M.2 slots, DDR4, Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6, HDMI, SATA 6 Gbps, front USB 5Gbps, Aura Sync

Pros: Works well and worth the price Has cooling for VRM

Cons: Need USB with drivers loaded or Ethernet cable to attach to PC to setup. WiFi will not work without drivers. Build quality doesn't feel the best. Does not include cooler for M2 SSD and is needed for modern M2 drives that don't have built in heatsinks.

Overall Review: Worth the price for an Intel budget build. Be prepared with drivers for setup. I purchased this board to reuse my DDR4, but ended up buying a 32 gig kit anyway.

10/19/2025

Hits XMP profile/ build quality is good

V-Color 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop memory Model TL416G32S816CSPKWK
V-Color 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop memory Model TL416G32S816CSPKWK

Pros: -good quality -stable

Overall Review: Hadn't heard of this brand before, but they are nice looking kit and the quality feels solid. Ram hits XMP profile with no issues.

10/19/2025

Great for the price

GIGABYTE Gaming Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 5.0 x16 ATX Graphics Card GV-R9060XTGAMING OC-8GD RX 9060XT
GIGABYTE Gaming Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 5.0 x16 ATX Graphics Card GV-R9060XTGAMING OC-8GD RX 9060XT

Overall Review: Picked this up for $200 on a New Egg Shuffle. For that price this can't be beat. Playing all my games on high settings with higher frame rates than my old 1080p ultra wide monitor can put out.

10/19/2025