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Anthony A.

Anthony A.

Joined on 02/27/12

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Most Favorable Review

Great, super clutter

hec Zephyr MX 750 750W Peak Output ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
hec Zephyr MX 750 750W Peak Output ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: No hardware problems, easy to install and use.

Cons: My goodness! The cords inside are a cluster**** compared to the power source I just bought for another computer. I have a Cooler Master HAF+ case, and the cords make it seem like a micro case! If you're going to use this power system, make sure you invest in cord clips. If you do not, your fans will suck the cords right into them. They hang loose all over the place. It is dangerous if you don't get it taken care of.

Overall Review: On the plus side of the clutter, the cord clusters are covered in some sort of meshing. That helps to reduce the clutter, but it's still overwhelming. But for the price, it's a good buy.

Most Critical Review

Do not buy

ASRock 770iCafe AM3+ AMD 770 + SB710 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock 770iCafe AM3+ AMD 770 + SB710 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Nice condition out of the box, included everything I needed, and an easy to install driver CD. Runs better than any other mother board I own (4 others) and has a much nicer BIOS than the dreaded Gigabtye Mother boards.

Cons: I read the negative reviews and purchased this motherboard anyway because it seemed powerful. However, it is cramped, has bad port placement, has many sharp and dangerous heat sinks to cut your hands on. I did not read enough reviews to see that this motherboard has a known problem with hibernation. TURN OFF hibernation and sleep mode. Once it hibernates it WILL NOT turn back on. A hard reboot worked a few times, and then I had to return to newegg and read reviews to find out that I have to reseat my CPU and all the other hardware in order to get it to run again once once it hibernated. On the bright side it displays "DE" on the LED panel inside to show you it is malfunctioning. This board DID NOT come with onboard video. I either did not read well enough, or it was not listed, but you NEED a video card to use this mother board. I saw one response to a bad review in which the maker of this motherboard asked the unsatisfied customer to clear their CMOS. If the hardware is not working because of BIOS/harware failure, then how can you clear the CMOS without a working video port? My video port would not work once the "DE" appeared on my motherboard. I would not recommend this motherboard to the worst of my enemies. Please buy the slightly less terrible gigabyte motherboards over this one. It was not worth the great price. Read more reviews if you don't believe me.

Overall Review: While this motherboard meets all of my needs and more, it is not worth the troubleshooting. I would use this for myself, but I would never give it to another person. This is a terrible mortherboard for anyone who doesn't have the patience to spend an hour each few weeks to reseat all their hardware.

ordered twice. 2 DOA

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-8GVKB
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-8GVKB

Pros: If you can get two working sticks, it does the job.

Cons: Ordered a package, got 1 stick DOA. Did not want to do the return process and leave the computer unusable for that period of time. Ordered another set. The new set also had a dead card. I now have 2 out of 4 dead sticks.

Overall Review: Others may get luckier, but 50% working parts isn't a good look to me.

Runs too hot!

ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT Challenger D 8G OC PCI Express 4.0 Video Card
ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT Challenger D 8G OC PCI Express 4.0 Video Card

Pros: Runs really well at max settings. 3 display ports and 1 hdmi port.

Cons: HUGE overheating problem!

Overall Review: This card can run games at max specs, but it turns my PC into a convection oven. The card may be able to handle the heat, but the rest of the system cannot. Make sure to invest in cooling for this card. Update: This card is constantly overheating my PC. I've tried ventilating, I keep the workspace at 68f, I have liquid cooling, nothing helps. It's overheating my M.2 drive and my CPU.

fast and small

Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 3D2, QLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEKNW010T8X1
Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 3D2, QLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEKNW010T8X1

Pros: -very fast -very small, low profile

Cons: -lack of M2 mounting will require expansions to use many of these, and I want to use many of these.

Overall Review: Great drive, I want more and larger versions of this for sure. These are now my go to storage solution.

They sure are m2 sized mounting screws

M2 Standoff and Screw for M2 DrivesAsus Motherboard M2 Screw + Hex Nut Stand Off Spacer5 Sets+1 pcs Screwdriver
M2 Standoff and Screw for M2 DrivesAsus Motherboard M2 Screw + Hex Nut Stand Off Spacer5 Sets+1 pcs Screwdriver

Pros: -fits in the M2 slot... -is tiny, to fit in the M2 slot

Cons: -is super super tiny, so you will easily lose these. Order more than you need

Overall Review: absolutely what you need if you're looking for m2 screws. The included screwdriver is magnetic.