Joined on 03/17/10
Had some issues but maybe not the hard drives fault
Pros: Works great no issues as of the moment I finally got windows to install.
Cons: Windows would freeze while installing but then I switched sata wires and ports and it worked.
Overall Review: Cough also burnt windows caugh burnt multi copies cough.
1 of the sticks is bad
Pros: If the memory wasn't defective I am sure it would be nice.
Cons: 1 of the 2 sticks was defective. This is a new pc build 14th gen cpu and I used this ram in the build. Everything seemed fine till I got a bunch of BDOS crashes and random shut downs. I couldn't figure out the cause easily and the sniff test lead me to the Tam. Running tests on the ram and I would fail memtes86 fade test. Tried 1 stick at a time and 1 stick failed and the 2nd stick passed. Most people wouldn't probably be tech savvy enough to ever figure out what was wr9nf with their computer like this and with the other bad reviews bad memory is all too common with this particular ram. It's very frustrating that I am dealing with having this brand new pc and will now have to return this ram but since it somewhat works before I can return it I am going to have to order new ram first and wait for it to arrive so I can at least use the computer with the 1 good stick.
Overall Review: 1 of my 2 sticks of ram was bad and causing crashes. Somethings not right with their manufacturing process or something.
Computer crashes regularly ever since switching to this board
Pros: It sometimes works
Cons: It crashes all the time, like all the time and is very inconvenient. I will no longer trust an ASUS product again. Been dealing with these endless crashes for 2 years trying to resolve what it is but the blue screen codes are never the same and I can never get to the bottom of it. I am wondering if it is some sort of driver or control software incompatibility or something but have no idea.
Overall Review: Maybe try a different brand if you are getting a motherboard.
Motherboard failed at 2 years.
Pros: Worked for about 2 years.
Cons: With this mother board for some reason on occasion a line tear like thing would run down my screen I always assumed it was my video card and that it was just a inconvenient glitch but now 2 years or so since I bought this for my build it crapped out on me. I restarted my computer after doing some software updates and uppon rebooting it up all my USB ports except 1 was working. I was trying to fix it but since only 1 usb port was working I couldn't try re flashing the bios, a catch 22 since I couldn't have my flash drive in and my keyboard hooked up at the same time. I am not sure why the motherboard bugged out on me but after trying to find out what was wrong in the bios, the motherboard refused to post after this. I ended up giving up on the board and replacing it. Since replacing this board with another model the screen tear is gone I haven't seen it since. The motherboard had some convenient features but utterly was just poorly made in its factory and must have shorted something out for one reason or another. It also corrupted my hard drive, oh and when this happened if I shut it down it wouldn't ever actually shut 100% down my fans would be on, lights on and all running, no display but it would still be on. Motherboard rapidly turned into a huge disappointment.
Overall Review: Nice features but cheaply made and it failed in the end to even post or have working USB ports.
Card works but getting coil whine with COD Modern Warfare 2019
Pros: Rungs games smoothly with high frame rates even demanding games.
Cons: Runs on the hot side. COIL WHILE WITH Call Of Duty MODERN WARFARE 2019. Not sure if its an issue with programming of the game or a driver issue or a defect in the card but I am getting coil whine while playing COD Modern Warfare 2019. Beware of this potential issue. I recently updated the driver to the latest driver and then installed this new COD game. While playing this game I hear quite audible coil whine and its almost constant while playing this game. I contacted EVGA and Nvidia about the issue and hope to get a solution. Possibly they may fix the drivers if that is an issue or who knows what will be done at this point. The noise is concerning.
Overall Review: Runs games very well. AUDIBLE COIL WHINE WITH COD MODERN WARFARE 2019 I contacted EVGA and Nvidia about the issue and hope to get a solution. Possibly they may fix the drivers if that is an issue or who knows what will be done at this point. The noise is concerning.
One of the fans quickly started making a click noise, kind of annoying
Pros: Cools the CPU nicely
Cons: One of the fans for some reason quickly after purchase started making a clicking rattle noise, its rather annoying and I can't get it to stop.
Overall Review: At least it was cheap when I bought it.