Joined on 12/12/10
Great for gaming, or email
Pros: *Stable *Good for gaming on med-high settings *Awesome for budget builds. *Easy to install with pre-applied thermal paste
Cons: heatsink is cheap, but works well and is quiet as long as you don't intend on over-clocking.
Overall Review: I've purchased two G850 CPU, and I have to say there isn't a really notable difference between the G850 and the G860, Same WEI rating, etc. i bought this one because the price of the G850 has shot over this one, despite it being a technically more powerful CPU
Not dependable
Pros: -7.9 WEI -Very fast! -Worked fantastically for nearly a year -Never gave me an issue (until death)
Cons: -Randomly wouldn't be detected by BIOS when I came home from work 8 months after initial installation.
Overall Review: Lost a lot of stuff, really peeved. SSD showed no signs of failure, just quit working. Don't relax with this drive!
Works well, was cheap
Pros: *works well *lights that indicate power/ HDD activity *sleek, metal, sturdy
Cons: None
Overall Review: Bought this for a friend, he really enjoys it. The included cable has two USB plugs, but you only have to use the main one as long as you're not using cheap USB ports that don't supply enough power.
Best little motherboard I've ever used
Pros: *Stable. I haven't had a random crash, BSOD, or otherwise with this motherboard. *Very compact, but chock full of goodies! *Easy to upgrade later
Cons: If you use a large graphics card, you have to remove it before you remove the ram. Also you have to install your RAM before your graphics card. No biggie though, definitely not enough to knock an egg of for.
Overall Review: This particular motherboard was my first ASRock product, but won't be the last. I've bought two of these within a few months, both work well, as intended, no issues from either. Really love this board Buy it already
Terrific PSU
Pros: *Modular *Very reliable *Quiet
Cons: You're kidding, right?
Overall Review: I assemble and repair a fair amount of computers, and I've used this PSU in nearly every one. I haven't had to RMA a single onw
Awesome little CPU
Pros: *Very stable CPU *Works well for gaming (coupled with a capable GPU) *Easy to install *Runs at pretty low temps with included heatsink (30'C idle)
Cons: *Included heatsink is kind of cheap
Overall Review: The wires for the CPU fan are wrapped around the heatsink. I have purchased two of these and on both the wires had to be manually moved because they were causing the fan to not spin. After I moved the wires slightly, there was no problem.