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Peter A.

Peter A.

Joined on 02/24/03

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Most Favorable Review

Great Airflow, nice aRGB fans.

Phanteks Eclipse P400A PH-EC400ATG_DBK01 Black Steel / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Phanteks Eclipse P400A PH-EC400ATG_DBK01 Black Steel / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: - Solid airflow - Supports up to 6 fans - Includes 3 aRGB 3 pin fans - Amazing cable management

Cons: Can be a little confusing wiring up the fans the first time

Overall Review: It's a great looking case with awesome airflow. I bought 3 Deepcool CF120 fans to fill the extra spots and they sync up with the included fans perfectly. I decided to bypass the included aRGB hub and connect them to my motherboard, which took a few minutes to figure out how to do, but it is manageable. Cable management is great in this case, and I was able to attach 2 fan hubs in the back with no problem as there's about an inch of space to work with behind the mobo plate. I'd buy this case again in a heartbeat. For anyone wondering about the included fans, they are currently not for sale on any website, but if you email Phanteks they will sell them to you directly.

Another win for MSI

MSI MPG MPG X870E EDGE TI WIFI AM5 AMD X870E SATA 6Gb/s  5G LAN DDR5 M.2 Wi-Fi 7 ATX Motherboards
MSI MPG MPG X870E EDGE TI WIFI AM5 AMD X870E SATA 6Gb/s 5G LAN DDR5 M.2 Wi-Fi 7 ATX Motherboards

Pros: * NO PCIE LANE SPLITTING* Wifi 7 BT 5.4 Easy BIOS

Cons: Not a huge deal, but I miss printed manuals with my components.

Overall Review: This board is solid, I was impressed by the heft of it. Being able to use two gen 5 M2 drives and not killing your GPU sets this one even further above its competitors. Fired right up with my Zen 5 CPU and took two seconds to get my RAM running where it should be. You can never go wrong with MSI MOBOs.

Solid PSU from MSI

MSI - MAG A850GL PCIE5 WHITE, 80+ GOLD Fully Modular Gaming PSU, 12V-2x6 Cable, ATX 3.1 & PCIE 5.1 Ready, 850W Power Supply, 10 Year Warranty
MSI - MAG A850GL PCIE5 WHITE, 80+ GOLD Fully Modular Gaming PSU, 12V-2x6 Cable, ATX 3.1 & PCIE 5.1 Ready, 850W Power Supply, 10 Year Warranty

Pros: Great PSU with a 16pin PCIE 5 cable for your next gen cards. Has enough cables to run everything you'd need. 10 year warranty speaks for itself.

Overall Review: This is my first MSI PSU, but I've used their motherboards and other products for over twenty years now, always reliable and solid performance.

Noctua quality

Noctua NT-H2 3.5g, Thermal Computer Paste incl. 3 Cleaning Wipes (3.5g)
Noctua NT-H2 3.5g, Thermal Computer Paste incl. 3 Cleaning Wipes (3.5g)

Overall Review: My Ryzen 3600 (OC to 4.2Ghz) idles at 28c and under load the highest I've seen is 60c with this paste and a Deepcool Gammaxx GTE. 3.5g of top shelf thermal paste at this price is a no-brainer. I'll be using this paste for every build I do from now on. Noctua knows what they're doing when it comes to cooling.

Gskill Quality with some bling

G.SKILL Trident Z RGB (For AMD) 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C14D-16GTZRX
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB (For AMD) 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C14D-16GTZRX

Pros: - Awesome tight timings - Didn't have to do anything, ran at 3200 right out of the box - Pretty RGB action - B-Die!

Cons: None

Overall Review: This is probably the best 3200 RGB RAM in this price range. Being B-die, it overclocks well. I've been using Gskill RAM since Gskill started making RAM (almost 20 years) and have never been disappointed, still have an 10 year old system running 4 Gskill DDR2 sticks and it keeps chugging. I expect that this ram will prove to be just as reliable as the years go by.

Nice affordable cooler

DEEPCOOL GAMMAXX GTE-CPU Cooler 120mm RGB fan Motherboard SYNC Solid 0.4-mm fins 4 Heatpipes Metal Mounting Kit Support LGA 2066 / AM4
DEEPCOOL GAMMAXX GTE-CPU Cooler 120mm RGB fan Motherboard SYNC Solid 0.4-mm fins 4 Heatpipes Metal Mounting Kit Support LGA 2066 / AM4

Pros: - Nice tall heatsink - Copper heatpipes make direct contact with CPU - It's Deepcool

Cons: - The included fan is not aRGB

Overall Review: Great cooler, keeps my OC'd Ryzen 5 3600 running a lot cooler than I thought it would. I ended buying a Deepcool CF120 fan and using that instead of the included fan so that it would sync with the rest of my Deepcool fans, and it looks great! Install was simply, instructions were adequate.