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Steven J.

Steven J.

Joined on 10/14/11

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Absolute Beast

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 16-Core 4.5 GHz - Socket AM5 - 170W Desktop Processor (100-100000514WOF)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 16-Core 4.5 GHz - Socket AM5 - 170W Desktop Processor (100-100000514WOF)

Pros: Let me start off by saying I've been running Intel processors since I've been building PCs which is about 10 years. But lately I've seen that AMD is making big moves and I decided to switch this time around and give them a shot. I have to say that I am blown away. This processor almost gets to 6GHz, all cores, on my 360mm AIO with temps barely hitting the 95c mark. I gained 2K points in Cinebench with a 5 min overclock with PBO while UNDERVOLTING. Either I hit the silicon lottery, or this is insane performance per watt. I get to 230W while stress testing but let me say again, I'm at 6GHz on an AIO! Under gaming/normal use I rarely get spikes above 150W. Not only that but Windows feels insanely snappy and fast. I click something and its open instantly. It's a Windows 11 experience that I didn't think was possible and I'm on a 3 year old install of Windows and switching from an Intel system. I've had literally 0 issues.

Cons: - Rare issue where my screens go black but the PC doesn't restart or turn off. I have to force restart. I think this may have something to do with the undervolting I was doing and since I've gave it a little more voltage it hasn't happened. Not really a con, since it's not really the processors fault.

Overall Review: Overall I think I will be sticking with AMD products for the foreseeable future. Hopefully RDNA3 can be on par with the 4090 so I can go full for a full AMD PC.

10/14/2022

Excellent Travel Monitor

UPERFECT 144 Hz Gaming Monitor 2560 x 1600 HDR Portable Monitor Narrow Border, Frosted Monitor Plug and Play, Widely Compatible With Housing and Integrated Speakers
UPERFECT 144 Hz Gaming Monitor 2560 x 1600 HDR Portable Monitor Narrow Border, Frosted Monitor Plug and Play, Widely Compatible With Housing and Integrated Speakers

Pros: 18" Slim Fits easily into a duffle bag, backpack, etc. 2K 144Hz

Cons: First monitor I recieved had a couple dead pixels

Overall Review: Other than having to get a replacement this monitor has been everything I was looking for. The colors look really good on it and the glare is not bad at all. Honestly super impressed with it. I would definitely recommend!

Absolute Unit

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6X PCI Express 4.0 Video Card RTX 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6X PCI Express 4.0 Video Card RTX 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G

Pros: - Handles any game I throw at it at 1440p 175-200+ FPS on Max Graphics settings - Stays way cooler than my old 3090 (10-15c) - Looks great, nice branding without too much RGB - Support bracket was definitely needed and I'm glad they include it.

Cons: - Power adapter cable looks horrendous, would strongly recommend getting one from CableMod (Already did that but not shown in picture) - COIL WHINE. For two months or so the card was completely silent but lately I've been getting a lot of coil whine when there's a heavy load on the GPU. I first noticed it when I was playing Atomic Heart a couple days ago. Not a huge deal as I wear headphones 9/10 times when I'm on my PC but still can be very annoying. - HUGE. Card is massive. Will not fit in any type of Mid Tower case.

Overall Review: Overall this is a great card and I'm happy with my purchase. Only thing I wish is that there wasn't any coil whine. I have been seeing this issue with other peoples MSI 4090's as well as I browsed Google. Unfortunate but at least its not detrimental to performance.

Fast

G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series AMD EXPO 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000 (PC5 48000) Desktop Memory Model F5-6000J3038F16GX2-TZ5NR
G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series AMD EXPO 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000 (PC5 48000) Desktop Memory Model F5-6000J3038F16GX2-TZ5NR

Pros: - Booted at default speeds but once I set it to EXPO on my ASRock X670E Steel Legend it's running @ 6000MHz no problem. - Tight timings - Extremely fast. Before I can blink whatever I clicked on is already open. - RGB looks great and the design of the headsinks is nice as well. Flows with my build nicely

Cons: - None. Worked as expected out of the box with 0 issues.

Overall Review: I've been running G.SKILL RAM in all my PC's for over 10 years. I recommend them to anyone that asks me about what RAM to buy because I've never had an issue or a DOA. Can't ask for more than that.

10/20/2022

Really Impressed

Crucial P1 1TB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe Internal SSD, up to 2000 MB/s - CT1000P1SSD8
Crucial P1 1TB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe Internal SSD, up to 2000 MB/s - CT1000P1SSD8

Pros: - Got it on sale for $100 - Speeds are as advertised, 1990MB/s Read and 1700MB/s Write using Crystal Disk Mark - Blazing fast, I mainly got it for my games as I already have a SSD for Windows and I don't even know what loading screens are anymore I've always loved the Crucial brand, still running a M4 128GB SSD from 6 years ago and its going strong after many many installs of Windows. Speeds are still decent as well for a 6 year old drive (400MB/s read, 220MB/s write)

Cons: - LITERALLY none

Overall Review: Amazing product, first experience with a M.2 drive and it is super easy. Just snapped in, twisted down the screw and done. Did have a weird problem where 1 of my HDD's didn't show up after install but switching SATA ports fixed it.

Loving it so far

Logitech G910 Orion Spark RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Logitech G910 Orion Spark RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

Pros: - RGB Lighting Looks Beautiful - Build Quality is Excellent - Keys are very light and easy to press with great responsiveness. - Got this to match my G502 and works seamlessly with Logitech Gaming Software. Literally plug and play for me. So for I'm loving this keyboard. Seems very durable , great to type on and for long hours of gaming. Broke it in with some Destiny 2 and it help up like a champ. Newegg even got it to me in 3 days exactly lol

Cons: - Not quite macros in my opinion - Just noticed it, but when I press the a key its almost like the keyboard has an "echo" that goes through it. Kinda hard to explain but I don't guess it matters considering I wear a headset when I game anyway

Overall Review: - Came from a 5 year old Microsoft Sidewinder X4 that was still working beautifully but I wanted an upgrade and RBG. This just so happened to go on sale for $90 on Black Friday and I couldn't say no, get it! You won't be disappointed.

11/26/2018