Joined on 06/13/12
Whisper Quiet. Impressed.
Pros: -Solid build quality - Rifle bearing, so you can mount it horizontally as a top exhaust - Barely audible with my ear up to it at medium/low speed - shipping was quick
Cons: - It...wasn't...free?
Sparks flew from the power connector
Pros: card died after a week
Cons: I sometimes leave my computer on. Woke up one day and my computer was off. Turned it on and sparks flew from the card. Looking around the internet, many people have encountered the exact same issue. Going to RMA and hopefully they send me one without the VRM issue or whatever caused this
Overall Review: Never again.
Amazing card
Pros: Looks amazing. Cooler and carbon look are a bit heavy, but look phenomenal Backplate is appealing Card boosts close to 2000mhz core clock out of the box Never rises above 68c in benchmarks and games. Not sure what the other folks are complaining about. LED customization is great when you download the latest version
Cons: Watch out for GPU sag. Use a higher cable management hole so some of the downward tension is relieved by the power connectors coming from above LED software doesnt work out of the box, have to download latest version of Firestorm from Zotac site. It's a long card. About 12 inches. Had to move around my HDD a bit to get it to fit.
Overall Review: Participating in ZOTAC Experience campaign
Great processor
Pros: - Leaps and bounds more capable than any FX processor (save maybe the 9590 overclocked) - Great potential for overclocking - Excellent per core performance
Cons: - Its not an i7?
Overall Review: I'd recommend it if one is unable to justify dropping the money for an i7. This will almost keep up in most games.
Huge improvement over sleeve bearing
Pros: -Silent -pushes more air than my stock Rosewill case fans (Ranger Mid tower- red LEDs) - No vibration - Molex AND 3 pin connector
Cons: -No rubber braces (not a big deal at all) - LEDs could be a tad brighter (i'm just nitpicking here) - Case fan shipping cost usually helps determine my selection of brand (although this time, I lucked out) - If molex connector is unused, it can affect aesthetics (cable manage what you can)
Overall Review: I'd recommend right now. They're quite silent compared to my ole sleeve bearings, no whine whatsoever when cranking fan speed. They move a noticeable amount of air and were cost effective.
No extra keycaps as advertised.
Pros: Reasonable build quality for the price. Macro keys work as advertised. Not full rollover, but for what it is, it works well.
Cons: - I disliked how separate keycaps were advertised but not provided - The enter key is an ancient layout. Took some getting used to.
Overall Review: Decent for the price, but get your act together with the false advertising.