Joined on 07/01/02
Runs cool and efficiently.
Pros: Compared to my old 600W Bronze this power supply runs cooler and 15-20W more efficiently on idle. Modular design keeps things neat. Zero coil whine and the fan is unnoticeable.
Cons: Newegg 3 day shipping turned out to be 7 days.
Overall Review: The only thing that makes me a bit nervous is a loud clicking sound when powering on/off. I know it is a relay but it really noticeable unlike my previous PSU. Also would have been nice if the fan completely shuts off to prolong the life of it and made the dust filter cleanings less frequent, but for that price I get it.
Worst trimmer I ever own.
Pros: portable
Cons: This trimmer is very ineffective.You have to make many, many passes in order to catch any hair.
Light edition?
Pros: The card is well build, well packed and aesthetically pleasing. Card is running cool, just 3-4 C above my case temp because I programmed the fans to kick in above 40C. When under full load I've seen max of 61 during continuous gaming, but that because I need to replace one of my NZXT fans that came with the case, quiet but only 50CFM, new fan is on the way which will bring down case temp and consequently the GPU/CPU temps. Already overclocked it at 1060 Mhz GPU and 6200 Mhz (1575 x4) Memory. After the R9 380 Sapphire OC edition (see review) came defective I opted out for MSI. Comparing the packing of the two Sapphire is something you get for refurbished product, MSI retail nicely packed (manual was torn but nothing in there anyway). Don't get me wrong Sapphire are great cards too. Just tuned the fans at 100% and they are loud but not as loud as the Sapphire, but louder than 7850. This is not important though, unless you are playing in 90F room temperature the fan should never go there.
Cons: Not really a con but the card has higher TPD than my old 7850, although lower than its older brother R9 285. So sufficient case cooling is recommended to prolong the longevity of your components. Lighting logo is nice, but we all know what would be nicer... Ability to change colors and program it to fit the case lightning. I would gladly pay $10 extra. Not taking an egg of since most other models have no lightning. Also the control for the light should be integrated in the Afterburner software not in a separate app that runs concurrently.
Overall Review: MSI do not call your products "light edition" when they are as good as the rest of R9 380 cards. If some one in marketing department thought will be a good idea to target "budget" shoppers...well it is not trust me. I have old 600W PSU with only 36 Amps on the 12V rail, but I guess is good enough for this card and my APU even in OC mode. Speaking of CPUs I notice a little bit of bottlenecking on Fallout 4, and more so on FarCry 4, but first one is on SSD second one it is not, which could also makes the game seems more sluggish.
Good memmory.
Pros: The memory has low CAS timing (it could be even lowered to 8-8-8-27) at 1866Mhz.
Cons: Light intensity has only 2 levels bright and dim, even tough the crucial utility shows 4 levels.
Overall Review: In order to get stable operation an 1866 Mhz I have to bump up the voltage to 1.560 V. If you want to go beyond that you should push the voltage much higher which is getting in the the "danger zone" and would not recommend it.
Average reception.
Pros: The Antenna looks durable.
Cons: It is very sensitive to direction. I order to get a quality signal you will have to point it in specific direction. Still not able to get any of the 4 public chanels which have decent signal in my area.
Poor quality control and packaging.
Pros: Clean looking card with good specs and OC potential.
Cons: Packaging is unscientific. Someone can use the card for months put it back in the backs and everything looks "original". Honestly packaging is on par with that of a refurbished item. There are no stickers, seals or a static bag. The only accessory is DVI to VGA. I included the phrase "poor quality control" because if anyone had tested the card will immediately notice that the fans are running at 100%. Thanks to Sapphire quick response we diagnosed that I have bad fan censor/regulator. I RMA it and opted out for MSI version of the R9.
Overall Review: If you are not picky of how the card is packed, judging by my previous Sapphire 7850, OC editions cards show great overclocking potential. I was not able to examin temps and fan noise on low speeds, but 100% i pretty loud, I would say twice as louder than 7850. I hope newegg posts this review. It is the 2nd one I wrote about this product.
Good product. Packaging could be better.
As described, however packaging could be improved, I found one of the drill bits in my mailbox.
Great fan
Fan works great. I am using in as CPU cooler. Its quiet and moves descent amount of air. It looks good too. The only minor minus is I had to remove a bit ov the plastic ridges near the holes so my hardware can be inserted all the way, minor designer flaw requires a bit of DIY for my particular Phanthek cooler.