Pros: quiet powers i7, 8g 1600 RAM On-board video hd3000 I clocked this thing well over in an extremely small case, fan only wound all the way up a couple of times.....then quieted back down.

Cons: There are a few more leads than I required.....two pciex6, and 2 molex by4. this isn't really a knock on the unit......for my application that's all.

Overall Review: I contacted Athena about cutting off the leads. They said it will void the warranty, but If I insulated the 'nubs' well it shouldn't be a problem. Then they said send it back and we'll do it for you....and the warranty would still be good. I did it myself rather than wait out all the shipping time....but hey! customer support "We'll do your modification if you want"....who does that? Wow........

Pros: NewEgg

Cons: 1 memory channel didn't work at all....not 1 mem. slot, the entire a1, b1 channel (wouldn't post with a stick in either), It ran on a2, b2...I set up the drives then RMAed. Problem was that I had to get cables made for the PSU, so was past 30 days before I unboxed it. ASRock said to get RMA from NewEgg....even after the 30 days was up. I called them and they did it....NewEgg to the rescue.

Overall Review: I find it very hard to believe that an entire memory channel made it through ASRocks pre-shipping tests....and got messed up in the mail. OR........they need to find new, more effective testing methods. I am now 3 weeks behind schedule (1.5 due to PSU cables being late)...and have a client who I have been ducking calls from. The entire situation is beyond frustrating.

Pros: Runs faster than 3600 without my having to tweak anything beyond enabling the XMP. b-die works as the internet says it does.

Cons: RGB....I adjusted it do just white with the g-skill software. I didn't really want any RGB stuff....but figured, "what the heck", and left it on.

Overall Review: Have 3900x, AS Rock x570 Pro4. I had 32gig of 3000 Patriot Viper in there....bottle-necked the whole rig. Looked around and found out this ram did the infinity fabric @ 3600. Yup....it runs at just under 3800.....stable as can be. Put it in the XPM profile...it tweaked the timings by itself....this thing is a slayer now. Highly recommend for the 3900x.

Pros: Cool Quiet Eats what ever I feed it

Cons: The GP is supposed to be a brushed aluminum back plate.....came with cheesy plastic one Not great clocking past the factory over clock

Overall Review: Ok, so the 3 series is right around the corner. There's a lot to be said about Ampere. But I went for a 2060, so I'd be going for the same level cost-wise in a 3 series. The thing is, this card is awesome. Since no-one can compare it to a card you can't get yet....also so few games even use the bells and whistles that gen 3 concentrated on....we'd have to wait for the majority of that stuff too. If this card ever doesn't perform across the board....well, we'll worry about it then...a year, or 2 or 3 from now.

Pros: This is the third computer it has been in. I don't really remember when I bought it.....(ironic....don't remember...memory device?). I am not a huge fan of seagate....the reason I bought this is that it was the only large platter available in SATAIII at the time (very shortly after SATAIII came out). I have backed this drive up many times, and even had one of the BUP drives fail ...and this one is still going.

Cons: I have had my share of SGs brick. Enough that I use desk stars and caviar blacks almost exclusively for platters. I tried that ssd/hdd hybrid SG...it's probably still alive somewhere...but it didn't impress me.

Overall Review: I currently have this drive in line with an SSD cache....and I don't know if it is just this drive or not.....but it has been a solid performer for 2 years or more?....and one of the few parts that made the move into the last 2 upgrades.

Pros: You can never have enough T-shirts....free stuff is fun........

Cons: ....no matter what you paid for the CPU

Overall Review: Better than the AMD shirt as far as functionality goes, but the graphics are a still a bit behind.