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Erik B.

Erik B.

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Solid and beautiful motherboard

GIGABYTE B850 AI TOP AMD AM5 LGA 1718 Motherboard, ATX, DDR5, 3x M.2, PCIe 5.0, USB-C, WIFI7, 10GbE LAN, EZ-Latch
GIGABYTE B850 AI TOP AMD AM5 LGA 1718 Motherboard, ATX, DDR5, 3x M.2, PCIe 5.0, USB-C, WIFI7, 10GbE LAN, EZ-Latch

Pros: Beefy heatsinks No Lane sharing diagnostic readout LED classy graphics no RGB lights tons of I/O and 10gb LAN 8 layer PCB and 110A VRMs should have awesome memory OC ability

Cons: strange placement of pump header a bit pricey for B850 no Aorus decal

Overall Review: Board is so new I haven't seen much about it. I am really impressed with the build quality. The heatsinks are massive and heavy. The main gen 5 m.2 slot has a dual sided heatsink. This board has no lane sharing with the PIC-E 5.0 slots. It really has a feature set better than most X870 boards. I dont ever see a use case for dual lan 10GB, but its there. I love all of the features and I/O and understated looks. Just waiting on the CPU to ship so I can get this running soon. It also included 2 small RTD temp sensors in the package if you want to used them and a tiny speaker for post beeps. I haven't seen photos of the back so I shared one, it has PCI slot reinforcement.

Great on my H100

COUGAR Vortex PWM 120mm (CF-V12HPB) Cooling Fan with Hydro-Dynamic Bearing and Pulse Width Modulation (Black Version)
COUGAR Vortex PWM 120mm (CF-V12HPB) Cooling Fan with Hydro-Dynamic Bearing and Pulse Width Modulation (Black Version)

Pros: I have the 3pin and PWM versions of this fan. Both perform awesome! Even at 12V they are very quiet and they work very well as push fans on my H100 radiator. They perform as well as the stock corsair fans temp wise (the corsair fans perform great but are loud) and I found them better than the CM excalibur fans I was using before these. PWM is also nice to daisy chain them off of the MoBo header.

Cons: The orange pads. I wanted all black so I peeled them off. easy

Overall Review: With the GT AP-14 and AP-15's being hard to find and $$$, these are an excellent alternative. PWM option is also nice

totally happy, great ssd

SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC128D/AM 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Desktop Upgrade Kit
SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC128D/AM 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Desktop Upgrade Kit

Pros: speed. Although I am sata2 on my mobo, this will saturate that bus and is still faster than a sata2 drive. No hiccups at all so far. I recommend using mklink guides (using junctions and moving the users folder) as it helps save data storage to a hdd. the magician software is nice for optimization in case you missed anything during setup.

Cons: None really, just that the crucial m4, another great choice is a little cheaper. Also, this did not include a copy of batman like the description said.

Overall Review: 128GB seems like a nice compromise for cost and storage space when just installing the OS and the main programs you use. Find a guide on using mklink during a fresh OS install, it really helps keeps thing slimmed down

Love this case

Corsair Graphite Series 600T Arctic White Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Corsair Graphite Series 600T Arctic White Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: cable management, room, customization, style and build quality. There is some good info on this case on certain computer forums, seems like everyone loves this case. It swallows up everything you can throw at it, and looks good when finished. Also, the included options for the side panel are nice, and all of the removeable filter, including the PS intake are awesome. DECMiflex makes custom shaped filters if needed.

Cons: wish it was a bit cheaper, or had slightly better voltage control on the integrated fan controller.

Overall Review: tough choice between this and the nzxt fantom, but I like the lack of door and white led's instead of blue. can't go wrong either way.

works great

Kingston DataTraveler 100 16GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) DT100/16GB
Kingston DataTraveler 100 16GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) DT100/16GB

Pros: nice package with a retractable usb connector. Has decently fast write/read speeds, and has not given any errors yet.

Cons: wish it were a bit smaller, but no big deal, its not huge by any means. Also, no LED indicator on it.

Overall Review: For $15 on a newegg special, this thing was a major bargain and proves to work very well. Thanks newegg

12/29/2008