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Gregory W.

Gregory W.

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Most Favorable Review

Awesome

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 x16 ATX Graphics Card 11325-04-20G
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 x16 ATX Graphics Card 11325-04-20G

Pros: Easily got this overclocked by 12-15% in the AMD Adrenaline I am loving AMD fluid motion frames on RPGs. Really amazing I can run hogwarts at 120 fps with FSR quality and ray tracing on. And it looks great. Coming from Nvidia, I dont notice a major difference from DLSS. Also I can render in native 4k with fluid motion frame gen and get around 90 fps. Card solidly built. You can tell the AMD cards are just built better than nvidia cards. I think nvidia takes such a huge margin, it leaves suppliers with little choice but to use cheaper components. The Adrenaline software is so much better than nvidia. I love running sports games in 1836 resolution just under 4k and then using regular scaling or super resolution to scale them up. no noticeable difference from 4k and gives you 120-144 fps on 4k monitor for every sports title out there.

Cons: Card is big. Had to take front panel off NR200 case to slide it into place.

Overall Review: I dont think I am going back to nvidia. I like how AMD made frame gen and super resolution available to previous gen cards too. Nvidia is out of their minds requiring people to buy new hardware every 2 years to get the latest software. Even Apple doesnt do that.

Most Critical Review

Works fine but two issues

ASUS ROG Strix B650E-I Gaming WiFi AMD B650 AM5 Ryzen™ Desktop 9000 8000 & 7000 mini-ITX mITX motherboard, 10+2  power stages, DDR5, 2x M.2 slot, PCIe® 5.0, 2.5G LAN, WiFi 6E, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C
ASUS ROG Strix B650E-I Gaming WiFi AMD B650 AM5 Ryzen™ Desktop 9000 8000 & 7000 mini-ITX mITX motherboard, 10+2 power stages, DDR5, 2x M.2 slot, PCIe® 5.0, 2.5G LAN, WiFi 6E, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C

Pros: Probably the best choice amongst mini ITX options for AMD 7000 and 9000 series processors. Asus has the best BIOS software.

Cons: Could not get usbc to displayport to work from either usbc port. This board has same issue for m.2s as all asus boards. You have to very lightly screw on the m.2 heatsink or else it significantly bends your m.2. I did install the little plastic piece to provide support but it's not enough. Asus needs to fix its design.

Overall Review: It got the job done and at least it doesnt fry AMD 9000 series. I think once we know that Asrock boards firmware has truly resolved the incompatibility with 9000 series, then Asrock will be the better choice.

Comfortable and very good smooth scrolling

Razer Basilisk V3 Customizable Ergonomic Gaming Mouse: Fastest Gaming Mouse Switch - Chroma RGB Lighting - 26K DPI Optical Sensor - 11 Programmable Buttons - HyperScroll Tilt Wheel - Classic Black
Razer Basilisk V3 Customizable Ergonomic Gaming Mouse: Fastest Gaming Mouse Switch - Chroma RGB Lighting - 26K DPI Optical Sensor - 11 Programmable Buttons - HyperScroll Tilt Wheel - Classic Black

Pros: Comfortable Lots of programmable buttons easily switch from smooth scrolling to ratcheted scrolling.

Cons: Not ambidextrous

Overall Review: I prefer ambidextrous mice, but this mouse is wonderful how you can switch between smooth and ratcheted scrolling. I got it just for that purpose.

11/28/2025

Best amd 9070 XT card

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6 PCI Express 5.0 x16 ATX Graphics Card 11348-03-20G
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6 PCI Express 5.0 x16 ATX Graphics Card 11348-03-20G

Pros: Great heat sink and fans Quiet Well built quality materials 2 HDMI 2.1 ports

Cons: Can't overclock more than about 3%

Overall Review: Had to take the lower bracket off my nr200 and remove the bottom slim fans to fit the card. But it fits and it's a great card. Gets 142 fps in NBA 2k26 ultra quality in 4 k with ray tracing turned on. Don't be afraid to use ultra settings in 4k on any game and ray tracing. Apparently it doesn't do path tracing as well but I don't play games with path tracing.

11/15/2025

Very very good case but not perfect

JONSPLUS Z20 Mesh BLACK Micro-ATX Computer Case,with Detachable Carrying handle , Mini Size, High-performance Hardware Compatible, Support 240AIO, H160mm Cooler, Mesh Sides Panel,Black
JONSPLUS Z20 Mesh BLACK Micro-ATX Computer Case,with Detachable Carrying handle , Mini Size, High-performance Hardware Compatible, Support 240AIO, H160mm Cooler, Mesh Sides Panel,Black

Pros: small size dust filters everywhere. Built like a tank. optimizes space perfectly

Cons: Too many screws. Wish side panels could be toolless at least. The top radiator slot would probably be fine being secured with two screws. Wish the top was easy to remove to give more space to work in. but I think that would make the handle less secure. 3rd M2 slot on back of motherboard for microatx board is blocked by the case. Plan your build out. dont put the fans inuntil the end as they block access to the motherboard.

Overall Review: Great case. I think if it didnt have so many screws it would be five stars. I got confused by the PSU installation process. Do not remove the two large screws with rubber stoppers on the right side of the PSU rail. I ended up losing a rubber stopper but it is the exact size of a hard drive rubber grommet so I had a replacement. The grommets are meant to hold the psu in place in the position you need until you have a chance to screw it in. ATX 140 mm length works perfect with 120 mm fan air cooling set up. I have space for the full length 363 mm GPU with fully modular ATX. Look at the diagrams from jonsbo carefully. Their instructions are top notch as well as their accessory box. I am doing all air cooling. I directed the rear fan and cpu fan to the front of the case. The top two fans are exhaust. I am getting excellent temperatures. Being able to use microatx board and atx PSU and having front USBC puts this case above the NR200 despite the number of screws.

10/15/2025

works flawlessly so far

MSI AX1800 WiFi 6 Dual-Band USB Adapter - WLAN up to 1800 Mbps (5GHz, 2.4GHz Wireless), USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, MU-MIMO, Adjustable Antenna, Beamforming, WPA3 - Wired Bracket Included
MSI AX1800 WiFi 6 Dual-Band USB Adapter - WLAN up to 1800 Mbps (5GHz, 2.4GHz Wireless), USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, MU-MIMO, Adjustable Antenna, Beamforming, WPA3 - Wired Bracket Included

Pros: was quick to set up. Speed is fast. My internet is 300 /300 Mbps and I am getting right around that.

Cons: wish it could be smaller. But needs to be this size to get high speed.

Overall Review: No question this is very good.

10/15/2025